Fasting
Posted by: Vinny - 14-12-2021, 05:51 PM - Replies (35)

I try to fast for 23 hours each day, not always successfully! Rolleyes I have done a 48 hour fast a couple of times. I just wondered whether anyone else on here fasted?

I would like to do a seven day fast soon but its a bit awkward with Christmas and New year upon us soon. Apparently a seven day fast is a good thing to do now and again.
There is a story about a man who was feeling suicidal and decided to starve himself to death. After three days fasting he felt great and his depression lifted and he decided against suicide. Fasting dioes have an effect on your well being and you supposedly don't feel hungry after the first couple of days. As long as you take your multivitimins and electrolyte tablets and try and drink 2 to 2.5 litres of liquid a day your body is at home feasting on your accumulated fat. Cool

Sounds a bit nutty I know so maybe Veggie can stick this in the nutty as a fruitcake thread! Big Grin

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  A house warming gift for Proserpina
Posted by: Admin - 12-12-2021, 11:56 AM - Replies (19)

Well, actually a garden warming gift Smile

The winners of the harvest festival competition wanted to donate their prizes to someone starting out in the joys of gardening.

Who better to choose than Poserpina Smile

We have topped up the generous donation by our prize winners to £75, so Pros can start buying the basics she will need, whilst spending many happy hours in her new garden.

If you drop me a pm Pros, with can discuss the options of getting the prize to you

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  Question about a message
Posted by: Spec - 11-12-2021, 07:13 PM - Replies (3)

How do I report a concern regarding a message

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  Willow
Posted by: Scarlet - 10-12-2021, 07:51 AM - Replies (10)

Every year at this time I wish I'd planted some willo for coppicing. I planted a couple of whips in my hedge but I would like a little willow area? For make wreaths etc and encouraging wildlife.

Anyone know which ones to get? Good for wreaths? Would like some colours? 

Anyone grow any?

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  Water Tanks
Posted by: Scarlet - 10-12-2021, 07:23 AM - Replies (10)

I've been offered a couple of water tanks - the ones in frames? I just have to get them here!! Anyone got any? A couple of questions...

Weight??? How heavy are these? I need to get transport!

Would I need to clean them out? Not sure what it had in it?? If so, how.

I don't think I would bother to hide it? But I know people dig them into the ground?

How do you access the water? Put a tap on it or just pump out? 

I'm quite excited about these - though waiting back on my question regarding what it stored.

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  My Christmas decorations walk through...
Posted by: Vinny - 09-12-2021, 07:47 PM - Replies (23)

As the title states I have recorded a little walkthrough of my Christmas decorations which I have just put up for this year. These were all lights I had stored in the attic but I have laid them out in a different way this year. I was so impressed I made a video of it.  Cool

Don't be shy and I've shown you mine so lets see yours (Childhood memories abound) Big Grin Shy

https://youtu.be/EPACxgOuJtg

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  Month names (nutty)
Posted by: Veggie - 09-12-2021, 06:21 PM - Replies (8)

You'll have seen how the names of some months are tweaked to turn into a challenge/aim like Veganuary/January to turn vegan, No Mow May to put away your lawnmower and Movember to grow a moustache for charity.
There are others but they elude me at present!
My question is - can you think of names/aims for each month of the year, just as some of us (well, Vinny and I) have names for days of the week.
I'd like to be able to say, its Weednesday, No Mow May. Big Grin

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  Moving perennial kale?
Posted by: Broadway - 09-12-2021, 05:55 PM - Replies (8)

Does anyone have any experience, time of year, success rate?

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  Amaranth
Posted by: PyreneesPlot - 09-12-2021, 12:07 PM - Replies (11)

As part of a seed collection I've bought for next year (from Kokopelli) there are six different varieties of amaranth. I have a variety self-seeding around the garden and leave it for the birds, but it would appear I should be eating it too!

As it is new to me as a vegetable, I wondered if anyone has had any experience of growing and eating it?

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  2022 Tomato Grow List
Posted by: toomanytommytoes - 08-12-2021, 01:25 AM - Replies (23)

Anyone else already planned their tomato grow list for next year, or am I just a bit sad?  Big Grin

Firstly, gonna try Latah and Oregon Spring for some early tomatoes.

Then for the main season...

Greenhouse:

Bear Creek - black beefsteak
Daniel Burson - black beefsteak, giving it a second chance as it died early from black mould this year
Girl Girl's Weird Thing - bicolour beefsteak, similar look to Pink Berkeley Tie Dye, a mutant/accidental cross of Green Zebra
Heshpole - Heart Shaped Potato Leaf, potato leaf pink oxheart
Mat-Su Express - my favourite of 2021 with excellent production, earliness and taste
Rosedale - black/pink beefsteak
Rebel Yell - pink beefsteak
Sgt. Pepper's - oxheart tomato with anthocyanin 'blue' shoulders

Outdoors:

Bush cherries - Golden Nugget, Maskotka, Koralik, Lizzano F1 (blight resistant)
Vine - Nagina/Crimson Plum F1 (blight resistant plum)

Even though every year I say I won't grow vines outdoors anymore, I can't resist temptation and want to save seed to distribute so will have to find some space for Primabella, Sweet Aperitif, Reinhard's Purple Sugar, Matt's Hornet and Goldkrone.  Rolleyes

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