I always like to try and grow something new for the kitchen each year, so this year it's orache (arroches in French) with a selection of half a dozen or so varieties. 
I'll let you know how I get on, but meanwhile what's new to you this year?

I'm still trying to decide whether to buy a Dehydrator and if I do, how much to spend on one.
Someone I know from the freebie site posted a photo of a cupboard she wanted to give away (without the contents). Every shelf was full of jars of dried foods, fruits veg, even apple peelings.  I asked her what dehydrator she had  -  she has 3!!! A Vonhaus/Vonshef, a Jack summat and an Excalibur that she bought with Gift Vouchers.  She suggested the Von haus because its not too big or expensive to start with until I know whether I really want one.

Looking around I can get a Vonshef 5 tier  for £52 https://www.amazon.co.uk/VonShef-Tier-Fo...B078B42MXZ
A second hand 4 tier Excalibur for £100 but I'd have to collect it from about 20 miles away. (a gallon of petrol trip).
There's a Lakeland one with a 3 year no quibble money back if you don't like it guarantee £60
A plethora of dehydrators, both new and display models at https://www.ukjuicers.com/dehydrators

The more I look, the more confused I become.
What should I look for? What do you like/dislike about the ones you have, please? Metal or plastic trays for a start.

My last thought (almost) before I went to sleep last night was "Must cut my toenails tomorrow". 
I dreamt that I'd been asked for a list of names with "toe" or the sound of "toe" on them. Something like the Naming of Storms but for Toes.
For example. Antony, Toby, Ianto................

Any you can add? 

As you were.

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Is it worth buying house plant compost? 
I have a few that need potting on this year, Swiss cheese, dragon tree, mother in laws tongue and the like, so not specialists like orchids. I normally just use a mpc and most of them are at least 15 years old now, but wondered if there was some special ingredient I wasn't aware of. They don't get fed, either!

Share your delight at picking the first fruit or veg or flower or nose of 2022

Is it earlier or later than in 2021? https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.php?tid=1047

I am going to restart a garden in the field again this year, to start off I will be putting some compost down then cover with cardboard and plant some rhubarb, this will free up a couple of large containers which I will use one for courgettes, still thinking on the other, but I recon rhubarb should be OK to grow in an open field as I doubt anything will touch it, but can you recommend any veg that I could grow in an unprotected area, which is open to deer, rabbits etc.

To celebrate World Book Day, let's ruin a book by changing a letter in the title - for example:-

Harry Potter becomes Hairy Potter
Gone with the Wind = Gone with the Wine

Your turn.

It’s a long shot . But do any of you have one of these? My friend picked it up in a charity shop for me. Unfortunately it didn’t come with any instructions and I can’t find them on line either. Has any got the instructions they can photo for me or know how to use it please?

   

I notice that frozen French beans sometimes slough off an outer skin when cooked  after being frozen, although some of my last year's frozen beans did not. Unfortunately I hadn't noted the name of the particular bean so I've no idea which ones stayed intact after freezing.

So what particular FB or CFB do you recommend for freezing well.