I,too,get several catalogues but over the last few years only ordering from one-Wallis Seeds who in my opinion are the best value for money seed company. There isn't much that I want this year,it seems that after sorting through my seedbox and binning any old packets of seed I have a lot of the free...

Yes it was a lovely day yesterday,so much so that I had a burst of energy,and made time to go over to the allotment for a couple of hours and clear it and dig over a patch to plant my garlic in.Good to be there,something which has,for differing reasons been awkward lately.Back to normal today,had to...

What is the opinion on the shelf life of dried chillies?I still have some in a jar which my wife dried about four years ago.They appear to be ok but a not very appetising brownish colour.I want to bin them and replace with the ones I've grown this year but my wife says to use them fresh and use the ...

The horse and mule live 30 years ... ... And never knows of wines and beers. The goat and sheep at 20 die Without a taste of scotch or rye. The cow drinks water by the ton And at 18 is mostly done. The dog at 15 cashes in Without the aid of rum or gin. The modest, sober, bone-dry hen Lays eggs for n...

Never heard of them before, and golly they’re funny!
The Fascinating Aidas.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAg0lUYHHFc

Kitchen Wisdom Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent ice cream drips. Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway! To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in...

As has often been said and written:-
'There's always next year!!'

Afternoon Bren, There was an article on Green Manure on Gardeners World this week and,no doubt, if you call it up you will find it on BBC I-player which may give you some answers. Wallis Seeds have a good selection of Green Manure at a reasonable cost but the best idea which I have come across is to...

Last weekend no blight on outdoor tomatoes.This weekend all six plants have succumbed rather badly.They are now bagged and on their way to an incinerator!

A little known fact ...

The first testicular guard (“ball box”) was used in cricket in 1874

and the first helmet was used in 1974.

It took 100 years for men to realise that their brains could also be important ....

Colonoscopy All the organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was the one in charge. "I should be in charge," said the brain, "Because I run all the body's systems, so without me nothing would happen." "I should be in charge," said the blood, "...

Received the following e-mail from my sister:- URGENT!!! PLEASE CIRCULATE to your friends, family and contacts . In the coming days, DO NOT open any message with an attachment called: Black in the White House, regardless of who sent it to you . It is a virus that opens an Olympics torch that burns t...

Subject: Fw: Two Priests Decided To Go To Hawaii On Vacation Without friends, life isnt living:-) , Two priests decided to go to Hawaii on vacation. They were determined to make this a real vacation by not wearing anything that would identify them as clergy. As soon as the plane landed they headed f...

John decided to go skiing with his buddy, Keith. So they loaded up John's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night. 'I realize i...

Llyn Peninsular-'Bermuda Triangle'for Jackdaws