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Preserve your produce

Last post by Marigold « Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:09 am
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by KG magazine » Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:08 pm

We all want good harvests and sometimes we get more than we bargained for but don't let it go to waste have a go and preserving your excess fruit and...
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Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:09 am
Growin Tiger nuts

Last post by Diane « Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:30 pm
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Attachment(s) by Primrose » Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:03 pm

I was taken back to my childhood today, browsing through the new Dobies catalogue on a wet afternoon and saw they were advertising 12 garden ready...

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Basil and home made pesto

Last post by Primrose « Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:01 am
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by Primrose » Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:18 pm

Seeking some advice here because we’re trying to solve a mystery.

My husband has been twice struck down with a dose of compylobacter in recent...

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Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:01 am
Mangetouts Rodney!

Last post by Chantal « Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:37 pm
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Attachment(s) by KG Steve » Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:26 am

No matter how fast I harvest, mangetout peas always get away from me! Just harvested the last of my 'Shiraz'. Glad to say they make delicious peas as...

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Wed Nov 22, 2017 5:37 pm
Storing Celeriac

Last post by Monika « Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:46 pm
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:46 pm

I'm going to have to dig up the rest of my celeriac soon to make room for this spring's digging & sowing. Will it keep if I store it in dry...
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Wed Sep 13, 2017 6:46 pm
Chillies

Last post by Colin2016 « Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:48 pm
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Attachment(s) by tigerburnie » Wed Aug 23, 2017 11:46 am

My first Cayennes, how do you guys preserve yours, Dried, frozen?
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Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:48 pm
My first homegrown strawberry

Last post by robo « Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:40 am
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Attachment(s) by tigerburnie » Sun May 21, 2017 2:35 pm

Mara des bois from the greenhouse, delicious.
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Thu Aug 24, 2017 8:40 am
Drying bay leaves

Last post by Primrose « Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:42 pm
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by Primrose » Fri Jul 07, 2017 12:40 pm

Just been given a bag of fresh prunings from somebody's bay tree. Always used commercial purchased dried ones before.
Do I dry them slowly in the...

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Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:42 pm
Red versus Yellow tumbling tomatoes

Last post by Pa Snip « Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:19 pm
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by Primrose » Mon Jun 26, 2017 3:10 pm

I harvested my first ripe three yellow outdoor tumbling tomatoes today which I think slightly earlier than previous years, possibly due to last...

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Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:19 pm
Rat tails

Last post by Diane « Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:43 pm
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by Pawty » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:15 pm

Hi,

I love to grow novelty veg. This year I planted radish rat tails (suttons) . The plant looks nothing like the cover and has no fruit pods....

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Sat Jan 21, 2017 3:43 pm
Blown sprouts

Last post by JohnN « Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:22 am
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by JohnN » Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:16 am

Though my few Brussels sprout plants have grown strongly, all the sprouts, though quite big, are very "loose", or blown - none of the nice...

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Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:22 am
Sooty grapes

Last post by KG Steve « Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:57 am
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by KG Steve » Tue Nov 08, 2016 3:59 pm

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning up the grapes I have just harvested from my polytunnel? It's my own fault - many of them are covered with...

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Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:57 am
What I harvested today!

Last post by Westi « Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:37 pm
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Attachment(s) by Westi » Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:19 pm

It's that time of the year when the feast comes, so I thought I'd start a new thread to see what everyone is harvesting & what they plan to do...
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Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:37 pm
Use your herbs

Last post by Monika « Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:06 pm
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:53 am

I picked a bunch of broad leaved sage today and made some sage tea. Pour boiling water on it in the tea pot and posh it about a bit to help burst the...

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Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:06 pm
When do you harvest pears

Last post by Westi « Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:29 am
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:19 am

When is the best time to harvest pears if you want to store some?

If you wait until they come away easily when you lift them they need eating...

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Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:29 am
Eating the foliage of vegetables

Last post by Primrose « Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:25 pm
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by Primrose » Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:18 pm

I was cutting back some sprawling climbing bean foliage this morning and the thought idly occurred to me that there seems to be some vegetable...

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:25 pm
Rhubarb (in British climate)

Last post by Monika « Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:03 pm
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by Anthony Appleyard » Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:36 pm

I live in England. My back garden is excessively shaded by neighbours' trees which have grown up over the years, but in about the remaining sunniest...

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Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:03 pm
Onion Skins Drying

Last post by peter « Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:18 pm
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Hi All!

How long does it take for onions to make their lower layers into papery skin? I had to peel down quite a bit (3 layers), to remove blemishes...
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Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:18 pm
Beetroot maturing

Last post by JohnN « Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:40 am
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by JohnN » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:23 am

Is anyone else having a problem with their beetroot (Boltardy) maturing properly? The foliage looks fine and using Enviromesh I seem to have dodged...

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Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:40 am
Potatoes

Last post by Catherine « Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:32 pm
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by Catherine » Sun Jul 31, 2016 10:46 pm

I lost all the tops of my potatoes with blight last week, first early, second and main. I have chopped all the tops off the potatoes. Tonight I...

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Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:32 pm
Good spuds

Last post by Pa Snip « Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:02 pm
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by JohnN » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:14 am

I wonder how other KFGers are faring with their "earlies". I've had a super crop of Arran Pilots. I had 12 plants which I've just harvested...

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Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:02 pm
Elephnt garlic.

Last post by Pawty « Mon May 23, 2016 6:37 pm
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by Primrose » Mon May 23, 2016 2:55 pm

Firat time growing it and dn,t have have muxh experience of growing ordinary garlic.
Firat plant has suddenly gone to seed. Should I pull it up just...

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Mon May 23, 2016 6:37 pm
Rhubarb-rhubarb-rhubarb.

Last post by peter « Tue May 10, 2016 11:04 am
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by Ricard with an H » Sun May 08, 2016 6:56 am

I'm not complaining, this is my first year of a steady crop since I planted them though they were grown from seed.

I have two clay forcing pots and...

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Tue May 10, 2016 11:04 am
Unripe shop bought pears

Last post by Beryl « Sat May 07, 2016 8:00 pm
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by Barry » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:17 pm

Where do Lidl buy their pears?

Pears, as most of you know, are generally picked and sold slightly under ripe, but then ripen, usually when our backs...

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Sat May 07, 2016 8:00 pm
Asparagus

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:38 pm
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:43 pm

I planted asparagus for the first time earlier this year. What should I do with the fawns this Autumn. Should I cut them down to the ground? If so...

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Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:38 pm
Victoria Plum Tree

Last post by Pa Snip « Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:20 pm
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:49 pm

I planted a plum tree about 7 years ago and have had some pretty good crops but this year I got virtually none. I think I lost nearly all the flowers...

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Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:20 pm
New Rasp canes

Last post by Pa Snip « Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:11 pm
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 5:52 pm

I planted 3 rasp canes this year for the first time. One died in a couple of months but the other two did well with a small number of rasps being...

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Mon Nov 09, 2015 7:11 pm
Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers

Last post by Primrose « Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:05 am
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by WestHamRon » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:27 pm

I first bought these about 4 years ago and waited until they were bright yellow, as per the photo on the seed packet.
They seemed quite bland, as...

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Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:05 am
Popcorn (?)

Last post by Monika « Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:58 pm
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by Tony Hague » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:59 pm

Should this go in Harvesting Q&A or Cooking Tips ? Dunno. I'll try here ...

I've grown some poping corn. The James Wong stuff. Tall,...

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Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:58 pm
Black Tomatoes

Last post by clairelv1 « Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:00 am
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Attachment(s) by Westi » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:28 pm

I have grown some of those James Wong black tomatoes - & boy are they black & shiny, but have been since they set. They have never been...

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:00 am
Oven drying Victoria plums

Last post by robo « Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:59 pm
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:35 pm

Freezer pretty full and will be making some jam but has anybody ever tried oven drying Victoria plums?
Any hints? Do you dry them plain or are they...

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Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:59 pm
asparagus

Last post by robo « Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:30 pm
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by robo » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Hi all, earlier in the year for the first time i planted 20 asparagus roots most of them are up and growing well i was told they where 3 years old...

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Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:30 pm
How to cope with maturing veg when you go on holiday

Last post by robo « Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:20 pm
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by Primrose » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:16 pm

I'm hoping many of you will have had this dilemma at some point and can add your own words of wisdom.
When we go on holiday it always seems to be...

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Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:20 pm
This year - last year

Last post by Monika « Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:30 pm
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by Monika » Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:11 pm

Is this year a "good" growing year? It certainly is for us. With our allotment halved, we expected to get about half the produce but the...

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Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:30 pm
Broad beans and cauliflowers

Last post by Catherine « Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:52 pm
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by Catherine » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:44 pm

Today I picked 3.5 kg broad beans before shelling and had 790g beans. I have also picked 10 cauliflowers heads which are all ready at the same time,...

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Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:52 pm
Cucumelons

Last post by Westi « Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:29 pm
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by Westi » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:30 pm

Does anyone know how big the fruit of these are supposed to get? I've lots of fruit but all are minuscule, however some are softening which I thought...

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Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:29 pm
Ripening blackcurrants

Last post by robo « Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:30 pm
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:49 am

Picked some blackcurrants yesterday evening. A few could have dne with a few more hours sunshine to ripen them a little more but birds already...

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Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:30 pm
elephant garlic bulbils

Last post by Chantal « Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:59 pm
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by retropants » Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:27 pm

I dug up my elephant garlic yesterday, each one had several weeny cloves or bulbils attached at the base of the roots. Do I just plant these,...

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Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:59 pm
My Harvest today!

Last post by robo « Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:43 pm
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by Westi » Sun May 31, 2015 7:11 pm

To me it still seems quite early in the season even though it is the 1st June tomorrow. (Probably the cooler temp & drizzle makes it feel like...

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Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:43 pm
Oven dried tomatoes stored in olive oil - botulism risks

Last post by Primrose « Wed May 06, 2015 5:13 pm
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by Primrose » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:07 pm

We have just made a batch of oven dried tomatoes (good deal from a market stall) which we plan to store in a jar of olive oil in the fridge.
I am...

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Wed May 06, 2015 5:13 pm
Too many parsnips !

Last post by Primrose « Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:37 pm
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by Primrose » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:05 pm

Need to dig my remaining parsnips to sow this years seeds crops. I have too many and this was from two year old seed. Any imaginative ideas for using...

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Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:37 pm
calcots

Last post by robo « Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:45 pm
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by robo » Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:23 pm

Hi all, over here in spain they have a vegatable called calcots for all intense and purpose they are a miniture leek but grown in a similar way to...

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Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:45 pm
Pressrving beetroot

Last post by Primrose « Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:48 pm
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by Primrose » Fri Nov 07, 2014 5:18 pm

I,ve just pulled up up a batch of beetroot and was wondering if there was any other way of preserving it in jars rather than sweet pickling, so that...

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Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:48 pm
onions

Last post by Elaine « Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:19 pm
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by robo » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:11 pm

we have had a good year for onions , in the past ive never grown a lot but this year we have had more than ever before, I pulled them all up in...

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Last post by Elaine View the latest post
Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:19 pm
Pumpkins

Last post by Westi « Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:06 pm
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by Westi » Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:09 pm

Great result from them this year but must say have been disappointed with Autumn Crown. Thought it would be a good mix being a cross between Crown...

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Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:06 pm
runner beans

Last post by robo « Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:28 pm
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by robo » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:51 am

This year ive grown some runner beans for the first time in about 20 years both me and my wife have never been keen on them but I though I would give...

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Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:28 pm
raspberries for village show

Last post by The Mouse « Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:04 am
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by The Mouse » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:34 pm

Does anyone know if you should remove the calix or not when showing raspberries?
Our village is having its first produce (and handicraft) show for...

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Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:04 am
Plums

Last post by PLUMPUDDING « Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:46 pm
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by Cathy1960 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:05 pm

Hello,

We have 2 plum trees in the back garden and this year's crop was really bad. One tree didn't produce any fruit at all and another only...

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Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:46 pm
Apple ripe?

Last post by retropants « Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:14 pm
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by JohnN » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:42 am

Is there any foolproof way to determine when Bramley apples are ripe for picking? I usually pick mid-September, but this year - perhaps due to the...

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Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:14 pm
Monster gherkins

Last post by Primrose « Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:23 am
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:11 pm

Just returned from a fortnight's holiday and discovered my gherkins have grown to the size of cucumbers. The biggest weighs in in at 1 lb 6 oz,and...

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Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:23 am

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