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- Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:49 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Lupin Germinating
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6269
Lupin "corms" and purple aquilegia
I too have had a lot of slug damage on my lupins from seed. I purchased two packs of three lupin corms (I'm not sure they actually are corms, but what I mean are the bare-root bits!) from Morrisons in the hope that they would cover my losses but have been hugely disappointed - only one has come up. ...
- Wed May 10, 2006 3:01 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Ribena giving away blackcurrent bushes.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3116
Ribena plant
I've got two of these already (you can also win on the labels of the 500ml bottles) and have just sent for another 4. The cutting comes in a padded envelope just as a dry stick with buds along the length and instructions for planting. One thing that the instructions do not say is what type of blackc...
- Tue May 02, 2006 11:45 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: A word on etiquette
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7595
Old enough to know better?.....
Not me Mr PH, I'm only 24!!
But asides from that, I agree with your sentiments and will try to stick to the rules.
RC
But asides from that, I agree with your sentiments and will try to stick to the rules.
RC
- Tue May 02, 2006 11:36 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Asparagus
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2752
Asparagus wee
There is some compound in the asparagus that makes your pee smell of rotting cabbage but it doesn't affect everyone - I think about 60% of people suffer from "asparagus wee".
RC
RC
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:49 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Sweet Potatoes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4181
- Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:48 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Kiwis to Tenderise Meat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3498
Kiwis
I can remember being told when I was cooking as a child never to try and make a trifle or flan with kiwis as the enzymes stop the jelly from setting!
RC
RC
- Mon Feb 13, 2006 1:50 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Liquid Gold
- Replies: 104
- Views: 36649
Liquid Gold - medicinal uses
Following on from Vivie's post, when I had a body piercing done some years ago the "piercer" advised that I clean the piercing with my own urine daily in order to prevent infection and speed up the healing process....it worked a treat!
RC
RC
- Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:07 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Getting rid of Moles
- Replies: 47
- Views: 45485
Ferrets/ferrets poo
Further to the above comments about using ferret poo to deter moles/rabbits/rats, in my experience putting ferret dung in to rabbit/rat holes (don't know about moles as I don't seem to have any) is futile as the critters don't seem to be at all bothered by it. The same goes for walking the ferrets r...
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:23 am
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Foxes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7992
Foxes
What you need is a dog like mine: a border collie who thinks he's a lion!!
Any foxes that venture in or near my garden are quickly caught and despatched with the minimum of fuss by old Bob Smith - he'll be 12 this year but still the fastest collie in the east!
RC
Any foxes that venture in or near my garden are quickly caught and despatched with the minimum of fuss by old Bob Smith - he'll be 12 this year but still the fastest collie in the east!
RC