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- Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:29 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Which tall/thich BambooVariety for heavy clay?
- Replies: 10
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Re: Which tall/thich BambooVariety for heavy clay?
Hi Berlioz, guess you know what you're taking on, having seen it growing near your previous place. We planted a couple of patches in our back garden (different climate to yours). One was so invasive it multiplied, spreading under our lawn and coming up through the paved patio. I tried to dig out wha...
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:17 am
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: Moroccan Harira
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3458
Re: Moroccan Harira
Just the job for a nippy February.
Don't suppose you offer a delivery service Alan?
Don't suppose you offer a delivery service Alan?
- Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:11 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Definitely a little lighter each day
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2672
Definitely a little lighter each day
The last week or so, hasn't it been great to see a bit of light in the sky around 7'ish and it still being light on the way home from work? Meanwhile, whilst I haven't done much for 2013 yet, it feels like progress to have some Banana shallot seedlings coming up plus the First Earlies with a few ten...
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: PELLETED SEED
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6884
Re: PELLETED SEED
Just to add to this, Johnboy gave me some Moles pelleted Calabrese seed a few years ago and it germinated & grew faultlessly for several years running. It was almost as if the coating helped extend the life of the seed.
Definitely worth trying out.
Definitely worth trying out.
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:46 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Growing a coffee plant
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9280
Re: Growing a coffee plant
I've had 4 coffee plants growing in my conservatory for 3 years.
They have healthy green leaves but have never flowered. Not sure it's worth hanging on in hope for.
They have healthy green leaves but have never flowered. Not sure it's worth hanging on in hope for.
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:38 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: So no English wine harvest this year?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6319
Re: So no English wine harvest this year?
Hi Primrose, what a pain! In a previous house, we had to net the grapes, as it turned out that the birds waited until they were at optimum ripeness, then stripped them. Sadly they were a bit more organised at checking than I was, so always beat me to it Our current vine doesn't suffer from this prob...
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:32 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: The dreaded over-wintering whitefly are back
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2586
Re: The dreaded over-wintering whitefly are back
Whitefly?
I associate whitefly with what I get on greens, cale etc.
On indoor chillies, the main problem I suffer from is aphids - the light green ones.
I associate whitefly with what I get on greens, cale etc.
On indoor chillies, the main problem I suffer from is aphids - the light green ones.
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:30 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Peppers and chillies
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9067
Re: Peppers and chillies
Colin do green chillis freeze as well or is it just red ones? Green, red, yellow, they all freeze fine. As Alan has said, they need no preparation (other than being dry, if you've picked them from outdoor plants). At the moment, I have 5 large bushes in our conservatory. I'm using some straight awa...
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:21 am
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: When to plant shallots
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7230
Re: When to plant shallots
FelixLeiter wrote:The received wisdom is to plant shallots on the shortest day and harvest them on the longest.
I've seen this advice quoted for shallot seeds.
Are saying you'd follow the same approach for sets?
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:35 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: What a mean policy !
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3653
Re: What a mean policy !
Another aspect of paranoia over MRSA and the need to keep bugs down?
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 1:28 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Peppers and chillies
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9067
Re: Peppers and chillies
For anyone with a glut of chilles, don't forget that they freeze really well. For me, this gives the benefit of something very close to fresh chilles all through the winter, plus it's easy to just take one or two out as needed & chop them up whilst still frozen. This produces less juice on your ...
- Thu Sep 27, 2012 5:49 pm
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: Beetroot
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12516
Re: Beetroot
Thanks for the link Beryl. The other week I noticed our Tescos had started doing a beetroot and horseradish dip. Tried it and it tasted promising (though very mild on the horseradish side). So I tried making our own (using commercial horseradish) and it came out much more purple and firey. And very ...
- Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:02 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Strange?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9063
Re: Strange?
Hi Freddy, yes they're mild.
When roasted they go into a creamy paste which you could spread on crusty bread or Bruschetta. Also can be added to soups & stews.
Just make sure you don't over cook them, or they will turn bitter as they burn.
When roasted they go into a creamy paste which you could spread on crusty bread or Bruschetta. Also can be added to soups & stews.
Just make sure you don't over cook them, or they will turn bitter as they burn.
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:45 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Tucker's Open Day 24-25th Sept
- Replies: 1
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Tucker's Open Day 24-25th Sept
For anyone interested see below Rijk Zwaan UK and Edwin Tucker Open Days 24th & 25th September 2012 You are invited to attend our demonstration site at Huntstile Farm, near Bridgwater, Somerset where you will be able to see an extensive range of our varieties grown under organic cultivation. You...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 5:25 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Sad peas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4050
Re: Sad peas
My climbing peas did both:
- grew to around 5 foot high, produced quite a good crop of peas,
- then turned pale -> white.
- grew to around 5 foot high, produced quite a good crop of peas,
- then turned pale -> white.