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- Tue May 02, 2006 11:32 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Best way to move a greenhouse?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5235
Dear Peter, the best bit of advice I can give you is to colour code the corners with spray paint. Two blobs onto each piece where the roof meets the sides and the end. At the bottom where the walls meet the base plate one blob. This will ensure that all the pieces go back in the right direction. Don...
- Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:33 am
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: chard tips?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9507
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:56 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Bee problem..HELP!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2980
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:34 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Gourds are they edible?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2665
Dear C-B girl, they may not be poisonous but they will not be at all tasty. They are what is known as inedible. If you want pretty squash to look at before you eat them I would recommend some of the following, harlequin, festival, sweet dumpling, turks turban, jack-be-little. The organic gardening c...
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:27 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: chard tips?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9507
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:06 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: chard tips?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9507
Dear Bigpepperplant, put a pan of water on to boil. Thinly shred the chard into strips and when the water is boiling put a steamer on the top with the chard in it. 5 minutes later put some gnocchi into the boiling water and wait a further 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile grate some blue cheese, or smoked chee...
- Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:06 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Found anything odd in your compost bin ?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9588
- Thu Apr 06, 2006 8:41 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Swiss chard
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7730
- Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:21 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: "Guests" to be "read" only
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14258
Dear Chez, I am still about, but I have had some big personal problems recently and they have put me off schedule and I have been very busy trying to catch up. By the time I look at the forum the questions already have the right answer so I tend not to bother. It is nice to be missed though. Regards...
- Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:22 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Basic Cooking Skills.
- Replies: 43
- Views: 22437
Dear All, what about Margurite Patton? Her 1000 favourite recipes is the cook book that spends most of it's time in the kitchen in my house. Closely followed by her 500 recipes for jams, pickles and chutneys. Others who I use are Delia, Madhur Jaffrey, Elizabeth Luard and of course Elizabeth David. ...
- Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:45 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Anyone got this book
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7662
Dear Old Herbaceous, I have a copy, and mine's autographed! I got it at strawberry fair in Cambridge where the Central council of Cambridge allotments had a stall and I was helping to run it. I had been for a wander round (as one does at these things) and bought it off a bookstall. Later on this cha...
- Sat Feb 25, 2006 10:36 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Propogating Bay trees
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4262
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:11 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Roma vs San Marzano Tomatoes
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16568
Dear Pigletwillie, I have grown both SM and Roma and I can agree with the others. Sm is prone to B.E.R and Roma is less able to deal with blight. So if you can predict the weather for this summer Roma should be grown in very hot dry conditions and SM in dull and damp conditions. Grow some of each an...
- Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:16 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Opening bottled tomatoes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5963
- Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:10 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Citrus trees Sooty Mould
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3551
Dear Pigletwillie, don't use soapy water as the soap will ruin the waxy cuticle on the leaves. Use a solution of vinegar and water and spray it onto the plant and wait to let the mould soften and then wipe off with a soft cotton rag (or similar). It will also get rid of any limescale deposits. Regar...