Thanks John. I have the offending bag open at teh moment - in a busy office. My colleague keeps complaining about it so maybe I should do the open air thing at home not here. or perhaps a bag of that silicon gel they put in new shoes...

I also meant to add - if the Windsor Family can have their inherited wealth removed by Act of Parliament, or as a result of the "popular will", why stop there? Why shouldn't anyone with wealth above a certain level forfeit it to the State? Where and how do you draw the line? I'm not trying...

I inadvertently left some fish in a very fancy leather briefcase - it stinks! I have tried spraying it with deoderant but that just masks the stink for a few minutes. Any ideas of what I can do to extract the smell for good?

Thanks

armstrom

I agree with you Primrose. PoW was born into the family he was born into. Just as you and I were. I'm not apologising for that and nor shoudl he. I'm just glad he is doing something with his position not just enjoying it - like so many other (far richer) people that have inherited wealth.

If you think they may be a slightly more adventurous lot, how about cooking a Thai chicken curry? It's so easy you wouldn't believe! You can buy pots of thai curry paste - get it from a chinese grocer rather than a supermarket who will really rip you off. You just boil up some coconut milk, add the ...

Hi,

Can rhubarb be constantly harvested trhoughout the year, or will leaves not grow back until the new season?

Cheers,
Mike

Yep - the conditions don't sound good at all. She'd be better of growing herbs or even tomatoes in something as shallow as that. Thanks NB

I thought it was 2, but my colleague corrected me - she planted 6 in a block.

I'm looking for a lower level qualification than a degree - at least initially. Would be great to have some theoretical and well as practical experience.

Thanks JB - I will contact you privately.

Thanks everyone.

P.S. they were planted in blocks.

Growing in these:

http://www.veg-tableltd.com/

filled with regular compost - but they weren't fed.

The plants are only about 3 feet high, so sounds like they have been under nurished.

Hello. A colleague of mine has been looking forward all summer to a crop of big, fat, juicy corn on the cob - the current status is a brace of underachieveing, weedy looking, hairy stumps. She lives in Brentwood in Essex - the corn has been in full sun all summer long. Why doesn't she have the corn ...

I have about 10 cherry and 7 "normal" tomatoes (can't remember the particular type) and there have been no problems at all. Haven't grown them for a couple of years and I think the especially cold winter we had may have helped kill off some of the pathogens???

Thanks SM and NB!

Thanks Alan; that website looks very interesting and I'll have a proper look when I'm not at work . Geoff, thanks for your post - I thought my location was on my profile - it is now. I have put myself on the waiting list for an allotment but I'm in central London so there are very few around - I exp...