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Are Mercedes puddle lights worth upgrading?

Last post by Blandry123 « Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:40 pm
Posted in Website Help

by Blandry123 » Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:40 pm » in Website Help

I've been thinking about adding some custom features to my Mercedes, and I came across puddle lights that project the brand logo onto the ground....

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Sun Sep 29, 2024 4:40 pm
Season coming to an end

Last post by tigerburnie « Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:22 pm
Posted in Growing places

by tigerburnie » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:22 pm » in Growing places

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Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:22 pm
Cat food packaging

Last post by Stravaig « Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:20 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:20 pm » in General chatter

I often like to browse online supermarket products. I like eating fish and so often recently I've been Ooh, I fancy that! Only to discover it's cat...

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Last post by Stravaig
Tue Jul 09, 2024 6:20 pm
Jersey Royals

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am » in Cooking tips

As I'm sure you gardeners know - I'm just a cook - JRs are currently in season. We got a lovely filleted turbot from our fishmonger - we've been up...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Jul 07, 2024 6:29 am
Happy Birthday.

Last post by oldherbaceous « Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:38 am
Posted in General chatter

by oldherbaceous » Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:38 am » in General chatter

May I wish you a very Happy Birthday, Jan, and hope you have a wonderful day.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:38 am
Vouch - driving me mental

Last post by Stravaig « Wed May 01, 2024 5:31 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Wed May 01, 2024 5:31 pm » in General chatter

There's a firm called Vouch - they verify your details so your proposed house rental or whatever else can happen. That's fair enough but they're...

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Last post by Stravaig
Wed May 01, 2024 5:31 pm
Collard greens

Last post by vivienz « Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:26 pm
Posted in Seed Swop-Shop

by vivienz » Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:26 pm » in Seed Swop-Shop

Anyone fancy a freshly opened but mostly unused packet of collard green seeds? See the post in 'Best Practices' first, though!

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Last post by vivienz
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:26 pm
Gnocchi

Last post by Stravaig « Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:59 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:59 pm » in Cooking tips

I like twice baked potatoes. You know, you bake the tattie, scoop out the flesh, add cream or cheese or whatever and bake it again in the oven. It's...

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Last post by Stravaig
Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:59 pm
Fruit trees

Last post by Myrkk « Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:24 am
Posted in Best practices

by Myrkk » Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:24 am » in Best practices

I want to espalier or fan fruit trees in the garden but most walls are shady. Will they thrive on a shady wall or better to plant in the centre of...

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Last post by Myrkk
Mon Dec 25, 2023 12:24 am
Take aways

Last post by Stravaig « Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm » in General chatter

Our next door neighbours are pleasant people but we don't have much in common. Funnily enough their parents/grandparents live next door to them on...

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Last post by Stravaig
Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:57 pm
Squash & Pumpkin cross pollination!

Last post by Westi « Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:08 pm
Posted in Ask the team

by Westi » Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:08 pm » in Ask the team

Dear KG team, (that's you nice people in the mag not our team)!

Can you do an article on the above? All my fruit was orange not the intended colour...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:08 pm
Here's a nice recipe

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:20 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:20 pm » in Cooking tips

It's supposed to be for left overs but... I make it from scratch. Have made it a couple of times before and it's really good. Very British! A suet...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:20 pm
102 year old man doing amazing things for charity

Last post by Stravaig « Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:10 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:10 am » in General chatter

This is very inspiring.

Gee, I find it hard enough to go up and down the stairs after living in a flat for several years.

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Last post by Stravaig
Tue Sep 12, 2023 10:10 am
Nettles

Last post by Stravaig « Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:43 am
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:43 am » in Cooking tips

I was very suprised that we didn't have a nettle patch in our neglected back garden. And I've always wanted to cook with nettles. Yeah, I know we...

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Last post by Stravaig
Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:43 am
Surimi style prawns

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm » in Cooking tips

I saw this on a supermarket website but I'd never hear the term 'surimi' before. I had to look it up in case I was missing out on something...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:42 pm
Chilling in the hills

Last post by tigerburnie « Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:48 pm
Posted in Birds, Animals and Livestock

by tigerburnie » Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:48 pm » in Birds, Animals and Livestock

Went for a short trip to our local Glen after a trying week for both of us, hope it chills you out too.

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Last post by tigerburnie
Thu Aug 24, 2023 7:48 pm
Coronation garden project

Last post by janjones « Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:08 am
Posted in General chatter

by janjones » Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:08 am » in General chatter

I am sure many of you will have heard about this. It popped up on my facebook feed today. I have an old rabbit hutch placed on it's end in the corner...

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Last post by janjones
Sun Jul 09, 2023 11:08 am
Being part of the royal family

Last post by Stravaig « Fri May 26, 2023 5:09 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Fri May 26, 2023 5:09 pm » in General chatter

Yeah, I know it would be nice to be a billionaire but...

Who wants to marry a relative? Some of mine are quite nice but they're either a wee bit...

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Last post by Stravaig
Fri May 26, 2023 5:09 pm
Interesting artcle about eggs...

Last post by Stravaig « Thu May 18, 2023 5:30 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Thu May 18, 2023 5:30 pm » in General chatter

...and why they're so expensive, assuming you can get them at all. And why so many egg/poultry farmers are going out of business.

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Last post by Stravaig
Thu May 18, 2023 5:30 pm
My current favourite...

Last post by Stravaig « Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:37 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:37 pm » in Cooking tips

... a Camembert or a stinky brie. Bake in the oven (or wherever you bake stuff) until liquid. Like molten lava.

We don't buy breadsticks as such...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:37 pm
Language mistakes

Last post by Stravaig « Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:00 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:00 pm » in General chatter

It can be quite amusing to experience some English language mistakes when living overseas.

One common one is electric city instead of electricity....

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Last post by Stravaig
Sat Apr 29, 2023 1:00 pm
Above and below

Last post by Stravaig « Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:54 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:54 pm » in General chatter

I'm not really very used to living in a flat these days - not since my student days.
We had a wonderful flat in Kyiv but there was a herd of wild...

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Last post by Stravaig
Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:54 pm
Blimey!

Last post by Stravaig « Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 pm » in General chatter

Did you know that blimey is a contraction of God blind me ? I love stuff like this. :D

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Last post by Stravaig
Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:10 pm
Stupid fight in my part of the world

Last post by Stravaig « Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:01 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:01 pm » in General chatter

This really made me laugh.

Blimey, as if life wasn't bad enough with all that's going on, some people have worked themselves into a frenzy over...

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Last post by Stravaig
Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:01 pm
Impulse holiday

Last post by Stravaig « Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:32 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:32 am » in General chatter

I've finally got around to looking at the January edition of a foodie magazine I subscribe to. They had a bit about pub of the month I fancied it....

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Last post by Stravaig
Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:32 am
Salmon

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:21 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:21 pm » in General chatter

Smoked salmon is crazy expensive for what it is and not even particularly nice. This is what I do: (Have I already posted this? Dunno if it's stress...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:21 pm
Think before you spend! (Insurance)

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am » in General chatter

Husband was a bit perturbed because the insurance for our self-store stuff is more than £200 a month. I had a look on Money Saving Expert (MSE) and...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Mar 19, 2023 11:31 am
Backsaver spade springs

Last post by yp70479 « Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:47 am
Posted in Tools and Machinery

by yp70479 » Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:47 am » in Tools and Machinery

Does anyone know where I can source a replacement torsion spring for my backsaver spade. Backsaver products appears to have ceased trading. The...

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Last post by yp70479
Sat Mar 11, 2023 8:47 am
Bone of contention

Last post by Stravaig « Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:53 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:53 am » in General chatter

Yeah, we have plenty at the moment and I wondered where the phrase had come from. Apparently:

A bone of contention is the cause of a long-standing...

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Last post by Stravaig
Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:53 am
Forb fiasco - and my revenge

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:16 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:16 am » in General chatter

Who knows what a forb is? You probably all do but I'd never encountered the word until very recently.

It's a herbaceous flowering plant, eg a...

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Feb 26, 2023 9:16 am
Thank you for the discount code

Last post by Breq « Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:34 pm
Posted in News and Views

by Breq » Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:34 pm » in News and Views

Hi,
I notied you had a TDP discount code this month, which reminded me:

A belated thanks to KG mag for the TDP discount code. We used it the...

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Last post by Breq
Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:34 pm
Donkey's Years

Last post by Stravaig « Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:50 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:50 am » in General chatter

I used that term a few mins ago and then wondered why people say that. I imagined that it was perhaps because donkeys are rather slow to do things....

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Last post by Stravaig
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:50 am
RSPB Handbook of British Birds

Last post by Stravaig « Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:06 pm
Posted in Birds, Animals and Livestock

by Stravaig » Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:06 pm » in Birds, Animals and Livestock

We have other bird books but (surprise, surprise) they're still in Kyiv. I've bought the 2021 edition of the RSPB Handbook. It looks great! Happy...

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Last post by Stravaig
Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:06 pm
Charity gardening group

Last post by Stravaig « Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:52 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:52 pm » in General chatter

This seems like a pretty good idea.

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Last post by Stravaig
Fri Jan 06, 2023 3:52 pm
Relationships?

Last post by Stravaig « Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:09 pm
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:09 pm » in General chatter

If your mother marries a guy, then he's your step-father but if he subsequently marries another woman is she my step-step-mother? I'm losing track....

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Last post by Stravaig
Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:09 pm
How to Eat Your Christmas Tree

Last post by Stravaig « Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:18 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:18 pm » in Cooking tips

I spotted this book on Amazon (hardcover £9.75) and was intrigued enough to buy it. It's quite interesting.

We don't usually have a tree but I...

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Last post by Stravaig
Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:18 pm
Cooking dried runner beans

Last post by Primrose « Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:07 am
Posted in Cooking tips

by Primrose » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:07 am » in Cooking tips

Was trying to advise somebody who has collected a large supply of dried runner beans she wants to use for cooking.
Do these have to have a long soak...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:07 am
Re: Your feeding routine?

Last post by naderalbertha « Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:48 pm
Posted in Birds, Animals and Livestock

by naderalbertha » Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:48 pm » in Birds, Animals and Livestock

My feeding routine is in the morning when I will change the water and offer them fresh fruits and vegetables. As for afternoon and evening, continue...

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Last post by naderalbertha
Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:48 pm
waste recycling

Last post by Primrose « Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:25 am
Posted in Best practices

by Primrose » Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:25 am » in Best practices

Wasn't quite sure where to post this but am including here in case anybody is interested in this topic as it's something I've previously participated...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:25 am
Campfire Stew.

Last post by snooky « Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:58 am
Posted in Cooking tips

by snooky » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:58 am » in Cooking tips

Batch cooked this stew yesterday and it is rather yummy with a bit of a spicy kick.Try it.Servings 4-6.

Ingredients

low-calorie cooking spray
2...

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Last post by snooky
Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:58 am
Sooty mold on runner beans

Last post by Colin Miles « Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:59 pm
Posted in Weeds, Pests and Diseases

by Colin Miles » Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:59 pm » in Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Although my runner beans have nearly finished a couple of plants have suddenly decided to produce quite a few flowers and as they are self-pollinated...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:59 pm
You MUST follow instructions

Last post by Stravaig « Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am
Posted in General chatter

by Stravaig » Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am » in General chatter

This did not have the intended effect on me.

Yeah, we mostly live overseas but I can nearly always find a space in my suitcase for a coolbag of...

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Last post by Stravaig
Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:52 am
Sow Winter Radish.

Last post by MR.SORRELL « Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:49 am
Posted in Ask the team

by MR.SORRELL » Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:49 am » in Ask the team

Hello,

The sowing seasons not over with radishes and if you want a new and successful superfood winter crop, that can be left in the ground until...

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Last post by MR.SORRELL
Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:49 am
Coconut flower sugar

Last post by Stravaig « Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:35 pm
Posted in Cooking tips

by Stravaig » Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:35 pm » in Cooking tips

Eh? What?

I buy a lot of cheffy stuff online. You know, the kind of things you'll not find in your local Tesco or whatever. Usually I know what I'm...

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Last post by Stravaig
Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:35 pm
Lolly making episode 3

Last post by tigerburnie « Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:54 pm
Posted in Readers Recipes

by tigerburnie » Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:54 pm » in Readers Recipes

Strawberries, sliced and put in the moulds, but don't put too many in leave room for the sticks, top up with a juice made from Berry cordial that's...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Fri Jul 15, 2022 3:54 pm
weed problem

Last post by larson12 « Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:33 am
Posted in Weeds, Pests and Diseases

by larson12 » Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:33 am » in Weeds, Pests and Diseases

If you are using seasons I am 85% sure the herbicide will still work yes. It has been a while since I had to try it though, I tend to have all my...

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Last post by larson12
Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:33 am
Bergera Koenigii (Curry leaf tree) propagation from seed

Last post by yr_rs « Wed May 25, 2022 1:32 am
Posted in Ask the team

by yr_rs » Wed May 25, 2022 1:32 am » in Ask the team

I've been struggling to get my Bergera Koenigii seeds from eBay seller 'dinidumilan96' in Sri Lanka to germinate. However, my own errors definitely...

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Last post by yr_rs
Wed May 25, 2022 1:32 am
Hello from West Cork, I'm looking for info on the double forward and single reverse belts for the Nielsen 6.5 hp rotavat

Last post by RogerDymond « Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:36 pm
Posted in Technical Data

by RogerDymond » Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:36 pm » in Technical Data

Hello from West Cork,
I need to change the two forward and single reverse belts on a Nielsen 6.5hp rotavator but can't find any info re size. No...

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Last post by RogerDymond
Sun Mar 27, 2022 2:36 pm
Automatic watering

Last post by philauden « Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am
Posted in Ask the team

by philauden » Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am » in Ask the team

I am looking for small automatic watering controls for my 4 raised vegetable beds. I have one that fits on the tap and is good but I need to water...

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Last post by philauden
Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am
Sowing fresh Sweet pepper seeds

Last post by Primrose « Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:17 pm
Posted in Best practices

by Primrose » Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:17 pm » in Best practices

I've just sown some rather elderly long pointy sweet pepper seeds dated 2015 as I can,t find the home grown seeds I saved from my own crop last...

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Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:17 pm

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