That is very similar to my late Gran's recipie which is my all time fav chutney. Jerry 3 pounds of runners, top and tail them and then string and slice using one of those runner bean slicers. 1 pound of peeled onions. 2 pints of vinegar 2 pounds soft Demerara sugar 2 tablespoons of tumeric 2 teaspoo...

I tend to help out pumpkin and squash to help control the number of fruits per plant. I simply remove a male flower and "introduce" it to a female flower or two to spread the pollen about.

I find the male flowers are at their best first thing in the morning.

Jerry

Ken

I have just sent you a pm with contact email of a person who used the Wall O Water last year, she has contacts with a UK suppler.

HTH

Jerry

And while we are all waiting for Compo to enlighten us, I have got a smashing tilth with the cultivator on my 100 ft row for a crop of non pelleted Autumn King to go in tomorrow if the weather holds. It's now or never for this year. By the way, Compo joined us on 16 March 06, message rate averages ...

Can I remind everyone of the Blight Watch service aimed at commercial growers but free so good for us home growers. This web site monitors weather conditions to calculate the likelihood of Blight affecting crops. By putting in your postcode to can see the temperature/humidity pattern by day and nigh...

Poor cat, her bowl is emptied of food in a flash by this trio.



Jerry

Oi you! My wife said I looked very nice!



Jerry

Tigger wrote:Well, that'll be easy then. I bet no-one else will be buying a plant or walking about!

I'll record it and play it back very slowly. How will we know it's you?

LOL

I was in an orange polo shirt and cream chinos. Ladened down with bags!

Jerry
(And I bet I am not on the prog!)

Chantal wrote:A self portrait on his blog spot might help.

Yikes.....

This is the avatar I use on other sites. For some reason it wont work on here!



Taken 2 years ago doing another passion of mine, sailing.

Jerry

Is it similar to one of these:



They may be flea beetles is so, more info here:

http://www.organicgardening.org.uk/factsheets/pc19.php

Jerry

The show last night was filmed on the first day, I was filmed twice yesterday, once buy a plant and once walking along the side of Long Water.

Just hope I am edited out of this eveings TV coverage!

Jerry

I have never but normally grow Gypsy. Your variety may need different treatement.

What ever you do feed well and stake the plants as they will get heavy.

Jerry

Not tried it myself but have heard good reports of this method.

http://www.seedfest.co.uk/tips/tomatoes_seedsaving.html

Jerry

I take it that the the maroon plant in the back of the car is Potentilla Monarch's Velvet. A few years back it was flower of the year and on the nursery I simply could not keep up with orders. I forget how many were produced but it ran into the several thousands catagory. Yes, spot on. Nice looking...

Oi!!!!

Tescos........yuck!

Now dont you believe what those two are saying, they were grown by my fair hand!

They were started under heated glass back in February. Cherry toms ripen much quicker than larger types.

Jerry
(Picked another load tonight!)