alan refail wrote:Time to be surprised will be when she starts bringing back the bananas

OK, I see now that 40cm is not so impressive .....

it is, however, the biggest one we have ever grown in over 20 years, so still quite chuffed!

I have just spoken to my mum, I wasn't able to get to the allotment yesterday, as I was doing a craft fair. she told me she picked several cucumbers, one of which is 40cm long! they have gone bananas this year

Have you tried misting them in the evening?

I have mine in a large plastic pot as above. the blackbirds have never bothered with the few berries that are normally produced. until this year, I actually saw a juvenile bb sitting atop the bush eating the lot!

Clear skies until 10:00 hrs, rain by 13:00 hrs at Pinnar. Well....... rain with sunshine for the remaining day. Please let me know how wrong I got it and can I send you some cabbage ? We used to have sausage-meat wrapped in cabbage leaves but you can't buy good-clean large cabbage leaves so that wa...

Lovely flower pics everyone! I have just renovated my main flower bed at home, so it is looking a wee bit sparse! I have chosen perennials loved by bees, so here's hoping

being veggie, my husband was never fond of vegetables (I think his parents used to overcook everything). On Sunday he said how delicious the cabbage was (homegrown) shredded and stir-fried with garlic (last year's Picardy Wight is still viable thank goodness) a little salt and lots of black pepper. ...

they look fabulous Richard!

I am doing a craft fair tomorrow, so it its bound to rain

how about using the builders scaffolding mesh as a wind break Richard? you could create a type of 'beach style' wind break around the edge of a bed perhaps for bush beans etc. I think you'd have to be careful if you wanted a taller break, as if you have really bad wind (oops! ) then it might blow ov...

sounds great, that is what birthdays are for! belated birthday wishes from me

oh dear Richard! you'll need the kitchen garden bar, it is made with coffee and coffee is a natural deodoriser. it also has tea tree oil, which would help! I am always very careful with the comfrey water for that exact reason, the idea of getting some on me makes me a little queasy! we have a tap on...

Absolutely Ron! I had to make sure they were ok before I let them loose on the rest of the family! (Or maybe I just didn't want to share )

agreed, I felt a bit queasy after reading the link.....

erm, what if I did??

eating my first ever corn on the cob freshly picked! I couldn't believe how good it tasted!