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by tigerburnie
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:16 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 31390

Re: Foraging

retropants wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:02 am There's a lot of rosehips this year. I'm not sure what I'd do with them though!
I made some wine with some many years ago, a right faff and the end product wasn't very nice.
by tigerburnie
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

I only stepped out of the house to feed the birds, fill the coal bucket, I was going to put the ashes in the bin, but the wind blew them away before I took the 4 steps to said bin, oh well.
by tigerburnie
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 31390

Foraging

These winds are blowing the leaves off, great for making leaf mould, but more importantly I can see the Hazlenuts I missed earlier in the month, I seem to be the only person who does much foraging, there was a time when rural communities knew to supplement the garden produce. There are one or two wh...
by tigerburnie
Sun Oct 29, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
Topic: East winds
Replies: 7
Views: 5734

East winds

Just a heads up, these East winds seem to be bringing a lot of migrant birds over, we are having large numbers of Waxwings in Scotland, they will spread out so keep you eyes peeled.
by tigerburnie
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Redwings have been here a while and I saw my first fieldfares yesterday, so they'll be on their way ciderboys, keeping an eye out for waxwings too, we had some grey phalaropes blown over in the storm, proper lost their way they had.
by tigerburnie
Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:07 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Grapes
Replies: 7
Views: 10098

Re: Grapes

Over the years I've picked up all sorts of information(mostly useless :D ) but when I was a moderator on another gardening forum I picked up a lot of sources of good info when I didn't know myself what the likely answer was, I kept all the links on my computer, sadly I now have a new computer so los...
by tigerburnie
Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Grapes
Replies: 7
Views: 10098

Re: Grapes

Never grown them, but I well remember the advice of burying a dead sheep under a vine, never sure if this was a wind up or not and I have also heard of putting wool round them, but again no idea why. Funnily enough the RHS don't mention sheep at all lol https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/grapes/grow-your-...
by tigerburnie
Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Frosty outside and there's snow on the hills.
by tigerburnie
Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Good grief, take care OH
by tigerburnie
Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Rains stopped and the winds dropped, don't have to worry about the roof coming off tonight, to be fair this wee bungalow seems to be a toughie.
by tigerburnie
Sat Oct 21, 2023 4:48 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Carrot cake is one of your 5 a day, so is cider..................................well it is in this house............................
by tigerburnie
Sat Oct 21, 2023 2:01 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Cosy here with the stove lit and a Nespresso Cappuccino and a bit of home made carrot cake
by tigerburnie
Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Still here, half the village lost power, but it's back on again, the wind has dropped to a more normal 40mph but it is still raining hard. Roads and bridges have been swept away nearby, a lovely old bridge at the Bridge of Dun had partially collapsed last night and the road at Marykirk has been wash...
by tigerburnie
Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Growing Advice for beginners
Topic: Rhubarb
Replies: 4
Views: 3303

Re: Rhubarb

Dry sugar method Rhubarb wine you need 3lb rhubub bag of sugar wine yeast yeast nutrient Chop rhubub roughly into chunks, put in a bucket(mines a wine makers one with a lid) cover with the sugar leave for about three days stir occasionally. Strain juice into a demi john, rinse pulp with water to get...
by tigerburnie
Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 732613

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

They are setting up centres for those having to evacuate, Brechin not far from us gets the floods badly, we are on a hill top, so we might blown away, but shouldn't get the floods, we were cut off last week when it rained, don't think anyone is out in this at the moment.