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- Sun Dec 24, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Happy Birthday, Clive.
- Replies: 13
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Re: Happy Birthday, Clive.
Sorry I missed your birthday Clive I hope you had a great time
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Happy Birthday, Clive.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 156580
Re: Happy Birthday, Clive.
Sorry I missed your birthday Clive I hope you enjoyed it I’ve been very busy not had time to clock in cheers dave
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 3:37 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 182
- Views: 981998
Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
We are soaked through every day the rain is none stop has been for weeks on the bright side I still have 9 tomatoes in the pollytunnel they are all alive but the tomatoes are slow growing and no flowers on any I’m hoping to keep them going until next month
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:41 am
- Forum: Readers Recipes
- Topic: Exploring Cream Coffee
- Replies: 9
- Views: 39512
Re: Exploring Cream Coffee
One can not beat a cup of tea
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:16 am
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: Oh Deer
- Replies: 17
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Re: Oh Deer
We have started getting deer around here if you seen we’re I lived you would be amazed as I am my grandoughter disturbed one when she was out walking it must be two years ago she says it was a red deer I’ve known about them for about 8 years but the guy who showed me the photos he had taken swore me...
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 10:50 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Flood Prevention
- Replies: 14
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Re: Flood Prevention
How deep douse the clay go down ,a big part of my plot is an old duck pond I bought an 8 inch auger and drilled a hole 10 feet deep I then filled the with pebbles and broken up bricks
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 5:07 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 182
- Views: 981998
Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Retropants , you probably know but put your green tomatoes in a brown cardboard box in a dark place check weekly then when they start ripening check daily
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
- Replies: 182
- Views: 981998
Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
My tomatoes are still doing ok in the poly tunnel although I’ve lost a few to blight and had to cut a lot of leaves off I think I’ve removed around 6 plants and what’s left don’t have many leaves the bottom end of the poly has cucumber mixed with the tomatoes which must be on the 12th truss the top ...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:38 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Sticky bands for apple trees!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 27932
Re: Sticky bands for apple trees!
I tried sticky bands last year I wasn’t impressed so from now on I’m going back to a tin of grease and a paint brush
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:23 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Foraging
- Replies: 15
- Views: 44389
Re: Foraging
I just posted on this thread and it’s vanished
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:31 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Greenhouses
- Replies: 9
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Re: Greenhouses
I have a green house at home and a pollytunel on my plot I prefer the pollytunel by a long mile my green house in winter is running with condensation and always damp except on the hottest days then I have to ventilate my polly on the other hand is always dry the other advantage is you can get double...
- Tue Oct 10, 2023 4:53 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Need more ideas for Toms!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8046
Re: Need more ideas for Toms!
I think the charity kitchens is the best idea . I give a lot of mine to family but we seem to suffer more blight than most , I had 10 tumbling toms growing in baskets I put the baskets in a line and put netting under them I just go and fill a bag each day by picking of the netting every body is gett...
- Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:40 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Having one of those days!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 33809
Re: Having one of those days!
We are over run with the buggers I’ll have to get the 22 out
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
- Replies: 172
- Views: 294412
Re: Late Summer Bit and Bobs.
I’ve had to remove 7 tomato plants out of the pollytunnel today due to blight
- Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:03 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: Are you insane?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8011
Re: Are you insane?
I prefer poached egg , I use an none stick omelet pan as I don’t like washing up I buy a certain one off Amazon they cost £14 I only use wooden spoons in it as I live on my own it’s easy to control