Hello Binky Tapioca is like Marmite - you either love it or loathe it. Personally I'm a big fan of all those old fashioned milk puddings like rice pudding, ground rice, semolina and tapioca. Round here you can still find it in health food shops but as you say its disappeared from the big shed stores...

Hello Fred I'm not very keen on moving old fruit bushes. If you've got a fresh patch of soil in good condition, I would buy in some fresh stock and start again. Old bushes have a limited span maybe, 10 years or so, for producing good quality fruit. They will probably have acquired a good few viruses...

Hello Westi
In my book there are only two colours for decorating: Magnolia and white!
What could be simpler?

John

Hello S M I have spoken with the Kitchen Lady (DW) who makes the most excellent porridge for us several times a week. She says there is only one make worth getting and its called Mornflake and to forget about the rest. Its in most supermarket sheds. We dare not argue with her on kitchen matters so t...

Well after waiting for the dust to well and truly settle I've upgraded to 10. All went well though it does require a little patience as it took nearly 2 hours. My laptop just gone with it all by itself and towards the end restarted a few times, part of the process I think. As is usual with MS you fi...

Hello Pawty
Charlotte is really a salad potato and won't roast very well.
Potatoes for roasting need to be dug and then bagged for at least several months before roasting. As you have found out their water content is too high for successful roasting if freshly dug.
Try mashing them.
John

Hi Catherine
I can recommend a clipper cut. A number 4 or 5 would suit you nicely I'm sure. They're only £7 round here! It is all over in 5 minutes as well.
I've heard that OH uses his secateurs to keep his curly locks tidy.
John

Hello Primrose I wonder if your problem with the black text on a glaring white background could be something to do with the settings on your display. I get a very light grey background with dark grey text. Outside of this area there are borders of a mid-grey. All displays will some means of altering...

I'm not too fussed about the colours. However why does the page now spread itself right across the screen. It seems to have been optimised for the handheld brigade who love poking and swiping their little screens. I have a desktop with a large screen and posts are displayed as long lengths of text s...

That's OH sorted then
John

Hello R I have a big Honda HRX. Its an all singing, all dancing dual purpose machine with a double blade - the larger lower one is 21in. It is a superb machine. It has a lever at the rear that you can pull across the machine to switch from mulching to normal cutting with bag pick up. The strong poly...

Hello Ps
Agree with Primrose.
Put a roof on it, cut out a pop hole and you will have a perfect chicken coop.

John

“Let those who come after see to it that their names are not forgotten”

John

Hello Barry
Have you thought of digging several deepish test pits to see what is below the top soil layer. This might provide you with some clues or answers to the drainage problem.
John

I failed at 19 - can never work out how those things work even with 2 hands!
I'm sure OH will be able to offer some support in this department.

John