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by retropants
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 873346

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

I had wanted to take the tomato house cover off on Sunday, but it was torrential all day, so it's still there now! I'd like to get it dried and folded away before it rips and becomes more rubbish to get rid of. Next year, I think we will use the plastic sheet you can buy from Wickes on the tomato ho...
by retropants
Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 38604

Re: Foraging

Thankyou Primrose! It’s nail polish 😊 I’m going to tie them along some twine as a garland. A Christmas gift for a crafty friend.
by retropants
Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 38604

Re: Foraging

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Primrose, I am using them for crafting. They must be washed and dehydrated, a lot of them have bugs inside. I wouldn’t use them in the kitchen!
by retropants
Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Who still visits the forum?
Replies: 59
Views: 40801

Re: Who still visits the forum?

Hello Tony, Nice to hear from you after such a long time :)

We are really trying to keep the posts going on here, it seems to have picked up a bit recently.
by retropants
Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:10 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 38604

Re: Foraging

Primrose, I have been throwing cherry & peach stones into the undergrowth in our local park. You never know! I also have a couple of oak seedlings which I am planning to guerilla plant in the grass verge outside our house. There is an almost constant row of oaks along our road, but several fell ...
by retropants
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:02 am
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 38604

Re: Foraging

There's a lot of rosehips this year. I'm not sure what I'd do with them though!
by retropants
Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:47 pm
Forum: Harvesting Q&A
Topic: Foraging
Replies: 15
Views: 38604

Re: Foraging

I can normally be found in the local park with a bag and a pair of secateurs foraging for elderberries, acorns, blackberries and even nettles.
by retropants
Sun Oct 22, 2023 6:17 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 873346

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

Goodness! You are lucky it wasn’t worse!
by retropants
Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Greenhouses
Replies: 9
Views: 7426

Re: Greenhouses

I'll ask my folks where they got theirs from, it was under 2K and pretty big, with double doors one end. They had to build it themselves, as assembly was extra! It's very nice though :)
by retropants
Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:56 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Cod liver oil
Replies: 10
Views: 34203

Re: Cod liver oil

My sister and I used to get force fed orange flavour cod liver oil as children. Absolutely ghastly!
by retropants
Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:54 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Need more ideas for Toms!
Replies: 12
Views: 6811

Re: Need more ideas for Toms!

https://pin.it/RTEGvm1

Apparently that is the link copied from Pinterest??

Looks a bit iffy doesn’t it and probably won’t work, so…….

Search for ‘Mexican chicken & rice bake’ (from ‘slimming eats’) it’s delish.
by retropants
Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:07 am
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Need more ideas for Toms!
Replies: 12
Views: 6811

Re: Need more ideas for Toms!

Hi Westi, how about enchilada sauce?I found a lovely recipe on pinterest (part of a complete dish recipe) I'll see if I can find it for you :)
by retropants
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:19 am
Forum: Growing places
Topic: 2023 season begins..................
Replies: 153
Views: 168671

Re: 2023 season begins..................

I'm still picking tomatoes & the peppers are finally ripening. The french beans are done and are coming out this week. WInter brassicas and leeks are just getting into their stride! I have 4 large chilli plants in the greenhouse which are absoltuely smothered, I may need to make some paste or sa...
by retropants
Wed Oct 04, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: Mint
Replies: 6
Views: 4157

Re: Mint

I think I'd still sink a large pot into the gravel area, just to keep it under control.
by retropants
Tue Oct 03, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: Seasonal tips
Topic: Clear the plot for winter or keep growing?
Replies: 7
Views: 37310

Re: Clear the plot for winter or keep growing?

I’ve got some kalettes, which last year lasted for months. One PSB survived the slugs, so hopefully we’ll get a bit of that in Jan/Feb. Leeks coming along nicely too. I only have a teeny plot, so can only grow a little.