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by retropants
Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:04 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: What's everyone having for Christmas?
Replies: 13
Views: 110945

Re: What's everyone having for Christmas?

I was going to make a veggie wellington, but we both have the flu and it’s hanging around like a bad smell. Ironic, as I’ve lost my sense of smell and taste 🙁. I’ve no idea if I will be up to cooking a roast, but hope to.
by retropants
Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 955651

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

I'll be outside all day on Saturday in Chesham with my stall at the local produce market. The forecast is sunny (yay!) but between 3-5 degrees. Brrrr!
by retropants
Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:34 am
Forum: Growing places
Topic: Root trainers
Replies: 6
Views: 24889

Re: Root trainers

I'd never have thought of using them for leeks Geoff, what a great idea. WIll definitely do that next year! Thankyou.
by retropants
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:33 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 955651

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

I did manage to get the cover off the tomato house yesterday before the storm arrived. There were a few green ones, which I have taken indoors to ripen (hopefully). There are still one or two mini cucumbers in the greenhouse, as it is still mild, I'll leave those in for a bit longer.
by retropants
Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:04 pm
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 955651

Re: Autumn Bits and Bobs.

We’ve had so much heavy rain recently, that our garage roof has sprung another leak. We’ve been mending the leaks ourselves over the years, the 25 year old felt roof need replacing, so we had a man out today to take a look. That’s Christmas presents sorted then! 😆😆😆
by retropants
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: Autumn Bits and Bobs.
Replies: 182
Views: 955651

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: 42628

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: 42628

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: 44822

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: 42628

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: 42628

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: 42628

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: 955651

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: 8144

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: 38555

Re: Cod liver oil

My sister and I used to get force fed orange flavour cod liver oil as children. Absolutely ghastly!