Sue, I've found the list of Potato Days on google, go to m and you may find something to suit you. Otherwise, I'm going to the Ryton Potato Day so I'll pick some up and post them for you if you like. If you have any preferences let me know, otherwise just quantity really. Just let me know. Chantal

Ryton Organic Gardens here in Warwickshire have a Potato Day on 29 January and I know there are others taking place around the country. You can buy anything from one tuber upwards of hundreds of varieties so you could try a different variety in each pot! They also have talks and all sorts of ancilla...

I'm the Secretary of our association and as such have all the files. Unfortunately these are all hard copy,and most are hand written; until I took over a couple of years ago nothing was done on computer. If no one else comes up with what you need I'll have a rummage around and type ours up for you. ...

Carole

The article on drying veg "Food to dry for" appeared in the October 2003 issue of KG. If you don't have a copy, send me a PM with your address and I'll send you the mag, for some reason I have 2 copies of this one.

Chantal

I'd like to recommend Seeds of Italy, not only for the fantastic value of their seeds but also their fantastic customer service. I've been buying from them for several years and the number of seeds you get for your money puts the UK seed manufacturers to shame. Also, having bought some onion seeds a...

There was a big article about food drying in KG about 18 months ago. I'll dig the article out and tell you which issue it was.

Chantal

I've not yet received my February issue, something to look forward to today I hope. I'm very pleased there's something in there; this is too valuable a resource to ignore.

Chantal

Am I just missing it, or is there really no mention of the forum in the actual KG magazine? I only found the forum by accident when I was looking at the website to find out about subscribing sometime last year. Surely promoting the forum, even using extracts from the forum in the mag would encourage...

I'd be loathe to put cement down anywhere in preference to soil. You can get some really good ant boxes from Wilkos. You put them down, the poison is inside and the ants go in then carry it out with them into the nest. It's worked brilliantly for me at home and at work and they're very cheap (£1.99 ...

Hi Kevin

If you go to the KG homepage and click on Forum page then slide to the bottom of the pagethe link is there. You can't find it once you are signed in.

Good luck

Chantal

Hi Johnboy Thanks for your reply. I wasn't the one who identified this weed, it was our Chairman (who sadly died a couple of weeks ago so I can't find out how he identified it). I'm the Secretary and was asked to find a picture of the thing and put up a notice warning people about it, which I did. T...

Thanks Kevin I too had a look on Google some months ago but found little further information (you are right about the common name, I remembered after I'd left the post, I've changed it). The guys who've been invaded seem to be getting nowhere with eradication; I'm wondering how I can prevent it gett...

Our site has been invaded with Galinsoga Parviflora (Gallant Soldier I think is the common name). It's confined to 3 plots but is truly awful. It grows from seed and rhizomes and can cover a plot in weeks. The plotholders pull it out by the sackload and have been advised to black bag and bin it as i...

I'm planning on making lots of preserves in 2006; I'm also planning on giving them as Christmas presents to all my friends and relatives (they've been polled and all think it's a great idea). What I'm after now is really good recipes. I will have at my disposal Raspberries Strawberries Blueberries R...

Thank you Sue and Kevin, I shall have a go with both recipes. I did have everything in the pan together Kevin but when I filled the jars the vinegar mix went to the bottom of the jar leaving half the veg uncovered. It was a Vogue recipe (from my sister's cook book, it's not my usual reading material...