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Olives

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:04 am

We have just had our first jar of olives from my own tree. It has taken several months of rinsing, adding fresh water and salt to remove the bitter...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:01 pm
Storing walnuts

Last post by Motherwoman
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by Primrose » Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:13 pm

I,ve been lucky enough to forage several pounds of walnuts and as the shells are sfill fairly moist, would like to store them, if possible, in a way...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:34 pm
Leeks with babies

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Wed Oct 09, 2013 7:51 pm

I planted my leeks Lyon 2 Prizetaker the usual way and at the usual time, singly , and they have grown very well as have the Oarsman and Musselburgh...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:36 pm
Food strainers

Last post by Redfox
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by Redfox » Tue Sep 24, 2013 4:53 pm

Hi all, just a quick question. Has anyone ever baught or used a Victorio food strainer, and where would be the best place to buy one from?
Are they...

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Last post by Redfox
Mon Sep 30, 2013 1:49 pm
Oven drying fruit

Last post by Geoff
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by Primrose » Sun Sep 22, 2013 9:05 am

I am often lucky enough to be given surplus fruit at this time of year like plums, apples,pears, and with a full freezer would like to,try oven...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:39 pm
Infestation of fruit flies

Last post by Motherwoman
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by Primrose » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:05 pm

I have picked a lot of my ripening outdoor tomatoes now rhe nights are cooling and am storing them temporarily on layers of newspaper on trays untill...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Mon Sep 09, 2013 8:26 pm
Storing cucumbers

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Mon Sep 02, 2013 8:46 pm

I'm picking quite a few mini cucumbers from my plants before they grow too big (5" -6") and wonder what is the best way of storing them. If...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Sep 03, 2013 7:35 pm
Watermelon!!!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:53 pm

Checking out the squash & found this little beauty hidden away in the leaf growth - I know how could I have missed it? :shock:
I always plant...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 02, 2013 8:38 pm
Sarpo Mira

Last post by Geoff
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by Geoff » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:50 am

I'm growing these for the first time this year. What enormous top growth they make. My question for those who have grown them before is how many...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:50 am
Rocket potatoes splitting

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by Bren » Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:49 pm

My son dug out some rocket potatoes for me today a poor crop and what was there half had a split half way through what would have caused them to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:47 pm
Walnuts

Last post by peter
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:58 pm

Excited to find about ten nuts on my 9 year old walnut tree for first time.
How do you know when they are ready to pick? Do they fall off or change...

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Last post by peter
Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:14 am
Who says they won't ripen in the UK??

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Westi » Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:15 pm

This is my olive! It has stayed on all over winter, snow, hail, rain & some shine! Don't think I'll be making a career change any time soon...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Aug 15, 2013 10:52 pm
Cropping "problems"

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by JohnN » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:45 am
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Just a comment on a few of my crops this year and to see if any other members have similar “problems”.
Tomatoes (Alicante, Marmande, Gardeners...
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Last post by retropants
Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:37 am
swedes

Last post by Colin Miles
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by diggers11 » Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:25 pm

This is my second year growing but first year storing over winter. What is the best way to store swedes

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sat Aug 10, 2013 6:09 pm
Fruit picker!

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Westi » Thu Aug 08, 2013 5:46 pm

My trees are laden with fruit & have grown considerably & no way I'll reach the ones at the top this year as the branches are woody so won't...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:32 pm
Blackberries!!

Last post by glallotments
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by Westi » Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:57 pm
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Had a big bowl of Big Butte Blackberries & raspberries for supper!! It's still July & such a treat. The bush is heaving & they were all...
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Last post by glallotments
Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:01 pm
Garlic

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by ltweddle » Thu Jul 25, 2013 5:07 pm

I've some garlic about ready for harvesting. Some of them have a bulbous area on the stem, a couple of inches above the ground. Inside there seems to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:30 pm
shelling broad beans

Last post by WestHamRon
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by Beryl » Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:54 pm

long time since I have grown Broad Beans but decided this year to do some for a change. I had forgotten the time consuming job it is shelling the...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:30 pm
Sharron Fruit

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:42 pm

Advice please.
I bought some Sharron fruits for the first time today. A deep orange colour and they feel rock hard. How will I know when they are...

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Last post by Beryl
Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:18 pm
Storing potatoes

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by lucysmum » Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:38 pm

I have had my best ever pots this year. I grew anya in old dustbins & they are perfect, and a main crop one (I've forgotten the type-lovely pink...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:01 am
Beans - or hasbeens?

Last post by Primrose
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by JohnN » Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:16 am

I had a good crop of runner beans this year, picked, prepared, blanched and froze quite a few in the usual way. But they have turned out stringy and...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:32 am
Storing onions

Last post by farmer jon
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by Tigger2shoes » Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:00 pm
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This year I have nearly lost a good 50% of my stored onions although shallots and garlic are fine and they are stored in the same place.
I dried them...
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Last post by farmer jon
Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:49 pm
All Gold

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Nature's Babe » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:20 pm

Well, I just picked the last few all gold raspberries today and a few late cape gooseberries - but the outdoor grapes are still small and greenish...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:28 pm
Can Greyhound cabbage withstand mild frosts?

Last post by Monika
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by vegpatchmum » Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:28 pm

One of the crops we have growing in the school raised beds (under very fine netting) is Greyhound Cabbage.

This is actually a first time crop for...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:59 pm
Figs

Last post by glallotments
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by Beryl » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:04 pm

I've been experitmenting with what to do with a glut of figs this year and found they freeze very well in fruit juice. I peeled and cut into chunks,...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:54 pm
Berries and birds

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:50 am

Has anyone else noticed that it takes a while for birds to recognise new varieties of plants with edible fruits/berries in the garden?

Two years ago...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Oct 05, 2012 11:50 am
Low temperatures & runner beans

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:25 pm

Can anybody tell me what's the lowest night temperature below which runner beans stop growing and start to shrivel? I keep thinking those still...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:00 am
Pumpkins, squash and sunflowers .....

Last post by Primrose
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by vegpatchmum » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:18 pm

.... that's what I've picked today :D

With the temperatures plummeting at night, indicating that Jack Frost is just around the corner, and the fact...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:36 am
French Beans

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Westi » Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:31 pm

Really find it hard to believe I have just picked my first beans! First lot got nipped with a late frost & the next got done by the pigeons then...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:47 pm
Why I don't grow onions

Last post by Arnie
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by alan refail » Mon Aug 27, 2012 6:40 am

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Apart from white rot and sooty mould, we are still visited annually by Sioni Winwns

This is a string of this year's crop of...

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Last post by Arnie
Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:11 am
Cross pollination - chillies & peppers

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:41 pm

My chillies (various varieties) & long Italian pointed peppers are being grown outside in pots close to one another. I've noticed that a couple...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:47 pm
Cheesy Cauliflowers

Last post by Beryl
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by Catherine » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:43 pm

We picked three of our cauliflowers yesterday two of them weighed 1lbs 8oz each fabulous caulis. Made them into cauliflower soup yesterday with some...

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Last post by Beryl
Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:14 pm
Won't be storing much Fruit!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:12 pm
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Too much breeze down here this year and I find myself with not 1 plum left on my trees! My established tree is usually overcrowded - and I have...
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Last post by Westi
Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:24 pm
Peas

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:15 am

My first year growing peas and I've got a good harvest, with more than we need to eat. But should I pick the surplus and freeze or leave them on the...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:48 am
Start of the harvest here!

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Monika » Sun Jul 22, 2012 7:13 pm

We picked most of our broad bean Witkiem Manita this morning (two large feeder buckets full) and podded and froze them this afternoon. The lack of...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jul 22, 2012 8:20 pm
Garlic surprise

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by alan refail » Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:45 am

I rarely grow garlic and do very little container growing apart from pots of herbs by the kitchen door.

But in February this year we had some very...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:11 am
Well at least the Pea harvest has been ok

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Colin_M » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:15 pm

Out of a dismal crop of veg so far, the ones that have seemed to thrive on our plot despite the the wet and lack of warmth are:
- Climbing Peas
-...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:19 am
Horseradish

Last post by Jude
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by Jude » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:33 pm

Does anyone know if horseradish can be frozen and if so how? I've got a large clump that needs sorting out soon. I have pickled it before but it...

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Last post by Jude
Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:59 am
Gooseberries

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by JohnN » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:33 am

I have quite a good crop of Goosgogs on my single bush, but I'm not sure when to pick them?
They are pretty well full size, but still seem hard to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:03 pm
chillies

Last post by Jude
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by Jude » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:57 pm

Daft question, sorry, but never grown them before, how do I know when they're ready to pick? Have one green Cayenne about 3 inches long but not very...

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Last post by Jude
Fri Jun 15, 2012 1:32 pm
Happy with shallots

Last post by Monika
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by alan refail » Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:24 am

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Probably my best ever shallot plant. A single set of Red Sun (bought at the local garden centre 20 for 75p) produced 11 big shallots....

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jun 13, 2012 7:16 pm
Onions Early?!

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Westi » Tue May 29, 2012 6:48 pm

My onions seem to be ahead this year - already had to nip off flower heads, the leaves are beginning to yellow and the skins are going papery. I...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:40 pm
Asparagus

Last post by Beryl
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by Westi » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:43 pm

Whee - 4 spears just breaking through today. Happy, Happy, Happy bunny here as just love it and it is nearly 2 weeks earlier than last year! :D :D :D...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:20 pm
dehydrators and plums/prunes

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by yummyveggies » Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:29 pm

Hi I have lots and lots of plums / gages etc. and apart from Jam , freezing ,bottling , in brandy etc. I thought mmm we like prunes -
All those...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:52 pm
Anyone harvesting summer crops still?

Last post by Compo
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by Westi » Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:52 pm
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This mild weather is great. Still harvesting salads, fennel, chilli, peas etc which is kind of weird when doing it alongside leeks, celeraic,...
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Last post by Compo
Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:16 pm
Ancient chutney

Last post by retropants
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by Jude » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:29 pm

I've still got some red tomato chutney dated 2004. It's shrunk a bit in the jars but still looks and smells fine. Question: will we die if we eat it?!

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Last post by retropants
Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:09 pm
Tasteless sprouts.

Last post by alan refail
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by Marigold » Tue Nov 29, 2011 11:45 am

Never grown them before; or rather never had them grow well before..a part packet of seed was given..Some are blown but I picked some small ones the...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:41 am
using under-ripe aubergines

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by pongeroon » Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:05 pm

Is it possible to do this? We have eaten a few of the aubergines as they ripened, but most of them will not have time to ripen before the cold...

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Last post by pongeroon
Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:55 pm
What's the secret of tasty sweetcorn

Last post by John
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by Colin_M » Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:30 am

Most of the varieties I've tried in recent years have been delicious. But as the old gardening adage goes, if you don't use them quickly after...

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Last post by John
Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:44 pm
Prolonging the life of fresh berries

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:45 am

A fried of mine has just sent me this tip which she says works well if you don't want to freeze them.

Apparently you wash them with vinegar!....

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Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:24 am

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