I would definitely have a crab apple somewhere as they help with the pollination + crab apple jelly ! (or in my case crab apple sorbet) I have...
Hanging baskets are starting to fill out - clearly not quick enough for the birdies who appear to have added a sunflower to the mix.. hopefully...
Getting some huge leaves from the 'nanas this year - hopefully the wind stays off for a while: [IMG] --
Looking at the superhots, I haveDorset Narga Trinidad Scorpion Ghost PepperGrowing this year - far too hot for me but I do make some mean hot...
This year Ive been trying bigger hot peppers for roasting / stuffing - best of the bunch so far is Draky - lots of large fleshy pods & its been...
I made (what will hopefully turn into a) chocolate porter today by adding brown sugar & cocoa powder to a £3-cos-its-close-to-sell-by-date Youngs...
No problem ! a couple of typos in there that Ive left in, made one small edit this morning around leaving the ginger pulp in the final...
I dont really know but it might be fun to try - what you are trying to get is the ginger to break down & infuse into the water + kill any latent...
Ginger beer from scratch, about 5 gals (22 L) - based on the fine work here, my third & best effort: Into a big pan - - 1.5 Kg root ginger -...
I just put corks in the (empty wine bottles from the pub) screwtop bottles - soak the corks the night before & they should go in without a...
First of the Aubergines of the year from the plants in the greenhouse - [IMG] -- was going to make some moussaka, but havent gotten around too...
excitement today when I discovered a swarm of bees having a pitstop in the lavender: [IMG] -- Called the local bee man who turned up a couple of...
I had £5 on Iceland to win @ 9:1, and £5 on both teams to score & Iceland to win at 20:1I also know nothing about football.. but must visit...
Depends really - biggest problem I have with ants is that they farm the aphids on the apple trees & the climbing beans affecting their growth....
I grow mine up a cane, and use string to encourage any side shoots that appear.
The chilli forest in the greenhouse is well on its way: [IMG] -- Also sharing that space are a couple of the grafted plants that I fanced trying...
The hayloft salvia collection are all doing well - nice little plants, recommend them: [IMG] -- Also picked up Embers Wish from the man @ the...
Ive only got three toms growing this year - a couple of cherry types from seed that are coming on nicely & this grafted monster from the suttons...
Ive never dug mine up - at the end of the year they get a good 2" of compost at the roots, fleece around the stem & a bubble wrap windbreak to...
I really want them to flower ... maybe this year ... but I dont see mine producing such .. big .. bananas ..
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