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but we are very high up and exposed Sounds like it's you that needs the smarty pants young lady ... thermal lined ones at that. :happy9: I'm sure that leeks will withstand many degrees of frost along with all the other veggies specifically bred for the British Isles climate. I nearly wrote "En...

I greet my chicken every morning when I let them out "Hello you old cluckers"

As far as I can remember from when I lived in a frosty place leeks survived perfectly OK.
The variety I always grow is Musselburgh, isn't that up your way somewhere Ann ?

We are in an area which is generally cool and damp, and which experiences high winds (off the sea). Me too :salute: I would highly recommend getting some of that green windbreak on the windward side of your plot, it will pay for itself in no time (and make your life easier) Veggies I've found that ...

No laughing matter at all, that is what I always do when we have finished a roast chicken. For the stock as an easy cheating suggestion; chop a large onion and a few sticks of celery, open a tin of baked beans and a tin of chopped tomatoes. Throw them all in the stock and simmer for 20 mins. Break u...

I didn't know the Cone took bones as well. I have been wondering about one, in fact looked at the websit the other day. I would love to know how you get on. And how was it to set up? From their website .... The Green Cone System takes all cooked and uncooked food waste, including meat, fish, bones,...

Whaaaaa!!!!!! I am wishing hubby took the job at Abbott's in Cork right now! The last few nights, our outdoor thermometer has been reading between -3 & -7.... during the day I don't think it's gotten above 1 degree in the shade Oh dear, it sounds like you are living at the wrong end of the coun...

I was given a Green Cone digester about six months ago and have been using it since, mainly as a depository of bones. I have to say that I was very sceptical about it's claimed abilities to digest bones, especially when you see archaeologists on TV digging up 5,000 year old bones. But ... I opened t...

We have 3 storage radiators, but the best one is the tiny one in the bathroom, keeps it nice and warm all day. The other thing we do is run the washing machine at night ... we used to have it on a plug-in time switch, but our new one can't do that, so my OH starts it up in the wee small hours when s...

I assume you don't have wild mink in Newmarket ?
If not the 2" netting is fine and it's cheaper too., and 2"x2" would be OK .. or even smaller 1.5" square or 2"x1" is strong enough.

I have to admit to being a techno weirdo.
I watch TV most evenings, but only after 8 pm.
My ideal evening is like last Monday, watching opera (Manon Lescaut) or tonight (Madam Butterfly) in high definition and Dolby surround sound.
Told you I was a weirdo

I think you answered your own question Clara, cauliflowers especially like rich soil and cool(ish) growing conditions. Best thing to do is first check the pH as all brassicas like the soil a bit on the limey side. Then what I do is to raise the seedlings in pots and when I plant them out I dig a hol...

It does depend a bit on the variety, but I would have thought you should at least see some small sprouts by now. I grow Maximus which is the replacement for Peer Gynt, and I picked the first ones at the end of July and they are still going strong. I also have some red ones which are just showing sig...

I don't think there is so much of a problem opening the door, as long as you open it slowly and not for too long.
It's the inrush of cold air that causes the problem.

Bubble & Squeak the Kentish way ... not with mashed potatoes.
Cooked cabbage, chunks of cooked potato and sliced onion all fried up together in your choice of fat/oil.
Used to be a "left over" meal but well worth making fresh (in my view)