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Hi Jasmine, welcome to Ish.

I like Eliot Coleman's work too. I've got his 4 season polytunnel book - unfortunately no polytunnel any more.

Have a look round the threads, old and new. We'll try and answer any questions you might have.

Erm, pretty much everything has finished up here but we had tomatoes, cucumbers, chillies, herbs, berries and apples - oh and two small pears (but that's a huge improvement on the none we've harvested before :wink: ). We're not eating spuds or many root veg so there's no point in growing them. The h...

Well, that makes me feel old. Oh wait, I am.

Hi Penny Lane. No embarrassment necessary, you're always welcome.
How old is he - the cutie?

Welcome to Ish.

And just how do you expect us to get it to you without?

Yes, we picked all ours on Friday. Today we're tree moving! :lol: Fortunately they're all in pots so we can move them into the shelter of the house. The wind has picked up nicely :roll: today and although the remnants of Helene are much further south, according to the Met Office, we've got another f...

Hi Ascerti and welcome to Ish. :wave: :wave: Have a good look round the forum - use the search option if you're looking for something in particular, and don't forget to have a look on the blog site for more info too. https://www.selfsufficientish.com/main/ Ask questions, offer suggestions - we're al...

It looks very much like a Cox, but I wonder if it could it be a Katy? Someone I follow on Twitter remarked today she'd picked her crop. Described the apples in very much similar terms, including having to dehydrate or freeze them as they only keep for a few weeks.

OH said it was passing much further south. Hey ho, life as normal then!

It looks to be missing us out, for once. I hope your travel plans go to plan.

We've found several, over the years, tried once or twice to grow them on with mixed success - they seem to get to a certain size then give up. However, we read, in various places, that either a) the plants don't produce fruit or b) they need to be about 7' tall before they do. Either way it isn't pa...

Sounds great. Unfortunately the birds got all my cherries just as they ripened. They must have been sitting in wait.

I've never made the wine but the best beer we ever made was this with a bag of unidentified hops I'd bought to make sleep pillows. https://www.selfsufficientish.com/main/2008/10/simple-and-cheap-beer-made-with-real-hops/ The sleep pillows were good too - mix the hops with dried marjoram and lavender...

Hi Twizzle and welcome.