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seems like mixi
if it is it is mainly spread from rabbit to rabbit in their warrens as far as i can remember so yours should be ok
there is also a pneumonia type bug that rabbits get which makes them snuffly

thanks stonehead i shall pass that on
he has given me some hawthorn blossom wine which he thinks is eight years old it was like fino sherry delicious
do you make your stout from scratch or use a kit

thanks for replies he is going to use a fermentation bin then transfer to the keg. the keg previously held cider. he is a dab hand at wine making and this is first go at cider he hopes to draw the cider from the keg using gas, a cooler and beertap that his son has given him i live in hope and antici...

my neighbour has asked me could he use an empty beer keg to make cider in
i havent a clue and and said that i would check
any suggestions?

hi all havent been able to post for a while as there was a glitch on my computer toms are ripening very well i am getting 3kg every 4 days or so as the family are not keen on fresh toms i have been making the roasted sauce and freezing batches as bases for soup, sauces and casseroles think i will ha...

the ones i put in the drawer all ripened bare one and since then the rest are ripening on the vines harvested some last saturday and made the rivercottage roast tomatoe sauce it was absolutley gorgeous hope yours come good for you mancblue if not try some green tomatoe chutney

regards puheen

i have put some in wjth the tea towels and when i was watering in the tunnel this evening i noticed quite a few on the vines are starting to change colour maybe they felt intimmadated when their buddies were picked! shirlz, i have my tunnel covered since the start of may and the cover is like the sk...

many thanks i shall try that with some of the larger ones

i have tomatoes growing in a polytunnel and there are alot of large green toms and alot of smaller ones,i was wondering should i pick the large ones and ripen in the hot press so as the smaller ones will develope more or should i just leave them all to ripen on the vine.

regards puheen

thanks for the tips
i shall do as you suggest and cross everything i can

the leaves and stems seem ok and i have been watering and feeding regulary
i found blossom end rot on a web search it looks like it but it did not suggest any remedies
any ideas?
would the very hot weather have any thing to do with it?

hello all i am growing tomatoes in a polytunnel and some of the developing toms have a brown patch on the bottom of them which seems to progress upwards over time i cant seem to find out what it is in my books and would be glad of any suggestions as to what it maybe and what course of action i shoul...

i was wondering if it is ok to add ash from a stove that burns peat and logs to a compost heap ?
a neighbour has a regular supply and i thought i could put it to use

they look like marrow or pumpkin plants although more bushy than trailing
aren't courgettes really young marrows
i have a couple in grow bags and some in containers and i was wondering is it ok to transplant established plants as i think they need more space?

if it does i have never really noticed
the oil appears to have either dried or been absorbed by the cast iron after a day or so