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by Joanne
Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:50 am
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Can Bread mix be frozen ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2356

Re: Can Bread mix be frozen ?

Erm, I have to say that aren't we meant to be Ish? If Joanne wants to make bread from a mix, that is fine by me. I use mixes some of the time because they probably save about 10 minutes on weighing everything out and, if time is short, 10 minutes is worth saving. I assume bread mix has a shorter sh...
by Joanne
Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:27 pm
Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
Topic: Can Bread mix be frozen ?
Replies: 11
Views: 2356

Can Bread mix be frozen ?

I use bread mix in the winter as i am a good way from the shops, bread mix does not have a very good shelf life, can it be frozen to extend the life ? I was thinking of storing some in the freezer. Anyone ever done this ?
by Joanne
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Growing potatoes in containers for year long crop.
Replies: 3
Views: 1117

Re: Growing potatoes in containers for year long crop.

I've experimented with growing potatoes indoors but every time they have become infested with aphids really quickly and I end up chucking them out. Do let me know if you can find a way around this without spraying with chemicals. The pots tend to be a bit big to carry outside to wash the aphids off...
by Joanne
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:59 am
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Growing potatoes in containers for year long crop.
Replies: 3
Views: 1117

Growing potatoes in containers for year long crop.

I have 2 potato barrels and 5 large rigid containers, plus 6 grow bags for potatoes, if the worse comes to the worse and i need to grow potatoes maybe indoors can anyone suggest a planting regime that would give me a continous crop of potatoes year round perhaps using indoors in the winter and a con...
by Joanne
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:52 am
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hello from South West England
Replies: 6
Views: 1427

Hello from South West England

Hello everyone, I am located in the West country, i have not long relocated here from Northern England. I am interested in all things self sufficiency related and look forward to talking to you all on this increasingly important subject. The current climate of economic collapse and also pandemic flu...