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by ReadingTina
Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:41 am
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Spiders
Replies: 0
Views: 1468

Spiders

Hiya, its not a real Problem itself but somehow i have looooads of spiders on my little Patio. If they would do their stuff without spinning their webs everywhere i would be fine, but they just have their nets everywhere. Can i somehow keep them cause they are helpful but encourage them not to web t...
by ReadingTina
Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:18 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Agave Nectar is better (homebrewing)
Replies: 1
Views: 1288

Agave Nectar is better (homebrewing)

I am brewing (if you can say so) Kombucha and Gingerbeer and somehow (it was just a experiment but it worked sooo good) they like the sugar in Agave Nectar more then normal Caster, golden, mascovado etc sugar. Its much more fizzier, brews faster, and the culture is healthier and more potent (so to s...
by ReadingTina
Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:46 pm
Forum: How do I??
Topic: How will i provide my bees with shelter
Replies: 2
Views: 1675

How will i provide my bees with shelter

Hiya, i am thrilled by the picture of bees suckling on my flowers, but strangly enough the UK do not have so many buzzing creatures. So i thought i give them a little reason to stay on my patio and have bought and sow flowers, but still now buzzers. So i thought maybe they dont have shelter where th...
by ReadingTina
Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:59 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: ...from Berlin to Reading/UK
Replies: 9
Views: 2700

Re: ...from Berlin to Reading/UK

@Urban Ayisha: the Babyphoto is to die for, is it yours? This little dress...if i wasnt vegan i would eat her up ;)
by ReadingTina
Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:31 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: ...from Berlin to Reading/UK
Replies: 9
Views: 2700

Re: ...from Berlin to Reading/UK

thank you you lovely people
by ReadingTina
Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:50 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: ...from Berlin to Reading/UK
Replies: 9
Views: 2700

...from Berlin to Reading/UK

Now i have to introduce myself too. I am Tina, 28 just recently moved from Berlin/Germany to Reading/UK (and all for love ;) I have two cats and as my OH likes to call it i like cauldren-work, means: homemade cosmetic, soaps. brewing (kombucha, ginger beer, vinegar, wine etc.), knitting, gardening.....
by ReadingTina
Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hello from Germany
Replies: 22
Views: 5924

Re: Hello from Germany

schönen guten Tag,

i am german too and just recently moved.
Anyway...yes the Sunday is Germanys holy grale.
But in agreement to Inas post earlier on, i have to say that Germans just enjoy gardening just in the same intensity then the British do.
by ReadingTina
Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: How do I??
Topic: How would you call this?
Replies: 7
Views: 2265

Re: How would you call this?

my mothers neithers. But thanks for the clues and yes it is a vinegar pot or as the french say vinaigrier and now i can search properly

Cheers guys
by ReadingTina
Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:40 pm
Forum: How do I??
Topic: How would you call this?
Replies: 7
Views: 2265

How would you call this?

Hi ya, my native is not english so i wonder how you native english speakers might call this? http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/l/kj/09/6/7/853/r5/1401f07_20.jpeg thanks for all your surgestions... i would be really thankful if someone could give me a clue where to buy such a think in the UK, cause sh...
by ReadingTina
Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:40 pm
Forum: Home Brew and other Country Skills
Topic: Make your own ginger beer plant.
Replies: 10
Views: 12753

Re: Make your own ginger beer plant.

But this method is similar to the sourdough method, where the medium catches so to speak the yeasts and bacteria in its own environment. I very much doubt that this method produces the real ginger beer plant described by Ward. Basicly i do believe that you could be able and lucky to get a knobbly pl...