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- Fri Sep 17, 2010 5:52 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: What is this chicken breed please?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3796
Re: What is this chicken breed please?
I used to have a pair of bantums that looked like yours - they were Partridge Pekins.
- Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: what are you harvesting?
- Replies: 232
- Views: 58540
Re: what are you harvesting?
I harvested my first ever carrots!
We even had what my daughter called the "Love Carrots"! I've never seen carrots getting jiggy before! ( i hope i've attached a photo - but struggling to master this)
We even had what my daughter called the "Love Carrots"! I've never seen carrots getting jiggy before! ( i hope i've attached a photo - but struggling to master this)
- Thu Aug 26, 2010 12:59 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Chilli glut
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5727
Re: Chilli glut
I have just made Nigella's chilli jelly: http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=20158 The first lot was very set and the second lot was a bit runny and was renamed sweet chilli sauce. However, both lots are absolutely delicious and dead simple to make. :tongue8: We had a chilli glut w...
- Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:19 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: French beans - what can you do with them?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5831
Re: French beans - what can you do with them?
They are lovely cooked but cold in a salad nicoise.
- Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:00 am
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: I just tasted my first.......
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1862
Re: I just tasted my first.......
I just tasted my courgette flower stuffed with feta cheese mint chili and parsley, covered in tempura batter and deep fried! Delicious!
- Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:10 pm
- Forum: What's in the pot? Recipes and anything about Cooking
- Topic: Another use for courgettes
- Replies: 72
- Views: 39988
Re: Another use for courgettes
Heres a delicious courgette recipe I came across in a well known Italian restaurant and found on their website ( didn't put a link because I'm not sure of advertising rules on this forum) - it only takes 2 courgettes but every little helps! (the little spinach balls are really yummy!). PENNE GIARDIN...
- Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:13 pm
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: butternuts
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4754
Re: butternuts
My butternut squash plants haven't produced any fruit sadly
, but I do have a number of Crown Princes which is very exciting!
(Does anyone else think it would be nice to have some fruit and veg smilies?)


(Does anyone else think it would be nice to have some fruit and veg smilies?)
- Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:19 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: Potato berries!?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1218
Potato berries!?
My potato plants have produced fruit, which are a bit like hard green tomatoes, is this normal? Please forgive my ignorance.
I don't know, first my Garlic has bulbils now my spuds have berries!

I don't know, first my Garlic has bulbils now my spuds have berries!

- Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:32 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: what are you harvesting?
- Replies: 232
- Views: 58540
Re: what are you harvesting?
Turnips! Over the moon, I've never grown a turnip before!
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: Let them free my lovely friends
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3769
Re: Let them free my lovely friends
OOOH! I've been promoted to Jerry!
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:00 pm
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: Let them free my lovely friends
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3769
Re: Let them free my lovely friends
Not sure what thats all about, my cats are free to roam, but they don't seem to go far!



- Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:46 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: what are you harvesting?
- Replies: 232
- Views: 58540
Re: what are you harvesting?
Not a sign of a courgette!
Not sure what I'm doing wrong!

- Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:39 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Slugs in the House
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2103
Re: Slugs in the House
This thread made me chuckle, as I came into the kitchen this morning to find my son studying the slugtrails on his shoes! He thought they were very pretty - bless him!
Have no idea how to get rid of the little blighters!
Have no idea how to get rid of the little blighters!

- Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:22 pm
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: Feverfew - I think!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2482
Re: Feverfew - I think!
Feverfew has a very distinctive smell, not sure how to describe it on here



- Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:15 am
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: What's going on with this garlic?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5860
Re: What's going on with this garlic?
Embarassed to say that i don't remember what variety I planted, last November seems so long ago!