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Yay, thanks guys! I'm well chuffed, there were so many good ideas

Well done to the runners up too

Can't wait to read the book!

Not like Marmite?!!!!!!!!! And I VOTED for you in the Dave's book competition. I've voted for a Marmite hater!!!! Oh woe. What is the world coming to :lol: Mike I grew up with 2 messy stepbrothers, one of which liked Marmite...do you know how gross it is when someone puts a thickly covered knife do...

I don't like Marmite

Yay, I've got 5 votes

Thanks v much for shortlisting and for the votes, first harvest last weekend and a massive bowl of my first homegrown potato salad

That's brilliant tiameg! We get overrun with spiders so will definitely be giving that a try


Just discovered this smilie by the way - how strange

Ange - I do like your potato plants, might steal that idea as I have loads of bags for life I forget to take shopping with me. Thanks chickenchargrill, I had the same problem. Was very good at buying the bags, just never remembered to take them shopping. It solved that problem, plus I was skint and...

Hi, I wanted to update my photo as I thought it looked better if something had actually grown! I tried to build a greenhouse from bamboo sticks and cling film but failed miserably

Most things saucy can be improved with a bay leaf or two! I put them in my soups and if you use a handblender you don't even need to remove them and they add such a lovely flavour - though I do only cook veg soup as a rule. Currys and rice are also good with a bay leaf added. You only really need 2 ...

Ooh, what do you do with base alcohol?

Hi Guys, haven't dabbled in this much but due to financial issues and my obsession with getting my weekly alcohol intake have just started drinking apple & blackcurrant double concentrate squash wine (don't like ribena) and what a bit of genius!! It's extremely sweet but I reckon a summers day i...

Ew, bits of roast chicken stuck to your pepper plants, I can see why that wouldn't be nice

sorry I may have missed something but water from our kitchen sink drains through a pipe out to the drain outside the kitchen window - could you not just pop a container underneath that?

Spuds for life! 8x40p bags for life (£3.20), 26 seedpotatoes £2.49, compost £0 from community compost (though I did donate £1)
Fresh potato salad in summer = priceless!

Thanks Mike, I had no idea birds did that - I shall be getting my shears out today safe in the knowledge that I'm probably saving the birds from the cat anyway

I was wondering if anyone might know how you can tell if a birds nest is being used? I wanted to cut back a bush that grows over a wall but there's a birds nest resting on the wall. I haven't seen any birds in it and have also seen a cat eyeing it up but I don't want to render the birds homeless if ...