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Ah yes, being a Bristol City Coucil allotment tenant myself I know the type of fence you mean. We have it around half of our site- the other half is backed onto by private gardens. Kids do still get in, but they have to try a bit harder. They certainly can't come in on their bikes and hare around li...

Cute!! I want one- oh, hang on I've got three

And that rosehips split open were a good substitute for itching powder. Did anyone ever itch from it? or was it all psychosomatic? That takes me back - I remember being told the same. I don't know if I ever tried it or it was tried on me; too long ago now :lol: I think this is to do with the tiny h...

The Japanese onions and garlic are good ideas, if you don't mind them taking up the space in the soil until next summer. For something just for the winter, you could try new potatoes. The idea is you plant them in October, and you should have spuds for your Christmas dinner. I did it last year, and ...

Is that opposite the old John Lewis building in town? (I forget which shop it is supposed to be at the moment) I know there is a HUGE and beautiful fig tree in the walled park opposite, have never seen them ripen though. Sorry, back on topic again- I haven't managed to produce this baby yet, so this...

So keen he said it twice!

I am going to try Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's recipe when I manage to source some crab apples (any ideas??). This is out of his River Cottage cookbook.... Rowan and/or Crab Apple (and other fruit) Jellies Pure rowan berries give the jelly a distinctive woody flavour and a beautiful amber colour bu...

misscorinthian, why don't you organise one in bristol? Andy and Dave and Bristolbloke and goodness knows how many others are up there, and there'll be mushrooms galore for weeks yet. Sounds great in theory! If only a.)I were the organisational "type"- I really wouldn't know where to start...

Oh boo. This is just the kind of thing I have been looking for buuut I have a baby due like, now- so travelling too far out of Bristol will prob be a no no .