Selfsufficientish.com

I don't know how alternative I am, but I'd like to be self-sufficientish because I'm not a people person and more time spent (alone) growing our own food is less time spent having to go to a shop and talk to actual real life people.

Hello! I grow my tomatoes in a trough, am I doing it wrong?

Ooh, I love quizzes, can I play?

I'm still picking caterpillars off my sprouts and my strawberries are still flowering. James Wong posted a photo on facebook of the snowdrops coming out in Hyde Park. It's bonkers! If it doesn't snow this winter my 6 year old daughter will be furious.

Thanks everyone, I think I'm going to keep it 3x5 metres for now and just fill it with strawberries. If I run out of space then I'll just have to take on a full plot

I've had tons of raspberries this year too. My 3year old has just decided that she doesn't like them after all

Hello all :) Glad to have my computer back, I've missed reading threads on here. I'm still at the planning stages at my allotment. The whole plot is covered now (mixture of cardboard and carpet) so I'm reviewing my massive long lists of what I want to grow and trying to make them a bit more realisti...

Hello! <waves from other end of the county>

OK, first attempt at making rose water today and it smelt minging so I ended up throwing it away. Any ideas where I went wrong? Did I boil it for too long? The rose petals were fresh and smelt lovely before I ruined them. Admittedly my cobbled-together still was a bit rubbish so I might need to impr...

Ooh, I love the new design. Much clearer, more stuff on the homepage but somehow looks less cluttered.

French beans I think will be the only veg, I haven't hand-pollinated anything so not bothering to save squash or courgette seeds. I let the chard seed itself, I'm not picky about where it comes up. Also saving a few flower seeds- lavender, lychnis somethingorother, morning glory, french marigold and...

Hello Oink

Millymollymandy wrote:Hey Runner Bean you raise caterpillars!

Not on purpose, it just sort of happens

Is there a way to follow Blogger blogs on Wordpress? I'm still a bit flummoxed by all the technical stuff tbh.

Mine is, I've only been doing it a few months so still full of newbie enthusiasm

Oh no, I'm so sorry for your loss. Condolences to your family.