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Ahh first world problems... I can cope with the lacerations in return for an otherwise rather beautiful loaf

Well I skipped the oil and am pleased to say it was a much more successful rise. Only thing is after the loaf had been left out for about 8 hours, I tried to cut it with a knife and ended up slicing my finger to a degree much worse than a paper cut - not on the knife but on a sharp bit of the crust!...

I WILL NOT PLANT MORE COURGETTES THAN I NEED :lol: :lol: I think I have my courgette "problem" sussed now. I used to plant several as early in the season it takes ages to get male and female flowers to coincide on one plant. Now I only grow the self fertile varieties and sow just the one ...

Wowzers, that is some project! Well done you, it will be so much nicer to have somewhere flat to sit and useful space too.

And I am v.v.v.v.v jealous of your beautiful view.

I keep reminding myself: I WILL NOT PLANT MORE COURGETTES THAN I NEED I WILL NOT PLANT MORE COURGETTES THAN I NEED I WILL NOT PLANT MORE COURGETTES THAN I NEED I WILL NOT PLANT MOER COURGETTES THAN I NEED Or perhaps I should say I will not SOW more courgettes than I need, since it is killing off the...

Hi John :wave: Nice to 'emeet' you (I gather that is a thing now). The terrace sounds like a pig of a job but an exciting one too! Much like you I am also starting a garden from scratch this year (it is a small field) and so far have planted windbreak hedges, got the greenhouse up, chooks installed ...

I use turmeric to make my rice yellow, does the job at a fraction of the cost.

Hahaha snorting saffron! I bet it is more expensive per ounce than most class A drugs!

Yeah, can't say that digging and inverting the soil gets around the slug issue sadly!

Hi Yellowhammer

Nice to meet you. I think you will fit right in!

Hmm, interesting. I will try without oil next time and see if that makes a difference.

Much as I hate technology interfering with life, I wouldn't want to be without my smartphone. The alarm clock function on my phone wakes me up in the morning, I use the radio app to listen to the radio in the bathroom while I am getting ready; the torch function to check the chooks have gone to bed ...

Weedo keep coming with the Science, I love it! V.interesting. I am sorry but I am going to say it - idiotic as it is I LOVE DIGGING! I don't care if it destroys the soil structure or whether it is completely unnecessary - the satisfaction of a cold lager after a day with my bum in the air and nose t...

I ask because I had a absolute sourdough DISASTER at the weekend. I had started a new sourdough my starter for two weeks, feeding regularly and getting it to that lovely beery smelling stage. I mixed the sponge, which after an overnight stint next to a radiator, was bubbling away nicely. However, on...

Gosh what a lot of potatoes! Strewth you need to find a pub to buy then all! I am growing literally one of everything this year - my seed order has just topped £130 :oops: I am particularly looking forward to raspberries (autumn bliss) (if I can get out there in the bog to plant the bare root canes!...

Sorry fruitfly, can't help there as I have an iPhone, although I have just smashed the glass so I can see why you want one with some protection! Although I can't think of a phone with a snap cover (not since 2002 anyway!) you can get some covers with a clicky flap cover thing, or a book-shape with t...