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 Topic: Greenhouse pots question |
Talbot
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Apr 15, 12 3:44 pm Subject: Greenhouse pots question |
| Thanks Gawber. Do you leave the soil open to the air? |
| Topic: Greenhouse pots question |
Talbot
Replies: 6
Views: 2963
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Apr 15, 12 1:27 pm Subject: Greenhouse pots question |
Hi
Every year my pots in the greenhouse (normally chilli's) end up with green moss-like stuff on the top of the compost. I always mi vermiculite with my compost for some moisture control but was wo ... |
| Topic: Rhubard Growth |
Talbot
Replies: 27
Views: 7253
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 13, 12 7:16 am Subject: Rhubard Growth |
nice one.
thanks |
| Topic: Rhubard Growth |
Talbot
Replies: 27
Views: 7253
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 13, 12 7:00 am Subject: Rhubard Growth |
Hi all,
As you can see the Rhubarb is growing nicely but do people cut off the flower? I assume it is stealing resources that could go into the stems meaning more good stuff for me.
http://www.d ... |
| Topic: Name that fruit! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 5876
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 01, 10 8:51 pm Subject: Name that fruit! |
thanks all very very much  |
| Topic: Name that fruit! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 5876
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 01, 10 8:12 pm Subject: Name that fruit! |
What Tahir said - an ornamental quince, but still perfectly edible / usable.
Quinces make wonderful jelly too - no need to core and deseed, just put them in the pan with water to cover, maybe chop ... |
| Topic: Name that fruit! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 5876
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 01, 10 6:02 pm Subject: Name that fruit! |
ooooh. japanese eh!? i'd half guessed quince but that's good info tahir! nice one! can i use them for cooking as per normal? i wanted to make some membrillo
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| Topic: Name that fruit! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 5876
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Sep 01, 10 5:47 pm Subject: Name that fruit! |
Hi all,
I have this little bush outside my door and it bears some fruit. I just wanted to confirm my suspicions as to what they are so i thought i'd post some pictures.
Name that fruit!
Thank ... |
| Topic: upgrading |
Talbot
Replies: 14
Views: 6197
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Tue Jul 15, 08 1:59 pm Subject: upgrading |
i have heard mesh computers are really good for customer service which is where many of the larger providers fail on.
in terms of spec - that truly is how long is a piece of string. The spec below ... |
| Topic: Fridge Alterations |
Talbot
Replies: 5
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jul 15, 08 1:20 pm Subject: Fridge Alterations |
does anyone have any tips on managing RH?
ta
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| Topic: Fridge Alterations |
Talbot
Replies: 5
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Jul 14, 08 1:13 pm Subject: Fridge Alterations |
Hi all,
I have acquired a fridge to be used for curing etc.
Has anyone tried altering a frdige so that it's temp range is higher - say 10c - 15 c?
I could of course leave it turned off. How ... |
| Topic: Chorizo Kit Puzzle... |
Talbot
Replies: 1
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Jun 28, 08 7:19 pm Subject: Chorizo Kit Puzzle... |
hi all,
tomorrow is the day when i make my first batch of chorizo. i will confess to cheating and have bought a kit. this is where the problems started. my german is only GCSE standard and the curr ... |
| Topic: Curing Temperatures |
Talbot
Replies: 6
Views: 3101
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jun 26, 08 6:11 pm Subject: Curing Temperatures |
hmm. a barn. a luxury i dont have. i think i'll try the attic. i reckon its around 18C - 21C up there at the moment.
trial and error me thinks. i will report back. |
| Topic: Elderflower Champagne not going!! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 7980
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jun 26, 08 5:37 pm Subject: Elderflower Champagne not going!! |
awesome! thx
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| Topic: Elderflower Champagne not going!! |
Talbot
Replies: 13
Views: 7980
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Jun 26, 08 5:33 pm Subject: Elderflower Champagne not going!! |
I followed HFW's recipe for Elderflower bubbly and unfortunately i have no activity after 48 hrs. I now intend to add some yeast to get things rocking. can i use any yeast? e.g. bread yeast?
thx
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