It is tough NOW. So how are we coping

sunflower76

mardatha wrote: »

I've never had wind like that ever. I cant believe wind can make a noise like that

Mardartha, did you have baked beans or brussel sprouts? :rotfl:

fletch3163

Sunflower I plan to sneak around our woods after the winter's over (if EVER the winter goes in Scotland) and plant potatoes. I'm going to use just the front of the woods though. I have also thought about using my front garden (NE facing) if I can. I don't want it to turn out like an allotment so is there anything you know of I can plant that looks not bad AND I can eat it? I know, I know, I want it all eh :rotfl:

I'm not sure how much raspberry bushes/trees/cains??? cost or anything either, hopefully it won't be too much to afford doing it because I'm awfully excited about it.

Mardatha I grew tomatoes about 3 years ago and they took over the house. Weren't bad (stayed yellow though) but the plants were very, very spindly and couldn't hold their own in the wind, so had to stay in the house, not ideal with weans around.

Right, am away to find a homemade recipe for Rosti. DH and DS developed a love for them recently and they're so easy compared to peeling, boiling and mashing (lazy so and so that I am )

sunflower76

Fletch,

I'd put beetroot and carrots in the border as the beet leaves are coloured and the carrot fronds are wispy and pretty. Remember not to pull them up when weeding though!

Asparagus is pretty as it has huge tall fronds if you leave one or two stems to go over. Fresh asparagus is lovely (and expensive). You could put nasturtiums in as they are pretty and edible and how about a courgette plant? They have lovely edible flowers and will just ramble about your beds.

A kidney bean wigwam would also take up a small amount of ground space but add height and normally gives a good crop.

Primrose

Fletch 3163 - I grow soft fruit in our front garden which doesn't look too out of place as blackcurrants, redcurrant, gooseberry bushes don't look much different from any other shrubs planted in the borders. I also have a grape vine growing up against a south facing fence in the front garden and beneath it are planted some very productive strawberry plants. If soft fruit doesn't appeal, you can sow vegetales which look attractive. Frissee endive (curly leaved lettuce) is very hardy and survived the recent hard frosts. Beetroot has attractive coloured leaves and looks quite decorative, as does Swiss Chard (like spinach) which is also quite hardy. There is a variety of Swiss Chard called Bright Lights which has yellow and red stems and looks decorative in winter too. If you apply online for some seed catalogues (Google Suttons, Unwins, Thompson & Morgan, you'll see illustrations of these and other veggies which will give you an idea of what might look suitable in your front garden.

Icemaiden

Well I've just had a wedding sprung on us for the end of april, this in itself isn't too bad but the venue is in St Austell cornwall and I'm in yorkshire:eek:. So I have approx 12 weeks to raise funds for this trip so that my savings stay intact. I have looked at the possibility of going by train which looks a good option as it would take me 7 hrs to get there by car but the train fare is £158.40 :money: return for me, DS17, so classed as an adult and DD7. Then I would need 2 nights stay, somewhere cheap, can anyone reccomend?? Luckly I've no council tax to pay in feb & march so £200 will go into the kitty, I haven't counted my change yet from last years 'sealed pot challenge' but think there about £40, I could also fit in a couple of car boot sales as loads of junk since Ex DH left but it might take me 12 weeks to sort it out:o then there's the pressie, reception spends the list goes on...so any suggestions gratefully received:A

Sorry another question:o In my local paper on friday a farm shop were advertising for someone to bake HM cakes for them to sell, now I'm quite interested in this but does anyone know what food regs there are with regards to making food items at home & selling them on this could open up other possibilities for me to sell my HM jams/chutneys as well, not just to this farm shop but to others

thanks

Ice
x

cw18

Icemaiden wrote: »

Sorry another question:o In my local paper on friday a farm shop were advertising for someone to bake HM cakes for them to sell, now I'm quite interested in this but does anyone know what food regs there are with regards to making food items at home & selling them on this could open up other possibilities for me to sell my HM jams/chutneys as well, not just to this farm shop but to others

thanks

Ice
x

This came up on the "Live on £4k thread" -- there's some info here



Re: the train fares. Is that using a family railcard? If not, then given the distance (and cost) it would probably pay you to get one.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

mardatha wrote: »

I've never had wind like that ever.

Perhaps you should see a doctor about that Mardatha,could be serious.

Bogof_Babe

(reply to Icemaiden)

If you wait until exactly three months* before the date you want to travel, then go online to any of various ticket booking websites (ask if you don't know them), you should be able to buy Advance rail tickets a lot cheaper than the advertised price.

I regularly travel between Hereford and Southport for £11 each way on Advance tickets, whereas the Anytime fare is about £46. I currently use National Express site as they don't charge a booking fee or a debit card payment fee.

*They don't release the cheap tickets until three months beforehand, and they can get snapped up pretty quickly, so you need to be organised.

elizabunny

sunflower76 wrote: »

Mardartha, did you have baked beans or brussel sprouts? :rotfl:

Sunflower76 =that is sooooooooooo funny. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I'm a bit slow and only just got it, but it's just had DH and me falling about.

buxtonrabbitgreen

Icemaiden wrote: »

Well I've just had a wedding sprung on us for the end of april, this in itself isn't too bad but the venue is in St Austell cornwall and I'm in yorkshire:eek:. So I have approx 12 weeks to raise funds for this trip so that my savings stay intact. I have looked at the possibility of going by train which looks a good option as it would take me 7 hrs to get there by car but the train fare is £158.40 :money: return for me, DS17, so classed as an adult and DD7. Then I would need 2 nights stay, somewhere cheap, can anyone reccomend?? Luckly I've no council tax to pay in feb & march so £200 will go into the kitty, I haven't counted my change yet from last years 'sealed pot challenge' but think there about £40, I could also fit in a couple of car boot sales as loads of junk since Ex DH left but it might take me 12 weeks to sort it out:o then there's the pressie, reception spends the list goes on...so any suggestions gratefully received:A

Sorry another question:o In my local paper on friday a farm shop were advertising for someone to bake HM cakes for them to sell, now I'm quite interested in this but does anyone know what food regs there are with regards to making food items at home & selling them on this could open up other possibilities for me to sell my HM jams/chutneys as well, not just to this farm shop but to others

thanks

Ice
x

Have you got a family rail card? you can put your ds as the other adult and your dd as the child. That may bring the price down. Also book as far in advance as you can.I took my ds and dd from near Bham to London before christmas £11.40 return for the 3 of us. Booked 8 weeks in advance.