The Edible Gardener - New BBC2 Series with Alys Fowler, starts 7th April

ALIBOBSY

We did take a few at the end of the first summer on ours as we had all that mild weather through sept and oct last year so think you can take a few. But I would give it chance to get some roots down before taking any.

ali x

tenzing

Do you think she ever gives her husband any food?

kimmee

tenzing wrote: »

Do you think she ever gives her husband any food?

Doesn't appear to :rotfl:

I've finally managed to get hold of some dried peas and now I can't remember what to do with them - did she just pop them in some compost and wait for them to shoot can anyone tell me please? Do I need to cover them until they do start to shoot?

Thanks

sassyblue

LJM wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s40yh

it may be on here there are lots of beetroot recipes

ah ha! cheers it was Chlodnik.

I'm getting fed up with watching her eat all through the episode but thought the bits about foraging have been great. I liked the look of the fruit leathers but with all that sugar in it not sure it was super healthy!

Oh, and she turned me and OH's stomachs going in the chicken pen shoeless, eew!

LJM

sassyblue wrote: »

ah ha! cheers it was Chlodnik.

I'm getting fed up with watching her eat all through the episode but thought the bits about foraging have been great. I liked the look of the fruit leathers but with all that sugar in it not sure it was super healthy!

Oh, and she turned me and OH's stomachs going in the chicken pen shoeless, eew!

i like the fruit leathers too i was only saying earlier if i put them in my girls lunchboxes for school they would wonder what they were lol.

btw can anyone tell me what material she used last night for the leaf prints for the life of me i cant remember what she said i love this idea and want to try it

bertiebots

LJM wrote: »

i like the fruit leathers too i was only saying earlier if i put them in my girls lunchboxes for school they would wonder what they were lol.

btw can anyone tell me what material she used last night for the leaf prints for the life of me i cant remember what she said i love this idea and want to try it

It looked like she was using muslin but I think she said any natural fibres are good so plain cotton would be ok. That was a fantastic...I must remember to have a go too;)

edit; and remember to iron it to set the plant dye!

LJM

thankyou bertiebots i was so engrossed in watching i didnt hear what she said lol

quietheart

kimmee wrote: »

Doesn't appear to :rotfl:

I've finally managed to get hold of some dried peas and now I can't remember what to do with them - did she just pop them in some compost and wait for them to shoot can anyone tell me please? Do I need to cover them until they do start to shoot?

Thanks

just push them 1-2 cm into compost. it's worked for me!

katholicos

I've just watched the latest episode and have to say, i really enjoyed it.

heynonnynonny

Really enjoyed the fruit one yesterday, have rewatched the series on BBC Iplayer.