It's STILL tough and not getting better - so how are we coping?

Fruball

ANNIE56!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!! Why on earth did you not suggest to this man that he take the knickers out to lunch, in true Hugh Grant/Bridget Jones Style????? Such a missed opportunity! OMG I so wish you lived nearer to me! We would have a blast!!!

Annie56

I know lost opportunity Frugal never mind .
well loved Hughs programme will be watching it next week anyone else watch it besides me and Parsonswife:T

Annie56

greent

Hello and welcome lovelife

And can I add that I had buckets of ripened tomatoes (mainly orange & yellow, cos that's what I planted!) I've souped them, pasta sauced them, pizza sauced them, eaten them as is, given them away, frozen them, ratatouilled them - and still pick them off daily (mind you, down to only about 6-8/ day now) The plants are looking horrible, but they're still going. I have about 4 courgettes growing still, too (maybe a couple more to come when I looked earlier) And I'm picking off a huge bundle of runner beans every 2-3 days (and I don't even like the bloomin' things!!) - they've taken over mine and my mother in law's freezer and I've chutnied them and given the guinea pigs masses of them to eat. Sadly, my aubergine plant finally came into bud - and promptly dropped the buds a few days later

Annie56 - glad you had a good day - sounds brilliant

Annie56

greent there was a lovley spag basic recipe on Hughs prog on channel4 and he made mousakka with it roasted courgettes looked delish and lush


Mardatha he used Kale in his broths yum and his section on making broth was brill

fantastic dumpling recipe i so want his dumplings can you tell im hungry

some good basic advice on first prog, hope the rest follow through in the same vien

right had better scarper for this curry or friends says shes going home, damn non frugal folk they spoil the fun

nite all x

mardatha

That's what I did with my kale, drowned it and then nuked it so I couldnt see the damn stuff. But it still gave me all that lovely vit C

bluebag

I do believe it is warmth and not light that turns tomatoes red, however don't take that as gospel as I am the type of gardener that has huge crops of dry sticks.
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Fruball

I think i am in love with Hugh FW

Altho my spag bol is better than his (from what I know and saw anyway) AND its easier and cheaper :P

I love this thread

charlies-aunt

bluebag wrote: »

I do believe it is warmth and not light that turns tomatoes red, however don't take that as gospel as I am the type of gardener that has huge crops of dry sticks.
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:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:Me too! Weeds grow pretty well too! :rotfl: :rotfl:

I read somewhere on MSE that if you cut the plant off at the base and hang it upside down somewhere cool and dry that the green 'uns will ripen naturally and stay suculent

Still no luck on the job hunting I'm not giving in - somewhere, someplace there is a job with my name on it!! Just got to keep goin' till I find it

mardatha

It has rained nonstop and torrentially for 24 hours. It hasnt stopped for even one minute. Bet there will be some places flooded tomorrow.

bluebag

mardatha wrote: »

It has rained nonstop and torrentially for 24 hours. It hasnt stopped for even one minute. Bet there will be some places flooded tomorrow.

Mr bb was saying that the motorway on the way home from work was wall to wall traffic because of the rain.

I went out in the sunshine to the supermarket, when I came out the sky was black, I mean really black, I got caught in the most amazing thunderstorm. The kind where the air smells of lightening.

Bit scary, had to shelter at one point because it was like the sky was one giant hosepipe on full blast.
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