Preparedness for when

thriftwizard

Last year on my local new's,they found out japanese knotweed was edable and can use it in place of rhubarb,they cooked it up and got people to try it.

Excellent news! I shall be trying knotweed & apple crumble as soon as our clump reappears. Now to find some recipes for bindweed...

RAS

thriftwizard wrote: »

Excellent news! I shall be trying knotweed & apple crumble as soon as our clump reappears. Now to find some recipes for bindweed...

If you can....................:D

Hate the stuff.

Still think JK is better acquainted with glysophate but it has to be done in August so you might as well make use iof the early harvest?

GreyQueen

thriftwizard wrote: »

Excellent news! I shall be trying knotweed & apple crumble as soon as our clump reappears. Now to find some recipes for bindweed...

Nothing eats bindweed, not even slugs.

I've pulled great spiralling skeins out of my lottie's soil, sort of like albino bedsprings. Ghastly stuff.

Have been having a lovely time with the Pinterest site's SHTF collage and must go off-line as eyes getting boggled plus I want to tweak my EDC (oooo-err missus).

Laters, GQ xx

craigywv

anyone heard from 2 tonsils today? not like her to not post xxx

westcoastscot

Thanks RAS, shall add that to my list

WCS

missrlr

My bindweed trick:
When you find it stick a cane so it can grow up it.
Put bag over stick and offensive item
Spray liberally in bag to protect all other surrounding plants using roots n all stuff
Leave for day less in hot weather remove bag and cane with dead matter, burn dead matter reuse cane and bag

Confuzzled

craigywv wrote: »

anyone heard from 2 tonsils today? not like her to not post xxx

she said they were expecting severe weather, the power or internet could be down

2tonsils

No, I am here folks!!! Had a busy day, went to the gym this morning but the weather has taken a turn for the worst. We are on a five day warning for deep overnight frosts which will last until the afternoon, high winds and the chance of snow even at sea level (we are about 1200 feet up a mountain). At the moment its freezing out but dry thank goodness.

I just checked out the Greek ski resort webcam and it was minus 10 with 90 km an hour winds and a wind chill of minus 23! Dear God I hope we don't get that kind of weather. All the ferries are cancelled and the ski resorts have been closed to prevent people getting stuck in drifts. Because the snow is expected even in Athens and Kos the municipalities have opened all night to offer shelter and food to anyone homeless to go for food and shelter. If we get snow or ice I won't be going anywhere at all!

Our wifi broadband was boosted to a higher signal as a gift for Christmas from the company and it seems to be working well despite the bad weather. It used to go off at the slightest flicker of wind or rain so big improvement.

Otherwise things are fine, a few earthquakes still around us and the colder and dryer it gets the more we are at risk of them. The scientists are getting worried about the volcanoes in Italy and Thailand and Argentina are reporting huge cracks in the earth and evacuating people. If anyone is interested I will post the links tomorrow. Thanks for worrying where I was.....xxxx

mcjordi

gonna start reading from where i last left this thread. need to build up stocks before april when my budget will be hammered even more when i have to pay for my spare room

DawnW

GreyQueen wrote: »

Nothing eats bindweed, not even slugs.


GQ xx

Actually, goats do. I used to keep them, and bindweed was one of their favourite snacks.

Of course, they would eat all the veg as well, given the chance :eek: