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Pippilongstocking

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

EH the garden was featured again tonight on the BBC2 coverage (at about 8.30ish) - Toby Buckland must really like the garden. It is the Motor Neurone Disease garden and it won a Gold Medal in the artisan gardens gategory. A picture of it is HERE (garden No. 7 just in case the link goes to the telegraph page rather than the specific pic).

Hope the cookery demo and class went well Pippi.

Greying

Thanks sweetie I used your link on the bloglet, much appreicate the inspiration for both topics. (Recycled labels feature too!).

Pippilongstocking

Karmacat wrote: »

Quenelles ... and whisky sauce, oh my! Very yummy, Pippi Mind you, at minus two, you obviously need them its cold here, but nowhere near that. I did hear there was snow in the Chilterns this moth, and I've had hail twice this month (teeny tiny stuff).

Definitely having my own version of comfort food - mse hobnobs though they taste a bit different now, as I realised I was putting twice the amount of fat in that I should have been - very :o:o that!

And the snails and slugs are managing to get across my carefully broken eggshells! (wails unhappily) - I've surrounded some with more eggshells, and fringed the lot with coffee grounds, see how they like that, ha!

Don't work too hard! And glad to hear Mr Pippi is up there, he'll stop you doing that. I think :rotfl:

Oh dear KC, have you tried either beer traps (or water traps) sunk just shy of the ground height or a half a grapefruit , eaten but left for them to hide in?

Today's a balmy 8, feels like 6

I am actually taking Saturday off :eek: to be with Mr F I think we might venture to anohter island.:T

I hope you have a fun weekend.

starnac wrote: »

KC snails have been at my lettuces too I've got hardly any left now. It wouldn't be so bad but that was our attempt at making our tortoise almost self sufficient! We are trying to grow all the things he likes to eat so he only really costs us electric and nutrients. Do you realise how difficult it is to get dandelions to grow when you want them too??? :eek:

:T:T:T:T:T self sufficient tortoise! :T:T:T:T:T

Argh to snails on lettuces. Poor you.

Have to tried to forage for dandielions from around where you live? Just a thought. I'd not forage for lettuce though, :rotfl:

Pippilongstocking

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Meal plan

[STRIKE]Meatballs with couscous a la Morrocan style (with mnt dumped in)[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]there's enough bubbling away for two teas[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Beef and root stew with dumplings, and clapshot plenty beef[/STRIKE] to make up a lunch or a pie maybe?
I feel a chicken curry coming on with nan and rice
[STRIKE]

Some kind of fried rice thing too (turkey) using up old takeaway sauces


A bitsa night on one day this week to use up fish/nuggets and random
leftovers
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Frog in the bog with roast veg and tatties
And, possibly lasagne with the hm bog sauce in freezer

Out for haggis one night (thank you mr me) but aside that all went well.

We had special fried rice last night with leftover turkey, veg and it was yum. Going to write the recipe ip for DS as he loves it too.

:T so far so good :T

starnac

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

:T:T:T:T:T self sufficient tortoise! :T:T:T:T:T

Argh to snails on lettuces. Poor you.

Have to tried to forage for dandielions from around where you live? Just a thought. I'd not forage for lettuce though, :rotfl:

We do forage for dandelions (DD loves doing it) but last year DH decided we would actually try to grow some in a small part of the garden. But they have never grown :mad: I mean how hard can it be to grow a weed???? :rotfl:

Greying_Pilgrim

*swoon* GP got mentioned in dispatches.....:D

Bravo Pippi - I think I would of much preferred to of attended the 'Chelsea North' gardening exhibition. I could of turned up in my gardening clobber and felt entirely comfortable and at home. I would of had to of kept MotoGP (DP) away from those oh so shiny grass munching tractors though. With the extensive estate that is now under grounds maintenance on a weekly basis, the pleas and whining would of been unbearable. Bigger wheels, bigger engine..... oh so tempting

Good on you for sharing the recycling of plastic boxes into plant labels. Anyone can do it and it takes quite a bulky item down into a few strips in a matter of minutes.

Have a great weekend everyone - whether you are island hopping, dandy lion foraging, or wrestling fence panels in and out of slotted posts in order to paint them.......:(

Greying

chevalier

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

If I've sent any of you vegetable handouts (and I know I have ) if these are electronic can you please email me as I've currently only got paper copies of these - ARGHGHGHGHGHGH.

Dear universe please help. Or fellow mse'r's.

*sighs*

One day I will be organised.

Pippi I am pretty sure I have some of these, can you message me your email address just in case it has changed.
chev

chevalier

Pippilongstocking wrote: »

Dear universe.

I've now got a temporarily boogered hard drive.

I know I've sent some of you guys on here electronic copies of my vegetable gardening handouts from my classes. I just can't remember who..............was it CHEV??

If you ARE reading and have them can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send me a PM and potentially copies of them back.

***sends out healing and restoritary vibes*****

Thanks for reading!

Yes it was me, I have sent them to your academic email address. See message above if you can't' access this now.
chev

Karmacat

:hello: Hi Chev! The universe knows where its at, doesn't it :j

Pippi, have a great time island hopping. I *love* "dandy lion" - may have to adopt that

elantan

Can anyone give me some advice on how to feed my soil? Nothing that I have planted as came up except some rocket ( but only a small bit) so I think I need to sort my soil out

Pippilongstocking

Hi there hmm I wonder what's up? It has been super cold for the time of year and nothing much is peeking up in my plots but I know I'm way further north than you.

Plenty organic matter? If not adding compost/grow bags would work lightly forked in.I'd not add manure into where seeds are going to go at this time of year but also good for future sites
Not too soggy? If it's a bit damp adding sand for drainage is good.

As you'll know a good mix of air/water/organic matter And soil is the perfect combo for a veggie garden, slightly acidic too as most veggies aside brassicas love it slightly below 7

Oh and sunshine/ warmth or nowt will grow.

Not sure I'm much help but if you need me look at it? Via photo or fb or whatever let me know

It's been cold though so its most likely just the seasons late to start?

Goodluck!

I add a general purpose fertiliser