artjak

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Weekend Ahead ..... ?

Posted: 09/03/2013 at 17:06

Tiger, it is a way of saying thank you to the god(s)

Favourite allotment food recipes

Posted: 09/03/2013 at 17:04

JulieC, I don't know about anyone else, but it is hard to feel inspred recipe-wise at this time of the year; all I have in my veg bed at the moment is; rather woody leeks which are about to become soup;

Chop and soak a large handful of leeks

Gently fry one large sliced white onion in a large pan with olive oil,

add drained leeks, lid on heat down low and leave for 15/ 20 mins, shaking or stirring pan frequently so nothing catches.

Make a vegetable stock; boiling water, Marigold bouillon powder, I add my home made preserved lemon at this point.

Add 300ml milk to pan and the stock, simmer gently till veg very soft.

Whizz in blender, I then put it through vegetable mill if it is for guests to make it really smooth.

Also in veg plot; cavalo nero, Italian black kale, I just cut off leaves as I need them, wash, slice finely and steam.

Weekend Ahead ..... ?

Posted: 09/03/2013 at 16:52

Tiger, I only have time to see a bit of this, but what lovely flowers!

Here in the Fens it is very wet, which is a nuisance, I was all geared up to make more staging/shelves for the greenhouse. Also want to continue the Great Spring Clear-up and Organise, hey ho, thank heaven I only work occasionally, maybe the weather will improve later in the week

Newbies

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 19:17

Frogspawn 2013

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:52

clogherhead; you need to check on a wild life site; am not sure you are allowed to move frog's spawn

Newbies

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:49

sotongeoff; only if you are prepared to have your taste in interior design hung out to dry

Colourful plants to put in large plant pots/urns

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:37

A few years back I went on a one evening course at Petersham Nursery in Richmond to learn how to plant a winter pot. The two I planted when I got home are still going strong; the pots are 50cm; they each have a little conifer for height, about 45cm tall, there are layers of bulbs, some planted deep and some shallow, I think the principle was; large = deep and small= shallow. That first winter I had lovely white cyclamen but they all rotted, it was v. cold. The tulips in the pots are just coming through now, there is also variegated ivy trailing over the sides. After the tulips die back, I plant pale salmon pelagoniums and white bacopa; the small flowered one, I find the large flowered one does not do so well.

Loved the photos

Newbies

Posted: 08/03/2013 at 17:18

Hello Cal This is a really good friendly forum, I've only been on it a short while and I had never been involved with a forum before. Ask away and someone will know the answer. The only time people get shirty is if someone uses the forum to advertise a product, a disinterested recommendation is o.k. but very occasionally someone baldly promotes their own product or service; then the forum bites back