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 Topic: Aphids damage? |
Luath
Replies: 5
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Aug 31, 21 8:53 am Subject: Aphids damage? |
| Currant blister aphids are the cause; looks unsightly, but the doesn't affect the plant or its fruiting very much. Remove the aphids on the leaf undersides with water sprays. It's very common, but o ... |
| Topic: animal friendly weedkiller? |
Luath
Replies: 11
Views: 270472
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Tue Aug 07, 18 8:52 am Subject: animal friendly weedkiller? |
| Salt or vinegar should work; permanent solution is to dig the roots out after the chickens have eaten the leaves etc. |
| Topic: Elderflower cordial fail! |
Luath
Replies: 14
Views: 59093
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Aug 07, 18 8:49 am Subject: Elderflower cordial fail! |
Never heard of steeping them in the syrup, that's not right. Here you go, my thirty year old method, never failed me. 
1 colanderful of flowers, as much green removed as possible, but I don't ... |
| Topic: Pear identification |
Luath
Replies: 18
Views: 23441
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Sep 15, 14 11:13 am Subject: Pear identification |
I was looking at a tree of Black Worcesters yesterday and the fruit was much bigger than those, Jo.
Fruits will diminish in size over a long life time of a fruit tree.
Definitely not medlars, bt ... |
| Topic: Pear identification |
Luath
Replies: 18
Views: 23441
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Sep 15, 14 9:23 am Subject: Pear identification |
| Could be Black Worcester; an old cooking variety. |
| Topic: Anyone looking to start juicing (pasteurised)? |
Luath
Replies: 7
Views: 7642
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Sep 13, 14 12:35 pm Subject: Anyone looking to start juicing (pasteurised)? |
| As long as the temp of the contents of my bottles reaches 75 degrees, then I'm happy it's pasteurised. It's not the same as just processing in a water bath. |
| Topic: Anyone looking to start juicing (pasteurised)? |
Luath
Replies: 7
Views: 7642
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Sep 12, 14 10:22 am Subject: Anyone looking to start juicing (pasteurised)? |
| I paid �30 for my steam juicer. Pasteurisation/processing is done in a big old pan with a lid. |
| Topic: Sewing people |
Luath
Replies: 7
Views: 15582
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Jan 23, 14 4:36 pm Subject: Sewing people |
| Thank you. Would it still be called that in a non knitted top? I'm getting lots if results with jumpers with different colours or stitch patterns in the yoke, but not many with the actual seam constr ... |
| Topic: Sewing people |
Luath
Replies: 7
Views: 15582
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Jan 23, 14 6:53 am Subject: Sewing people |
| Yoke - that's a yoked cardi, can be found in sewing and knitting. Great design feature in knitting, a stripey yoke is a nice feature. |
| Topic: Apple varieties? |
Luath
Replies: 19
Views: 32389
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jan 23, 14 6:51 am Subject: Apple varieties? |
| Highly recommend Bardsey Island apple, from Adam's Apples. Never tasted an apple like it, for eating and cooking. |
| Topic: Seed Swop 2014 |
Luath
Replies: 83
Views: 107061
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 2:05 pm Subject: Seed Swop 2014 |
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| Topic: Seed Swop 2014 |
Luath
Replies: 83
Views: 107061
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 12:43 pm Subject: Seed Swop 2014 |
| I'm in this time please? |
| Topic: For Downsizers offering Holiday accomodation |
Luath
Replies: 2
Views: 20014
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed Jan 22, 14 12:41 pm Subject: For Downsizers offering Holiday accomodation |
| Huge fan of his here |
| Topic: What incubator are you using? |
Luath
Replies: 12
Views: 12592
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 5:21 pm Subject: What incubator are you using? |
| Brinsea here too - Brinsea Octagon Advance with autoturn cradle. Had great results from my first time last year. Shame the badger demolished a lot of my hard work, but will try again. |
| Topic: Brown Envelope Seeds. Good seed porn! |
Luath
Replies: 12
Views: 10369
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jan 21, 14 2:05 pm Subject: Brown Envelope Seeds. Good seed porn! |
Seeds arrived this morning; pleased to see that the corn is a 'flint' variety. My last large lot of flint corn was stolen   Good value as the packets are generously filled. Getting them ... |
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