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Virtually Verdant
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 9:08 pm Subject: Perennial runners |
Yacons are members of the same family as Dahlias and Sunflowers.
http://groweat.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/crunchy-tubers-yacon-and-dahlia.html#axzz36d70aesx
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-g ... |
| Topic: Perennial runners |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 8:15 pm Subject: Perennial runners |
| Dahlia tubers are a vegetable in their own right as DorsetScott has mentioned. They are called 'Yacon'. 'Oca' is another root that is better known for its flower. Looking at this link I may try growin ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 7:56 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Hi Mousjoos,
France! Lovely. I've only travelled North France and Belgium, but the food and the lifestyle is inspiring. |
| Topic: Please sign. |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 4:15 pm Subject: Please sign. |
| It's very easy to influence politics these days, so few voters means a single voice is so much more significant. The trouble is, of course, that mos people just don't bother answering consultations an ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 1:38 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Hi 12Bore.
I'm really enjoying myself already.  I've looked at pork pies and cheese making and I'm now looking for advice on making a British National Beehive. |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 1:21 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
| Wow Pricey's Pork Pie looks great. Reminds me of the old film 'Great Expectations' when Pip stole the massive pork pie out of his sister's pantry and gave it to Magwitch. Proper pork pies! |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 1:17 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
hello from land de t'tour
im glad you can get your dogs to work mine seem broken after three days running on a beach 
Hi dpack,
Yes I had that problem a couple of months ago. My two Labs ru ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 1:13 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Lol! Thanks for pointing that out to me Pilsbury. Tut I thought Nell meant 'pricey meaning expensive' I'm a bit of a thicky on computers and didn't realise it was a link.  |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 1:05 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Hi Nell,
I'm glad to hear that! I made Indian Cheese once but that's really easy. Now a good Cornish Yarg or a Smoked Cheddar would be an excellent project to undertake.
I'm not too far from Mel ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 12:46 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Hi Nell,
I'm glad to hear that! I made Indian Cheese once but that's really easy. Now a good Cornish Yarg or a Smoked Cheddar would be an excellent project to undertake.
I'm not too far from Mel ... |
| Topic: Please sign. |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 12:39 pm Subject: Please sign. |
| 38 degrees is a wonderful organisation and I often sign their petitions. How is it that a small group of volunteers can get peoples confidence and support and deal with issues that are close to our h ... |
| Topic: Bees & Neighbours! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 12:30 pm Subject: Bees & Neighbours! |
I feel that keeping bees will give me a great deal of satisfaction and stress relief
hahahahaha (gives a hollow laugh...)
Oh please don't spoil the illusion gythagirl, it's got to beat ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 12:27 pm Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Thank You Nicky and Green Rosie.
I think I'll fit right in here. The wife and I have just had a nice lunch of dandelion, spinach and nasturtium leaves. Pork pie, cheese and bullace & rowan je ... |
| Topic: Bees & Neighbours! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 11:46 am Subject: Bees & Neighbours! |
| Jamanda, iaf & Tavascarow, thank you all for the good advice. 1. High fence and hive facing it to get a higher flight plan for the bees. 2. Re-Queen and prevent swarming 3. Neighbours moan but li ... |
| Topic: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Virtually Verdant
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Sat Jul 05, 14 8:56 am Subject: Hello! I�m �Virtually Verdant�! |
Thank you Snowball.
It's raining outside and the wife and I are feeling decidedly under the weather, so it's tea, toast and honey and reading through the posts and threads on downsizer.net this morn ... |
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