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 Topic: do chillis ripen ? |
sellickbhoy
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Aug 25, 09 1:19 pm Subject: do chillis ripen ? |
I've a glut of a variety of chillis - delighted as it's my 1st year growing them
i'm wondering, anyone advise how i can
1. Dry them
2. Make a nice big sweet chilli sauce that i can portion up ... |
| Topic: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 12
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Thu May 21, 09 9:32 am Subject: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
I did have a plan to rig up night vision cameras in the park and to video the goings on
this gives rise to a couple of possible income streams
1. Live broadcast on the t'interweb of the naughty ... |
| Topic: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 12
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed May 20, 09 8:39 pm Subject: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
i'm in west lothian
there isn't much by the way of farm shops nearby. the nearest one is only open 1 afternoon a week - and the shelves are often bare. But i am aware of the exceptional personal ci ... |
| Topic: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 12
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed May 20, 09 8:24 pm Subject: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
to start with it would be sourced from either local farms or fruit/veg markets
other items (processed food stuffs) would be sourced from manufacturers directly or wholesalers
ideally i'd like it ... |
| Topic: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 12
Views: 8698
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed May 20, 09 8:10 pm Subject: Farm Shop and Veg Box delivery business |
Hi All
I'm thinking of starting a wee "farm" shop (it won't be on a farm - but it's near a busy country park and will sell the sort of things you'd expect of a farm shop)
also looking to add a v ... |
| Topic: Starting an allotment now - what to do |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 15
Views: 7290
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 30, 09 3:48 pm Subject: Starting an allotment now - what to do |
i never planted anything til late may last year
carrots, parsnips, beetroot, peas, strawbs, blackberry and raspberry, onions (sets and seed) fennel, early and main crop spuds all went in and did we ... |
| Topic: double glazed greenhouse?? |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 8
Views: 7056
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Thu Apr 23, 09 10:20 pm Subject: double glazed greenhouse?? |
| oh yeah, i'm gonna put a wee heater in there and the chillis will over winter in it!!! |
| Topic: double glazed greenhouse?? |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 8
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Thu Apr 23, 09 8:55 pm Subject: double glazed greenhouse?? |
hi
i've been offered a great, free greenhouse tonight
it's a beast of a thing. Looks like it's from the future!!!
It's double glazed - and not twin wall poly, there is a nice solid frame and ... |
| Topic: Ahem! |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 13
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 23, 09 8:52 pm Subject: Ahem! |
my red samurai carrots are through 
so fat i'm in a slug free zone, so i'm not too worried
also, my first sweetcorn popped it's head out today
peas and tatties also broke the surface in ... |
| Topic: Rooster potatoes |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 6
Views: 3566
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 23, 09 12:49 pm Subject: Rooster potatoes |
i've planted about 80 rooster seed potatoes!!!
i love them - so delighted to hear they are good keepers
i had heard they had a high resistance to blight as well, so that's another wee bonus!!
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| Topic: Slug Watch |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 18
Views: 5967
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 22, 09 4:00 pm Subject: Slug Watch |
let me get this right, you threw a shovel load of horse poop at your ducks and thought they'd be happy about it??
I think i'll have to call the RSPCA if you consider that as a treat for them!! ... |
| Topic: strawberries |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 8
Views: 3331
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 22, 09 3:39 pm Subject: strawberries |
| i water mine with a leaky hose type tihng - save getting the leaves/fruit wet. |
| Topic: Strawberry flowers! |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 9
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 22, 09 3:37 pm Subject: Strawberry flowers! |
i pinched out my strawberry flowers last week, apparently it's considered good form to pinch out the early ones appearing now - you'll be more than rewarded for it in a month or so!!
i did my straw ... |
| Topic: are you looking? |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 58
Views: 46576
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed Apr 22, 09 2:59 pm Subject: are you looking? |
the funny thing is, i am thinking of starting up a wee "green" shop and was looking for products etc to get me going.
this might have been a good wee opportunity to ease myself in
i've met a lot ... |
| Topic: are you looking? |
sellickbhoy
Replies: 58
Views: 46576
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Forum: Small Business Questions, Ideas and Advice Posted: Wed Apr 22, 09 2:37 pm Subject: are you looking? |
i love this thread!!!!
Country 4x4, have you thought of sending your original email and reply back to the info@wik...... for comment? or even onto the founders Trevor and Karen Blake.
i'd love t ... |
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