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    I am attempting some romanesco cauliflower don't fancy my chances though. I know one thing sharp express spuds are going back on the list next year they make a cracking chip if left to bulk up a bit. Just had some with marrow chutney, beetroot and a slice of beef very nice
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    He basically ripped people off for millions and pretty much got away with it. Lucky he didn't end up behind bars. I know he lost millions too but I bet his far from skint in his big ranch and apart from feeling a bit unpopular when he wakes up he is sitting pretty On the other side of the coin great athlete survived cancer and raised a fortune to help others job to know what to make of him
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    Had two like that so far I classed them as a raging success Been getting some nice cabbage lately too
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    I think it is in the blood or the upbringing. I started running around with a bow and arrow at about 8 trying unsuccessfully to get a rabbit on the fens and then when we moved to wales met some old timer who taught me snaring and stuff and went from there. But I saw some distant family on facebook on my fathers brothers side and there pictures of there kids holding up rabbits and fishing etc so maybe it is in the genes
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    Picked the bulk of the black currants today glad to get that job done my baking skills are bit rough but I am all about the taste picked my first chioggia beets today thought it was a dam big raddish I has missed and nearly threw them on the compost but thought sod it can't waste them so took a bite then dawned on me I had mixed the chioggia with the normal beets
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    Your getting way too technical lately jj be setting up live camera feed next
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    this might help you http://www.realseeds.co.uk/Monthlysowing.html
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    Bloody hell jj thats all looking very pristine and healthy I like the black pipe round the bottom of them plants too
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    Mine were the same both of them I started at one end and sliced the top off with a spade and piled it up out the way then dug it over with a fork and planted as I went so i least I could see stuff growing behind me. Just worked along like that. Hard graft but I like to get my head down and get stuck in but you can go at what ever pace you feel like. I didn't have a strimmer but that would have made it a lot easier too. I would give it a go nothing to lose For the first year you can also pick up plants from the garden centre to give you a head start sprouts and cabbage and stuff
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    Terry if you cut the fruit baring stalks off the black current bushes, strip them then put in a bucket of water they will root and are viable but will take 2 years to fruit. They fruit on second year growth so should be pruned out after the second year to allow room for this years growth to fruit next year. keeps the bushes compact and gives a better crop the next year. Another tip I was given for fruit trees when preparing a bed for them fill the bottom of the bed with feathers, they break down very slowly and release nitrogen over a period of years. TC Thanks Allan I didn't k
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    Every thing looks great there Millet a lot of stuff in little space. I am replacing my spuds as I go sprouts and kale in here few pickings from today shed load of black currants to pick was hoping to just break the smaller branches off and sort at home but mixture of ripe and unripe at the moment. Could all ways pick them individually I guess I can see a job coming for the kids there
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    Beltin Marin Terry...not sure about how your bar ends are sighted (wink)....guess we each have our peccadilloes (big grin). They could do with a bit of realignment
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    Bought this steel marin for 70 quid reliable old thing and good work horse also quite nippy if needs be
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    carrera subway despite being a halfords bike have a good reputation and go cheap second hand dont get a cheap bike like one of the apollo range or a tesco job they will be complete rubbish and you won't ride it they weigh a ton
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    Your not alone that was the high lights the downs have been new spuds full of holes, Beetroot not germinating very well so took the module root which works. Endless planting of peas that the mice had before I soaked in paraffin. Caulis that I suspect will end up like marbles and as for carrots no comment But the wins more than make up for it
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    Had about 6 kg of strawberries so far so got sum jam sorted. Also tried the rhubarb cake dam nice too courgettes starting to come now squash starting to shape up My third sowing of broad beans coming along nice parsnips are thriving sweet corn lost a few to slugs but the rest are ok so far runner beans I cut down on them this year still plenty in the freezer from last year got some peas past the mice in the end and this my mates plot I don't know how he does it
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    Some one could do well there with a good burger van selling good bacon and eggs burgers cooked well. Nice crispy bacon for example and decent rolls with butter and proper brown sauce oh and at a reasonable price
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    Sounds like being a runner is handy
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    Lots of ups and downs on the plot but the ups out weigh the downs. Nice strawberries and cream today was hoping to get some jam done but I can't see them making it that far Garlic bulbs drying nicely saving this bunch for seed
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    Makes sense they are the one thing I didn't pellet lesson learnt. I have a few left but one to remember for next year. The learning curve goes on
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    Some of my bigger cabbages could walk home on there own the amount slugs in them but fair do's the wife don't waste much of them What's the chance this is rabbits do you reckon ?
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    constant battle I was just making chips and cutting the slug holes out before the wife saw
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    Well looks like I will be buying onions this winter. My first bed that over wintered I noticed the tops get shorter so I threw some bird netting over and left them to it. Closer look today and 3/4 are now topless so to speak also my other bed planted this year which included shallots has had it too. Now the tops are gone I guess I may as well pull them and eat what I can I can't see them recovering. My mate on the other hand who is less than 30 yards away has a lush bed of onions with not a blemish on them. I am putting it down to my plot being neglected for years and pests have built up so
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    This line really rings true The intense concentration is palpable, your not even breathing fully. ​I often find my self holding my breath with out thinking as I actually try and tip toe into position must look like the pink panther
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    yea it was hardly spring loaded talk about half a job
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