Yes I only use standard jars. The others are also so difficult to open!! Give me an original Kilner anyday -Like a fool I gave mine away years ago -They would have been perfect! Happy Boiling!
I have some Kilner style jars too but find the metal bits go manky after the boiling and the rubber seal doesn't like it that much either and I can never find the right size replacements.
I expect i'll have another 15 litres' worth to do this pm too.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Bio , thanks for update We have had enough rain to fill water butts up , as they where empty and grass looks green again Never grown Chicory 🥬 , a bit fiddly for me Tomatoes 🍅 ripening nicely but never enough for preserving thou
Fabulous to see a Falcon up close in garden , Lincoln Cathedral ( and other Cathedrals ) have them nesting on there Towers and put a camera on them linked to the internet for people to see Over the last few years have seen a lot more Birds of Prey Have been trimming trees on stream bank they have put on so much growth this year Enjoy the Fairs
Just had email from Gardeners World on seed to plant now. Hardy Chicory mentioned -That is what I have in Potager! -Not Chicory as we used to know it where you blanch etc. Tried some in salad last night, really tasty although needs a touch of sugar in the dressing. I can recommend sowing this now plus Lambs Lettuce (mache in France) which is a life saver Jan/Feb. Only hiccup is that it looks like forget me nots so easy to mix the two up when harvesting as my forget me nots self seed everywhere!
Howling gale here and O/H mowing lawn!! Shows he's keen!
I love a well cooked, properly caramelised chicon with the pointy leaves but have never mastered it. Great in restaurants tho, as is chicon wrapped in ham and served baked in a cheese sauce so it goes all brown on top. Other than that I like it raw, sliced in mixed leaf salads or as mentioned before used as a spoon for brown shrimps in mayo. We like the red pointy version done with blue cheese and walnuts and a tangy dressing - see Nigella's website for the recipe.
Don't like lamb's lettuce but am thinking of trying rocket in the PT this winter.
Sunny here with cloudy bits and a light breeze and an occasional unplanned shower. I'm busy indoors trying to finish a decorating project and sewing while paint dries.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Yes I find Scarole too bitter apart from crispy white inner. Rocket is superb and I also like Spinach which I can grow nearly all year round for salads (also makes a great green manure according to BioD Club, you just chop off the tops to ground level in January and roots rot within soil) Lambs Lettuce can be a bit bland but much tastier if left to get bigger. The supermarket sachets are dire!!! Happy decorating!
Hello everyone, I'm new to this thread and have some questions for the knowledgeable! But firstly, does anyone follow Nick Kollerstrom's 'Gardening and Planting by theMoon'? Many thanks.
Hello @ShepherdsBarn. @biofreak is the guru who attends lectures and gives us our calendar and, if asked, will go and find answers she doesn't already know.
I like the lunar calendar cos it keeps me focussed on tasks. Before I would set out to do one job and get distracted and end up all over the place whereas now, jobs get done more or less to plan.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
So so excited - Off to exhibit at first Garden Fair this year on Friday in Jouy sur Eure!!! Masks/Gloves and alcoholics sprays obligatory for all but to joy of seeing plants and other exhibitors plus faithful clients again is extreme!!! Re: Nick Kollestroms Book S/B I don't know but I devour anything related to the subject. Based in France the majority of my sources are French because French Gardeners make up 86% of those gardening by the Moon and involved in Biodiversity. All communes and towns are commited to biodiversity and at the above Garden Fair there will a lecture on biodynamics.
Here is the Lunar Calender from 26-31st August (for your benefit S/B and assuming that you are in UK I give UK time not French time as we are an hour ahead)
26/27th August Moon descending in Scorpio so Water/ Stem & Leaf Days. Start blanching scarolles/endive/celery as required allowing about 7-10 days for process to complete -Beware slugs at this time who will delight in upturned pots and added moisture. BioD tip pour a decoction of garlic through the hole in the pot which will reach blanching leaves. Cut down Tansy and place between brassicas to discourage cabbage white caterpillars.
Try not to garden on 27th between 7.45am and 6pm as Noued descending.
28/29th August - Moon on the cusp between descending and ascending to weather volatile. Fruit Days as Moon in Sagittarius. Harvest first apples and pears plus probably last strawberries and raspberries unless your feeling kind to the birds!! Harvest beans for drying, Once shucked, put the beans loose in the freezer for several days to kill bugs before storing in jars in the dark. (defrosted first!)
30/31st August Root Days- in milder regions sow red and yellow onions in a Nursery Bed Add a few Spring Onions as they should get through the Winter. (I did all this and overwintered in the Polytunnel last year about 35% success- I'm afraid I still prefer Onion Sets -So much easier and less fiddly)
NOW GWRS -Just for you September -Damp & Windy but no frost foreseen until end of month. More details revealed after my return from Jouy 1st September!!!
Happy Gardening and don't hesitate to ask questions ShepherdsBarn -w'ere all here to discuss and help.
Oh -Just in passing -I'm off to hospital sometime in Sept/Oct to be genetically modified!!!
New treatment for the Lymphoma. -Makes me feel like some sort of plant!! Very exciting and pioneering technology. Looking forward to it. Car-T Cell Therapy.
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I expect i'll have another 15 litres' worth to do this pm too.
We have had enough rain to fill water butts up , as they where empty and grass looks green again
Never grown Chicory 🥬 , a bit fiddly for me
Tomatoes 🍅 ripening nicely but never enough for preserving thou
Fabulous to see a Falcon up close in garden , Lincoln Cathedral ( and other Cathedrals ) have them nesting on there Towers and put a camera on them linked to the internet for people to see
Over the last few years have seen a lot more Birds of Prey
Have been trimming trees on stream bank they have put on so much growth this year
Enjoy the Fairs
I love a well cooked, properly caramelised chicon with the pointy leaves but have never mastered it. Great in restaurants tho, as is chicon wrapped in ham and served baked in a cheese sauce so it goes all brown on top. Other than that I like it raw, sliced in mixed leaf salads or as mentioned before used as a spoon for brown shrimps in mayo. We like the red pointy version done with blue cheese and walnuts and a tangy dressing - see Nigella's website for the recipe.
Don't like lamb's lettuce but am thinking of trying rocket in the PT this winter.
Sunny here with cloudy bits and a light breeze and an occasional unplanned shower. I'm busy indoors trying to finish a decorating project and sewing while paint dries.
I'm new to this thread and have some questions for the knowledgeable!
But firstly, does anyone follow Nick Kollerstrom's 'Gardening and Planting by the Moon'?
Many thanks.
I like the lunar calendar cos it keeps me focussed on tasks. Before I would set out to do one job and get distracted and end up all over the place whereas now, jobs get done more or less to plan.
Enjoy your garden fair and hope you are successfully genetically modified 🔬
O/H has been making plum & apple and tomatoe & chilli chutney