Tempted to get outside and do stuff, there's some watery sunshine at the moment, but I've got a really painful neck and shoulder which stopped me from sleeping properly - I know it was too much computer-work in the last few weeks at work - anyway OH has told me not to start heaving stuff around in the garden until it's stopped being painful so sitting on the sofa with Time Team, you lot and some knitting is the plan this afternoon
Do we get cake on Friday afternoons?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have a G & T Dove, Punkdoc said a small amount of alcohol relieves muscular pain. In fact I think I might have a muscular ache somewhere Hope it eases soon.
Been a domestic godess..lol. Decided to make a Lancashire hot pot, now cooking slowly in the oven. Last time I made one was a school and clearly remember how we did it, with one Oxo cube!! Hope my version is a lot tastier. What I can't remember is how we carried a hot casserole pot of hot pot home. If it cooked for 3 / 4 hours and lessons were 3 hrs long what did we do ? Lot easier carrying Chorley cakes and Raspberry buns home.
Thinking about recipes above, we were in Yorkshire, wonder if teacher was from other side of Pennines ?
Also in the oven the last of Jamie Oliver's recipe for Gummie tomatoes. One the 1st of December I usually manage to have and eat, if only 2, toms I've grown. Now only got 4 worth eating rather than cooking and they are hanging by a thread ( one for Lily there). Had a great crop but most ripened when I was away. Plenty in freezer in various concoctions. Those that I had to pick to ripen inside haven't done at all well.
Cleaned all the glass in the greenhouse and refitted all the staging after washing everything down with Jeyes Fluid solution. OH has pricked out some Knifophia seedlings and cleared the Access Greenhouse of Aubergine & Capsicum plants so I guess the next job will be to clean that & wash down with Jeyes.
Next thing after that is to prick out some Apple Mint cuttings into large seed trays so that they can grow on through the winter in the greenhouse and give us a supply of mint through until next Spring.
John I hope verdun doesn't come, I only have hotpot
I grow my Apple mint in large pots and then over winter in GH, but it dies down. Am I correct that your cuttings grow and you have mint in the winter? If so I'm out to do that tomoz'.
Hope the pong of Jeyes leaves your nostrils soon, one of those smells that stays with me for days.
Yes, it does grow through the winter: I just put some (about 9) 2"-3" root cuttings in some fresh compost in a largish seed tray and keep it damp but not wet over a heated tray in the GH. I have a dimplex 2ft tubular heater in the GH + a couple of heat boxes made from old 12" x 7" rectangular biscuit tins with SES light bulb fittings and 25watt bulbs in. I made sure the bulb holders were the ceramic type, used table lamp brass fixings and because the boxes are metal it is very important to make sure they are properly earthed. I say 'biscuit tins' but in reality 1 originally had 2 bottles of wine in (Ernst & Julio Gallo Californian Red & White) best part was using the original contents! The other was a Cadbury's Roses tin. John H
PS: I did the Jeyes Fluid bit a couple of weeks ago in the Robinson GH so the pong has now dissipated
John I don't have any heat in my GH, that's why I was surprised that you continued to grow it. I might ( if no-one tells H) take some cuttings and put them in the house / conservatory. Fond of apple mint and as I've got my own new spuds stored it would be a pity not to. Thanks for reply.
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Tempted to get outside and do stuff, there's some watery sunshine at the moment, but I've got a really painful neck and shoulder which stopped me from sleeping properly - I know it was too much computer-work in the last few weeks at work - anyway OH has told me not to start heaving stuff around in the garden until it's stopped being painful so sitting on the sofa with Time Team, you lot and some knitting is the plan this afternoon
Do we get cake on Friday afternoons?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have a G & T Dove, Punkdoc said a small amount of alcohol relieves muscular pain. In fact I think I might have a muscular ache somewhere
Hope it eases soon.
Been a domestic godess..lol. Decided to make a Lancashire hot pot, now cooking slowly in the oven. Last time I made one was a school and clearly remember how we did it, with one Oxo cube!! Hope my version is a lot tastier. What I can't remember is how we carried a hot casserole pot of hot pot home. If it cooked for 3 / 4 hours and lessons were 3 hrs long what did we do ? Lot easier carrying Chorley cakes and Raspberry buns home.
Thinking about recipes above, we were in Yorkshire, wonder if teacher was from other side of Pennines ?
Also in the oven the last of Jamie Oliver's recipe for Gummie tomatoes. One the 1st of December I usually manage to have and eat, if only 2, toms I've grown. Now only got 4 worth eating rather than cooking and they are hanging by a thread ( one for Lily there). Had a great crop but most ripened when I was away. Plenty in freezer in various concoctions. Those that I had to pick to ripen inside haven't done at all well.
Always next year.
p.s. Yipee pressies was tongue in cheek..me thinks just more work expected up the road.
You've done it now KEF, You mentioned Cake & Buns - that knocking on your front door will be Verdun!
Good day
Still feeling a bit under the weather, and the weather is dreadful, not even had a chance to clear my head by a walk around the 'plot'
Hollie I hope your move goes well and the weather clears up for you. it is this weekend isn't it?
I see a new garden programme on BBC2 every night for a week. come December. Should be interesting
Just heard about a new 10 part garden seies on BBC 2, called the Great British Garden Revival showing 9 - 13 Dec. and 6 - 10 Jan. Lets hope its good.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Cleaned all the glass in the greenhouse and refitted all the staging after washing everything down with Jeyes Fluid solution. OH has pricked out some Knifophia seedlings and cleared the Access Greenhouse of Aubergine & Capsicum plants so I guess the next job will be to clean that & wash down with Jeyes.
Next thing after that is to prick out some Apple Mint cuttings into large seed trays so that they can grow on through the winter in the greenhouse and give us a supply of mint through until next Spring.
John I hope verdun doesn't come, I only have hotpot
I grow my Apple mint in large pots and then over winter in GH, but it dies down. Am I correct that your cuttings grow and you have mint in the winter? If so I'm out to do that tomoz'.
Hope the pong of Jeyes leaves your nostrils soon, one of those smells that stays with me for days.
Hi KEF,
Yes, it does grow through the winter: I just put some (about 9) 2"-3" root cuttings in some fresh compost in a largish seed tray and keep it damp but not wet over a heated tray in the GH. I have a dimplex 2ft tubular heater in the GH + a couple of heat boxes made from old 12" x 7" rectangular biscuit tins with SES light bulb fittings and 25watt bulbs in. I made sure the bulb holders were the ceramic type, used table lamp brass fixings and because the boxes are metal it is very important to make sure they are properly earthed. I say 'biscuit tins' but in reality 1 originally had 2 bottles of wine in (Ernst & Julio Gallo Californian Red & White) best part was using the original contents! The other was a Cadbury's Roses tin. John H
PS: I did the Jeyes Fluid bit a couple of weeks ago in the Robinson GH so the pong has now dissipated
John I don't have any heat in my GH, that's why I was surprised that you continued to grow it. I might ( if no-one tells H) take some cuttings and put them in the house / conservatory. Fond of apple mint and as I've got my own new spuds stored it would be a pity not to. Thanks for reply.