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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    or or £450,000 you might get a rubbish footballer for a month.

    Devon.
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053

    I love GW even the vegetable growing bits although I ont grow veg.  When Adam built his raised beds there was a huge gap on some of them between the bottom of the wood and the ground. Next time we saw them this space had disappeared  did anyone else notice that? Don't know if the soil had been excavated a bit while building them or not.

    I loved Geof H and Geoffrey Smith when they constructed stuff from nothing. Is it just my recollection that they filled new beds with plants raised from cuttings and montys new plants look as though they are all bought in?

    So glad if the new format of an hour continues.

    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016

    Hogweed, it's things like the incredible disappearing gaps that could/should be explained now that they have the time available.  I suspect it would be a case that the ground levels around the beds have been adjusted.

  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    KT53 says:
    Maybe I'm wrong, but I would assume that if somebody is growing food they would already know how to cook / prepare it.  If they haven't been growing it, knowing how to cook / prepare it isn't really much help.See original post

     I think you are wrong KT53, tell me, what do I with these Borlotti beans?  image

    Yeah I know I can Google it but I would welcome ideas for tomato glut etc. These are Gardener's concerns - telling me to put pepper and honey on something isn't really helpful but how to store/treat/preserve stuff would be great.

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello all , what seems to have been forgotten is that we try new things , this year we grew Tomatillo for the first time , I known you can Goggle it and o/h found a Salsas but I bet there are other ways to use it !

    Previously we have grown as a first Chick peas which o/h turns into humous , now that would be useful to known if there are alternatives image 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Cloggie you can use the whole borlotti bean just as runner beans when they're young, or leave them until the beans fatten the pods and harvest and dry the beans to store like dried haricots and use them in casseroles and soups through the winter. Don't forget to soak and boil for ten mins before adding to the dish to cook. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Tomatillos can be sliced and fried with your bacon for breakfast - the original Fried Green Tomatoes :-)


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Dovefromabove, thanks for info on tomatillos and Barolloti beans

    Will fry some tomatillis Tommrow with brunch before I go to Football i.e. Only watching not playing 

    Lincoln City FC image somebody had to !

  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    GWRS says:

    Wonder if they could do a Winter Garden show , that would be a first !image

    See original post

     I'd watch.

  • GWRS says:

    Hello all , what seems to have been forgotten is that we try new things , this year we grew Tomatillo for the first time , I known you can Goggle it and o/h found a Salsas but I bet there are other ways to use it !

    Previously we have grown as a first Chick peas which o/h turns into humous , now that would be useful to known if there are alternatives image 

    See original post

     

    I'm, almost, a chick-pea addict, so below are some recipes you might wish to try. 

    As I have not the patience, time or inclinationI to cook them in an ordinary pot, which would take about 2 hours, I always use a pressure cooker.

    The time dried c/peas take to become beautifully soft varies enormously, as does their flavour.  Soaking them overnight is a must.  And another thing, one of the recipes mentions fennel; I think that's, probably, incorrect translation for dill.  Greek recipes take dill, lots of it.  I always pour a spoonful of quality olive oil and crumble a bit of feta over my plateful of c/peas, whichever version I cook.

    Perhaps you'd let us know if you tried any of the recipes and how you liked them or ... not.  You might even create a recipe of your own!

    http://realgreekrecipes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/greek-chickpeas-with-spinach-revithia.html

    http://createtv.com/recipe/traditional+baked+revithia

    http://www.ultimate-guide-to-greek-food.com/chick-pea.html

    http://en.petitchef.com/recipes/main-dish/chickpea-stew-with-dill-fid-509207

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