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Ah but some people get grants to study and come up with reports like this. They aren't the ones who have to make use of land that won't support crop growing but will support sheep or cattle or similar stock elsewhere in the world. Perhaps they should now be be sent out to put a growing plan in place...

Yeah funny you should say that; the winter digging is done except where we are still clearing the last bits. No sweat.

No idea how I did it but if I did I would have avoided it.

Thing is that end of February looks to be the earliest it will be a good leg again.

Nuffink being grown at the moment as I'm told that gardening on a cracked fibula in the right leg is not to be done. There is still stuff to pick on the allotment mind if I can find a good minion. Last weekend I did and things like parsnips, sprouts, turnip went home.

Hello KoyDeli - it's good to meet you. Yes a change of diet does show how ingrained eating habits can be.

You're thinking of the old Victorian glass houses where these was a regular supply of very fresh manure from mainly horses but other stock such as cattle ina. However it's possible to use the system if you have access to the right ingredients for the beds - https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/faqs/hot-...

Yep and it's not particularly wet over here in the scheme of a full winter. They'll be saying hose pipe bans if the weather doesn't get its act together and behave like winter.

Slug control is a heated subject. There are nearly as many ways advertised to control slugs as there are varieties of slugs. Cheap beer appeals to a lot of people on the basis of price, easy to obtain, no queries as to how much you buy and not likely to be banned.

What on earth do the councils think they are doing? Do they really want to kill off all small businesses? It hasn't dawned on those with safe jobs in the council that the way to fill up the lack of money in the council coffers is not to kill off the high street but to keep employment up and that sm...

One of our local county councillors for town up hill is trying to drum up trade to get the locals to do their Christmas shopping there. Coming home on the bus that goes all round the villages to get into the other town along the road today I listed the items that I had wanted to buy for presents. Th...

Hmm now there's an old fashioned concept.

Perhaps it's one to consider - would require a teapot, strainer and tea cosy here though.

I spotted a recipe for rosehip and hawthorn sweet mince pies. It uses most of the normal items for home made mince pies but adds hips and haws.

What does the team think? Is it worth going foraging next year and then making these? Anyone with any experience?

Anyone seen the fuss over Yorkshire teabags recently? They've tried to produce them with no plastic in them, only for customers to find that the bags split when used in hot water.

I did give in to one social event and went to the chat club Christmas party. It was 2 hours long, 5 minutes walking just around the corner so no great hassle. Also met the local family for a meal halfway between 2 birthdays last weekend. Sort of a celebration I suppose. Now it's quietly downhill all...

Oh to be 40 years younger with the skills and knowledge that I have now.