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by chilitony
Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Asparagus
Replies: 28
Views: 10120

Re: Asparagus

just planted 9 plants, wish i had planted some 10 years ago as well.
cant wait to try some, let you know in a couple of years :flower:
by chilitony
Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:45 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Goldilocksy chili
Replies: 14
Views: 5268

Re: Goldilocksy chili

Tapas bar "Padrons", my friend grows them and cooks them in olive oil and are very tasty. keep meaning to grow some myself!
by chilitony
Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:04 am
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Goldilocksy chili
Replies: 14
Views: 5268

Re: Goldilocksy chili

I agree with you about the numbers in the scoville scale, i would rather use a scale of 1-10 its a lot simpler.
I will try and covert the scoville scale the decimal scale of 1-10.
I will post the results asa.
by chilitony
Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:16 pm
Forum: Eco Products and Innovations
Topic: Inventors Corner
Replies: 29
Views: 47812

Re: Inventors Corner

I was watching a program a few years ago about monkeys in south Africa that lived by a golf course. When the irrigation hoses were being used the monkeys would take a wide birth and take a giant leap to cross them having a natural fear of things snake like. So i invented the scare monkey. 3' length ...
by chilitony
Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:53 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Goldilocksy chili
Replies: 14
Views: 5268

Re: Goldilocksy chili

Hi Mike
what this heat scale 1-10, i used the scoville scale try this link for heat of every veriety. Tony
http://www.chilliworld.com/FactFile/Scoville_Scale.asp
by chilitony
Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:31 pm
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Alternative Christmas Dinner
Replies: 34
Views: 8953

Re: Alternative Christmas Dinner

i always plan xmas dinner and its never turkey.
last year got suckling pig, but there was no way i was cooking it on a spit in the garden when it was snow, so went to back up
plan han had goose. cooked suckling pig on new years day on spit, took 5 hours and had crackling all over, every one turned up
by chilitony
Tue Nov 08, 2011 9:23 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: pickles
Replies: 2
Views: 1445

pickles

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just pickled 8 jars of onions
by chilitony
Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:33 am
Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
Topic: Rogue's Gallery
Replies: 218
Views: 356656

Re: Rogue's Gallery

:wave:
by chilitony
Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:00 am
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Golden Virginia seeds.
Replies: 140
Views: 35388

Re: Golden Virginia seeds.

the 6 i planted out about a month ago have leaves about a foot long and have already started to pick and dry some.
tried smoking some but think it was still abit wet, so will let it dry out more :flower:
by chilitony
Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: Health and Beauty
Topic: Corks.
Replies: 3
Views: 2891

Re: Corks.

3cm, is that for demi-jon. you can get rubber bungs that size. (just measured one of mine in a demi-jon :drunken:
by chilitony
Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:23 pm
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hi from '1940s' Cornwall
Replies: 23
Views: 7546

Re: Hi from '1940s' Cornwall

Having a keen interest in the 40's, being in the re-enactment world. I have recently been given a 40's gardening book.
"Odhams - How To Grow and Produce Your Own Food".
so if you have any specific questions i will look it up for you. :salute:
by chilitony
Mon May 30, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: What are you havesting
Replies: 240
Views: 146156

Re: What are you havesting

Rhubarb, broad beans, peas & early onions look ready :flower:
by chilitony
Thu May 26, 2011 8:18 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Golden Virginia seeds.
Replies: 140
Views: 35388

Re: Golden Virginia seeds.

my first lot did not do alot, stopped growing. my second attempt have gone mad and are about 5" tall with big broad leaves. :flower:
no pictures, camera broken :(
by chilitony
Tue May 24, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: Eco Parenting
Topic: Advice needed.......Nutty 2yr old!!!
Replies: 9
Views: 4797

Re: Advice needed.......Nutty 2yr old!!!

having a 3 & 6 year old daughters (price of a fish supper) My kids are learning, by hanging around with me! :flower:
They still do my haed in, when i get home from work-bless em! :wave: