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Put a ripe banana in the green house with them. They will ripen quicker

Thanks again for the info. I have some more toms in a green house that 50yrds away and there fine, so I'm now not sure it is blight. I have dug them up and put them on the bonfire just in case. I'l start watering in the morning as well (who wants to lay in bed :iconbiggrin: ) Thompson & Morgan t...

Thanks for the replys. I watered them the same time every evening. If it is blight will it go onto other plants and how long before I can grow toms again?

Ta

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I had 20 tomato plants in my polly tunnel. I trimmed them very hard a couple of weeks ago. The stems and and tomatoes went brown, even the green tomatoes had brown patches on them.

Is this blight or could it be something else?

Ta

Third fermentation is the one you wish would speed it up.

I do not understand why your cider is taking 3 years, surely it can't be that it takes 3 years to ferment? Regarding oxidation, as apple juice oxidises in minutes, I don't know how you can prevent it unless you have industrial machinery that mashes the apples and presses the juice out without it ev...

I though I was I just don't understand what he's saying when he says it "won't work" it has for over 100 yrs.
Sorry if I offended you both.

It's worked since 1890 and it worked in 2010! Only difference in 1990 they stopped putting a dead rat in the barrels.
Please explain your comment.

With September only six weeks away I'm planning on making cider again. I'm lucky enough to have a neighbor who lent me his very old press and pulper last year and has said I can borrow them again this year. Last year we used Bramley apples with 20kg of sugar in a 45 gallon barrel, but its still not ...

Money might be tight but you will be rich in happiness. I know which one I'd rather. Well done.

Thanks for the suggestions all. I think the solution is probably a combination of all of them. To give an idea of what I am dealing with, the pile is about 4 feet high, 18 feet long by 10 feet wide. Sound like it a fallen down house that needs rebuilding. That's what I would try with the council. :...

Insurance comes with BBKA membership for up to 3 hives. If you place the hive with a fence or shed 3 or 4 foot in front the bees they will fly up over it. This will stop them flying into people who are worried about them. They will do all their collecting where the most sugar is and so very few will...

Great thread.
This morning mt house smelt of Bees as I made 30 frames for new hives last night.

Lentil loaf I make it once a month but not sure of the amounts I use, its something like this cup of lentils egg parsley cayenne pepper tomato Lemon juice Boil the lentils in a small amount of water until soft and mushy. Remove from heat add the egg, cayenne, lemon juice and parsley. Grease a loaf t...

Well done and thanks for sharing your dyspraxia. I didn't even know what that was and had to look it up now I think I have it

Congrats