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I'll second Red's comment. It would be especially good if an emphasis was placed on 'how these things that can't be recycled in the conventional way CAN be used in your self sufficientish lifestyle'. So things like drilling holes into the bottoms of large paint tubs, old buckets etc and using them a...

It's a good idea, and something which I try to do, to an extent. Things like beans (French and runner), peas, lettuce, tomatoes, salad/spring onions, beetroot, radishes, cabbages are all ideal candidates. You will find it impossible, or difficult to do with some such as cucumbers, courgettes, melons...

It does seem a shame. Could you not take the spawn out and keep it in a tank until the tadpoles hatch, then release them back into the pond? I know that the fish will still be a problem then, but if there are small hiding places (lots of pebbles and rocks) for the tadpoles to hide in, some should su...

You must wear 'that' dress Boots - you need to show off after all given your success in 'team trim, taut and terrific'! I feel the need to give a prize to both male and female actors (that wasn't a mistake, Martin :wink: ). Best newbie: Dibnah & FunkyPixie Most interesting poster: Muddypause &am...

If you just want annuals growing there, and useful ones at that, why not have a mixture of runner beans, French beans and lablab beans? Others to grow are nasturtium and sweet peas. For more permanent, but less useful plants, clematis, wisteria, virginia creeper, honeysuckle and jasmine could be use...

It's the only one I can think of with crocodiles in it... Two vampires wanted to go out to eat, but were having a little trouble deciding where to go. They were a little tired of the local food in Transylvania and wanted something a little more exotic. After some discussion, they decided to go to It...

Brilliant! Well done for that - hopefully you will have helped to open the eyes of a few people.

I noticed that the link on their site to your blog doesn't work - is there any way you can get them to fix it?

I have no idea about freezing them either. It isn't something that I'd do as onions store well. Typically, I sort my onions into groups of small, medium, large and 'for immediate use', and then hang them in net bags from the beams in our loft. The ones for immediate use go into tomato soup which is ...

Brilliant news! I had been wondering what the big announcement would be!

How will the book work? Will you and Dave write all of it, or will information from the forum be included too? 150,000 words does sound a lot, how will you find the time to do it?

Gidday Can you still buy sheep's or pig's heads or is everything like that been squashed. You can buy pig heads here, though I've not seen sheep heads. I don't like pork, but understand from a few Brits here that pig cheeks are the tastiest part of a pig, so it does seem a shame to waste them. Jack...

Looks good, Wulf. Like Muddy, I'd rather not have the Good Life images at all, but I do see a benefit to having them; it encourages people to post so that they don't stay as Margo! So, if they must stay, Wulf's idea ought to be pursued.

I second the comment about rounded edges.

From the look of things, I am old, and have always been old! :shock: 14: You have a range of slippers. 15: Pickled onions and gherkins cause 'discomfort' after eating them. 16: You have discussions regarding the price of turnips twenty years ago. 17: You avoid eating nuts or anything else that might...

Blimey - you lot are a bunch of romantics, aren't you! ( )

I don't celebrate Valentine's day, or Christmas, or birthdays or anything else for that matter. I just don't see the point of cards.

But for all of you who do celebrate it, I hope you all have a lovely day.

Thank you. I assumed that's pretty much what it was, but wasn't sure.

Am I talking to myself, or has Stonehead just deleted his post?