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I have recently moved to a property with nearly a dozen apple trees(eating and cooking) plus one pear tree. I moved in just as the fruit was coming to it's end, although one stubborn apple managed to stay on the tree until xmas! I found that when I tried to pick the fruit the best ones were at the t...

Thanks Tony, must have missed that when I registered, all sorted now.

Can anyone tell me if I need to put my latitude and longitude in my forum details for my location to show, or is there another way of just typing it in?

One tip I picked up when trawling through the many websites about stoves, was when just burning wood remove the grate and the ash pan, replace with about 3 inches of sand and keep the lower air vent closed. Recently tried it myself with sand from the local beach(very ish) and it seems to work very w...

Being a vegetarian for the last 25yrs myself, I would like to see you able to manage to remain true to your priciples if you can. I might be looking at your problem in a simplistic way but I would suggest going back to the diet you were on before you went vegan, for a while to eliminate/confirm your...

Hello everyone, been viewing this forum for a couple of years now but only just got round to joining! Recently moved to Scotland from central England to a place where I can finally start living a more 'ish lifestyle. Among other things I have got half an acre of garden to clear of at least 10yrs of ...