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This has been a really inspiring thread, am off to fish out my damaged water butt, knew it would be useful for something!

pelmetman wrote:6" nail and the "News of the World" used to be the standard, but now they have gone, I dare say I will have to lower my standards to the Sun

hee hee that made me giggle before I'd even got my eyes properly open

Hi and welcome

sounds great, I will hunt that out!!

Vigo do an additive to stop the oxidisation. I have just invested in a steam jucier from them, and saw it on the site. I am going to have a go at making juice. Have bought bottles and caps to do this, freezer is rather full. and I have lots of apples to process. Need an excuse to stop drinking cide...

Indy, the juice is dark because it is getting oxidised, nothing you can do about it. With commercial apple juice I assume they can crush the apples and extract the juice within machines so that it never comes in contact with the air. Thank you very much, it tastes amazing so now you have put my min...

Mine eat all the apple mush, I think I must have greedy hens

I have done this before and it works out beautifully, you just need to be sure that you have a fairly light syrup, 6oz suger to a pint of water is what I used, I still have some that are perfectly fine that I did 2 years ago

oooh yorkshire gold blend tealeaves

ducks are far less damaging, mine are in the garden all the time, admittedly a little flat footed but they just squash things not damage them, rain water is perfect for them I use it all the time. I do have a large pond but they seem to be equally happy in an old washing up bowl that they found full...

Hi and welcome

Have headed into apple juice territory, just a quick question, mine seems rather dark, is that down to the type of apples? the fact that it is not commercial apple juice or do I need to add anything to it?

Many thanks

Mine are't quite ready yet, am hopeful in the next few days though, had never thought of crumble, will give that a go

Thomzo wrote:You can even get covers for some of them so that you can put the washing out when the weather's a bit iffy.

Zoe

i didn't know that either thats a good idea

Thomzo wrote:On a sunny day, you can pop a sheet over a rotary washing line and call it a parasol.

Zoe

now theres an idea