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Now do you think that anyone has 50 litre or upwards plant pots to use for that? Well you can get any number of smaller ones up to the size of nearly flower buckets. But anything bigger? Hmm gold dust seems to be more common. You need to get to know some livestock farmers. Some cattle and sheep lic...

A large proportion of the price you pay for branded goods goes on advertising. I did read once how much, differs slightly with company, and of course I can't remember how much it was, but I do remember that I was shocked and decided there and then not to finance those advertising companies in future...

a) they have very little control over what they have to offer AND b) the price we pay for what they get is far higher than what they would get if they used money we donated and they purchased from food wholesalers. I cannot imagine that that would be so very different in Britain. It would make sens...

Can't speak so much about UK brands but here in the USA brands are typically no better than supermarkets' own labels. They are just much more expensive. I think that's not much different here. Our local foodbank is really quite lucky in that some local businesses donate food - potatoes, for example...

Excellent! I tried growing them once before, when I lived in a house that had rather more sun and warmth than I get here, but it didn't work. So, although it does look very attractive, and I do like pineapple, I think I'll give it a miss. Pineapples were on special offer at Lidl's a few weeks ago. I...

Weedo wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 26, 2020 9:47 pm

Thankfully our first "normal" autumn and winter rainfall for more than 4 years so this season is shaping up well.

Distribution across the world could be better - we'd gladly let you have some!

P*ssing it down all day today... But I've just harvested one of my beloved kohlrabi. Really should grow more of them.

Oh dear, that's twice I've mentioned the festive season. Maybe I'm looking forward to something a bit more exciting than lockdown! :lol: Are you sure it's only autumn up there? :mrgreen: The Aberdeen lockdown has partially been lifted, so I'm back at work full time from next week. I'll probably reg...

I have spent a fair bit of money - all in small shops, though. Ethical gift shop, health stores, Braithwaite's for coffee, farmers' market etc.* Some of it simply stuff that I'd run out of by now, some presents. And I am now finally getting my door fixed (front door has been locked for months, and I...

I think today is the first time I'm having a mixed salad that's 100% from the garden. Including purple sprouting broccoli - a weird plant that was from last year, grew like heck into something resembling a triffid and when I finally decided to rip it out (it was all nice big leaves), I discovered a ...

Odsox wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 23, 2020 9:43 am

Pineapples

Plural?

I think this is the time of year when I have most - and what did I do today? Only went and bought a huge cauliflower... I couldn't resist. Wonderful, fresh, organic, local (of course!) - better than not being able to resist cakes...

I'm sure the toolbox will go quickly. Toolboxes never, ever seem to be big enough. I ended up with 2, and I don't have a lot of tools...

:lol: And of course you ever had to pay for jars/lids, and the beans come free, too... Some of the tins of stuff in the shops are disgustingly cheap. Beans for 25p, and I saw spaghetti loops for 13 p the other day... (I only looked at the price because our local foodbank specifically requested them ...