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:frow :frow I make mine with both white wine or cider vinegars & I don't pack too many chive heads in as the taste gets too strong for me. In fact your post reminded me to collect my first chive flowers of this year -- thank you! :D I tried my batch this morning & it tastes great (this lot...

:frow "The Wholesome Wave Foundation, whose mission is to get more fresh fruits and vegetables into underserved, low-income communities at an affordable price." reported upon by Samuel Fromartz In fact the whole article is very interesting I think .......in many ways! I would like to know...

Seedcorn, Surely we all draw our information from many sources -- I know I do as I try hard to keep a sense of balance! By taking it from one side only, especially the ones making the big money out of it, the view gets very skewed. We need a broad spectrum of opinions in this case because...

:frow Southern Gardener, Your garden is looking just wonderful & I am so glad for you. :D :clap I have just come in from setting out my corn plants, grown inside because our winter was so long & so cold. We had frosts till last weekend.& now it has gone to being hot & very...

PLEASE note the last three quotes from the link I posted above: ie: http://www.non-gm-farmers.com/news_details.asp?ID=2157 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Monsanto should not have to vouchsafe the...

:frow Hi vfem, OK this is just a tip of the iceberg......!! http://www.percyschmeiser.com/ http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11796 http://www.non-gm-farmers.com/news_details.asp?ID=2157 http://www.bloggersbase.com/sports-and-fitness/are-you-eating-foods-of-deception-part-6/ There...

I have to admit this quote is one step aside from the actual subject of this tread but it is enlightening re double-standards. I found it amongst the long list of replies below the article Ladyhawke posted, ie. http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/05/20-1 QUOTE:- "Bliss Doubt May 20th, 2010...

In the light of the often heated ' conversations' we have been having in the last few days on this thread I would beg you to read this article from the Rodale organisation. I have been reading books & articles by them since I came across them on my first visit to the US in the early 1970's...

:frow This site might help you with getting it back into production -- go to point 4. I found it very useful on some apple trees planted in 1930 -- they are now producing again. http://www.weekendgardener.net/how-to/prune-apple-trees.htm Here in the UK we have an organisation where you can...

Hmmmmm !!-- I have been thinking about your remarks seedcorn: " No strings attached " Are you sitting in on Monsanto's discussions that you know their are no strings attached. 'Strings' are very hard to quantify -- that is why they are called strings & not articles in contracts. They tend...

Hmmmmm !!-- I have been thinking about your remarks seedcorn: " No strings attached " Are you sitting in on Monsanto's discussions that you know their are no strings attached. 'Strings' are very hard to quantify -- that is why they are called strings & not articles in contracts. They tend to...

Hi Seedcorn, You would be surprised how well it eats. Tread carefully (& wear gloves..... :lol: ), it is really easy to collect. Part of the joy & satisfaction of food is the hunt & the labour.........that changes ones attitude to enjoyment. It is only too easy too easy to keep ones...

:frow :frow Hi kcsunshine, It's funny my hens never touch them but my cockerels do. I wonder why it is that way round? They both free-range !!! I have often eaten nettle soup, esp. in Spring but I didn't know that about cows giving more milk after eating them. Thanks for the info...

:frow :frow As many of you already know I have a continuing running battle with stinging nettles in my garden & I am fed up with people shaking their heads sorrowfully at me & making remarks like "well you can tell your soil must be good" etc. I am now officially growing them............:lau...

:frow :frow Thank you for the planting suggestions.....Strangely enough I just found this in my email. It is one of my favourite UK blogs: I always think the comments at the bottom are so interesting. http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/strawberry-companion-planting-dilemma-6648 So I am going...

:frow Hi grow4food, I agree about renewing the plants. I remember that from the last time I grew them; before the great chicken destruction of the bed........ :th But there could also be another cause....!! Have you noticed plenty of pollinating insects, bees etc? This is what we were warned...

"I was sort of disappointed that the jelly didn't really taste like the fragrance of Honeysuckle. Obviously the heat changes it. It has a very pleasant flavor, just not what I expected. I make a sort of "tea" from the flowers, only I use cold water. It is wonderful! Just like the flower...

:frow :frow Good morning !! We have real sunshine at long last......... :celebrate :ya :love Mind you it is still cold at night ........!! But my new roll of extre wide fleece is here!! :clap :clap It arrived along with a new product ; a kind of woven matting of thin strips of mylar...

:) :) I feel a little bit more optimistic this morning. I woke up to this news on the television this morning -- no, not about our new coalition government (though I'm rather impressed by their very impressive beginning yesterday)but by a report put out by a hospital trust in Nottingham...

:frow :frow Hi ducks, This site should help you with getting nearer to a green thumb, at least as far as clematis are concerned........ :happy_flower http://www.thorncroftclematis.co.uk/howtogrow.htm *** I have bought very good plants from them & their advice is very good. :rose...