villakram Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: The pubes are strong in this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 8 hours ago, villakram said: Plant in pot. I did it with the initial root facing into soil. Leave about half of the seed above the soil. Lightly water each day. I had a new growth of about 1inch after 7-10days, then it basically stopped and slowly started what looked like leaves starting to develop. Then out of nowhere, a brand new strand popped out and now at about a foot tall with loads of leaves. Leaves are also appearing on the initial ~2" sprout and a 3rd sprout has appeared too. All a bit mental, but super cool. Tried to pot it. Once I did the root fell off. Guess it's dead now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Tried to pot it. Once I did the root fell off. Guess it's dead now murderer! Chancing my arm at a mango now with the same method! Btw, I planted with the root at 1-2" even though the online guide recommended 3". Edited June 26, 2020 by villakram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted June 26, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 26, 2020 16 hours ago, villakram said: Then out of nowhere, a brand new strand popped out and now at about a foot tall with loads of leaves. Leaves are also appearing on the initial ~2" sprout and a 3rd sprout has appeared too. All a bit mental, but super cool. Mine's done that too, and flowered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Just had fish, mash and veg followed by apple and blackberry crumble. The spuds, carrots, beans, onions, courgette, apples and blackberries were all from the garden. I did consider using one of the goldfish out of the pond. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Anyone got experiences from freezing down herbs? Winter is coming here now and it goes without saying everything will perish. I got a LOT of herbs to harvest, so thinking maybe I should freeze or dry it. What do you guys prefer to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 41 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Anyone got experiences from freezing down herbs? Winter is coming here now and it goes without saying everything will perish. I got a LOT of herbs to harvest, so thinking maybe I should freeze or dry it. What do you guys prefer to do? Going to be different for different herbs but as a rough guide, all herbs will freeze, not all herbs are easy to dry and still taste of something pleasant. If you’ve got the freezer space, freeze. I don’t think I’ve ever successfully dried basil or parsley, for instance. Spread them out, on a tray or something to freeze them. Once frozen chuck them together in a tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Ok will try it. The basil got an extremely potent taste and smell now. Weird how it's different from what you get in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 12 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Ok will try it. The basil got an extremely potent taste and smell now. Weird how it's different from what you get in the shops. Fresh, innit. I only have to brush past the basil or water it and the kitchen smells of it. With the best will in the world you can’t get that freshness in shops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 21 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Fresh, innit. I only have to brush past the basil or water it and the kitchen smells of it. With the best will in the world you can’t get that freshness in shops. Does it grow and stay happy indoors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Anyone got experiences from freezing down herbs? Winter is coming here now and it goes without saying everything will perish. I got a LOT of herbs to harvest, so thinking maybe I should freeze or dry it. What do you guys prefer to do? Freezing herbs in ice cubes/ice cube trays is a common recommendation I've seen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 For drinks? Why ice cubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 27 minutes ago, KenjiOgiwara said: Does it grow and stay happy indoors? Yes, we’ve usually got one indoors, close to a window for a bit of light. Just pick a few leaves off as and when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, KenjiOgiwara said: For drinks? Why ice cubes? I think there are a couple of things like avoiding freezer burn and having them in a ready sized portion to drop in a recipe (such as wanging in to a casserole or stew). Here are a couple of links: Gardeners' World Quote How to store herbs in ice cubes Find out how to store fresh herbs by freezing them in ice, in our practical How-to guide. The Spruce: Quote Instructions Freezing Fresh Herbs as Individual Leaves ... Freezing Fresh Herbs as Ice Cubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 19, 2020 Moderator Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 26/06/2020 at 14:54, blandy said: Mine's done that too, and flowered Turns out that alongside the avocado plant a chilli plant had grown, which was nice. Must have accidentally got a chill seed in the soil. Lots of hot Birdseye chillis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 48 minutes ago, blandy said: Turns out that alongside the avocado plant a chilli plant had grown, which was nice. Must have accidentally got a chill seed in the soil. Lots of hot Birdseye chillis That's awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 (edited) On 18/05/2020 at 18:22, villakram said: Try the damp paper towel/zip-lock bag method. This has worked very well for me. Thanks for the tip. I've also tried 4-5 plants/seeds the last months and it seems the rate it sprouts, the solidity of it and such, depends on where it comes from. The last one I grew was an enormous seed so it didn't fit the avocado glass I intended to use. But now it's in soil and while the stem is only an inch so far, it's probably twice as thick as the other ones have been. Threw away my habanero tree because of a massive aphid infestation, but got some ghost peppers and Jala's coming through, so will be interesting to see how they handle the lack of sunlight in the winter months. Think I'm gonna plant some of that chili @blandy got going as well, cause that was wicked. Edited September 25, 2020 by KenjiOgiwara 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Over the course of the last 6 months I’ve done a fair bit of walking, a good few miles every week. Hell, I even had a dabble at running this week and did surprisingly well against what I thought would happen. But today, I’ve done some gardening, up a ladder sawing the top half off a tree, digging out some tree roots, levelling some ground for a shed. Then up the allotment and start the weeding and the prepping. I also put in half a dozen bay trees as a bit of a screen. Absolutely knackered. Everything aches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Snow almost melted, ground almost thawed. Had a stroll around the garden with the other half and we did some pointing, some in front and some off to the distance. An easy start to things. Nothing aches. Thinking of planting some trees, maybe even doing a fence and a flower or 3. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenjiOgiwara Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 So... anyone else hyped about the summer?? Can't wait to get my herbs and tomatoes going. Got a nice strelitzia this winter that I hope picks up as well. Fancy adding some more chili plants as well, but think I can't deal with more aphids so might stick to tomatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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