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 Topic: elderflower cordial |
Nicky Colour it green
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 Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri May 27, 22 11:49 am Subject: elderflower cordial |
I also have about 300g leftover 
I will use it up though |
| Topic: Messages not loading |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Wed May 25, 22 9:47 pm Subject: Messages not loading |
| first thing I would consider was if the gmail app needed updating |
| Topic: wych elm |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue May 24, 22 12:54 pm Subject: wych elm |
Hopefully they will understand.
most folk understand if it is explained properly in ways that appeal to them 
the joys of sharing rare trees in a mature hedge is ... |
| Topic: wych elm |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon May 23, 22 9:55 am Subject: wych elm |
You could speak to your neighbour about them and explain the problem.
yes, I will. Not sure how much difference it will make. |
| Topic: wych elm |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun May 22, 22 11:42 am Subject: wych elm |
They should be good for 20-25 years, perhaps longer this cycle. Luckily it doesn't kill the roots.
that's encouraging, if my neighbour does unwittingly cut them down, they should make a comeback |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 21, 22 4:42 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
Sounds like I should be grateful to not know about vine weevils...
Over here I would suggest also checking for seed corn maggot, though I don't know if you have them there. Nematodes would also be ef ... |
| Topic: wych elm |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat May 21, 22 12:04 pm Subject: wych elm |
Wonderful you have a hedge with them in. They might start to die off when they get to 20-25 years old, but they will regrow from the roots. The cycle is getting longer, so the trees are developing ... |
| Topic: wych elm |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri May 20, 22 6:41 pm Subject: wych elm |
| I have just noticed, despite having lived here for years, that I have wych elm trees in the hedge. Which is great, as they are rare. They are in the hedge between me and a neighbour though, and it i ... |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri May 20, 22 6:37 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
interesting to see how it works out
Having some trials with tomatoes this year, struggled with cold, followed by accidentally cooking my seedlings with unexpected hot weather. now have toms in gh, ... |
| Topic: easy dumplings |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun May 01, 22 3:24 pm Subject: easy dumplings |
is this recipe to make gluten free or something? I read it twice, but sorry still not picked up the reason for this?
I make dumplings with SR flour, salt, suet and cold water from the tap. No kn ... |
| Topic: the economics of hats |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Seasonal and Frugal Shopping Posted: Fri Apr 29, 22 10:18 am Subject: Re: the economics of hats |
It's a shame more people don't adopt this approach. There was someone on the news a couple of weeks ago complaining about the cost of heating and how they have to choose between food and heat, yet ... |
| Topic: Solar panels |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Apr 27, 22 12:30 pm Subject: Solar panels |
| all my cast iron pans work fine on the induction hob, and I agree with NMG that a cast iron pan and a basic induction hob is the perfect combo. And as my cast iron pans work well on the wood fired ra ... |
| Topic: Solar panels |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Apr 26, 22 1:33 pm Subject: Solar panels |
| Doesn't sound a good inducement to buy an induction hob, especially if you are trying to cook something like rice or spaghetti. I would prefer not to use gas, but at least if you set it it stays. Even ... |
| Topic: Solar panels |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Mon Apr 25, 22 7:52 pm Subject: Solar panels |
It does mean I now have Alexa telling me if the induction hob has randomly changed power settings. So has been to the rescue a few times today already.
Induction hobs often seem prone to that parti ... |
| Topic: Exciting news |
Nicky Colour it green
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Apr 25, 22 11:45 am Subject: Exciting news |
It is showing night time lows of about 3 degrees. Would that be too cold for my tomato plants if they were in my greenhouse?
Thank you. 
might be worth getting a max min thermometer to see ho ... |
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