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 Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 23, 20 8:22 pm Subject: My allotment |
She needs someone there who's not mom.
Any other adults at the allotment that can be vocal about how impressive she is for helping you?
In passing, I might see if I can prime some. We tend to be ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri May 22, 20 5:07 pm Subject: My allotment |
| She really, really hates any sort of transition from one thing to another, its a nightmare to get her started on anything! I've got her set up with a tent and a blanket so on, so she can help a bit an ... |
| Topic: air quality |
wellington womble
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed May 20, 20 1:08 pm Subject: air quality |
| I have also almost no hay fever this year, and am wondering whether pollution is a factor. It’s usually crippling (and has landed me in hospital before). I think there are other factors, but it’s ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 20, 20 1:03 pm Subject: My allotment |
| Done that as well. She can light one independently with a flint and steel, now! |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 20, 20 8:10 am Subject: My allotment |
| Done all that, and more. Bizarrely, she was quite happy to go up and shovel compost in the cold, but now it’s a case of planting pumpkins and a bit of weeding in the sunshine, she’s a nightmare to ... |
| Topic: Keeping egg yolks |
wellington womble
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed May 20, 20 7:54 am Subject: Keeping egg yolks |
| If you have a blank wall and some artistic leanings you could make tempera, which apparently keeps for about a week if you add a few drops of vinegar. Deeper delving into the web may reveal ways of ke ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon May 18, 20 3:00 pm Subject: My allotment |
I laid down on my side and it looks good WW.
Get down there and your enthusiasm will soon come back. 
Tis not my enthusiasm that's the problem. I have to convince a ten-ager to come with me! ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 17, 20 1:34 am Subject: My allotment |
Why have my pictures all gone sideways?! I promise it is the right way up, it isn’t that windy!
The site has a manure heap, although it’s fairly small and quite fresh. I bought in compost, w ... |
| Topic: My allotment |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 16, 20 12:50 am Subject: My allotment |
| So in an unprecedented failure to anticipate the future, I moved out of mums house (with two acres) to a newish estate so that I didn’t have to be Jenna’s entire social life, she could go to schoo ... |
| Topic: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
wellington womble
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu May 14, 20 9:22 pm Subject: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
Also, love the sheepskin idea. Why doesn't Rob sell them any more?
Anyone know a supplier?
And, yes. She also said it would be great if I could make it swing, and have a canopy. Do you lot al ... |
| Topic: Frosts. |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed May 13, 20 10:33 pm Subject: Frosts. |
| I arranged fleece and thrown Earth on everything else and beat a sharp retreat on Monday. The allotment was FREEZING. I am not going anywhere near it again until the weather remembers it is May, and n ... |
| Topic: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
wellington womble
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Wed May 13, 20 10:29 pm Subject: Used to be some pallets and a barrel. |
We have pallet benches, deffo need cushions
Agreed!
Sheepskins. Warmer, comfy and can be bought from small producers. Do not attempt upholstery, it’s the very definition of PITA.
Bench looks ... |
| Topic: Keeping egg yolks |
wellington womble
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat May 09, 20 3:36 pm Subject: Keeping egg yolks |
By the way, I think you are unkind to describe not liking egg yolks as peculiar. We are all different!
Henry
But that’s what peculiar means! Different, or unusual.
Anyway, thank you f ... |
| Topic: Keeping egg yolks |
wellington womble
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Apr 30, 20 9:01 pm Subject: Keeping egg yolks |
Custard.
I reckon they'd freeze fine.
They go weird though. Like mayonnaise when you leave it out.
It has also just occurred to me that I could do it the other way and keep the whites hangin ... |
| Topic: Frosts. |
wellington womble
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 30, 20 8:55 pm Subject: Frosts. |
Um, I’ve been leaving the window open an inch.
I will discuss it with the plumber. I’m having the washing machine plumbed in there, and a sink for laundry. An extractor wouldn’t be a bad ide ... |
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