What Flower is this? (I know!)
Posted by: Veggie - 27-06-2024, 10:13 PM - Replies (12)

       

Just a little identification question for you!

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  Sisyrinchium Striatum
Posted by: Veggie - 25-06-2024, 06:33 PM - Replies (6)

       

How that for a tongue twister of a name? Its also known as Phaiophleps nigricans!! https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/17398/sisy...um/details

I acquired  it from someone last year. Its really pretty. Not sure how well it would do in a vase as I haven't the heart to cut any. Its supposed to spread and self seed but don't think its as bad as montbretia. 

Does anyone else grow it? Shall I save seeds?

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  World Champion Nettle Eaters
Posted by: Veggie - 22-06-2024, 01:18 PM - Replies (6)

Couldn't decide where to post this - Foraging or Nutty. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv22y5y34jpo

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  Samphire grass
Posted by: Small chilli - 16-06-2024, 12:00 PM - Replies (38)

Help please. I’m trying to find out when I can start harvesting my samphire grass. All I can find is when to pick it in the wild. I can find nothing about when to harvest it from plants grown from seed. If anyone can help it’d be very much appreciated.

   

It’s a little bigger than this now. Photo taken last week.

Actually after just looking at this photo again it almost doubled since this was taken

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  Pumpkins with edible seeds.
Posted by: Veggie - 15-06-2024, 09:15 PM - Replies (18)

Some pumpkins have hull-less (or semi-hull-less seeds) which makes them better for eating. Unfortunately, it seems, the actual pumpkin flesh can be stringy and not so good for eating.

Doublyjonah mentioned them at https://gardenandgossip.org/showthread.p...084&page=6 .

Let's make a list of the varieties we come across - with retailers descriptions. 

Pumpkin Kakai https://www.organicseedspecialists.co.uk...n-kakai-2/

Baby Bear https://www.kingsseeds.com/products/vege...-baby-bear

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  Box Tree moth
Posted by: Veggie - 08-06-2024, 01:47 PM - Replies (2)

2024 set to be bumper year for Box Tree Moth say the RHS

https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/...r-box-moth

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  June Butterflies & Moths
Posted by: Veggie - 07-06-2024, 10:27 PM - Replies (10)

   

Your Challenge for June is to spot all of these butterflies & Moths!

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  Small is beautiful/Size matters
Posted by: Veggie - 06-06-2024, 12:02 PM - Replies (7)

I'm not talking about me personally although my Mother thought I was beautiful (she had to say that!). I'm talking about vegetables and my preference to  choose smaller varieties of veg/fruit in the belief that they'll mature faster and, perhaps, taste fresher than bigger, more mature veg.
For example, I don't attempt to grow beefsteak tomatoes - preferring small/medium sized ones. 
Courgettes definitely win over marrows. I'm struggling to even sow those Giant pumpkins (sorry SC/JJB).
Baby leeks - not the huge ones they wave about at shows.
Small cucumbers, not the bigguns.
Small sweet lettuce - not big floppy things.
etc etc. 
How about you?

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  ID please
Posted by: Small chilli - 31-05-2024, 05:03 PM - Replies (5)

A cutting I’ve taken. From where or when , I don’t remember. But it’s doing quite well. 
Can someone put a name to it please. 

         


Is it escallonia ? ………….I seem to have hundreds of the flipping things. First white one though.

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  Steak
Posted by: Vinny - 28-05-2024, 05:44 PM - Replies (2)

Here we have two packs of steak from Morrisons.

They are nigh on identical in size but one is British beef braising steak at £8.00 per kilo  and £2.29. The other is Bitish beef Ribeye steak at £21 per kilo and £4.91.
To me they are much of a muchness with similar ammount of meat to fat ratios. I know which one I will be buying most of in the future! Just saying. Smile

I know this isn't really relevant to many of you 'plant munchers 'but just thought I would show you the dilemma's us meat eaters have to suffer! Rolleyes



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