Walking up the road today, I noticed hazelnuts, blackberries, rowan berries, elder, hawthorn berries and pheasant berry. Possibly sloe too 
Keep your eyes peeled. there's lots of free food around.

I have just had an offer off British gas to fix my tariff for both gas and electricity?

Now maybe I am missing something but I was wondering whether they were for real?

If I do nothing my estimated costs based on last years usage are:- Gas=£366.88 per annum & Electricity = £1013.96 

Fixing my price would be:-...........................................................Gas=£633.61 per annum & Electricity = £1733.00

Its a no brainer for me!

The only way I would benefit from fixed price would be if they were contemplating doubling the cost of both in which case I would ask them to cut off supply completely and go back  to candles and wood burner for heating and lighting.A weekly bath/shower at my daughters would suffice at a push?

Needless to say I am NOT fixing the price and will wait and see outcome!

Had a dream the other night, was wandering around a supermarket searching for yellow sticker items.

After that at the fish counter looking a 2 salmon.

Obviously related to recent threads, what a marvelous thing the brain is!

I’m just wondering how many of our members subscribe to SM like Facebook & Instagram, and if they share their accounts.

I do Instagram but it’s a private account you have to request access from me. I don’t do Facebook I think it’s to intrusive and I see my wife on it night and day.

If anyone is interested in my Instagram account you can find me with the user name Caniceh 

If you are going to request to follow me please post on this thread and let me know what your user name is so I can approve you, or private message me if you prefer.
I know I have 1 or 2 followers from here already.

Hi folks

I'm after your thoughts on a compact / bush tomato to grow in a .5 x 1.5 metre area? No support needed and was thinking I could fit 6 to 8 in? Will be covered with plastic to generate heat.

TIA

Just had a totally daft idea (for a change). 
I'm wondering if it possible to grow enough veggies for The festive season (can't say the C word in July) in pots in the GH.
A pot of spuds, beans, peas, carrots maybe even sprouts or a red cabbage. 
If I start them outdoors in pots and move them into the GH when the weather turns into winter it may be possible, maybe. 
Whatever I find in my pots will be my Festive meal.

Should thèse carry a health warning??? Last year I grewJalapeano peppers but they had absolutely no heat  so this year I thought I would try Padrons. The information I gleaned said mildly spicy with the occasional one quite hot. Well the ones that I have grown are all red hot. Is there any way of controlling the heat or do I just treat them as hot Chillies?

   

This is an IKEA shoerack. There are 7 "shelves" and it all come apart easily. I already have an 8th shelf.

My question to you all is:-
How many uses can you think of for this rack? I have some ideas but you will probably think of others that will be better.

I'll start you off:-

1. A shoerack.

Part 1.  Found a dead Mouse (I think) in the chicken run this morning. It was a big mouse, don't think it was a rat.
I ushered the chicken out and left the mouse until the dogs were back in the house out of the way. When I went back, a couple of hours later, the mouse had disappeared. It seems that it was "Playing dead" and scarpered when all was quiet. I'm glad I didn't try to pick it up!!

Part 2. Ted just appeared at the kitchen door with a dead rat in his mouth! Fortunately he dropped it and was happy to leave it outside. It was hoooge. I know they're getting into the garage and have a tunnel under GH 2 and we have rat poison down in locked boxes that the dogs can't get into. Just hope that the dogs don't try to eat the rats. 

The hazel trees in the garden and growing wild, are laden with nuts this year. The best year I can remember.
Does anyone grow Nut trees - Walnut, Chestnut, Hazel, Cob, Almond?
Nuts are a good source of protein, maybe we should be growing more of them. I'd be grateful for your experiences please.