I notice that frozen French beans sometimes slough off an outer skin when cooked  after being frozen, although some of my last year's frozen beans did not. Unfortunately I hadn't noted the name of the particular bean so I've no idea which ones stayed intact after freezing.

So what particular FB or CFB do you recommend for freezing well.

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I'm a bee - 

Bees are the master of good intentions, but there are only so many hours in a day and only so much we can reasonably get done. There also comes a point when we need to admit that even though something may be useful, it is taking away space that could be used for more important items.

Traditioal lemon and sugar for me, but also a savoury one of salmon plus grated onion with ACV on.

OK - not only do I still have this ongoing dispute about my Chinese lanterns ……
The same company have sent me three hundred snowdrops that were supposed to be galanthus elwesii (giant snowdrops) but are in fact galanthus woronowii(broad leaf snowdrop).
I have both of these in my garden from years back and know the difference.
The so and so’s are refusing to acknowledge that they have sent me the wrong snowdrops. 
I have planted them ten to a 6 inch pot so now have 30 pots of galanthus woronowii instead of the snowdrops I ordered.
The company expect me to wait and see what develops and refuse to even consider that they have sent the wrong bulbs. 
Galanthus elwesii have blue grey leaves and the ones they sent me are bright grassy green floppy strappy leaves as in the photo. Not only were they the wrong sort, they were so small that there is no chance of them flowering this year!
I have lost a whole season. 
Despairing over this! They are treating me like an idiot.
Any ideas???

Was refitting part of a wooden edging path which surrounds the rear grass, I had placed several newspapers in the area where the path sits, as I needed to clear some soil out from the area, I was lifting the papers and discovered 3 flatworms below the paper, I thought I had got rid of this pest, as while doing other work I came across lots of worms, the paths surround the flower beds and the worms I mentioned were in the veg beds, though diffrent areas the garden isn't that big, so still inclined to think the addition of seaweed makes a difference as the veg beds had seaweed placed over them where the flower beds didn't, so think I will be collecting some seaweed tomorrow.

Any chance anyone can put a name to these lilies?
My friend has just given me a big bag of tubers. She didn’t think they were day lilies.

         

Has anyone used pelleted carrot seed?

If so, what were the results/benefits of using them ?

We have a little summer house at the moment - it's kind of an odd shape with a permanent opening. It's a bit ramshackle to be honest, and Jay has his heart set on a new summer house with sliding or opening glass doors along most of the length of the 'rectangle' facing the house, and thus also the afternoon/evening sun.

We will draw electric into it, probably also have the existing solar panels set up on the roof, which needs to slope backwards towards the back of the garden, if that makes sense. I'd quite a little sink of some kind put in, but not sure about rules around the waste.

Have you built one? What tips and tricks do you have up your sleeves? What would you do, if you built one again? What's on your wishlist?

Anyone noticed any 'multi-bag' compost deals in the supermarkets yet? I think I used Morries four bags for a tenner last year (or was it three bags?)

OK - I have a super fruit cage that my other half built for me about four years ago.
It’s 2 metres high. However it’s not the most beautiful structure in the garden and needs to be screened.
I’ve tried morning glory, which looked lovely but climbed in to the cage and tried to strangle the raspberries.
Also tried achocha that similarly took over - but did at least give us some tasty fruits.
I’d like some suggestions, please, for maybe a hedge that will screen the cage and also give me some foliage or floral pickings for my flower bunches.. preferably keeps its leaves in winter to do a really good screening job. Over to you!!