Hi James, Oh, I am envious of your space to discover those green fingers of yours. Living in a flat, on a main road on the 3rd floor kind of makes such pleasures more difficult. I miss a back garden...
My mother has an allotment, which is part of the council housing estate in Southend on sea (where I used to live in my youth). One of my sister's, and one of her daughter's - spend much time with my mother on the allotment, planting food and tending to the earth, during the week - regularly. Whenever I visit, I am asked to see their large patch of growing food, and we discuss different methods of how to grow things. Also, my motehr trades her produce with others on the council estate for chores and other types of food. wishing you well. marc Afraid we're running out of room. I've nursed my partner's spider plant back to life. Nursed a fern we bought together but forgot to water, back to life. Killed a coffee plant bought from the Eden project. Currently have around ten chilli plants grown from seed demanding heat and light, which have become my pets. Half a dozen tomato plants with likewise demands. And then the vegetable patch - which is our first effort. Limited to small space, we planted everything too close together, and consequently, the potatoes are up to our hips, likewise parsnips. The rhubarb is good, and the courgettes have just started to be ready. We let the sugar snap peas get too old. The broad beans are ready. Salad leaves were a success but we never let them grow hearts. Had a handful of strawberries. We've also started making paper briquettes for burning in the winter - the briquette maker was an early Christmas present. We began making briquettes with enthusiasm, until we realized how much hard work it actually is, and how messy too. They don't apparently burn too well on their own, but are best alongside wood or coal. Apparently (again) they can also be used to soak up hot fat from cooking - before burning. James, trying to be green. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
