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With skills and knowledge she's just a prepper of a different type. At least she's not openly hostile and humours you. Probably not worth trying to argue with her. If Covid didn't serve as an example of your foresight, you'll just have to wait till the next major event.

I have also ordered some squash seeds for next year too. That Charles Dowding website looks very interesting. I will have a proper read through it next week. Thanks. Dowding is very watchable and he makes a strong case for No-dig techniques which can be very seductive. But DYOR. If, like me you wil...

Zoidberg wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2026 9:40 am Thanks for your advice. I will research more into these suggestions.
I really love courgettes too and will give them a try next year now.

Courgettes have to be THE easiest thing to grow. Biggest chore is harvesting them and eating them.

DustyDog wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2026 8:03 pm
Hope you have less trouble with the pesties than we had in our garden, slugs n snails munched most of mine.

This was a bad year for critters eating my strawberries, and leaf miner ruining some onions so I'm investing in nets and sowing many more of everything.
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Spent a fair few hours at the allotment. Coaxed MrJJ to make some slightly raised beds. Dug over and then planted 100 Onion sets and some more garlic. Plot flew through inspection this month and is starting to look well tended and cultivated. Hope to be growing lots of staple foods by spring. Starte...

I have a bit of land... ...Can anyone suggest a method to grow some food using the minimum time input from myself as I can only spare about 1 hour each week to tend to them at the weekends. I have an allotment and dedicate just enough time and effort to it to not have it taken off me under 'use it ...

Welcome back.

Hello everybody. :D Hi and Welcome from the North West I now have a month or two of food and water stored as well as some water filters and a few other tools and useful bits and bobs which would come in handy during an extended grid down situation. Nothing too serious like most of you here likely h...

Kiwififer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2026 3:21 pm How can you not like Anzacs?

There were more on the plate just prior to the picture…

It's just the coconuts

Kiwififer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2026 2:52 pm Chef at work made Anzac biscuits today.

Googled it. Won't bother as I hate coconut