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- Sun May 19, 2024 7:10 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
- Replies: 694
- Views: 41292
Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener
I have not been terribly impressed with the coir either. Apparently it is naturally very alkaline and needs to have been correctly treated to reduce this - which does not apply to the cheap stuff. This year I have had a couple of bags of the same seed & cutting compost used by our local nursery...
- Sun May 19, 2024 11:32 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
- Replies: 694
- Views: 41292
Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener
Blight is an issue right now,both domestically and nationally too. The potatoes coming from shops are far from the best,and that’s an understatement! It’s rather interesting that the self setting spuds in our heaps are doing ok right now though.Looking at news Mrs J has made sure we have tinned spu...
- Sat May 18, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
- Replies: 694
- Views: 41292
Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener
Thanks. Blightspy seems to say it shouldn't be blight YET https://blightspy.huttonltd.com/#/forecast I'll monitor the situation and report back. OK..... So Who likes spuds? Or more specifically what critter has been chowing down on the foliage of my spud plants. About 1/3 of crop growing just fine ...
- Thu May 16, 2024 6:26 pm
- Forum: How are you preparing
- Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
- Replies: 350
- Views: 22809
Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Had to use the superglue out of my emergency grab bag. Was having to squeeze loads to get a drop out. Is it supposed to be like that? It was a hard plastic bottle. I've found that superglue has a definite shelf life. This probably varies between brands and on storage temperature, and the adhesive t...
- Sat May 11, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: New Members Start Here
- Topic: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
- Replies: 11
- Views: 378
Re: New to UK Prepping - Have some experience elsewhere
Hi and welcome from the suburban North West. You make good points about the viability of going off grid in the Uk. Surely different from SA. See this video... https://uk-preppers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=204667#p204667 Societal breakdown is a recurring theme. And so is disruption in food and ener...
- Mon May 06, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Uses for Flour.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 669
Re: Uses for Flour.
Agreed about the prepper doctrine of storing what I eat. This is what makes food storage challenging, along with the need to use and eat foods with a long shelf life. At least there's no "tasting panel"! I also use TVP, dried lentils and other pulses and beans. I find chickpeas take too l...
- Sun May 05, 2024 6:40 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Uses for Flour.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 669
Re: Uses for Flour.
Thanks for the advice. A quick check with eBay gives 1Kg whole egg powder at between £24 and £35 and white only at about £37. Regarding protein, my existing long - term source is tinned sardines (last for years); I don't eat meat. I need to figure out how I'm going to integrate dried eggs (and poss...
- Sun May 05, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Uses for Flour.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 669
Re: Uses for Flour.
For a delicious bread substitute, made in a pan, try Staffordshire oatcakes.... http://www.uk-preppers.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&hilit=oatcakes&p=183026&t=15975&sid=6ea748a27135bdb88146a0ac81c889fa Also, Simple pancakes are almost the simplest meal possible Or.... try a Jenny i...
- Sat May 04, 2024 8:35 pm
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Uses for Flour.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 669
Re: Uses for Flour.
Flour is an essential prep, but I only use about 1.5Kg per year. Very occasionally I run out of bread and make a sort of bread out of self - raising flour, vegetable oil and water. I make the dough and grill both sides. It ends up like flattish cakes, and if a generous amount of mixed fruit, as use...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:20 am
- Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
- Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
- Replies: 694
- Views: 41292
Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener
I am not convinced that is blight. I can't seen anything "fungal fluffy growth" and I have always seen at least a little of that with a bad/collapsed plant. All about blight here with pics. https://horticulture.co.uk/potatoes/blight/ While this is frost damage https://www.allotments4all.c...