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sunshineband · « **Reply #46 on:** January 02, 2012, 15:37 »

Quote from: New shoot on January 02, 2012, 15:34

Quote from: mumofstig on January 02, 2012, 15:31
Quote from: New shoot on January 02, 2012, 15:24
Mum - you are well organised. Not even bought my notebook for this year yet
It's in my diary on here

I'm a bit of a Luddite I like my book I can take to the plot then I don't forget stuff between there and getting back home. That way I can concentrate on forgetting other stuff instead

Must be in the water round here -- I have a book too (Just haven't listed this year's seeds in it yet)

What sort of dehydrator do you have New Shoot?

New shoot · « **Reply #47 on:** January 02, 2012, 15:55 »

Think when I do get my book and list my seeds I may be scared Sunshine

I have an Ezidri Ultra FD1000 but was lucky to pick it up second hand but unused on Fleabay or Preloved, can't remember now.

I find it really useful for drying surplus crops and did courgette slices sprinkled with a garlic and herb seasoning mix before drying, the anchocha, french beans, tomato slices sprinked with mixed herbs, chillies, beetroot slices and raspberries last year. The veg reconstitute really well in the slow cooker

sunshineband · « **Reply #48 on:** January 02, 2012, 16:17 »

That really was some bargain-- it is an awesome looking thing

I am thinking hard about my birthday list (so far a Blanka whitecurrant bush) and I might have to comw down a bit from there!

I have never got into drying food but run out of freezer space so quickly these days, so am going to 'reintroduce' bottling to our household, and try drying as well (if I give abig enough hint -- the Christmas Icecream maker hint was heard

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Growster... · « **Reply #49 on:** January 04, 2012, 17:57 »

Those big screw top coffee jars (200g) for coffee are great for beetroot, chutters etc KC!

If they eventually become too pongy, they go down to the shed to hold all the various potions etc.

If they eventually get too bad down there, they go in the bin on the way home!

gobs · « **Reply #50 on:** January 04, 2012, 18:19 »

Could pass this onto Plumcrumble.

To grow some coffee jars! Now, that's novel!

sunshineband · « **Reply #51 on:** January 04, 2012, 18:27 »

I try to use smaller jars usually as the 200g ones hold quite a lot for just the two of us to get through, or to give as gifts.

They are good for pickled onions though

DigIt · « **Reply #52 on:** January 04, 2012, 19:09 »

Quote from: New shoot on January 01, 2012, 10:43

Quote from: AlaninCarlisle on December 31, 2011, 13:11
I fancy Chinese Celery, does anyone have a good seed supplier for this, and indeed other unusual crops?

I got some last year from this lot http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/search.asp

Germinated well and has a good flavour but mine were a bit spindly. Probably because of lack of water as I struggled to water the plot enough at times last year

My fave unusual veg seed supplier is this one http://www.realseeds.co.uk/

Realseeds are my fave unusual veg seed supplier too.

Trying Oca this year

Growster... · « **Reply #53 on:** January 04, 2012, 22:46 »

Quote from: gobs on January 04, 2012, 18:19

Could pass this onto Plumcrumble.

To grow some coffee jars! Now, that's novel!

They always look so useful Gobs!

I had a friend years ago, whose idea was to screw the lid to the ceiling of his shed roof, then put whatever he wanted into the glass container, then just 'screw' the lot into the fixed lid for over-head storage!

Worked a treat, and you could see exactly what was in each jar! They used to hang down in rows of screws, bolts etc!

gobs · « **Reply #54 on:** January 05, 2012, 08:47 »

Hehe.

TheSpartacat · « **Reply #55 on:** January 05, 2012, 16:17 »

I usually try new strange varieties of veg every year of different veg...

I've ordered seed for:
Sugar Snap Pole, a tall climbing variety
Pepperoncini- they're the pickling peppers you get in kebab shops i believe
Peanut Pumpkin, for carving some warty faces next Halloween!!
Pink Duke of York, not grown them before, but the Red ones are an 'every-year' spud for me
Tomatoes- Aunty Rubys German (green beefsteak), Hillbilly (red and yellow mottled beefsteak- but like pineapple but allegedly more flavour), Chocolate Cherry instead of Black Cherry, and Charlie Chaplin for weird shape tomatoes!!!

Beans- Royal Burgundy and Pencil Pod Black Wax.
Winter Squash- Queensland Blue, Cornells Bush Delicata, Blue Banana, Green striped Cushaw... and some ornamental gourds to make birdhouses

And on the whole new veg front, I'm growing
Oca
Green Perillo Aojiso
Red Perilla Akajiso
Alberto's Quinquilla
Huauzontii Aztec Spinach
Orach- tried it this year, but something ate it, and not ME sadly
Claytonia/ winter purslane
Sorrel

And i planted a cherry tree.... yay!!!! I'm toying with getting another... or maybe a plum...
I've already got apple, fig, blackcurrant, raspberry, strawbs, gooseberry, blueberry, honeyberry (i'm not sure they're doing too well) but i just can't get enough fruit... something about fruit picking makes me feel all self-sufficent

gobs · « **Reply #56 on:** January 05, 2012, 18:00 »

I assume, Spartacat, that you know not to let a lot items of New Veg list of yours to seed, under any circumstances.

Impressive. I hope you will like them.

compostqueen · « **Reply #57 on:** January 05, 2012, 23:29 »

The delicata squash does indeed have a delicate taste. The Green striped cushaw is a pie squash and I was dead chuffed with the pie I made with it. I've grown Jumbo pink banana squash and it looked amazing, but the taste was not the best. You only find this stuff out by trying different ones. I love growing barmy-looking squash

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