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We won't be harvesting the parsnips until just before the ground freezes up :) The frost does indeed give them a better flavour, but I like the big ones--they are super in stews or just roasted. Never had any woody cores though? We're told by our neighbors that young apple trees of the local...

Good to know on the apple trees, we'll watch that next year :) Each year we've tried to grow radishes here we've tried different varieties, best so far has been Cherry Belle, but I'll try the French breakfast next spring, thanks!

Lol, salad cream is a (disgusting tasting in my opinion) traditional English salad dressing.

I can recommend the Rubbermaid brand for outdoor storage, we have a large bench/box that we've had out in direct sun (and winter temps down to -30s Celsius) for 7 years now and it's still just fine. Our area is known for year-round sun. Maybe it's faded, can't really tell--dark green lid and...

The garden is in full swing, which is good because we are about 2 weeks away from our typical early fall first frost date (usually first week of September). Daytime temps are in the high 20s Celcius at this time of year (around 80F) but night time temps are usually around 10C (50F) and have got...

Oh, and full sugar jams can actually sit out without refrigeration for months. Our English friends never refrigerate their jams (nor most of their condiments like ketchup or mustard, although they are careful to keep the mayo and salad cream in the fridge!) and never have any problems--pretty...

Britesea, are these freezer/fridge jams or canned jams that you are finding have a shorter shelf life? Back in the 70s my Mom used to can batches of fruit (peaches, pears, apricots, apples, cherries) in just water because she wasn't into all the sugar for herself when she ate canned fruit (she...

Just a caution--"natural" pesticides will kill beneficial as well as predatory insects, so proceed carefully if you choose to try diatomaceous earth or any of the other more natural products available. Things can get worse than they may be now if you kill off the good bugs along with your...

Watch out, it's very addictive--soon you'll be canning everything! ;) Congratulations :thumbsup

I'm sure I'll (yet again) get slammed for my comments, but here goes anyway :rolleyes: The best thing to do is to be educated on the subject: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile22.stm After that, make decisions based on the level of risk you are comfortable with. I hate how divisive...

Just tried this one last night, it was the result of a google search--very tasty so thought I'd share here :) www.momables.com/zucchini-pasta-low-carb-gluten-free

Just personal preference because I was brought up in the tradition--it's a European thing, where duvets/eiderdowns are used. :) In the winter, we each have a duvet in a cover on top, in the summer we just use the cover with no duvet inside (we keep them stored in our closets, inside another...

We don't have a huge number of pests here, but we do a few things to try to mitigate damage to the crops: Companion planting is huge. In my garden I have to watch out for carrot maggot flies (the larvae make black tunnels in carrots) so I plant my carrots with onions and haven't had any...

I use Pomona's brand pectin and you can use as little or as much sugar as you like, as this kind of pectin sets up with calcium water (mix is in the package) rather than sugar. You can use concentrated fruit juice, honey, maple syrup--whatever you like. I've been using it for a couple of years...

Full ones :love:

Kapok used to be used as life belt stuffing (like on the Titanic) as well as for throw pillows and sofa cushions :)

Sounds like a super delicious dinner! :drool Sorry to hear that summer's got you down, hope you get some respite from the heat :hugs

:frow Hi C! Just posted in your journal, nice to catch up with what's keeping you busy :) Still keeping busy here, been busy the past few weeks with some post-flood volunteering on top of my normal summer routine and I've been falling into bed early every night pretty much exhausted. But it's...

Some I read are: www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/europe (BBC news in general is pretty good) www.globalpost.com/news/regions/europe www.europeanvoice.com www.neurope.eu Hope those help! :)

We've had lots of skunks and jack rabbits this summer, fortunately most have stayed out of our garden but the odd one does manage to get in and have a munch on something. Glad your eggs are safe again! Cool about your farmer's market bounty :) We've had a really weird summer, started very wet...