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	Festival Weather Forum Index  » General » The Green Room » The FW Good Life The FW Good Life   Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next Author Message Honest Jon Has completely lost touch with reality Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1185 Location: Road to hell . . . junc 8 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:36 am   Post subject:       Re: The FW Good Life   Let me know some more about it Fil, I have room for 4 fruit trees so i'm looking for an eating apple, cooking apple, damson and probably a cherry so any advice you can give me on varieties would be gratefully appreciated and any advice on chilli cultivation would also be great as I have no knowledge of the subject - will be lookin to start that in the new year . . . _________________ and then ??? headfuzz Viking GIMPwner Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Total posts: 12910 Location: Brighton! Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:39 am   Post subject:        Re: The FW Good Life   Honest Jon wrote (View Post): › and any advice on chilli cultivation would also be great as I have no knowledge of the subject - will be lookin to start that in the new year . . . The main thing is to not let them get cold. Chilli plants don't like cold weather. Other than that, bizarrely, the UK climate is highly suited to growing chilli plants. We have plenty of water to nourish the soil, and in summer get enough sunlight and warmth for the plants to bear plenty of fruit if well tendered. I'd say the trick is to keep the plant potted until it's massive, so is likely to withstand a winter and flower again in spring. They are also self pollinating, so incredibly easy to get fruit from. A word of warning though; aphids seem to love 'em. The mother NJ plant was all but killed by the bastards. That coupled with me putting the plant in the garden during spring when it was warm then that frozen snap suddenly happening when we were out of town meant I honestly thought it was dead, so you can understand why I'm overjoyed it's now bearing 20+ healthy looking fruit When drying your chillis out (assuming you don't use them all at once ) you're best off doing it in the oven, preheat it to 200ºC, turn the oven off and pop the chillis in lying on a baking tray. The temptation is to hang them in the sunshine but it's too humid in this country to do this properly, and unless you hang them in some sort sock or tights the flies will be attracted to them while they're hanging. Remind me next time you're in town and if I still have one you can have a plant for your allotment, else I'll give you some seeds for next year's harvest _________________ Pesh: "What you up to?" Headfuzz: "Walking around naked listening to Depeche Mode." Pesh: "Excellent!" Whats For Breakfast Enlightened One Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Total posts: 1592 Location: not far from something nice to eat... Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:52 am   Post subject:         Re: The FW Good Life   oops meant to say, HDRA is where you go to look for heritage root stock. x And (belated?) Happy Birthday Hon xxx _________________ To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity. Oscar Wilde Gh0sty Official munter poker Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Total posts: 9113 Location: On the norty step!!! Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:34 pm   Post subject:          Re: The FW Good Life   You can get lots of old heratige vegetable seed stock from the heligan online shop. http://www.heliganshop.com/search.asp?types=yes&type=THE+GARDEN+%3E+Seeds And if you have never been to the gardens they are well worth a visit. _________________ Gh0sty Gh0sty's Mixes Made entirely from Dark Matter Honest Jon Has completely lost touch with reality Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1185 Location: Road to hell . . . junc 8 Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:10 pm   Post subject:           Re: The FW Good Life   Cool, got given vouchers so i'll be searching out the rudest named fruit trees possible and there must be a few double entrends amongst the older varieties . . . Thought i'd show you a few pics of the plot so far . . . built our hillbilly shack and compost complex over the past couple of weeks. Have got masses of produce at the moment including more courgettes than we can deal with plus a bumper runner bean harvest. Awaiting the ripening of a huge tomato crop plus we have spikey cucumbers, squash and pumpkins developing nicely. Still hugely rewarding but will be evn more so when I get all the infrastructure done and can concentrate on the actual growing of things. Very happy as we have a Sloe bush backing onto the plot so that's our gin sorted plus loads of blackberries on the way too. _________________ and then ??? Bruce Not Roach Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Total posts: 3840 Location: London (that big grey thing on the Thames estuary) Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:29 pm   Post subject:            Re: The FW Good Life   Oh wow, I love the contrast with the first piccy. Top job HJ _________________ Honest Jon Has completely lost touch with reality Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1185 Location: Road to hell . . . junc 8 Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:47 pm   Post subject:             Re: The FW Good Life   Thanks matey, yep it's amazing how much stuff grows in a couple of months and i've been trying to take the same shot each time - the courgettes and beans have got so big you can't see the back now . . . Here's a pic of the next challenge - have the adjacent plot to sort out which involves digging out a whole bramble patch then putting up a greenhouse, raised beds, cold frames, fruit trees and herb garden - wait and see what this looks like in a few months _________________ and then ??? tonyasleep.com Has completely lost touch with reality Joined: 09 Apr 2008 Total posts: 1010 Location: Stroud Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:51 am   Post subject:              Re: The FW Good Life   how rewarding is that! Homegrown FTW! Ver ver jealous of you HJ _________________ 'Stayin Awake'......it's the bomb! festivalchooks PM Daddy for special rank! Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Total posts: 3375 Location: Stroud, Glos Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:32 am   Post subject:               Re: The FW Good Life   telling tony to move in with me and grow what you like in exchange for reasonable rent innit garden is looking good HJ _________________ lunar Celestial Diva Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Total posts: 3377 Location: near the sea Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:10 pm   Post subject:  Re: The FW Good Life   well done HJ!!!....i too am growing things this year...but nothing on your scale...just a few pots and 5 broccoli plants that i am very proud of...when i get round to clearing the reat of the garden i can plant more ....you are an inspiration HJ _________________ Be like water my friend - Bruce Lee needmyidentity Enlightened One Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Total posts: 1618 Location: Lampeter, West Wales Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:45 pm   Post subject:   Re: The FW Good Life   Hey well done you guys! You make it sound so easy but having only just got into gardening in the last couple of years seeing what you've achieved since May is really amazing. Have been missing fresh veg this summer as I've moved from having a huge garden/polytunnel for a year to a town house and we've needed to focus on decorating this summer. Looking forward to getting stuck in in the Autumn and digging up the garden ready for next year though. Fresh veg is soooooooo much more delicious and with the food prices these days it really saves alot of money. I find you also tend to get more creative with cooking finding different ways of utilising what you have in your garden. Fantastic work - Very Impressed _________________ We Dance Coz It's Our Ultimate Freedom Heide PM Daddy for special rank! Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Total posts: 3235 Location: The state of Euphoria Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:54 pm   Post subject:    Re: The FW Good Life   Jon, I have a fabulous recipe for zuccini bread (erm, courgettes, on this side of the pond) if you want it. It's really a cake, but baked in loaf tins. Let me know if you're interested. _________________ If you're going through Hell - keep going. ~ WinstonChurchill hi vis Not going. Can't leave the board. Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Total posts: 1399 Location: all over the place Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:00 pm   Post subject:  Re: The FW Good Life   ooh heide, can i have the recipe please, got oodles of courgettes here! _________________ the people with cracks let the light in zenecho Complaints Department Joined: 29 Jul 2005 Total posts: 6252 Location: Stroud Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:03 pm   Post subject:   Re: The FW Good Life   Heide wrote (View Post): › .... zuccini bread (erm, courgettes, on this side of the pond) .... technically zuccini is Italian so its still this side of the pond <g> Please post recipe as I have a few lat commers coming through _________________ The Victor Meldrew of FW... I used to be a miserable drunk old git ..now Im just a miserable old git... Rude Mamma The name says it all! Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Total posts: 5877 Location: winnersh Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:18 pm   Post subject:    Re: The FW Good Life   good job HJ _________________ just say yes Honest Jon Has completely lost touch with reality Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Total posts: 1185 Location: Road to hell . . . junc 8 Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 6:52 pm   Post subject:     Re: The FW Good Life   It's easy watching the stuff grow, but hard work clearing a plot and then cultivating for planting but the rewards are fantastic . . . i'm making it much harder work than it has to be by putting in all the infrastructure but it should last for years to come so well worth it - sick of digging out monster bramble roots though!!! Would love recipes for anything Marrow, courgette/zuchini related as I have a huge surplus . . . best one yet is Marrow Rum, hollow a big one out and fill with brown sugar then keep topping up for a month or so and then empty and the sugar turns to alcohol apparently? gonna give this one a try! Li-li is bartering marrows for morning cups of coffee and cakes at the sandwich bar in Kingston plus I saw an article in the paper about a pub in Norfolk whick would trade you a beer for your produce, wish there was one around here who would do that. Fortunately runner beans freeze as we have a bumper crop of the tastiest beans Thanks for all the seed/plant tips as we are already starting to plan next years crops . . . _________________ and then ??? headfuzz Viking GIMPwner Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Total posts: 12910 Location: Brighton! Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:44 pm   Post subject:      Re: The FW Good Life   Marrow rum?! GEIV!!!!111 _________________ Pesh: "What you up to?" Headfuzz: "Walking around naked listening to Depeche Mode." Pesh: "Excellent!" fuzzy Butterfly Wrangler Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Total posts: 4045 Location: right here right now Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:45 pm   Post subject:      Re: The FW Good Life   Golden rod flowers for Golden rod wine ... seriously the lushest wine I have ever had !! _________________ hi vis Not going. Can't leave the board. Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Total posts: 1399 Location: all over the place Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:48 pm   Post subject:  Re: The FW Good Life   Your plot looks fab, i've been gardenless for 2 years,now i just look after other peoples when they're away. think the marrow rum one is a bit of an urban or maybe that should be rural myth. did try it decades ago, thing it all just went slimey & sugary & not a lot more. prob better to make marrow wine. my mum makes marrow & ginger jam - quite sweet but yummy. let me know if u want recipe. i used to swop lollo rosso type lettuces for beer in my local pub in wolves in the mid 80s when red lettuce was considered quite exotic! spect you've been told that u dont need to blanch runner beans before freezing. i did it 4 years before being told that one!!! have fun, its a great thing to do! ps presume you've heard of heritage seed library? -i grew some really wacky (often purple!) old varieties from them so as to keep the unregistered seeds still viable for future generations _________________ the people with cracks let the light in Whats For Breakfast Enlightened One Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Total posts: 1592 Location: not far from something nice to eat... Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:26 pm   Post subject:   Re: The FW Good Life   here's a good article, for once Mr Monbiot is only prosletising, rather than actually ranting and panic mongering http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/02/food.foodanddrink _________________ To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity. 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