General Chat

Oi think it's sarmthing that loys in the soyal. Oo arh.

Just seen this - ya cheeky banterloonies. Yes, where's
the prickly one gone - was it something we said, d'you think?

C'mon, Prickles, get yer mojo working and be quick about it! :-D

DID SHE EVER LOOSE IT I WONDER,,,
HAPPY COOKING ISLAMD

I must away too.The hungry hunter will be home soon.

see y'all tomorrow.

I hope Prickles finds her mojo soon :-)

Don't tell Merlin, Oh Lawdy,lawdy, for Gawds sake don't tell Merlin. He will have a field day.LOLOL

Off for the night.

Speaks Tomorrow

Julia in Derbyshire

I think she's related to Ripyacorsetsov :-0 :-D

WEND,,,RUSSIAN
WHO IS THIS RUSSIAN

That Wend's always russian about somewhere :-D and it has to be said - she's got some bottle LOL

Dizzi........you is just a lady rascal :-D

Sorry I couldn't get back. I had a friend ring me, to have a few minutes escape. Her husband had three cancers, which I knew about, but she just wanted someone else to talk to.
Island, I have access to those patterns, in fact, I put in 'free pattern to crochet a grape',in the address bar, because I have alot of wool that colour, and you would be surprised at the free patterns that come up.
Look on the first thing at the top of the age. It has given me another idea.
I don't know where Wend. keeps disappearing to. I bet when she has that Russian bottle in her hand later on tonight, you won't be able to keep her off the boards LOLOL
As for Prickles and Mersey, havn't seen them all day today, and very little yesterday.

Speaks Soon

Julia in Derbyshire

NOW
DEAR ISLAND
WOULD YOU DO THAT


hehehe

I WOULD

I think it's the time of year for the doldrums Dizzi.

I reckon Prickles has flung her mojo away with her discus :-0

Now the clod turning sisters have done a bunk :-S :-D

I hope they don't think I've turned a serious thread into malarkey business ;-) :-D

HI ISLAND
GOT BORED WITH GR SO JUST MOOCHED IN AN OUT
DONT SEE THE POINT REPLING TO A THREAD I HAVE NO REAL REPLY FOR,,,
COR AINT I BORING TO..
SO BORING I BORE MYSELF

Awake Wend? I's impressed and enthralled :-D
I might send you a link to my veg blog :-D

Julia, I see you do tatty talk too. I've got sweetcorn and chilli pepper crochet patterns :-D

Dizzi!!! how are you? I thought you'd gone awol with Prickles and Mersey, :-0

Sorry Wend., the Vales Emerald.

Juli in Derbyshire

Which have you grown in the past Julia?

We also eat sprouts whenever we can - love 'em.

Wend., we have grown them in the past.

DIZZI, we do in this house LOLOL

Julia in Derbyshire

HEY
CHRISTMAS IS OVER

NOBODY EATS SPROUTS UNLESS ITS CHRISTMAS

At long last. I was just about to crochet a grape.LOLOL
We usually lift our onions, when they are ready in the summer, and store. So can't help you there.
I try to grow different potatoes each year, so that I can try all the varieties, on offer.
So, for my First Earlies, the type you get in the supermarkets now as** New Potatoes, but you can't scrape them, we had Isle of Jura, my thinking that if they grow there they will grow anywhere, and Juliette. Both were very good and tasty to eat as salad potatoes. We have in the past grown Sante and Charlottes as First Earlies.
We also grew Desiree, which is a very popular potato hereabouts. We grew some others, which the OH will find the label for when he goes down the allotment, at the weekend, so I will let you know.
Some potatoes grow better in some areas than others. Pentlands are very good.
** When buying the "New Potatoes", from the supermarkets during the winter, which you cannot scrape for love nor money, what I do, is boil them in their skins for about 5- 8 mins, cool in cold water, and when cool enough to handle, scrape them.
If I am wanting to eat them as new potatoes with say Lamb and Mint Sauce, after cooling and scraping, I then further cook them until they are done. But if I want to use them for Saute, 5-8 mins. is plenty long enough.
Back to me crochet grape now then.

Take Care

Julia in Derbyshire

This is it:

VALES EMERALD

Bred from Charlotte this potato has given excellent results in our trials with a good crop of uniform round tubers. These were firm and waxy on boiling and we rated the taste as being one of the best. Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. First Early variety. Flesh Colour - Cream. Uses - new, boil, steam and saute.
Our seed potatoes are inspected by the relevant certifying authority and that number is featured on the bag labels (within riddle size 30mm x 60mm). This eliminates over large and very small potatoes.

Was sent this info, amongst other potatoes, by Dobies of Devon, but the price is £8.45 for 3 kg!

Awright, awright, stop talking about me - I'm 'ere!! Been having 'pooter problems since this morning - only just come back on.

Afternoon, Island - you just sit back now and enjoy :-D

Now Julia, in answer to you initial question - when I went over to my allotment last week I picked the last of the Broccoli Purple Sprouting and Sprouting Tendergreen, which was very tasty. I also still have quite a few leeks and I pulled up a few, also beetroot (though they were quite small.) I generally tidied up and weeded and dug up my Dahlia tubers - thought I might be too late, but they look OK. I don't have to dig them up in my garden, as they seem to cope with the winter climate here, as we are near the coast. My allotment is about 10 miles inland, so more frosts there.

Now, I'm a bit puzzled about my onions. Last summer on the rare days of very hot weather, I was unable to get over there to water them and then they looked as if they'd had it. However, last week I saw that they have sprung into life again and are looking very healthy, even if small. What I would like to know, is there any hope for them. Will a severe frost or heavy snow kill them off for good?

Re potatoes. Last year I grew Picasso, Nadine, Kestrel and Désirée. All were good, but we really enjoyed the Désirée - I think they are very reliable, so will grow again this year. I want to try other different ones. I've got one in mind, but can't remember name, so will look it up in a min. and come back.

You still awake, Island ;-)