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dannyboy7306/07/22 @ 19:27
If you cant see it by now...Only pain will make you see it. And trust me, its gonna get real painfull.
AdamT said:
The Great Reset in full swing, there is no stopping it now!
The Great Reset in full swing, there is no stopping it now!
dannyboy7306/07/22 @ 19:34
Post Edited: 06.07.2022 @ 19:34 PM by dannyboy73
we had an issue mentioned here....a new shallow bed. We planted second radish which didnt take - didnt even get to stumped man sausage status. Radish need deeper roots. We are learning...Caulie and broccoli bed cleared. Plan to try artichokes. havent thought of fennel yet.
and discovered 2 more wild plumb trees in the garden
Oh and can we freeze beetroot???
Funky_monkey said:I was planning on having tons of gigantic beetroot pulled out of the ground months ago. I just thinned them out and pulled out the biggest ones, which still aren't as big as I would have liked. Will boil them up later, or maybe add with other veggies tonight to go with the roast chicken.
Pulled out the one lettuce I directly sowed at the back as it looks like it wasn't going to do much more with cut and come again, plus I have 10 more heads that I can start cutting leaves from in about a week.
Tomatoes have picked up again now I'm tickling the flowers to get them pollinated.
Might plant potatoes in buckets, or should I put the fennel in them?
About 10 celery plants in the ground now, chard coming to an end, will give them a couple more weeks of cutting then pull them out. I'll try daikon radish again, but will make sure the ground underneath is NOT hard. You could clearly see where the roots had hit the harder ground and looked like my gentleman's sausage when it's squished against my boxers.
Celeriac ready to get planted once I have the room, as is fennel.
Pulled out the one lettuce I directly sowed at the back as it looks like it wasn't going to do much more with cut and come again, plus I have 10 more heads that I can start cutting leaves from in about a week.
Tomatoes have picked up again now I'm tickling the flowers to get them pollinated.
Might plant potatoes in buckets, or should I put the fennel in them?
About 10 celery plants in the ground now, chard coming to an end, will give them a couple more weeks of cutting then pull them out. I'll try daikon radish again, but will make sure the ground underneath is NOT hard. You could clearly see where the roots had hit the harder ground and looked like my gentleman's sausage when it's squished against my boxers.
Celeriac ready to get planted once I have the room, as is fennel.
dannyboy7306/07/22 @ 20:22
Dutch and Srilankans protesting against insane green carbon policies that have left fields empty and Sri Lanka without fuel and food (they can only grow organic which has lead to mass starvation - not shown on the BBC of course...) and will lead to famine if not addressed.
You may find fuel becomes rationed or stopped.
This is why you need to stock up now.
You may find fuel becomes rationed or stopped.
This is why you need to stock up now.
The most important life skills you can teach yourself and if you care, your children, is how to grow food. Identify it, plant it, grow it.
At the very worst, how to forage.
And for meat eaters, how to catch, skin and clean an animal to cook.
The school curriculum may involve something, but not the essential skills of how to eat.
The world food industry is so controlled and politicised that it is unreliable and has been for decades.
Anybody who thinks otherwise needs a visit and a pill from Morpheus.
Get your s**t together people.
At the very worst, how to forage.
And for meat eaters, how to catch, skin and clean an animal to cook.
The school curriculum may involve something, but not the essential skills of how to eat.
The world food industry is so controlled and politicised that it is unreliable and has been for decades.
Anybody who thinks otherwise needs a visit and a pill from Morpheus.
Get your s**t together people.
Dannyboy - I don't think you can freeze beetroot. I think the best method is to put them in boxes of sand. I'm sure you can steal some from work.
I've been offered a job that's 3 days a week, paying 24k a year. My current place offered me 26k for 5 days work. I might take the new job as it's only temporary, whilst looking for other work on the same hourly rate but full time. Need to get funds to retire early!
I've been offered a job that's 3 days a week, paying 24k a year. My current place offered me 26k for 5 days work. I might take the new job as it's only temporary, whilst looking for other work on the same hourly rate but full time. Need to get funds to retire early!
Post Edited: 07.07.2022 @ 08:34 AM by macroth
dannyboy73 said:Dutch [...] protesting against insane green carbon policies that have left fields empty
Please explain, in as many or as few words as you like, how the Dutch situation is linked to carbon and why it will leave fields empty.
Lololol.
Carbon/Nitrogen.
Potato/Tomato.
:-D
The whole problem with the Dutch agricultural policy - much like the carbon neutral and reduced green house gasses policies associated with agricultural and practices in this country - is that, realistically, they pass the emission parcels to other countries.
They grow the food and livestock - thereby leaving us to feel very good about ourselves - only the worldwide net amounts have not changed. And the food miles have increased. So, possibly, there is a net increase in carbon emissions.
Carbon/Nitrogen.
Potato/Tomato.
:-D
The whole problem with the Dutch agricultural policy - much like the carbon neutral and reduced green house gasses policies associated with agricultural and practices in this country - is that, realistically, they pass the emission parcels to other countries.
They grow the food and livestock - thereby leaving us to feel very good about ourselves - only the worldwide net amounts have not changed. And the food miles have increased. So, possibly, there is a net increase in carbon emissions.
dannyboy7308/07/22 @ 17:36
Post Edited: 08.07.2022 @ 18:02 PM by dannyboy73
indeed nitrogen. Either way, the point is, governments setting limits which in turn affect mass food production.
This, at a time when the world has gone bankrupt and people are struggling or starving.
If you want to talk global warming, my issue is not with keeping your environment pleasant to live on, e.g. clean rivers. My issue is with the constant catastrophizing everything from environment to over exagarated viruses. i accept that people have been scared to death and some individuals feel constant anxiety and impending doom. But this single narrative has become so dogmatic that we need to push back. Surely those so sure of everything should be pleased just to test hypothesis? Youd think so but critical thinking is well and truly out of vogue.
dannyboy7308/07/22 @ 18:58
Post Edited: 08.07.2022 @ 19:16 PM by dannyboy73
hi buddy.we have multiple foraging books and how to books...there are also books on how to perform dental sergery etc...designed for people travelling to remote tribes. Its all there if you just look.
Other good news...we eventually hooked up our water filter....no more fluride poisoning and...it may also filter out all the female hormones in the water supply
(a result of years of the pill). we are quiet excited about that...we want to give our kids the best start. They are already far fitter, full of energy but in contrast, they clearly have better attention spans than their peers. “When you take a birth control pill, whatever is excreted goes through a treatment plant, however, an amount, even if minimal reaches the drinking water,” says study author Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH,
samue1son said:The most important life skills you can teach yourself and if you care, your children, is how to grow food. Identify it, plant it, grow it.
At the very worst, how to forage.
.
At the very worst, how to forage.
.
luki09/07/22 @ 10:02
Germany, France, Romania and Italy are all having a droughts after the 40° heatwave in june. Fruits half the size without water and the grain like barly is dust on the stalk. GDR Germany and Romania would have had big rainwater dams run by the state for farmers to protect against this. That was all left die off in the 90s as ownership/access was unclear. It's going to make prices go up again I fear.
dannyboy7314/07/22 @ 16:49
Post Edited: 14.07.2022 @ 16:54 PM by dannyboy73
Luki my friend. There is no might get worse sir. The rabbit hole for everyone eventually.Planted igloo caulies and purple broccoli. Some more beans and radish.
The baby corn is fruiting now. The cherry tree is looking like we will get some cherries this year.
We are stepping up our game...bring forward our canning plans. cutting milk in coffee getting ourselves ready to cope with the shortages and cutting the lady hormones out of our water and diets.
Cucumber has starting growing fruits.
Courgette is also fruiting.
Carrots growing, still baby carrots but still.
Celery growing well, celeriac not getting so big.
Kohlrabi the size of eggs.
Purple sprouting brocolli keeps bolting - going from tiny to seed.
Planted 2 butternut squash seeds - might be a bit too late for them, but still
Planted more beetroot.
Rainbow chard still going strong
Lettuce growing well - cut about 1 head's worth of leaves and gave them to the neighbour
Waiting for black round spanish radish pods to dry seeds, so I can plant them in a month when it starts to get cooler
French string bean and dwarf bean seeds planted into modules a few days ago, still not seen anything germinate
Courgette is also fruiting.
Carrots growing, still baby carrots but still.
Celery growing well, celeriac not getting so big.
Kohlrabi the size of eggs.
Purple sprouting brocolli keeps bolting - going from tiny to seed.
Planted 2 butternut squash seeds - might be a bit too late for them, but still
Planted more beetroot.
Rainbow chard still going strong
Lettuce growing well - cut about 1 head's worth of leaves and gave them to the neighbour
Waiting for black round spanish radish pods to dry seeds, so I can plant them in a month when it starts to get cooler
French string bean and dwarf bean seeds planted into modules a few days ago, still not seen anything germinate
dannyboy7317/07/22 @ 12:36
same with the green beans, weve just planted our seconds.
Our courgettes have almost finished and we will be getting out leeks up soon.
we have stocked upto all the tins and dried food we wanted to and have all the jarring gear on order.
4 x 210 l water butts full and water filter in place.
Just going well, really. We feel prepared and quiet happy.
milk has risen from 150 to 190 last week to 210. we are getting used to black coffee and stocking up on dried milk.
Our courgettes have almost finished and we will be getting out leeks up soon.
we have stocked upto all the tins and dried food we wanted to and have all the jarring gear on order.
4 x 210 l water butts full and water filter in place.
Just going well, really. We feel prepared and quiet happy.
milk has risen from 150 to 190 last week to 210. we are getting used to black coffee and stocking up on dried milk.
I noticed the price of milk crept up. I did a Google search and it said Tesco had 4 pints for £1.09! I clicked on it, and it brought me to Tesco's milk, priced at £1.45 per 4 pints.
Purple sprouting broccoli keeps bolting, pretty much not eating anything other than the stir-fried leaves. It's kept me occupied/entertained, but not fed. I think it' time to rip them out and throw them in the green waste bin. Beans can go in their place, and opens up room for the kohlrabi and beets. I could actually sow some more beets! Or I could save the space for a bit until my radishes that went to seed have fully matured seeds, that I can then plant in the broccoli space. Tough decision.
Purple sprouting broccoli keeps bolting, pretty much not eating anything other than the stir-fried leaves. It's kept me occupied/entertained, but not fed. I think it' time to rip them out and throw them in the green waste bin. Beans can go in their place, and opens up room for the kohlrabi and beets. I could actually sow some more beets! Or I could save the space for a bit until my radishes that went to seed have fully matured seeds, that I can then plant in the broccoli space. Tough decision.
dannyboy7318/07/22 @ 17:12
For all of you who only get the mainstream agreed news...
The lovely Nana offering a balanced perspective on the nice weather.
Worked all a full day in the sun, was hot but got through it, just like every hot day.
Just watered the garden, all looks good.
The lovely Nana offering a balanced perspective on the nice weather.
Worked all a full day in the sun, was hot but got through it, just like every hot day.
Just watered the garden, all looks good.