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2nd year the apples & pears are in the ground. Hopefully I will get some decent fruit this year.
Whilst I fancy cider when we get up to 6 trees this year I will be happy with eaters (Royal Gala) & Cookers (Bramleys) plus conference pears. I have some Keelies as well.
We have red gooseberries & Blackcurrants that don't make it past the "little people".
Micro V & I planted out the veg in seed trays, we should have some plants soon. French beans, spinach peas, Cauliflower & various herbs. Honestly far better ground use than potatoes. I might try some spud tubs this year again. Last house suffered from Slugs.
If you really want cider pop down to Lidl & buy 69p /Litre apple juice it makes pretty good Turbo cider. I normally have a demijohn going in the summer.
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
2nd year the apples & pears are in the ground. Hopefully I will get some decent fruit this year.
Whilst I fancy cider when we get up to 6 trees this year I will be happy with eaters (Royal Gala) & Cookers (Bramleys) plus conference pears. I have some Keelies as well.
We have red gooseberries & Blackcurrants that don't make it past the "little people".
Micro V & I planted out the veg in seed trays, we should have some plants soon. French beans, spinach peas, Cauliflower & various herbs. Honestly far better ground use than potatoes. I might try some spud tubs this year again. Last house suffered from Slugs.
If you really want cider pop down to Lidl & buy 69p /Litre apple juice it makes pretty good Turbo cider. I normally have a demijohn going in the summer.
Depends how much work you want to put in. At a basic level just buy 5l of apple juice (not sugar free), add cider yeast (or champagne yeast) and watch it in a demijohn for a couple of weeks.
Depends how much work you want to put in. At a basic level just buy 5l of apple juice (not sugar free), add cider yeast (or champagne yeast) and watch it in a demijohn for a couple of weeks.
Just remembered another line of plants I have - a hedge made up of hawthorn and blackthorn. The blackthorn is currently in bloom so hopefully we will have a good crop of sloes again this year.
I need to get out and shape the hedge, but will wait until summer for that.
Just remembered another line of plants I have - a hedge made up of hawthorn and blackthorn. The blackthorn is currently in bloom so hopefully we will have a good crop of sloes again this year.
I need to get out and shape the hedge, but will wait until summer for that.
Aaaaaaaaaaaargh.
You've just reminded me of the joys of trimming 100 yards of blackthorn hedge as planted by my grandfather to keep the cattle from eating the plants in the garden.
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