I forgot to mention Carol, i only save the seed from the best plants, no mis-shapen or curly pods. We had our last beens last week from 08 season and they were still tasty. I think last year they were selling for about £4 per Lb in the shops so well worth growing, cheers Dave

I havent bought runner bean seeds for years, just leave a few on the plant at the end of the season and they will mature ready for next year. Store them in a paper bag in a kitchen cupboard and they will keep fine till needed. cheers Dave

I dont know if the members are aware that those plug in timers are great at starting house fires, they should be banned, Dave NE

Hi Ilona, i had a combi boiler installed a couple of months ago, under the scheme, £2700 worth of work. I found the whole thing was done very professionaly, quickly and the lads who did the work were very polite. I had to phone the owner of the company yesterday about a technical point and asked if ...

Some of my wine books say to smell the flowers before you pick them, on certain days they do smell like cat pee, cheers Dave

A lot of home made wines use raisins as a base and then you can add whatever you like for taste. Heres a recipe for orange wine which i have never made before but it has a 5 star rating in the book, i have just started making a batch this afternoon. 20 fl oz/1/2 L of orange juice, i used Tropicana £...

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Sorry Richard, i tried to pm you but i could not find the attach thingy, cheers Dave

Morning Richard, i have sent 2 pics of a pallet ripping fork to another forum but if you send me a pm i will send them to you, this will certainly help the members to take apart the pallets. It is all steel construction and has 2 prongs on the end, they were used in the demolishion trade and in use ...

I had an e mail saying my seeds will not be delivered until the end of May, too late for the gardeners delight toms but they will be ok for next year, cheers Dave

We are having a new boiler installed under the warm front scheme and we are going to have a wood burner in before next winter, with a bit of luck it should pay for itself in 2 years and we will have free heat after that. Check out the Warm front scheme, its worth £2700 if you qualify, cheers Dave

Just came back from Morrisons with 6, 40 litre bags for £9 , Dave

Breaking pallets is dead easy if you have the right gear, i have made myself a bull fork which was used in the demolision trade many years ago, these were used for lifting floorboards without breaking them, its just a 2ft-3ft length of 1 inch diamater steel with a T peice which has 2 prongs attached...

I made my own press and mold a few months ago and now have about 50 logs waiting for next winter. Thinking about the subject, i place mine in a draught outside, (a bit like drying clothes) and they take about 2 to 3 months, ttfn Dave NE