Funky chicken wrote:Where do you get molasses from?

When I had horses, I used to get it from our local saddlery, in 5 ltr containers, been a few years ago, but I presume they would still do it.

You can run lights in series, but if the bulbs are in an exposed area, I would use bulkhead type lights, to protect them and you. If they are indoors its fine, the ceiling roses will have extra connections in them to link into. I'm not a qualified electrician, I do have a good basic knowledge of wir...

Our "greyhound" cabbages were more like 2 legged mongrels... they grew really slowly. :o( It must be the nitrogen, I stuck most of mine in the bed that had runner beans in, the year before and I had dug the roots back into the soil, then fed the cabbages with nettle tea. Nice piccies vega...

Great pics! I am in awe of your cabbages - mine are all eaten by crawlies So did mine, in the first year, this year I grew some under some homemade fleece cloches and the main bed was covered with fleece too, plus several slug hotels. Two spare cabbages inbetween the fruit bushes. http://i1178.phot...

I love a curry, every couple of months I make a huge batch of the basic sauce,(2 gall pan) kids take 3/4s of it home with them. I use what I need and freeze whats left. Make my own chapatis and naan too. Mine is pretty much the same as this recipe http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/rsc/sauce.htm although I...

Since I know you all like a few pictures, here are some of mine My coldframe and extra large greenhouse. http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x376/vegalot/veg%20garden/Cframegreen.jpg Greenhouse, soon to be recycled, since I now have a proper one, on its way, for next year. http://i1178.photobucket.c...

Around two years ago, I went from a heavy coffee drinker, to drinking only fruit and herb tea, my blood pressure has lowered quite a bit, not just from dropping coffee, but also more exercise etc. Next year, I will be setting a herb bed out, with all my favourite tea making herbs, OH thinks I've gon...

Me too, although my plot is a lot smaller than your one, but its been dug over and had horse and chicken manure dumped all over, then netted to keep the local cats from using it as a litter tray.