Our supplier wanted to increase our monthly tariff substantially. We protested, they gave us another 6 months with a review at the end of it. We now only use the washing machine, dishwasher and tumble drier at night during economy 7. A bit inconvenient but as we both usually need a trip to the bathr...

I've still got a few left on my plot. We're eating them up now before they run to seed. First time we've ever had home-grown, surprised by their sweetness. I'll definitely be planting them again. They look really scruffy in the ground but once the outer leaves are off they scrub up well! I've been s...

Your allotment looks great! I have a half plot and this is my second year - would love to get up there now but it's cold and rainy. At our local Potato Day I bought 6 tubers each of 10 varieties including Yukon Gold, I'm looking forward to tasting all my varieties later in the year Still have a few ...

The less chemicals you put on your body, the better. That stuff does seep into your bloodstream and cells. Apparently our skin absorbs 60% of what we put on it - a much higher percentage that I realised.... I use a range of products for washing and personal care [Edited by moderator to remove adver...