qtwerk
@qtwerk66.bsky.social
Anarcho cynicicalist, friend and herder of vegetables, south west Scotland
Rejoice, the money saved will be used for more quality content such as "Melania"
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Rejoice, the money saved will be used for more quality content such as "Melania"
I add a lot of ash to my plot (no dig) as we have wood boiler and a fire. It is great stuff but better saved and added in spring/summer when the potash is needed and used by plants. It can get washed/leached out by winter rain. Wood ash emulsion in late spring is the best onion feed.
January 12, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I add a lot of ash to my plot (no dig) as we have wood boiler and a fire. It is great stuff but better saved and added in spring/summer when the potash is needed and used by plants. It can get washed/leached out by winter rain. Wood ash emulsion in late spring is the best onion feed.
Probably help if the website loaded, unable to see half the stock as pages freeze and refuse to move.
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Probably help if the website loaded, unable to see half the stock as pages freeze and refuse to move.
try using it raw in coleslaw, or make a salad dressing/vinaigrette with it. it does can/bottle very well due to its acidity.
June 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
try using it raw in coleslaw, or make a salad dressing/vinaigrette with it. it does can/bottle very well due to its acidity.
yes you can, its adds a nice acidity to sauces, and sprinkle on salads like zatar, you can also dehydrate larger pieces to use in soups, stews and puddings in winter.
June 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
yes you can, its adds a nice acidity to sauces, and sprinkle on salads like zatar, you can also dehydrate larger pieces to use in soups, stews and puddings in winter.
Do they smell nice, if so they are British Bluebells, Spanish ones have no scent.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how...
Spanish or native bluebell | The Wildlife Trusts
Spring is the best time to see woodland floors carpeted with beautiful bluebells, but are they native bluebells or not? Find out how to tell the difference between native and Spanish bluebells.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Do they smell nice, if so they are British Bluebells, Spanish ones have no scent.
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how...
www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/how...
Wire mesh or insect mesh for the rodents, slug traps work, try baiting them with raw bread dough its works better than beer
April 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Wire mesh or insect mesh for the rodents, slug traps work, try baiting them with raw bread dough its works better than beer
Annie showing off her evil side.
April 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Annie showing off her evil side.
lemon balm is very lemony, you would notice it. Lucky cat, my furry overlords always destroy the plants when stoned so I cover them in an empty upside down hanging basket to protect them. If you want to see a cat go mad for a plant, kiwi fruit its a narcotic to them.
April 6, 2025 at 6:50 PM
lemon balm is very lemony, you would notice it. Lucky cat, my furry overlords always destroy the plants when stoned so I cover them in an empty upside down hanging basket to protect them. If you want to see a cat go mad for a plant, kiwi fruit its a narcotic to them.
Looks like catnip and next photo would seem to confirm it , does it smell of lemon when you crush a leaf ?.
April 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Looks like catnip and next photo would seem to confirm it , does it smell of lemon when you crush a leaf ?.
They also tend to be the produce with highest mark up and generally are reliant on a lot of migrant labour or come from overseas.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
They also tend to be the produce with highest mark up and generally are reliant on a lot of migrant labour or come from overseas.
A few books to try
Sprout it Steven A Meyerowitz
Escarole in the bedroom JackKramer
Try and stick to salads, herbs and Greens. They are easiest to learn on. They grow in a small space, a lot tolerate shade and give you most bang for bucks.
Sprout it Steven A Meyerowitz
Escarole in the bedroom JackKramer
Try and stick to salads, herbs and Greens. They are easiest to learn on. They grow in a small space, a lot tolerate shade and give you most bang for bucks.
April 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
A few books to try
Sprout it Steven A Meyerowitz
Escarole in the bedroom JackKramer
Try and stick to salads, herbs and Greens. They are easiest to learn on. They grow in a small space, a lot tolerate shade and give you most bang for bucks.
Sprout it Steven A Meyerowitz
Escarole in the bedroom JackKramer
Try and stick to salads, herbs and Greens. They are easiest to learn on. They grow in a small space, a lot tolerate shade and give you most bang for bucks.
I had good results using small cells, watering from underneath and starting later in April, actually got the point where I had them planted out and growing, then the rabbits ate them all.
April 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I had good results using small cells, watering from underneath and starting later in April, actually got the point where I had them planted out and growing, then the rabbits ate them all.
There is now,
The Nodpisisgma Theory
The number of plants grown will always exceed the available growing space.
To add to other's, such as
The watched seed never sprouts.
The most neglected plant will be your best specimen.
The Nodpisisgma Theory
The number of plants grown will always exceed the available growing space.
To add to other's, such as
The watched seed never sprouts.
The most neglected plant will be your best specimen.
April 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
There is now,
The Nodpisisgma Theory
The number of plants grown will always exceed the available growing space.
To add to other's, such as
The watched seed never sprouts.
The most neglected plant will be your best specimen.
The Nodpisisgma Theory
The number of plants grown will always exceed the available growing space.
To add to other's, such as
The watched seed never sprouts.
The most neglected plant will be your best specimen.
Flat Leaf Parsley, Lovage, Huacatay (peruvian black mint)
March 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Flat Leaf Parsley, Lovage, Huacatay (peruvian black mint)
It is an acquired taste, from a time when winter veg was scarce and local. I found it tolerable when braised in miso stock.
I use it as statement ornamental plants, but pheasants seem to have developed a love of the young growth, so waiting to see if they recover.
I use it as statement ornamental plants, but pheasants seem to have developed a love of the young growth, so waiting to see if they recover.
February 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It is an acquired taste, from a time when winter veg was scarce and local. I found it tolerable when braised in miso stock.
I use it as statement ornamental plants, but pheasants seem to have developed a love of the young growth, so waiting to see if they recover.
I use it as statement ornamental plants, but pheasants seem to have developed a love of the young growth, so waiting to see if they recover.
I'm trying Pepino (melon pear), Chinese artichokes, husk cherries and Mashua.
February 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I'm trying Pepino (melon pear), Chinese artichokes, husk cherries and Mashua.
You usually eat the blanched leaf stalks of cardoon, tastes a bit like celery once cooked. You can eat the flower bulbs but they are underwhelming, as you discovered.
February 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You usually eat the blanched leaf stalks of cardoon, tastes a bit like celery once cooked. You can eat the flower bulbs but they are underwhelming, as you discovered.
I tried it, but found that plants got very big before I could plant out, I ended up using 10inch pots and a 450w hps bulb but the plants still got checked by temperature and different light levels/duration when I moved to polytunnel.
February 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I tried it, but found that plants got very big before I could plant out, I ended up using 10inch pots and a 450w hps bulb but the plants still got checked by temperature and different light levels/duration when I moved to polytunnel.
I use a lot of horse manure, but I am near a good stables. I also use a lot of spoiled silage bales which I get given free, it makes a good mulch or addition to compost as it breaks down easily.
February 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I use a lot of horse manure, but I am near a good stables. I also use a lot of spoiled silage bales which I get given free, it makes a good mulch or addition to compost as it breaks down easily.
Quelle suprise, never saw that coming
January 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Quelle suprise, never saw that coming
Just finished " The World in Winter" his books sparked my love of the post apocalyptic, but my childhood favourite favourite was always Edmund Cooper,
November 27, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Just finished " The World in Winter" his books sparked my love of the post apocalyptic, but my childhood favourite favourite was always Edmund Cooper,