Recent content by Frisbee

I saved some seed from a supermarket variety called Brioso. They seem to be easily available and produce nice trusses of medium sized tomatoes, they also tend to be the first to ripen. Well worth looking for.

No, it's just a long way away these days. Leicester Forest East is a bit more local. :D

No, I won't, it's just that Chieveley services are a long way from me. My meetings need to be closer to home these days. :D:p:cool:

Thank-you. I've just about retired so no more clandestine meet-ups at the Chievley services :D:D:D

Quite. I've had the odd jar crack and of course this means they don't seal. In fairness they could have been cracked before I canned them. I stick them in the freezer and put a lid on when they are frozen. The jars aren't going to explode.

Mine is a Presto. I couldn't justify the cost of the All American, they do look good though. Mine is deep, so you can piggy-back jars. I got a good deal recently on fleabay on some Eerin jars. You don't have to use Ball or Kilner, go with the offers. I also have useful information concerning...

I agree. I soon fell foul of the safety police on a UK Facebook canning group, when I was told I should water bath jams and pickles!! What nonsense. I have been bottling/canning fruit for years by basically cooking the fruit, heating to boiling and then straight into Kilner style jars. But using...

I don't really post on here anymore as I gave up keeping bees several years ago, I still lurk though :cool:. I retired from working at the beginning of this year and as I was self employed, the management bought me a pressure canner (from the US of A). It is one of the best cooking implements I...

I broke a small branch off a minature apple tree, I quickly secured it and held it with tape and a splint. A year later it and it was exactly the same so I chopped it off.

Buttercups are poisonous to cattle, horses and possibly sheep, but only when fresh, they are fine when dried in hay. The main reason they are visible in pasture is beacause they aren't being eaten. You could use a broad leafed weedkiller but even then they only kill certain varieties. Don't use...

Just to say that this has now all sold...what a lovely man (you know who you are) Turned up this evening and didn't quite collect the lot as it wouldn't all fit in his van, but he's returning for the remainder at some point. Frisbee

Did you ever get your bees in that place? Frisbee

It's a valid point but I'm well past the first flush of youth and beekeeping is quite hard work, I can do without it, plus I need the space the gear is stored in :rolleyes: Actually it's really quite easy, you make the decision and then get rid of everything. I did it 25 years ago with cake...

Thanks :-) My life circumstances have changed...nothing drastic, in fact it's a pleasant change, but it will leave me with less time, sometimes something has to go and at this point it has to be the bees. I agree I would probably get more on eBay, but there are 5 (I said 4, but there are 5)...

After much deliberation I have decided to give up beekeeping completely. Therefore all my stuff is for sale. Numbers are approximate! British National wooden hive parts:- 10ish standard brood boxes 16ish supers, many with clean drawn drone foundation 10ish floors, some are relatively new varroa...