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Any ideas how to get rid of a rat infestation in the greenhouse? There are several holes I could put my fist down (although I don't want to get dragged away!). I've tried putting down blocks of poison (red solid stuff from the farm supplies) but they just keep taking it and show no sign of...

Didn't know it was even a thing. How do you have a house delisted?

Fish finger and fried egg sandwiches - best lunch for a cold day. And I agree, there isn't a sandwich that crisps don't cheer up.

From The Guardian: Slider is very easy to make but the sugar contained in the sloes can easily start your cider fermenting again. If you do not want any explosions it is well worth making the infusion in a thoroughly clean demi-john and fitting an airlock. The process takes about a month, by...

Sloe gin, then slider - put the berries from the sloe gin in cider and leave for a couple of weeks - cider on steroids! We did it with cheap cider and it worked well. Plenty of recipes online if you google slider from sloe gin berries.

That would entail them going outside where the graphics are poor and you can only die once!!

Have you filled any yet? Just wondering how many grams of honey they hold.

This has been our summer since mid July and it doesn't look like it's going to improve any time soon 😭

I made one earlier, that you can see in the background, out of tanalised wood so I will see how long they both last. I'm not really fussed as the pallet wood is free and I enjoy making stuff. The tanalised wood was reclaimed from previous low raised beds which were not a success. The beauty of a...

From pallet to raised bed. Now I just have to fill it (y)

Will be cooking aubergine, courgette and chickpea dhal for the freezer (plus any other veg that is around and feels appropriate). Once the tomatoes start to ripen, I will change to roast ratatouille - a taste of summer in the winter months.

Growing purple carrots in a bid to defeat the carrot root fly. Seems to have worked but I also put them in a 1m high raised bed so not sure what worked! Carrots have grown well but lack the flavour of the orange ones I have grown in the past so will be going back to growing orange ones next...

Give your body to medical science. They'll cremate anything they don't use and return your ashes to your family if they would want that. They can still hold a memorial service if they want to. That's what I fancy but I've made it clear that if those left behind want something different, they can...

Did you get round to using the plastic foundation to make a mould? Was wondering how well it went.

@Newbeeneil where do you get your stackable boxes from? They look handy.

Morning All, I'm moving a hive 3ft a day. What happens if it's very cold and not a flying day? Can I still move it the next day?

I was wondering about that. Hoping you will report back once the season gets started, @Amari 🤞

I will try both these things, thank you.

I find that with a full tank the honey rises up and over the gate valve no matter how much I open it. I have to empty honey into a jug then fill the jars otherwise I end up with drips everywhere. I only have a few hives so it is not worth the cost of a different valve. If anyone has a technique...

Does anybody know if there are regulations covering the sale of candles?