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January 1, 2016 at 9:14 pm #258317
ballamara
KeymasterI have just been looking at all the old discussion topics to find the one on “books that I have read or am reading” but couldn’t seem to find it. Then I got to thinking to liven up ALS discussions a bit how about all of us “old faithfuls”,not necessary in years, start a new topic or revive an old one that interests us? So I thought I would kick it of with books.
January 2, 2016 at 5:12 am #538487calliecat
ParticipantI loved seeing peoples gardens, and what they had done,
made me realise I had gone about mine totally the wrong wayJanuary 2, 2016 at 10:25 am #538488Judi B
Keymastermy garden has had a battering 🙁 what with the floods a few years back and last November having had 4 hail storms in the month
books I don’t get to read many now
I still make bags, do a bit of sewing and crochet not as much knitting nowJanuary 2, 2016 at 10:03 pm #538489Mukluk
ParticipantI would love to hear what people are growing that can’t be bought from a shop. People often tend to have one or two amazing treasures that they found somewhere and have been growing it since. Judy B’s triffid shallots are a perfect example of this. Extremely hardy, massively productive, yet nothing similar is available for sale anywhere.
January 2, 2016 at 11:20 pm #538490calliecat
ParticipantI have kiwi berry and pepinos growing, have never seen those in the shops,
a little fruit roadside shop is where I got my first taste of the choc pudding fruit, – all local stuff, not supermarket stuff bought in bulk
also a friend is growing the (here we go??? lol) the jaboictcana?? lol never can get my head/tongue around that one – also have the seeds of those little mouse melons, but haven’t grown them yet,
also have cape gooseberries,
brazilian cherry,
strawberry guava
and some bush tucker plants, like native grapes,sea celery, (like parsley kind of) midgen berryJanuary 2, 2016 at 11:21 pm #538491calliecat
ParticipantJudi still has some pea and bean seeds that are no longer available to buy
January 3, 2016 at 12:25 am #538492ballamara
KeymasterI had some triffid shallots once got them from gringo a long time ago at a ALS get together at his place but alas they didn’t survive more than 18 months.
January 3, 2016 at 1:39 am #538493calliecat
Participantstill got some from Judi
January 3, 2016 at 3:42 am #538494Judi B
Keymasterballamarra how many triffids do you want? I just threw out a bucket full probably the only thing that didn’t get trashed in the hail…. I can spare a few hundred LOL
Don’t know about other places but up here you don’t see for sale in shops ….arrowroot, cape gooseberries, tatsoi, figs, kumquat, mulberries and finger limes.January 3, 2016 at 4:14 am #538495ballamara
KeymasterJust a couple would be great JudiB thanks could you pm me the cost of postage and I will send you a padded prepaid post bag as I don’t have any thing to swap.
January 3, 2016 at 4:37 am #538496mum2twins
MemberI got a book for Christmas…..Must get back into reading.
Glad I found my way back hereJanuary 3, 2016 at 5:06 am #538497Lolly
KeymasterJudi.. are your triffids still doing the rounds? How marvellous!!
January 3, 2016 at 5:09 am #538498calliecat
Participantlol how long’s it been now??
January 3, 2016 at 5:34 am #538499Lolly
KeymasterSo many years!! 😀
January 3, 2016 at 5:42 am #538500calliecat
Participantyes lol
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