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Polytunnel Update – End July
A quick update from the polytunnels: Giant Pumpkins Over the last few weeks the main vines have achieved the most desirable length for the production of a giant pumpkin and the selected female flowers cross pollinated with it’s carefully chosen suitor. A couple of pumpkins have now set and are definitely on their way to…
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Green Beans and BBQ Greens
The haul from the polytunnel this morning…. The green beans and chuckie eggs will be lovely with a nice piece of gammon this evening and the Lemongrass, Rosemary, Parsley, Rocket, Jalapeno peppers, Garlic and Cucumbers will go towards a big BBQ tomorrow. We do like fresh produce and it can’t get any fresher than this!…
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Oklahoma Joe’s Offset Smoker
Like many other things I have been meaning to build an offset smoker for so long, have collected many bits and bobs in readiness but never got around to it. When I saw ASDA selling of the highly reccomended Oklahoma Joe for the price of a cheap tin replica I jumped at the chance. It…
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Event Props: Achtung Minen Sign
A request for a wooden Achtung Minen sign for use as a prop at an event is not an every day request but I have learnt it never to be wise to be asking too many questions. Whilst waiting for it to be collected it has been pressed into active service sending a not so…
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Preparing Oak and Rosemary
Not a chore I particularly like as I am not a big fan of having my fingers so close to a bandsaw blade but it has to be done; preparing heartwood wood chunks. The oak is first cut into rings on the bandsaw and then chopped into pieces using an axe. The pieces are then…