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  • I'll do that with the slow cooker.
    The foliage went yesterday after our first frost of the year, the day before that it was unmarked. Apparently that's all it takes, then you dig up the roots. We could see there were going to be a lot of tubers, they were coming up above the soil all round the main stem. Unlike potatoes though, they don't go green or discolour in any way so you can use them all. We used some tonight in a Chinese meal, in place of water chestnuts and you can't tell the difference at all, lovely and crispy. Ate a few bits raw too, not as sweet as I expected, but I read that if you keep them a few days in the warm, they'll sweeten more.

    I'll keep the crowns in damp compost, cool but away from frost and if they start growing again so be it. If anyone wants some of the slips, let me know, there'll be plenty! I have another plant yet to dig up, this one in a greenhouse raised bed - it looks as big as the first. I was hedging my bets. Looks like I didn't need to though!

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    • Thanks Queenie

      I was hoping that the frost I had the other night would have done for mine as I can't wait to see if I've got anything - but no, they're Geordie Yacon so it only made them put a T-shirt on

      My sweet potato isn't playing ball either and has started another flowering spree ( yet again) for the umpteenth time

      Am I the only one who's disappointed that their plants haven't died yet?

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      �Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
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      • This is the state of the woodpile after the second day of burning.



        Also harvested bean and leeks as well as planting some alliums.

        Doesn't seem like I've done much does it.

        I did have a little prod around the base of the Yacon and it looks as it I have a couple of tubers under there.
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        New all singing all dancing blog - Jasons Jungle

        �I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."
        ― Thomas A. Edison

        �Negative results are just what I want. They�re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does the job best until I find the ones that don�t.�
        ― Thomas A. Edison

        - I must be a Nutter,VC says so -

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        • Managed to lay 20 bags of gravel.............getting there slowly:

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          sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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          • Originally posted by Jay-ell View Post
            This is the state of the woodpile after the second day of burning.

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            Also harvested bean and leeks as well as planting some alliums.

            Doesn't seem like I've done much does it.

            I did have a little prod around the base of the Yacon and it looks as it I have a couple of tubers under there.
            Keep me those short bits that are left for my woodburner please!

            Didn't get a chance to get to the plot today as I was dog sitting while the plumber fitted the new boiler.
            Three days without heat at home so I'm sitting here sweltering after turning the new boiler right up to defrost the house!
            My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
            to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

            Diversify & prosper


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            • Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
              Managed to lay 20 bags of gravel.............getting there slowly:

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              Looking good big guy!
              My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
              to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

              Diversify & prosper


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              • Cheers Snadge, For a Mr Bodget I'm pretty please with it myself.
                sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
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                KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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                • Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                  Managed to lay 20 bags of gravel.............getting there slowly:

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                  Now that's an inspirational build, looking good
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                  • Shifted this lot down the allotment, the last two trips in the rain, then found out I was MOM Woooopppppeeeeeeeeeee...
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                    . .......Man Vs Slug
                    Click Here for my Diary and Blog
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                    • Originally posted by Cadalot View Post
                      [ATTACH=CONFIG]69792[/ATTACH]Shifted this lot down the allotment, the last two trips in the rain, then found out I was MOM Woooopppppeeeeeeeeeee...
                      Oy you..............youve nicked my banner! Congrats btw!
                      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                      Diversify & prosper


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                      • Went in gh at 8.45pm to pick toms & it was 4 degrees so put the cannas inside by torchlight. Other bits and bobs in pots to big to be lugging about in the dark so will do tomorrow.
                        Another happy Nutter...

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                        • Got dressed up for the cold...................



                          1 parsnip, 4 carrots and my last few radish now in the kitchen.
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                          • WEEDING! and checking under cloches for any activity. None from my lettuces so far The strawberries I got from Bakker.com went in well and have REALLY perked up though! Super impressed. Hopefully some yummy goodness from those this spring to summer!
                            "You never really understand a person until you look at things from their point of view, until you step into their skin and walk around in it" - Atticus Finch, To Kill A Mockingbird

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                            • Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
                              Had a delivery today of a LED strip light I ordered from China a few weeks back..........cheap as chips but pleased with the result once stuck to back of TV:

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                              Although I do like the blue effect, it did feel a tad cold so I've changed it:

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                              sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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                              Official Member Of The Nutters Club - Rwanda Branch.
                              -------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Sent from my ZX Spectrum with no predictive text..........
                              -----------------------------------------------------------
                              KOYS - King Of Yellow Stickers..............

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                              • Another very nice but cold day spent sorting out sheds. One is finished, the other will be finished tomorrow hopefully.

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