Reply to: In the garden

[xoggoth]

I just tidy up the weeds, keep the ones I like, get rid of the rest. At least I've almost managed to eradicate the Giant Hogweed.

[vetran]

Depends how much work you want to put in. At a basic level just buy 5l of apple juice (not sugar free), add cider yeast (or champagne yeast) and watch it in a demijohn for a couple of weeks.

A quick google gives this recipe, which is a bit more fancy as it adds a cup of tea for the tannins...
https://countryskillsblog.com/2012/0...-this-at-home/

the tea helps.

Its very popular.

[vetran]

the goodstuff lidl apple juice is beautiful

how do you make turbo cider ?

Milan.

https://www.brewuk.co.uk/forums/view...p?f=20&t=47689

[WTFH]

do you do sloe gin ?

I forgot to mention the rhubarb which we put in last year will produce this year, yum rhubarb crumble awaits

what about tomatoes, last year we had one tomato plant and it was magical as fast as we harvested tomatoes it grew new ones !!

Milan.

Normally do 5-10l of sloe gin every year. Aldi or Lidl gin is best for the base and we like ours sharp, so tend to 1/2 the amount of sugar suggested in most recipes.

Rhubarb mostly ends up in rhubarb & ginger jam or crumbles. I might try a rhubarb gelato this year as well.

We normally have 4-5 tomato plants in the greenhouse and a couple of tumbling ones in a hanging basket. If you get to the end of the season with a lot of unripened tomatoes left on the plants, they make a great chutney.

[milanbenes]

Just remembered another line of plants I have - a hedge made up of hawthorn and blackthorn. The blackthorn is currently in bloom so hopefully we will have a good crop of sloes again this year.
I need to get out and shape the hedge, but will wait until summer for that.

do you do sloe gin ?

I forgot to mention the rhubarb which we put in last year will produce this year, yum rhubarb crumble awaits

what about tomatoes, last year we had one tomato plant and it was magical as fast as we harvested tomatoes it grew new ones !!

Milan.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Just remembered another line of plants I have - a hedge made up of hawthorn and blackthorn. The blackthorn is currently in bloom so hopefully we will have a good crop of sloes again this year.
I need to get out and shape the hedge, but will wait until summer for that.

Aaaaaaaaaaaargh.

You've just reminded me of the joys of trimming 100 yards of blackthorn hedge as planted by my grandfather to keep the cattle from eating the plants in the garden.

[WTFH]

Just remembered another line of plants I have - a hedge made up of hawthorn and blackthorn. The blackthorn is currently in bloom so hopefully we will have a good crop of sloes again this year.
I need to get out and shape the hedge, but will wait until summer for that.

[d000hg]

Until the weekend it was winter - pruned the apple trees and planted some bare-root trees but that's it.

[Mordac]

Bought some more Agent Orange.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

To be fair, my garden looks like the USAF just bombed the hell out of it. I have a bay tree that survived, and that's about it.

[milanbenes]

Depends how much work you want to put in. At a basic level just buy 5l of apple juice (not sugar free), add cider yeast (or champagne yeast) and watch it in a demijohn for a couple of weeks.

A quick google gives this recipe, which is a bit more fancy as it adds a cup of tea for the tannins...
https://countryskillsblog.com/2012/0...-this-at-home/

thanks

Milan.

[WTFH]

the goodstuff lidl apple juice is beautiful

how do you make turbo cider ?

Milan.

Depends how much work you want to put in. At a basic level just buy 5l of apple juice (not sugar free), add cider yeast (or champagne yeast) and watch it in a demijohn for a couple of weeks.

A quick google gives this recipe, which is a bit more fancy as it adds a cup of tea for the tannins...
https://countryskillsblog.com/2012/0...-this-at-home/

[milanbenes]

2nd year the apples & pears are in the ground. Hopefully I will get some decent fruit this year.

Whilst I fancy cider when we get up to 6 trees this year I will be happy with eaters (Royal Gala) & Cookers (Bramleys) plus conference pears. I have some Keelies as well.

We have red gooseberries & Blackcurrants that don't make it past the "little people".

Micro V & I planted out the veg in seed trays, we should have some plants soon. French beans, spinach peas, Cauliflower & various herbs. Honestly far better ground use than potatoes. I might try some spud tubs this year again. Last house suffered from Slugs.

If you really want cider pop down to Lidl & buy 69p /Litre apple juice it makes pretty good Turbo cider. I normally have a demijohn going in the summer.

the goodstuff lidl apple juice is beautiful

how do you make turbo cider ?

Milan.

[DoctorStrangelove]

Bought some more Agent Orange.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

[vetran]

2nd year the apples & pears are in the ground. Hopefully I will get some decent fruit this year.

Whilst I fancy cider when we get up to 6 trees this year I will be happy with eaters (Royal Gala) & Cookers (Bramleys) plus conference pears. I have some Keelies as well.

We have red gooseberries & Blackcurrants that don't make it past the "little people".

Micro V & I planted out the veg in seed trays, we should have some plants soon. French beans, spinach peas, Cauliflower & various herbs. Honestly far better ground use than potatoes. I might try some spud tubs this year again. Last house suffered from Slugs.

If you really want cider pop down to Lidl & buy 69p /Litre apple juice it makes pretty good Turbo cider. I normally have a demijohn going in the summer.

[quackhandle]

I'm waiting on my man* to do all this.

The damn bolshy has been neglecting his duties, I really must have a word.

qh

*father-in-law