tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post8210403444543467050..comments2023-07-27T11:57:35.623+01:00Comments on Rainbow Chard: Harvest Monday and a walk around the Roman Town at Caistor St Edmund Ms Idlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422072834857825965noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-88708117329788352992016-04-09T15:10:37.861+01:002016-04-09T15:10:37.861+01:00Ooh lovely Margaret, I'd love to live in a str...Ooh lovely Margaret, I'd love to live in a straw bale house...just need to get myself a bit of land to build one on!<br /><br />Mmm, cheese sauce is good. I just realised that in the photo it looks like there's a big cube of cheese or butter on top of the veg but that's actually a cube of cauliflower stalk :)Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-4954241929930130112016-04-09T15:07:08.264+01:002016-04-09T15:07:08.264+01:00Hi Michelle, yep I can't remember what first g...Hi Michelle, yep I can't remember what first gave me the idea to move brassica plants but it works well, sometimes I've moved them in autumn rather than spring but it depends what's growing in the other beds. For me, I think they recover a bit better if they're moved in autumn but I've checked on the one I've just moved and it's still putting out new growth = at least a bit more food!<br /><br />There's a lot of great places to visit around here....definitely spoilt for choice.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-13454982857301609612016-04-09T15:00:09.877+01:002016-04-09T15:00:09.877+01:00Hi Susie, yep I'll write more about the course...Hi Susie, yep I'll write more about the course this week. Cool...straw bales seem to be used for a lot of community builds. Funnily enough I recently watched a video of a Canadian expert Chris Magwood made by Passive Buildings Canada, interesting stuff.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-62070082789326180852016-04-09T14:53:46.606+01:002016-04-09T14:53:46.606+01:00Hi Dave, yep bales have a lot of uses, they're...Hi Dave, yep bales have a lot of uses, they're very versatile. I'll write more about the course this week.<br />Thanks, the PSB was really tasty, good luck with your broccoli! Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-65689424070573127512016-04-09T14:49:06.233+01:002016-04-09T14:49:06.233+01:00Thanks shaheen, fresh greens in spring must be one...Thanks shaheen, fresh greens in spring must be one of my favourites :) Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-60807499973810732102016-04-09T14:46:45.240+01:002016-04-09T14:46:45.240+01:00Hi Erin, yeh straw bales are a great building mate...Hi Erin, yeh straw bales are a great building material...I think I'll post about the course on Monday, haven't had chance so far. <br />Yes I need to sow some leeks, and all the summer veggies can be sown now too....the sofa is covered with seed packets waiting to be sown this weekend :D Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-79816845020851744822016-04-05T15:40:09.010+01:002016-04-05T15:40:09.010+01:00How interesting that course must have been! One o...How interesting that course must have been! One of the employees at the farm I volunteer at lives in a straw bale house with his wife and 2 young children - and apparently loves it!<br /><br />That PSB with cheese sauce looks yum! It's been a while since I've drizzled cheese sauce over a veg - think I'll do that for tonight. And what a cool app!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-72849276131264051882016-04-05T15:21:52.604+01:002016-04-05T15:21:52.604+01:00I never thought of moving a broccoli plant, but ju...I never thought of moving a broccoli plant, but just read about someone else doing it for seed saving purposes, actually moving the plants to a different farm to isolate them. You do have a lot of interesting places to visit, so much history, so fascinating.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-4884445164098988452016-04-05T00:04:37.839+01:002016-04-05T00:04:37.839+01:00Definitely looking forward to any post you do on t...Definitely looking forward to any post you do on the straw bale building. My previous hometown had an arts centre built of straw bale construction from a local college program group - pretty neat stuff!<br /><br />Super cute sheep - ours (I should specify my particular area of Canada) are generally all white, not as pretty.<br /><br />And I sure wish I found lamb's lettuce self-sown - never tried it but it looks nice and tender.<br />Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-79950530301056744082016-04-04T20:09:05.618+01:002016-04-04T20:09:05.618+01:00That straw bale course sounds fascinating. All I h...That straw bale course sounds fascinating. All I have ever done with them is make a compost bin, which worked quite well actually. Those PSB greens look good. I'm growing a leaf broccoli this spring that isn't supposed to make a head, we will see how that does!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-71520286409310263572016-04-04T18:10:39.698+01:002016-04-04T18:10:39.698+01:00I am admiring your harvested leafy greens, yum. I am admiring your harvested leafy greens, yum. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-35190597861722089642016-04-04T15:02:19.018+01:002016-04-04T15:02:19.018+01:00Oh building with strawbales! There's a permacu...Oh building with strawbales! There's a permaculture food forest near here that does a class, I'd love to go so I can learn more, I'm looking forward to see what you have to say about it<br />That's what I should look at planting - beans and leeks! I'm just so much better with summer veggies :/Erinhttp://www.shyolive.comnoreply@blogger.com