tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.comments2023-07-27T11:57:35.623+01:00Rainbow ChardMs Idlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422072834857825965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-79331352230172370052020-03-13T07:07:19.630+00:002020-03-13T07:07:19.630+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Shron Prysockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877979003495320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-15778710926795426052020-01-17T08:53:23.224+00:002020-01-17T08:53:23.224+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.THE ONLY TRUE HACKER IN THE WORLD ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06331558107674375316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-71806030253534269772019-07-16T21:37:33.454+01:002019-07-16T21:37:33.454+01:00Hi Shaheen, that's so nice of you to message. ...Hi Shaheen, that's so nice of you to message. I'm ok thanks. From January to the end of May we were spending lots of time looking after little old lady Minxie cat - she was fairly stable as long as we could look after her (virtually 24hrs a day, taking turns around work etc) but then she got a lot more poorly and we sadly had to say bye to her. She would've been 19 soon. We really miss her! So I didn't really have the energy to keep up the blogging etc during that time. I'm now trying to at least put a few posts on Instagram every now and then (though am not very regular at that either!) I also find typing too much on the iPad sets off my RSI wrist pain, so blogging using it is tricky (plus the app I've got is not great)....Jan was trying to work out a better system for me. So hopefully I'll start blogging again but in the meantime it's just a bit of instagramming...I can see you on there :) I need to check out what everyone's been doing for Harvest Monday too, it's been far too long.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-88135573311837854842019-07-14T17:59:25.535+01:002019-07-14T17:59:25.535+01:00Hope your well Lou. Noted that you have not been ...Hope your well Lou. Noted that you have not been blogging much. Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-15888158785674078572019-01-28T10:34:17.040+00:002019-01-28T10:34:17.040+00:00Hi Dave, we roasted up the last dumpling squash la...Hi Dave, we roasted up the last dumpling squash last night, mmm! Sprouting comes in really handy in winter, plus I find in summer they can go mouldy quickly in the heat so they get wasted.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-89668792540429920502019-01-28T10:31:20.684+00:002019-01-28T10:31:20.684+00:00Hi Michelle, ah yes I love one dish dinners, the l...Hi Michelle, ah yes I love one dish dinners, the less washing up the better! We have these dishes that are a cross between a bowl and a plate that are handy. I think they originally came from a student house I lived in over 20 years ago! Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-26535861772042779342019-01-28T10:28:07.001+00:002019-01-28T10:28:07.001+00:00Hi sue, that's a good idea to peel off the cab...Hi sue, that's a good idea to peel off the cabbage leaves as you go. This cabbage was small enough that I could just use it all at once. Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-76500126758589958262019-01-28T10:26:30.106+00:002019-01-28T10:26:30.106+00:00Hi Margaret, yeah there was a time when virtually ...Hi Margaret, yeah there was a time when virtually everything I cooked was soup, somehow got out of the habit! Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-59632896457084799982019-01-28T10:25:00.287+00:002019-01-28T10:25:00.287+00:00Hi Shaheen, aw sometimes it's difficult to get...Hi Shaheen, aw sometimes it's difficult to get the enthusiasm to garden at this time of year! Yeah we wouldn't have bought the book ourselves but it's proved useful for sure. We get quite a lot of books from the library but never really thought about taking out recipe books, good plan. Hodmedods grew out of an idea from Transition Norwich...it's brilliant they've proved a big success (they're now based just over the border in Suffolk). They've got a good organic range now too, hurrah.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-10573224663332793722019-01-26T16:25:22.578+00:002019-01-26T16:25:22.578+00:00I love the dumpling and delicata squashes, but sad...I love the dumpling and delicata squashes, but sadly we have eaten all of ours. I'll bet yours were tasty! You remind me I need to start sprouting again. I quit in summer when there's lots of veggies coming in, but it's nice in winter to have them to add to dishes.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-48995568289918672872019-01-25T16:52:58.219+00:002019-01-25T16:52:58.219+00:00Soup is a favorite menu item here at this time of ...Soup is a favorite menu item here at this time of year and most of what's left in my garden now are perfect candidates for the soup pot. We also enjoy a lot of one dish dinners which my husband refers to as "bowl meals".Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-78534590691286654422019-01-25T09:45:43.656+00:002019-01-25T09:45:43.656+00:00We have coleslaw most days as a side at lunchtime ...We have coleslaw most days as a side at lunchtime and its keeps covered in a bowl for about four days. I peel leaves off the cabbage as I need to use them. This way they rest of the cabbage keeps in the salad drawer of the fridge fo.r weeksSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-63601157203520628662019-01-24T18:39:59.989+00:002019-01-24T18:39:59.989+00:00Soups are one of my favourite things to do with ve...Soups are one of my favourite things to do with veg, especially in winter when I can just grab a packet of this or that from the freezer. That's a lovely harvest from the plot for January and a lot more fresh veg than we will have going on here for at least 3 more months. Lucky you!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-23156953787967705782019-01-23T15:37:45.442+00:002019-01-23T15:37:45.442+00:00Your still better person than me, i haven't do...Your still better person than me, i haven't done much harvesting in my own back garden! I saw the book at the bookshop and was tempted. Its good, but I am trying to cut down on my purchases of books and use what I have at home; or borrow from the library - I will see if they have it. I am a fan of Hodmedod. Happy Harvest Monday, yes I know its Wednesday. Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-17741695903736018092019-01-04T10:50:20.421+00:002019-01-04T10:50:20.421+00:00All our brassicas including sprouts were grown und...All our brassicas including sprouts were grown under enviromesh, Lou. It has been under cover permanently since it was planted. All I can think is some got in when we were harvesting as that’s the only time they were exposed. Being undercover we didn’t notice until they had colonised the plants.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-90806493388676736762019-01-03T11:35:22.943+00:002019-01-03T11:35:22.943+00:00Hi Sue, sorry to hear your sprouts didn't reco...Hi Sue, sorry to hear your sprouts didn't recover, those aphids have been a real problem this year on lots of brassicas. At the community farm where I volunteer, the kale is covered with enviromesh as soon as it's planted out and that seemed to keep the worst of the aphids off. Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-7438735261111472472019-01-03T11:31:18.924+00:002019-01-03T11:31:18.924+00:00Thanks Shaheen. Yes, even the shop-bought mince pi...Thanks Shaheen. Yes, even the shop-bought mince pie filling seems to be quite sweet. I'm glad Jan likes making pastry, she did the topping for our chestnut pie as well. Happy new year to you too X Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-91534518590237458442019-01-03T11:28:50.052+00:002019-01-03T11:28:50.052+00:00Cheers Dave, you too!Cheers Dave, you too!Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-59089480016993542412019-01-03T11:28:27.850+00:002019-01-03T11:28:27.850+00:00Hi Michelle, wow he must've got up to quite a ...Hi Michelle, wow he must've got up to quite a lot of mischief in his youth! <br />I leave the blown sprouts until they're about 2 - 3 inches long (about 6 - 10 cm) depending on how they're looking, and making sure the stem is still soft. They make yummy greens. Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-33448106439147655762019-01-03T11:23:45.264+00:002019-01-03T11:23:45.264+00:00Thanks Kathy. Yep, no doubt some things will do be...Thanks Kathy. Yep, no doubt some things will do better than others but fingers crossed for a good year overall for us all.Lou@RainbowChardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435858511588433002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-34106132586118560752019-01-01T10:26:33.905+00:002019-01-01T10:26:33.905+00:00Your sprouts have done far better than ours. Ours ...Your sprouts have done far better than ours. Ours suffered an aphid attack but didn't recover. Happy New Year.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-64516148769683897372019-01-01T10:07:22.167+00:002019-01-01T10:07:22.167+00:00Sounds like you had a good Christmas day with lots...Sounds like you had a good Christmas day with lots of homegrown veg on your plate and mince pies, yum. Wish i had made some as the supermarket ones have shrunk in size, and your right too sweet too. Wishing you and Jan a Happy New Year and Minxie xShaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-72996361216057951722018-12-31T21:28:27.135+00:002018-12-31T21:28:27.135+00:00The sprouts look lovely. Hope you all (including M...The sprouts look lovely. Hope you all (including Minxie) have a happy and healthy 2019!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-91600912897235834322018-12-31T19:36:33.195+00:002018-12-31T19:36:33.195+00:00I'm in the same situation as you with an old c...I'm in the same situation as you with an old cat that needs a lot of attention. He's become quite the sweet cuddly guy in his waning days, quite different from his feisty youth when one of his nick names was "the terrorist". Those chillis (chiles here) are a lovely vibrant red. I have never bothered to harvest the blown sprouts, it's good to know that they're good to eat since quite a few of mine seem to be inclined to blow.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665001536585846125.post-60287113780597140432018-12-31T19:34:26.278+00:002018-12-31T19:34:26.278+00:00Happy New Year to you! I have enjoyed reading abou...Happy New Year to you! I have enjoyed reading about your harvests through this year, so here's hoping for another good year in 2019Kathyhttp://www.alittlebitofsunshine.co.uknoreply@blogger.com