tzatziki...nice for a dip and baked potato filling/salad topper or with chicken breast

cucumber relish

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Thanks for those links DQ

This is a nice site for recipes and I quite liked the idae of having the on-line recipe 'binder' it is free to register.

I have already tried the courgette chutney as we have a glut of those and it was lovely. Loads of recipes so enjoy

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I've got mint in a container at the mo......if I'm planting other herbs should they be in pots too.....are they as rampant as mint?

Mmm I had a look at the gooseberry bushes....v tempted. Do you think they could stay potted?

I'm growing blueberries in pots because they like an acid soil and mine isn't. I've put them in very large containers with some old chopped up polystyrene at the bottom for drainage and to reduce the amount of compost I've got to use. I've never heard of Gooseberries in containers but I don't see why you shouldn't if it's large enough. I'm looking at the thornless tayberry on that web site as well.

Gardening trivia. I've cut a marrow and as it was dirty with the mud splashed up by the rain I gave it a rinse off in an oversized bucket filled with rain water. I let it go by accident, Did you know that marrows float? I didn't.

You can grew herbs outside as long as they are perennial.



Thanks for the link Veggie. That site isn't going to do much good for my diet.

[quote="veggie"]This is a nice site for recipes and I quite liked the idae of having the on-line recipe 'binder' it is free to register.

I have already tried the courgette chutney as we have a glut of those and it was lovely. Loads of recipes so enjoy

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I love this site. I get the mag delivered -treat from my mum. Not veg, but made superb Baileys cheesecake for new year with homemade Baileys in it .mmmmm . Lots of healthy recipies too though.

Baileys cheesecake sounds heaven Fleur, will have to try that

I've made rather a lot of cucumber and apple chutney (15lb) any one want any.

I'll have to find another recipe for the next lot of cucumbers.


I wonder if you can freeze cucumber? Maybe be not with the large water content.

Stuffed marrow for dinner tonight. The only thing I had to buy was the mince and the cheese. Peppers, onions, mushrooms and marrow I've grown.

Sounds lovely Tiki, all fresh too

Yes Hope Mr T will do the washing up. There's rather a lot of it. One of these days, when the kitchen is redesigned, I'll find room for a dish washer.

We went out last night brambling and picked around 9lb of blackberries. I guess today I'll be making

Blackberry and apple jam
Blackberry Jelly
Spicy blackberry chutney.

That is after I've collected the rest of the ingredients and found some more jars.

There are loads of fruit still ripening, I expect I'll be making another trip out this time with some thick gloves to pull the branches away. Oh yes, if you pick blackberries remember not to wear any reasonable. Now to find out how to get rid of fruit stains off white T shirts

Blight has just hit and I have had to chop down some of my tomatoes, now have lots of green ones covered up so they can ripen!!

Courgettes are going mad though!! We are going to have to buy another freezer this year for the glut

Blackberries!!!! Must get out there!

There's a lot about this year. I hope I can get rid of the stains on my hands.

I wish blackberries grew here - used to pick bucket loads as a kid!

Made some blackcurrant jam so far from the garden. Your chutneys sound superb Tiki! My spinach, red carrots, pick and come again stir fry mix, beetroot - all shot. Orange and yellow carrots are ok, had some for tea tonight.