forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Did you get it with the shotty? Yes mate , 34gr 5 pigeon extreme .....you can never be overgunned with moles .. Like a adult version of whack a mole ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Please be serious . Tell me you didn't with a shotgun. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Please be serious . Tell me you didn't with a shotgun. Jok. Yep , the old miroku !! ..finished cutting the grass , had dinner and was sitting outside having a coffee when the mole started heaving ..in grabbed a gun , miroku just happened to be closest , grabbed a shell , back out , boots off across the grass like a bloody ninja , stood there and as it heaved BOOM ...a lot of the time you don't actually need to hit them , the shock does for them , pulled him out quick photo and back to still hot coffee ..he's only just moved in a couple of days ago so am well pleased I've evicted him so quick . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Lost the rest of the sweet corn last night ??, there's about three cobs left ...I would hate to think how much damage they do to commercial growers , I recon one maybe two eat twenty five plus cobs ...was easily my best growing year for corn and my worst harvest ...electric fence next year .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Seen badger damage in maize field you would think kids had flattened it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,776 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Seen badger damage in maize field you would think kids had flattened it. They striped them cobs of every single bit of corn , there wasn't one piece left on any of them ..seemed they peeled the leaves back and striped them bare ...I found the cobs all over the garden ..as well as in the patch . I've tried to get a camera to find out how many are coming in , my pal who had his sweet corn wrecked last year ( twice as much as mine ) was surprised to find it was one animal ..anyway he won't get fcuk all tonight as I've picked the last 5 cobs .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted August 24, 2017 Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Well gentlemen and ladies, on a positive note I can honestly say that I have just eaten the first sweet corn I've ever grown. They are fantastic. The general result from the allotment is beyond anything I'd thought but this is a real bonus. Also, as an aside. My main crop of potatoes, Albert Bartlett are amazing. No blight, no worms, in fact, perfect. If they keep then that is as good as it gets. What an amazing year for produce. Jok 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,040 Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Not much to say just lots to pick, Pretty hard to start any thing off seed wise with the dam sluds taking stuff out row at a time. The old caterpillars are going hard at it too My raspberries baffle me. I can't decide if they are autumn or summer fruiting. They start in the summer then fade out then crack on again. I thought they had finished but today then got caught out with fruit every where but all too far gone Edited August 27, 2017 by terryd 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,851 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Parsnips and blackberry jam 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,040 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Very nice you got me hankering for a nice roast parsnip now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,851 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 I'm practicing storing, freezing, jam making and pickling this year as Iv got an allotment from September so I wanted to be prepared for any glut next year. I had been told to store parsnips in dry sand but have now learned I should have just cut the leaves off and left in the ground....now Iv got two trays of bloody parsnips!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,040 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) I'm practicing storing, freezing, jam making and pickling this year as Iv got an allotment from September so I wanted to be prepared for any glut next year. I had been told to store parsnips in dry sand but have now learned I should have just cut the leaves off and left in the ground....now Iv got two trays of bloody parsnips!!!!! lol they freeze well but you can leave in the ground over winter until spring as a rule. I dont bother cutting leaves off Edited August 28, 2017 by terryd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,851 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 How do I freeze em? Just wrap em and freeze whole? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,040 Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 I just peel and cut as I would to use then blanched for a couple of minutes. They freeze really well and just lob straight in the oven from frozen with a bit of honey on or how ever you want to use them. Some helpful info here for you regarding freezing part 1 and 2 in the links https://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe/freezing-produce/freeze-information-blanching/ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Radio just said maybe touch of ground frost in rural areas ,thank god I live on edge of town lol Pissing down here ATM. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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