Comments for The Really Good Life

Comment on My late winter to-dos in the garden by Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:26:20 +0000

My greenhouse is a disgrace too. I can see it from the kitchen…

I planted honeyberries last year and they did zilch. I’m hoping they do something this year.

Comment on Adventures in frugal vertical gardening – ideas for planters? by Pam

Pam — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:21:58 +0000

My idea involves using a ladder and your planters on each step there’s enough room for aeration and plant growth. The water trickle doesn’t always work but the wick idea may. I have several raised beds and I have problems keeping the water in the bed It has a tendency to run off I’ve tried the mike jug and so far that works the best. I have seen strawberries grown this way. Good luck.

Comment on My late winter to-dos in the garden by Jules

Jules — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:20:35 +0000

Add me to the ‘abandoned the greenhouse without clearing/cleaning it’ list… I think it was because I had chillies and peppers in there still fruiting quite late into Oct/Nov. At least that’s my excuse…

Comment on My late winter to-dos in the garden by Mo

Mo — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 07:30:55 +0000

My to do list has only one item on it – get out there! :)
Like you, I abandonned the greenhouse in autumn and it shames me each time I walk past to see the chickens. I might just get the chickens in there for an afternoon.

Comment on Soap-making questions – can you help? by Clare

Clare — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:59:51 +0000

Thanks Louisa! I’ve just spotted this (only two weeks late…) I used a big sharp knife and the soap crumbled, but I got some good big rustic chunks. I’m going to stuff the crumbs in an old sock and use them up that way.

Comment on Do you darn? by Em

Em — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:51:08 +0000

I don’t darn, but I do cut my old socks into strips and french knit them with a large dolly made out of a cardboard tube and icy pole sticks. When I have made enough lengths I sew them together into rugs, kind of like the American braided rugs. I hope this translates into other countries. I am not sure if what we call french knitting in Australia is the same elsewhere.

Comment on Reading while lurgy-ed by Clare

Clare — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:05:17 +0000

Get well soon. If it’s the same lurgy I’ve had, lots of sympathy.

Comment on Reading while lurgy-ed by datacreata

datacreata — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:10:02 +0000

Hope you feel better soon. We’ve posted today on helping the pollinating insects stay alive after watching Sarah Raven’s programme last night.

Comment on An example of extreme minimalism? by Jan #2

Jan #2 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:28:16 +0000

Perhaps we should rebrand it as how many consumer items do you worship and why. For me it’s my Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe or GFB SFA as the devout refer to it on the interweb ,and my Handol Wood Stove, which they don’t appear to sell any more. Apart from that I have nothing personally that I wouldn’t trade for another similar item of some other brand.

The 15 items smacks a little of Mother hen baking the bread. Its all fun and games with his macbook and iphone up until dinner time.

Comment on Quick bread: no-rising-time soda bread recipe by Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:10:45 +0000

I made this yesterday lunchtime with a really nice seeded and grainy flour and it tasted fabulous with our soup. I decided to have some more about 6 hours later, only to find that the seeds in the bread had all turned green, is this a reaction from the soured milk? The flour was in date and had no sign of any problems and I soured the milk with vinegar.