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Surely that's for keeping vampires away??

Just sampled a jar of my pickled walnuts, first impression was that my tongue was on fire, not sure but the acid is far too strong, I used cider vinegar if I remember correctly, the walnuts have broken down into a black soft texture.There also seems to be a slightly medicinal after taste.Not...

Thank you; I feel you are right and this is what my gut tells me too. I don't know why we have to breed plants to become so 'over-showy'. Some doubles are so complicated looking, the lovely original flower is lost. I also read somewhere that double flowers are harder for bees to navigate,...

Hi,I don't have an electric car; I don't have solar panels on my roof and I don't have cavity wall insulation.I watched the following during dinner today;Neighbours across and a bit further along the street had solar panels fitted to their roof; I ended up with police in my front room...

Bayer were founded in 1863 in what is now the city of Wuppertal. They discovered Aspirin, Heroin (curiously marketed as a non addictive substitute for morphine) and Phenobarbital. In 1925 they became part of IG Farben and yes at the end of the 2 nd world war some employees of Bayer were tried...

Next time I need to wash an underwired bra I shall certainly follow this tip.

My houseplants also have a growth spurt in winter, my theory is that as I tend to re-pot them in spring they focus on root growth into the new compost and have spare energy to put up foliage after that.If the growth is strong and not pale or "watery" thin long stems, everything should be just...

Put it by your front gate, fix a metal lid with a slot for coins and hang a laminated photo of something heartwarming such as a crying baby orangutang.Reap your harvest when the box is full and buy chocolate and wine.Passer bys will feel like they have contributed to a random act of...

I took 2 of the sweet peppers indoors with all of the yellow bacinhos. those will be in their third year now and theyre getting nice and productive.i will try growing 2 Baccatums again: havana gold and red aji delight. Im told they get bigger than normal chillis. not spicy. scotch bonnets are...

Agree with @Michael Hewett that it looks like a root problem. Vine weevil would probably have been very visible when you took it out but there are other, small root pests that could be the case. Root mealybugs and such.It might be worth taking it out from the pot again and inspect the roots...

I could sow some and see what happens. I was going to give to some friends but that I'm not sure about