(6 March 2018, 23:44)Straight Shooter Wrote: Scarlet Emperor....... seems one of the most popular here in the UK , growth...8 ft height pods up to 15" ....good croppers ...best way to grow....open up a trench 2 foot wide 18 inches deep (min) .....Feb/March fill the bottom with newspaper/cardboard and soak add some leaf mold to cover .....the soil you removed....mix in some well rotted manure turn in to the trench leave 6 " from the top of the trench tread in with your boots ....leave it alone...... just keep it moist .....3 weeks before you plant SEEDLINGS fill the trench to the top and tread in.....set your canes 9" to a foot apart along your row both sides of row draw in the canes at the top and tie off together and onto the horizontal cane (8ft canes ) fit diagonal canes to ensure a sturdy row...... the day before you plant on soak the trench .....using a dibber create a hole ....set the seedling in and firm up....always tie the seedling ......all seedlings should be planted INSIDE the cane ....never outside planting in the UK .....this should take place 15th May to play safe always plant a seed with your seedlings to follow on just in case ......snipe out as required

(7 March 2018, 21:36)Straight Shooter Wrote: Wild child busy today....i cut up a pile of potatoes,carrots,onions and a swede last night ....she turned that lot into 32 pasties 1 corned beef pie .......plus a stock pot of mashed potatoes batched into bags for the freezer.....as part of the quality control it fell on my shoulders to check out the pasties, had to have two ........the pie .....now long gone .