The Cottage Smallholder

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On This Day

• Coming full circle
  April 7, 2010
• Easter Trees
  April 7, 2009
• Guest spot: Eat your greens! by Steve Kirk editor of The Bushcraft Magazine
  April 7, 2008
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  New bees for Easter
  April 7, 2007

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• ricia banther on A quick guide to identifying some hedgerow fruitadditionally, recognize many things like plumbs are better following a frost. and blk berries Uk folklore about when to stop picking them....those are…
• Danny on Can you solve our eelworm problem?Hi Michael - I don't think planting date matters so much. This is a good source of info: https://www.gardenfocused.co.uk/fruitarticles/pest-disease/po…
• Michael Coyne on Can you solve our eelworm problem?I have set my potatoes on the 3rd of march, will I avoid eelworms by having them harvested so early. Regards, Michael.
• Shuna Giles on No-Cook Apple, Date and Onion Chutney RecipeI have been making this recipe for over 40 years. My grandmother gave me the recipe but she always put in a tablespoon of pickling spice in a muslin b…
• Veronica on Day for NightHi Fiona, I hope all's well with you in your cottage ... at least you have plenty of outdoor space to enjoy fresh air and light.
• anthony Casey on Pear and Lemon Jam RecipeHi you have done this before , i know by your tone , been there before. the only question i have is , why so much water if it has to be boiled off any…
• hannah Beute on You can buy a pressure canner in the UK!Did your wife like the Xmas gift? How do I get hold of a canner like you did? If she didn't want it would you consider selling it? ?
• A Angela connoly on Angela’s recipe for elderflower champagneThat is a clever idea...thank you
• A Angela connoly on Angela’s recipe for elderflower champagneYes it should still be delish, please note all readers, I don't use a pinch of yeast, which it now states at the bottom. Of my ingredients? Don't know…
• Mike on A quick guide to identifying some hedgerow fruitMy thoughts would that if you don’t know what you are going to do with them before you pick them, then why not leave them for the birds?

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