'The TOPICAL COMMENT FORUM' ADDED

 As a trial i've introduced 'The TOPICAL COMMENT FORUM'

a place for thinkers

(Bring Your Own Refreshments)

'The TOPICAL COMMENT FORUM'

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POTATO REVEAL 'BLAST FROM THE PAST' DEBBIES INCREDIBLE SPUD CROP 7th August 2011

In the challenge between Debbie and Debbie's dad, 'Who Can Grow The Most Potatoes In One Bag 2011?', neglect seems to have had a predictable effect on Debbie's overall harvest. With the amount of soil in the rather large bag, we were hoping for at least ten kilos.

"did we achieve this unscientifically (AKA 'ssschhhmientifically') deduced expectation?"

  For optimum viewing clarity and pleasure, watch this video on YouTube to see the result.

Some lessons learned, although the reveal, as all reveals are?, was both exciting and fun.

Check out 'RiKs Allotment' YouTube channel's 'Potato Playlists' listed below:

WEATHER PAGE ADDED TO SITE

Howdy Friends.  This is a brief introduction to a new addition to the website

The 'WEATHER' Page

Currently, the page features an up-to-date and location-customizable weather forecaster provided by AccuWeather (No affiliation) giving hourly, daily, weekly and longer term predictions for your area.

and a 'United Kingdom Average Last Frost Date Map' provided by 'PlantMaps.com' (No affiliation)

Links to both can be found on The 'WEATHER' Page 

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Don't get caught out in a rainstorm without a brolly.

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Be weather wise and prepared, check the forecast.

The 'WEATHER' Page 

Live Life Loving & Prosper my Friends

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Visit 'RiK's Allotment & Gardening Exploits' on YouTube

Pretty much the hub of my allotment and gardening information harvesting and community interaction takes place either on my allotment with other plot holders or on YouTube via my channel

'RiK's Allotment & Gardening Exploits'.

As a 'non-telly' household, getting my 'fix' of gardening programs and updates plus un-censored current gardening and farming affairs is a must, particularly in these uncertain times of food scarcity with impending starvation-en-mass looming on the horizon, huge increases in food costs, impacted heavily by rising fuel prices plus a war on the 'home-grower', 'small business', 'off-gridder' and 'self-sustainer' by the corporate industry monopolised, centralised world government not-so-secretly-known-as 'The World Government Of Food and Everything', in what is becoming commonly termed #FoodWorldWar

For an up-to-date look at crucial news as i hear of it, check out the channel Playlist:

'FOOD WARS, FARMER HARMERS, 'The Great Reset Food Agenda' FOOD FARMING POLITICS #FoodWorldWar #FoodWars #FarmerHarmers'

 With that gloom out of the way, let's get on with growing some fresh, clean, healthy organic food

in abundance.

Happy Gardening Dear Friends

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CROPS FOR 2024 - Part 1 LEGUMES

Howdy friends. With the time for 'direct-sowing-in-the-ground' almost upon me here in Mid-South-West England (zone 9b) due to the 'anticipated' 'last frost date' drawing rapidly nearer (30th April according to this useful map United Kingdom Average Last Frost Date Map (plantmaps.com), i feel it time to share some of the crops i'm hoping to grow this year. As a Plantivore, i'll kick-off with one main staple (and storeably stable) nutritious food for me, that being the Legume, a rich source of plant-protein and minerals with the added bonus that the simple-to-dry legumes are highly suitable and prized for long-term storage.

A POLISH/MIDDLE-EASTERN FOOD MARKET IN TAUNTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND, A RICH SOURCE OF INTERESTING PRODUCE

Now, a Legume ('Legume' refers to a plant from the family of plants Fabaceae) is the edible fruit or seed of the plant and includes beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils, et cetera. Dried 'Legumes' are called 'Pulses'.

Check this interesting article 24 Types of Legumes & Their Nutritional Values nutritionadvance.com

Check out my YouTube Channel Playlist

~ BEANS ~

for all things bean.

Please, always check the ingredients lists on everything.

Just because it's on supermarket shelves doesn't mean it's safe, healthy or sensible to eat.

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'RiKs Allotment and Gardening Exploits' New Opening Credit Video.

or is it?

Howdy Friends. Welcome to 'RiK's Allotment, located in Taunton, South Somerset, England (Zone 9b) Check out the new video opening credit to my videos here: RiK's Allotment Intro. Opening Credit

 If you want to discover your Zone then check out this website: https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-united-kingdom-plant-hardiness-zone-map-celsius.php 

Visit me on YouTube: RiK's Allotment & Gardening Exploits

Finally, "Happy Gardening to you"

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