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I would second everyone who's mentioned the cost of running a 4x4. It can be a truly shocking experience when you get back in the car after topping up the tank and suddenly working out just how much each mile has cost you. Tanks on the cars can vary enormously too and will affect the range of the ve...

:lol: thanks Brambles - hmmm, may try adding bay leaves to the current boxes @ Cornerstone I store rice etc just in ordinary plastic boxes in the original cellophaney packaging for a couple of years at a time with no obvious side effects. Unless you're buying in bulk I don't really see there's a nee...

I have seen it around for some time the storage of flour rice grains and sugar in water bottle in particular the 5 litre ones and was thinking of having a go at that with a bay leaf at the bottom and at the top in place of oxygen absorbers not for long term just for a year or two after freezing the...

We've been doing a lot of maths and marking the kitchen calendar. We have been stashing for more years than I want to admit (no, seriously, who are these people who claim they don't remember the summer of '76 because they weren't born!?!). It is a shocking amount of time to be stashing. BUT we are n...

I saw this and thought I'd post it, by the looks of it if you're a beer drinking salad dodger you're pooped with the midgies . :lol: Maybe explains why I've got tastier as I've gotten older. :( http://www.aol.co.uk/living/2016/06/07/avoid-mosquitos-bites-beer-repellent/?ncid=webmail10 Hmmmmm, sound...

Hi there and welcome

Hi there and welcome

I'm trying to grow a little bit of food for the first time ever. I assumed 90% of everything would never germinate or would promptly die, and was wrong, so this week I sent off a few trays of extra plants to a charity plant sale. I'm chuffed about this [Clueless Urban Newbie ;-) ] Oh fab, that's br...

Sounds great, I love the fact you've already started planting in anticipation.

Best wishes with the dream

Hi there and welcome, there's stacks on here re 'kit' I'm sure you'll enjoy!