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by jansman
Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:31 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14223

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

diamond lil wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:26 am I miss home grown tatties Andy, well done!
The small sprout spuds in the pantry I’ve shoved in pots outside. Each one will be a boiling. :D
by jansman
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:32 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14223

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

An emergency I have always stocked is water. 25 litre containers. My illness now won’t allow me to sling them on my shoulders now :lol: so my wife certainly cannot. Therefore we are storing 2 litre bottles in the pantry,and plenty. Easier bottle to exchange and rotate,and fill when empty to. JM you...
by jansman
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:21 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts
Replies: 27
Views: 603

Re: National grid (electric) look to suspend night time call outs to domestic power cuts

What a surprise that a company can be so financially and cynical planned! :lol:
by jansman
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Solar panel bargain...
Replies: 14
Views: 424

Re: Solar panel bargain...

I've been doing a bit of reading because of this thread, about adding in a solar panel bought later - it sounds like the new panel has to be the same wattage as the existing panel. It *can* be different, but that needs extra care etc etc taken, and it seems much simpler to just get a panel at the s...
by jansman
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14223

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

I hear moaning about fuel, and yes it is expensive. But what is required? Shelter,heat ,food and water! I am sitting watching a show about Russian rural workers,and they live primitively compared to our *technology* but they live rather well! All day the room I have sat in has had open fresh air,is ...
by jansman
Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11
Replies: 184
Views: 14223

Re: What Preps are you doing this week? Part 11

So where are Mr and Mrs J at now? I’ve been spending some time prepping * differently’* now I am poorly. In fact today is a sleep/ read/ sleep day . I’ve d one a lot this week,so I’m not guilty :D One of the first issues was paperwork. All sorted 👍 It puts domestic economics for my wife in place,so ...
by jansman
Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:34 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Gas canisters
Replies: 9
Views: 263

Re: Gas canisters

I have DOZENS wrapped in plastic ( originally) in fireproof boxes in a cool outbuilding ( and fire safe) . 12 years old and perfect. In fact I’ve been reminding my wife how to cook-in an emergency with the same,and the methylated spirit cooker too. ;)
by jansman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:49 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
Replies: 662
Views: 39087

Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener

Sorry, what do you mean by "The seeds right on the end"? Do you mean the ones to the outside edge of the cluster with new ground available to them? I guess I should harvest from the middle of the patch because those bulblets have less potential? The ones right on the end of each stalk on ...
by jansman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
Replies: 662
Views: 39087

Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener

Reporting in on the egyptian tree onions..... With some questions... Of the 10 or so that survived initial growing. there's now about 8 big chunky and well established multi bulblet plants. I gave the treetop bulbs extremely little help and it looks like 3 or so set themselves down and prospered. S...
by jansman
Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:27 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Advice for a hopeless gardener
Replies: 662
Views: 39087

Re: Advice for a hopeless gardener

We have just eaten perennials Welsh onions. Other perennials are on the way soon! Zero problems with growing. Perennial plants are the winner. Reporting in on the egyptian tree onions..... With some questions... Of the 10 or so that survived initial growing. there's now about 8 big chunky and well ...