Recent content by Joel_m

Just to answer the question about Peppers it really depends on the type of peppers you are growing. Most pepper seeds will take a fair while to germinate it us usually quoted as up to 28 days, but in my experience anything from 1 to 6 weeks depending on the pepper. Depending on the type...

Summer lightening is a really good beer! If you like it then try Rebellion Blond slightly more malt in flavor but like summer lightening can be drunk out the cupboard or out the fridge!

I appreciate this is a hard request without a photo (I will try to get one next time I see it) but I will ask as a long shot anyhow. In my garden this year I keep getting a very very small red butterfly feeding on my swiss mint plants. I would guess from head to end of the body it is less...

Thanks for all the help and replies, I think I will give the hack saw a go and see how I get on! Thanks for the link to the angle grinder too.. Think a Dremel might be on my birthday list from SWMBO! I have wet and dry up to 2500grit, turps and 00 steel wool so not sure I will get a mirror...

Unfortunately both sanders I have are orbital sanders, a large sheet one and one of the mouse types. I do have some metal hand files though.. maybe I could give those a go with the tang clamped in the vice. I also have a couple of Tungsten Carbide Jigsaw blades from the cutting of some...

Hi I am looking for a little advice.... So I have finally got around to getting a couple of blades to have a first go at handling my own whitters, the blades I got were a Polar whittler and an Enzo Lynx blade both (I think) in 01 tool steel. I was thinking I would have a bash at the...

I used to carry one of those "everlasting matches" on my keyring. As they have a gasket on the top so that the fuels doesn't evaporate like a Zippo and they are waterproof. I have opened it after a year and it has still ignited the lighter fluid in it. Plus if the Fuel does run out you are...

We do indeed eat them here! Instead of Ebay why don't you try speaking to a Tin Manufacturer, they may be able to do you a deal of some sort. I have had packaging manufacturers send me free samples in the past (work related) to assess them instead of taking a punt on something. A quick...

A somewhat long email sent explaining why I feel this legislation is bad and the effect it may have on local growers like myself.... Not that it will get read! :rolleyes:

Thanks for replies... I will try to keep this away from political and if I am out of order I do apologies Mods can delete or edit as they see correct! Having read up on it a bit now.. It seems to me that this is a ridiculous piece of legislation and I do wonder if as some have already said...

This is the first time I have heard about this... So let me get this right... For instance .... Two years ago I grew some sweet peppers and chillis in the same room (I think they were Fresno chiilis) last year I planted the chilli seeds I saved to grow some more and what I got out was some odd...

"ide" Doesn't mean poison, I believe (and its been a while since I have done this stuff) it is to do with the ionic form of the element (or anionic form don't remember which and I am sure someone will come and correct me... yes I think its anionic). Such as "Oxide" as in Iron Oxide aka rust or...

There are loads of plants that will help Bees, I have a fairly small back garden in which I use to grow veg around the lawn, instead of the usual raised boxed rows of veg (nothing wrong with that method at all just thought I'd try something different) I planted the garden up with plants that...

There is a good sticky on this board that discussed food safe woods (some time ago now). This is a good place to start! http://http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52897 Edit to correct link

I am a member of the BBCT (Bumblebee conservation trusts) so have been following this debate, the BBCT have a similar position by the sounds of it to that of the British bee-keepers association. For anyone interested more info can be found here: This explains their position...