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1 hour ago, ramit said:
Enjoy
Wonderful.
I've got my own ecosystem going at the moment in solid form.
Last October, at the end of the chili growing season, I took 3 established first-year plants (2 x Scotch Bonnet and 1 x Armageddon) and pruned them savagely (think main stem up to where it divides into 2 branches, then each of those to where they divided, and chopped everything else out - so basically all that was left was 4 sticks attached to a main stem). I then reduced the size of the root balls and re-potted into smaller pots using fresh peat-free compost. I brought the plants indoors and stuck them in a South-facing window.
The idea was to give them a 'rest' over winter, and for them to have a head start when April arrives and I move them outside (it's only the second time I've tried over-wintering - most people think that chili plants are annuals but they're not - they are just very susceptible to frost). The plants were watered very sparingly once a fortnight, and I expected little or no growth for the next 4 months.
Things did not go to plan.
By Christmas, I had green shoots appearing, not just at the nodes of the branches, but even new shoots growing from the main stems.
By January, a few flowers were beginning to appear, so I pulled them off the plants - but obviously I missed a few.
By February, I had a few chilis beginning to show, so I stepped up the watering regime and added a capful of tomato feed to the water. Then I started to notice tiny flies taking to the air each time I watered. A quick check under the microscope and t'interwebs revealed Bradysia - sciarid flies or fungus gnats, which infest decomposing plant matter (basically potting compost).
War was declared.
At the start of this month, I ordered a pack of sciarid fly nematodes - basically tiny worms which feed on the maggots of the sciarid flies. In the meantime, I stuck a 20 cm square of bright yellow fly paper to the window by the chili plants (fungus gnats are attracted to yellow). Within hours, there were dozens of sciarid flies stuck to the paper. By the time the nematodes had arrived a couple of days later, there were hundreds - perhaps thousands. We treated all the house plants - not just my chilis.
A week after treatment, I was on top of the problem - still seeing the odd fly but nothing like previously.
Last week, I administered a second round of treatment and changed fly paper.
Today, no more flies. I've also harvested two Scotch Bonnet chilis which are destined for my next curry.
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On 25/03/2024 at 19:05, ramit said:
The suspension of disbelief is essential throughout, yet I binge watched this fun series.
All that crime and not a copper in sight, lovely.
Yep. Ray Winstone playing Ray Winstone perfectly.
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21 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said:
I'm the same with most terrorist attacks nowadays. My first thought is always who benefits from this. Gun sales always go through the roof after shootings in the US. People buy to protect themselves or to stock up in case the government restricts sales (they never do but the fear drives huge profits). Either way, every shooting over there is good for business.
Maybe its just getting old makes you cynical as you learn a bit how it all works.
USA issued warnings about an imminent ISIS threat in Russia/Moscow a few days ago. Possibly linked to Ingushetia (an Oblast they have been trying to get rid of/suppress) since Stalin's days.
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Celebrating my 39th wedding anniversary in Row X of the North Stand with the Memsahib.
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On 21/03/2024 at 00:59, Bris Vegas said:
He looks put of place in Warneball. And at this stage, you’d rather pick lesser players suited to Warneball than have a better player out of place looking like a luxury.
Hourihane would have shone under Rosenior.
'Warneball'.
Haven't you moved past that pathetic jibe yet?
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Bruges for me.
Eurostar do return tickets to 'Any Belgian station' for the same price as a ticket to Brussels, so the onward connection from Brussels Midi is essentially free. Belgian trains are really nice too. Bruges Centrum is about 1 Km from the city centre with pretty regular bus services.
The coastal tram runs from De Panne on the French border to Knokke on the Dutch border.
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4 hours ago, BaianoPOTY98 said:
If only Carlsberg were involved too 😉😂
Screw Carlsberg - the Pompey losing their next couple scenario is a De Halve Maan Brewery scenario.
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3 minutes ago, Animal is a Ram said:
Yeah, Waggy to start, Wash to get 20-30mins.
Collo back for Easter weekend is it? He is risen!
Nailed it.
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In the casserole.
I made a sausage casserole and stoemp (Belgian mashed potatoes) tonight - blooming awesome and dirt cheap.
- 400g sliced pork and leek sausage
- 200g chestnut mushrooms
- 1 sliced onion
- 1 tin baked beans
- 300g potatoes
- 1 leek, washed and sliced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 dessert spoon garlic paste
- 1 dessert spoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
- Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
- pinch of oregano
- 20g butter
- 20g double cream
Casserole recipe
- Fry onion in 10 g of butter
- Add mushroom, continue frying for 2 minutes
- Add sausage and garlic, continue frying for 5 minutes
- Add Worcestershire Sauce, Paprika, Oregano
- Add baked beans
- Stir well
- Transfer to casserole dish
Stoemp recipe
- Steam potatoes, carrots and leek.
- Mash potatoes with 10g butter, double cream and Dijon mustard
- Fold in carrots and leek
Cook casserole in medium oven (Gas mark 5) for 45 minutes
Microwave Stoemp
Serve accompanied with bottle of St Bernardus Abt 12 (the beer probably cost more than the rest of the dinner)
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On 10/03/2024 at 21:21, Comrade 86 said:
The Gentlemen - spin off series from Guy Ritchie's film of the same title. Shan't say too much to avoid giving anything away, but with a strong cast and a sharp and often funny script, this rattles along with the occasional nod to early outings from the director. Ritchie fans will be pleased to know that Ritchie revisits all of his favourite schticks: drug dealers, the aristocracy, pikeys and arrogant Americans, so if Ritchie is your bag, then you'll probably love this. Great fun without taking itself too seriously.
Just brilliant, puerile fun.
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I thought that the idea of the 'Dismaland' exhibition was absolutely brilliant - a huge improvement on 'normal' Weston-Super-Mare.
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Unlike the previous fissure eruptions over the last couple of months, this one is beginning to look a little more substantial.
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2 minutes ago, Ramarena said:
Well Putin “wins” with 87% of the vote, as expected, up from the 77% he “won” in 2018
Lovely stuff!
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-68536879?src_origin=BBCS_BBC
Seems legit....
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On 17/02/2024 at 11:38, Premier ram said:
Got tickets to see AC/DC at Wembley in July
Always a brilliant experience.
One of the best AC/DC gigs I ever saw was at Punchestown a few years back (checks YouTube - bloody Nora, 15 years ago). Angus performing an amazing solo on the cherry-picker in the most torrential rainstorm.
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On 03/12/2023 at 20:27, Stagtime said:
Great day out, hard to beat Spiderbait live. Must have lost a few kilos sweating and I’m sure my hearing will come back sometime today, ended up right at the front.
My son blames Airbourne for his (partial) hearing loss.
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33 minutes ago, Chris_Martin said:
the point i was trying to make is that the promotion race is easier than last year
Ipswich, Sheff Wed and Plymouth were both great last season, barely dropping any points. Ipswich are one point off top of the championship
Reading have come down with a points deduction, and have been forced to sell players and can't afford to buy. Blackpool have really struggled this season. Wigan have also struggled at times and had to sell players. They also have had a points deduction this season.
Barnsley, Bolton, Peterborough are all kind of where they were last season. Which really just leaves Portsmouth who have improved in comparison to last season
So overall, it is clearly easier to get near top of the league this season
Derby continue to operate under stringent league restrictions.
Is that fact completely lost on you?
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2 hours ago, RoyMac5 said:
This is his level. We'll go nowhere in the Championship, should we get there, with Warne and his chums. 👍
Really, we ought to sympathise with you - you have suffered so much this season.
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1 hour ago, Gee SCREAMER !! said:
Bouncers at the chip shop I s*** you not.
Didn't get battered by one, did you?
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55 minutes ago, Wanderlust said:
OK just for you, it was handball.
But the reality is we created the better chances and didn't take them, and a lot of credit has to go to your goalie. Equally, the responsibility lies with our strikers who are simply not as ruthless as our usual starters, especially Dion Charles.
As I mentioned during the match when we were battering you but couldn't score in a brothel, it was obvious that you'd get a scabby goal to win it which you did, but that's football folks - you don't always get what you deserve, and we didn't deserve to lose that, not that you care.
The irony is that it was Kane Wilson who was credited with the goal - a player we'd agreed a fee with Brizzle to sign, but didn't in the end as his personal terms and wage demands were too high for us, so he came to you instead.
Anyhoo, onwards and sideways.....
Payback's a bitch for the absolute daylight robbery we suffered at the hands of your bunch of cheating scumbags and one-eyed match officials earlier in the season.
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1 hour ago, Ram@Lincoln said:
Glancing through the match day thread on Bolton's forum. It's quite cute to see them making a point of how much better they are than us....as the Derby fans were booing regularly throughout the game. They say that Evatt even acknowledged the home support booing in his post match interview.
Whatever floats your boat I guess. 😂 Ebooooooooou!
Ebou earns every penny.
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Might pop down on Sunday if the weather looks ok.
Be nice to see our latest international Wayno Madsoni in action again.