Comments on: Home Grown Salads

by: SC

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:28:08 +0000

“Great Story! - Its’ No Story - No work of fantasy or fiction, I lived it and saw it with my own eyes”.

I still break out in a sweat when I hear a strimmer.

Ref. Do the garden for a bottle of brandy, in these hard times, I would even do my own garden for a bottle of brandy.

by: miles

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:16:08 +0000

SC,
Great story! I know someone who would do your garden for a bottle of brandy!
Miles

by: SC

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:00:19 +0000

“Victorian Walled Garden - Yes Please”
Miles,
I have had gardeners do work for me in the past, cutting hedges, lawns etc.

I gave one gardener a bottle of Brandy at Christmas, as a bit of a Christmas bonus. I should have given him the bottle though once he had finished the garden, still you learn by your mistakes.

I knew it was going to be bad once he started the petrol powered strimmer up, It was more like a hand held rotovator than a strimmer, all I could do was go back in doors and wait. Still he seemed to be happy in his work.

by: miles

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:21:26 +0000

SC,
What you need is one of those Victorian walled gardens with a gardener!!
Miles

by: SC

Mon, 03 Sep 2007 11:04:57 +0000

I always like the idea of things like this. It is also at such times I wish I had a garden, well one large enough to grow my own produce in.

I look forward to the basic - vinaigrette dressing recipe.

by: Elsie Nean

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:32:44 +0000

Miles,
What a good idea, a cut and come again salad. I have long been disenchanted with the ready mixed salads in bags. As you describe it this can be grown by anyone and I shall certainly follow suit. Family and friends will also be enlightened.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such a wonderful way.

by: miles

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:24:58 +0000

Rod,
Will post a few vinaigrette recipes over the next day or two.
Miles

by: Rod Collins

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:22:41 +0000

I’d love a basic vinaigrette dressing recipe please.

I know what you mean about salad prices - something is not right somewhere when you see what I saw the other week:
A bag of salad costing more than a fresh whole chicken.

Salad ranks alongside razor blades and new release DVDs as being nothing more than a dream to the proletariat
RC