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This month - FREE Fibromyalgia Seminars with Author of 'Taming Fibromyalgia' Best-seller Tina Hammett / We asked how Fibro ruined you life and you told us your top 3 / 8 ways to a happier you / 5 ways to beat cold and flu without a flu-shot / 7 instant confidence fixers / Astrology / Recipes and more.....
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CompleteHealthOctober AND Holistic Natural Happy Healthy Life
Confidence and Style, Astrology, Recipes, GrowYour Own & more!
Be Happy!
issue
FREE Fibro seminars3 ways Fibro ruins your life!
8 ways to a happier youIs your child dyslexic?
5 ways to beat cold & flu
November 2014
Contents
RegularsWhat’s new & hot!
Cooking with Kids
Style Coaching with Natalie
Smoothie Recipe
Andrew talks Astrology
Balcony Organics (GYO)
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Cover8 ways to a happier you ….. 6
Does your child have dyslexia….. 10
3 ways Fibromyalgia ruinsyour life … 18
What’s in yours? …. 22
5 ways food can help youbeat cold & flu season ....40
Contents RawPOWERJoin our roar!
Style Coaching with Natalie
Andrew talks Astrology
Balcony Organics (GYO)
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COMPLETE HEALTH MAGAZINE
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remember we are not recommending theseproducts/services and you should always do your own
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1The holistic approach
FORGIVE
But don’t forget! Anger
and hate hurt only the
person feeling those
emotions and have no
effect whatsoever on
the person they are
directed at. It is an act
of love for yourself to
find the courage to
forgive, so think about
doing it for you because
you are worth the love
and compassion. This
does not mean you
forget, or that you
would put yourself in
the same situation
again or allow the
same person to
disrespect you again,
you can even remove
yourself from them
completely but it does
mean you value
yourself more.
2There is no such thing as perfection,it does not exist, it is not attainable,so why set yourself up for needlessheartache and pressure?
So long as we know we have donethe best we can with the toolsavailable to us at the time - whatmore can we expect of ourselves?
Perfection implies failure, when intruth there is no failure only valuablefeedback. Instead give yourselfcredit for what you did do, for whatyou have achieved.
PERFECTIONwho needsit?
Living in the
moment is the
only way to
ensure your
emotional
happiness.
Failure in the
past is not the
end, view it as a
learning
opportunity and
move on, you are
not defined by
your past.
Worrying about
the future merely
erodes your
happiness in the
now and has zero
effect on the
outcome.
3LIVE NOW!
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4 CHOICE
5LOVE
Do you believe
what and how you
think and feel is out
of your control? Think again! We all have a choice to act
subconsciously or consciously, by taking control of your
mind and your emotions you cease to be a slave to them
and become more emotionally intelligent. NLP is a great
tool to use to ‘train your brain’.
Love really does make the worldgo around but it doesn’t have to
mean romantic love. Studieshave shown that a hug is healthyfor mind and body, human touchand contact is vitally important
to us as a species. Humans
have an innate need to gathertogether, we have a herd
mentality, Therefore spendingtime with people who care aboutus makes us healthier. In person
works better than by phone,internet and text so arrange to
meet that friend you haven’t seenfor a while. Even a pet can fill the
void, hug your furry friend andhappy hormones enter the
bloodstreamPhotographs: freedigitalphotos.net - stockimages / dan / photostock
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6 FOCUS
8NO!
Psychologists report that people thattake responsibility for their lives, theirissues and their problems are happierthan those who don’t. Acceptingresponsibility is the first step tofinding a solution because it faces aproblem ‘head on’ rather than stayingstuck in denial.
When we take responsibility forourselves and our actions we actuallygain power rather than giving ourpower away by blaming other peopleor circumstances outside of ourcontrol. That doesn’t mean acceptingresponsibility for something youhaven’t done, rather owningresponsibility for working theproblem!
Emotionally intelligent
people (and those
with good self-
esteem) only say YES
when they really want
to. Learn how to say
NO without it blighting
your life with ‘what ifs’
and you’ll be happier.
RESPONSIBILITY 7For more information join
our Facebook Group
We live in an ‘energetic’ universe
where thoughts really do shape reality.
What we think of the most (ie what we
dwell on or worry about) becomes our
reality, whatever is front and centre of
our mind and our thoughts for most of
the time is what we experience and we
become. Emotionally intelligent people
focus on what they DO want rather
than what they DON’T want - this is a
powerful way to shape your own
experiences and send positive
affirmations out to the universe.
Do you have a child
with Dyslexia?
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Do you have a child with Dyslexia? I do! From the
day my youngest son was born he was “different”from his 3 siblings, often you couldn’t put a finger on
why, he just was!
He would play differently, bricks were sorted into
colours and sizes before he would start to build with
them, and he had an amazing imagination, but was
slow to talk and had difficulty with speech. He saw a
speech pathologist who said that it was developmental
delay but he would improve with age. His intelligence
was never in question; he was very smart just slow at
some things.
We noticed that he had trouble following instructions if
they were too complicated, everything had to be
broken down so he could process it. A long list of
instructions just ended with him doing the first and the
last thing - the bits in the middle were completely lost!
When he started school he learnt to read some very
basic words in the lower level books, which had a
sentence per page, but when the books had more
sentences he got lost and missed out great chunks of
words. He hated homework, refused to read to us and
started to act out at school and at home! He became
the class clown, now we know it was his way of
coping and drawing people away from his problems.
Dyslexia Awareness Month
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He has always been good with his hands and can build or fix things
really well. The real crux came when he started to say, “I’m just
DUMB, that’s why I can’t read and write!!” We knew he wasn’t
“dumb”.
I approached the teachers with the suggestion he may be Dyslexicbut they didn’t seem concerned and unfortunately Queensland
(Australia) Education don’t specifically test for Dyslexia and we
had to go privately.
$550 later and 3 hours of testing showed he was above averageintelligence, had Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and some Dyscalculia.
He had some visual problems but his main problem was on the
auditory processing side.
Once he was diagnosed, things improved immensely, he now knew
why he struggled, and he knew he wasn’t dumb, just had a
different way of learning.
We have never let him use it as an excuse for not doing his work;
he still sits the national exams and has to do all his homework. He
is at high school now and has extra help with literacy and
numeracy and although he still has problems he is a much happier
child.
Computers have been a great help as he can type out his
assignments so they are legible, and spell check is a godsend!
It is also interesting to note that Dyslexics are right brained,
whereas most education systems are geared to teaching left
brained people. People with dyslexia are often gifted in
mathematics and mechanical abilities, they are great at problem
solving as they find it easier to see ‘the bigger picture’ and can
visualise how things fit together.
Whilst they may have difficulty reading, they usually have sound
verbal and people skills as well as being ‘spatially aware’ which is a
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SIGNS OF DYSLEXIA
Intelligent but has problems with reading, writing or spelling
Often confuses the right from left
Intelligent but does not test well or has severe anxiety about testing
Seems to daydream or ‘zone out’ when in a classroom or meeting scenario
Learns best by ‘hands on’ rather than verbal or written instruction
Sees movement of letters on a page whether reading or writing
Reads and re-reads without much comprehension
Has difficulty with spelling
Has challenges putting thoughts into words
Difficulty with writing or copying
Tends to hold a pen or pencil differently and very tightly
Handwriting is hard to read
Has difficulty with large or fine motor skills
Has difficulty reading time on a traditional clock
Has time management problems
Tends to be a procrastinator
Tends to be good at math calculations but word problems are very difficult
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rare gift. They are also usually highly
creative people and are good at
practical skills that require working with
their hands. Dyslexia is not laziness,
lack of intelligence or even rare, indeed
some very famous people were and are
dyslexic including Apple founder Steve
Jobs, the great Albert Einstein, actress
Keira Knightley and American president
John F Kennedy.
Dyslexics learn differently but generally
are of above average intelligence but
because of the way their brains are
wired it takes dyslexics longer to
process language. Studies show that
dyslexic children actually use nearly
five times the brain area to perform
ordinary language tasks as their peers.
Studies also show that there are
chemical differences in the brain
function of dyslexic children.
Research suggests that at least 20% of
the population of the world is dyslexic,
although most may not know it or have
had it diagnosed.
It isn’t that dyslexic people cannot
learn, it is more about how they learn
that makes a difference to them. Sadly
schools tend to focus on teacher led
systems that involve a lot of listening
and reading, whereas dyslexics tend to
learn by doing so practical, hands on
based learning suits their learning style.
We teamed up with PreciousKids, Great Parents websitefor this article, based in
Queensland, Australia - hereis a bit about them.
We are two mums, Corinne & Marywho have been friends for years andwe came together to help parents andtheir kids in anyway we can. One of
us has been a school principal and theother a qualified doctor (although notpracticing) and between us we havehad 8 biological children and one
foster child, a miscarriage, 4 naturalno pain killer births and 4 caesarians!
Plus a vast array of pregnancy medicalproblems, so we do have a vast
amount of experience and knowledgethat we feel the need to share, but
we understand everyone has their ownways too.
We are by no means perfect and don’tprofess to be but we do genuinely
want to help with any problems thatparents, kids and teenagers face in
their everyday lives.
We don’t want to preach to you, wejust want to supply you with
information that you can use in yourown lives. We are liberal minded,
forward thinking and nothing shocksus, you can ask us anything!
www.preciouskidsgreatparents.com
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ways Fibromyalgia ruins your life3
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ways Fibromyalgia ruins your lifeWe asked you across social media and you
answered in droves!
Lack of SleepYour number one issue with Fibromyalgia is lack of sleep. Over 80% of you listed this as your top
priority to fix! Indeed, many of you listed it as all three of your top Fibro problems to solve. You told
us that if you could only get some decent sleep that you would feel more able to cope, have less
brain fog and of course, less overall exhaustion. For more help and advice on this issue please
download your free 20 page booklet on solving this issue here.
PainUnending, viscious pain came in second when we asked you ‘what are your 3 biggest issues with
Fibromyalgia right now’. Not surprising to see this one in the top three given how unrelenting Fibro
pain can be. Too many of you reported relying on prescription pain relief, often opiate derivative
ones, just to make it through the day or in an attempt to allay the pain enough to try and sleep.
After inability to sleep, pain came in as the number two overall disruptor in your life, having a knock
on effect to being able to work, play with your kids and of course, sleep!
Not being able to contributeAt number three came the guilt factor. Nearly 60% of you gave this as one of your top three issues,
guilt at having to rely so heavily on a partner or loved one to not only financially support you but also
clean the house too. This was closely followed by guilt for your kids because you were unable to
look after them or interact with them as much as you felt they deserved. Not only are you having to
deal with high levels of pain every day, along with lack of sleep and exhaustion but you are mentally
beating yourself up every day too. It is hardly surprising though, in our society our social standing is
linked to our level of self-esteem, so if we are contributing and feel well and active we tend to have
higher self-esteem than if we are ill long term. It is apparent the mental side of dealing with Fibro on
a daily basis is equally as important as handling the other symptoms of the disease too.
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What’s in yours?Your skin is your largest organ and what you put on it can be absorbed into your bloodstream in is
as little as 25 seconds. It is difficult to ascertain fact from fiction in the debate about whether or
not deodorants and antiperspirants cause cancer but the rise in men experiencing breast cancer
has increased since it became fashionable for them to use these products too.
It cannot be denied that you are applying products that often contain aluminium and zirconium
close to lymph nodes and the toxicity of these components is again not clear. It is known that
these compounds can disrupt hormones and it is known that the formation of tumours has been
linked to hormone disruption. So, what can you do if you would rather play it safe? Well you
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What’s in yours?
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could check out all your cosmetic products through
a website called www.ewg.org/skindeep for their
toxicity levels (prepare to be shocked) to find a low
level toxicity brand to use instead.
Alternatively you could have a go at making your
own using our recipe here. If you already suffer
from auto-immune issues it makes sense to keep
your lifestyle as chemical free as possible.
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Meaning of true style
This month as part of our Style Coaching journey we are looking at
the true meaning of Style. Style is not something that you are born
with but something that everyone can learn.
In the words of Coco Chanel ‘Fashion Fades, only style remains the
same.’
Style comes from knowing your personality, knowing what works for
your unique body shape and expressing who you are as an
individual. Style is as much about confident body posture and body
language as it is about clothes hair and make up. Great style can be
achieved by everyone, regardless of age shape or style. Style
comes from being totally comfortable and at ease with yourself
inside and out…..
' Style is when they're running you out of town and youmake it look like you're leading the parade.' William Battie
Style Coach Natalie Butler and co-founderof Style Me Bridal offers us practical
advice on how we can all love ourselves just
a little bit more. For moreinformation about Style
Coaching or to ask Natalie aquestion CLICK HERE
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Meaning of true style' Style is when they're running you out of town and youmake it look like you're leading the parade.' William Battie
Style Coach Natalie Butler and co-founder
advice on how we can all love ourselves just
Coaching or to ask Natalie a
Photography: freedigitalphotos.net - stockimages PAGE 27
'Style is knowing who you are, what youwant to say, and not giving a damn.'
Orson Welles
●Comes from well fitted clothes that enhance your body shape and give you
great proportions.
●Stylish clothes don’t pull, pucker ,cling or hide you completely from the world.
● Is about knowing how to dress appropriately for age, occasion ,body shape
and lifestyle.
Having style is about finding great clothes that work for you and your lifestyle. It’s
about walking tall, an attitude, a frame of mind that is positive and enthusiastic.
Style is when YOU wear your clothes, not when your clothes wear you!!
What can you do to feel instantly more confident in any surroundings…..
Style is when you can look in the mirror without making harsh judgements,you feel
happy with what you see and you feel great. You don’t need to rely on the opinions
of others because your advice, your inner voice is good enough. True style comes
from being self assured; this strong self belief comes from the being aware of what
works for you and developing confidence in the power of your decision making.
So what are the secrets to achieving style…….
●Can be achieved with the most simple of outfits, and the most basic
accessories
● Is often the less is more Philosophy
●Can be simple clothes with a fabulous hair cut or style can be natural up and a
smile
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quick confidence fixers7
1. Wonder Woman pose - strange but true, adopting the
hand on hips, legs set apart, chest out pose fools the
brain into believing it is confident.
2. Sit up! Sitting up straight like our grandparents told us
to not only projects an air of confidence but again
makes the brain believe it is confident too.
3. Listen to an uplifting song (even better sing along to
it) releases feel good hormones into the bloodstream
making us feel better about ourselves.
4. Go outside and look up, another one of those strange
but true ones, tricking the brain to feel yes you
guessed it, happier and confident
5. Smile, even a forced smile can release those feel
good hormones into the bloodstream
6. Remember everyone feels inadequate sometimes so
if you don’t feel it simply fake it! Eventually the brain
will believe it too.
7. Take a ‘mini-holiday’ Stop what you are doing and
take 3 ‘conscious’ breaths. The act of slowing your
breathing and sending the breath down to your tummy
instantly makes us feel better.
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Using your voiceThe New Moon in Cardinal Air (Libra)
Henry David Thoreau
The song of which Thoreau refers is
not music per se but the creative
essence of Infinite Intelligence within
you seeking an outlet; that song may
not be music at all, but maybe
something that gives greater
expression to your divine nature, to
the creative life-force that flows
through you.
So why is it so difficult to confidently
and unequivocally speak openly and
honestly about topics that matter to
you? I am not referring to public
speaking, but initiating an authentic
conversation about the values that
you hold dear. Perhaps it has
something to do with the world within
which we have created – a world
that constantly tells you that you
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AstrologyUsing your voice
The New Moon in Cardinal Air (Libra)
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Astrology should not believe in yourself; that your
opinions do not matter; moreover that you do
not really matter. Perhaps it has something to
do with the innately human desire to be
accepted, to fit in?
Speaking openly (Cardinal Air) requires
courage because to confidently “sing your
song” is one of the most raw and vulnerable
experiences that you can have. To have an
authentic conversation you will have to take a
path through a dimly lit region at the edge
your soul, a place called fear - fear of
rejection, fear of not being accepted; fear of
not being loved. Yet in spite of the fact that
you may fear that you won’t be loved, to
openly speak your truth is one of the most
important things you can do in creating a
world that truly honours your voice.
But what voice am I talking about? Your
voice is your outward creative expression
that arises from the sacred being you are. It
is that place within you where the infinite
intelligence of God has personalised itself,
imbued in the fabric of your being at your
moment of this incarnation. It is the desire
within you to push out and connect your
creative being with other souls. It is your
essence writ plain for the world to see. It is a
place within you that astrologers call Libra!
Despite the inertia created by the fear of
openly expressing your voice, finding the
courage to start speaking your truth should
not take years to establish. Innate to being
human is the desire to connect; to form
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relationships and to create communities
based on similar values. In astrological
terms, this is known as the element of Air.Made up of three states, all three together lie
behind the impetus to connect people and
ideas together - to create community.
- The Mutable Air, or Geminian, state is
to gather and exchange information
- The Fixed Air, or Aquarian, state is to
internalise, reflect and make a value
judgement free of external pressure
- The Cardinal Air, or Libran, state is to
initiate conversation; to create
dialogue and subsequently
relationship; to breathe into the world
your elemental being
The Cardinal Air time takes place annually
from approximately the 22nd/ 23rd September
through to the 23rd October, when our Life
Giver, the Sun, appears to move through a
region of space known as tropical Cardinal
Air, or Libra. The time during which the Sun
blazes its heat and light through this realm is
a time concerning the initiation of dialogue
and the sharing and spreading of your voice
to all those with whom you come into contact
with.
Everyone contains this Cardinal Air
consciousness regardless of whether there
exists a planetary body within this airy
domain at the moment of their birth.
Therefore everyone can share their voice. In
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turn, within our interconnected universe,
each of us will come into contact with
someone else’s voice! If the message of
Libra is that you are starting a
conversation, therefore sharing your
consciousness, the question must be what
is it that you are disseminating?
During this forth coming lunation I would
ask you to reflect on whether your voice,
and what you speak of, is genuinely yours
or does it come from your persona? Within
you are many voices – many of whom
originate from external sources such as
your parents and family members; your
educational/ religious/ socio-economic
conditions; and from your karma. But can
you pause for a moment and imagine what
your world would be like if you stripped
away the layers of external thought forms
that influences your reality and focused
only on what you truly feel, think and
believe!
As the Sun and Moon draw into a tight
embrace on the 24th September, renewing
the place within our cosmic soul that seeks
to openly breathe its Truth, a time has
come to enable you to confidently walk to
the edge of that dark place called fear and
uncertainty and to let your voice be clearly
heard. As you reconnect with that place
within you called Libra; when you are
willing to talk openly about who you are; as
you live in consort with your Being;
something mystical and magical begins to
happen: the sound that emanates through
your voice, touches the hearts and minds
of others, as your heart opens and your
soul soars as you revel in who you were
born to be.
If you are new to astrology and need
support in discovering which arena of your
life you need to direct your out-breath
during this Libran lunation, please click on
the following link - https://db.tt/un7oAktF
If, however, you want to tune into your
body awareness and intuition concerning
the blocks that may prevent you speaking
your truth, feel free to do so as your own
intelligence will guide you as to what you
need to centre yourself on this coming
month.
We love Irelands AndrewSmith’s unique take on
Astrology and if you wouldlike to find out more about hisone to one readings, classes
and workshops you can contactAndrew and receive further
insights here:
E-mail Andrew
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And not a flu shot in sight! The ability of food, herbs and
supplements to heal us has been undermined in our modern society and
yet most medical pills come from nature originally….
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ways food can help you
beat cold & flu season…5
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ways food can help you
beat cold & flu season…
Honey and CinnamonAccording to the Family Health Freedom Network, this
combination is so potent that it will knock out a cold
within a day or two. Take twice a day for three days for
best results even if you begin to feel better. Both of
these are known for their antiviral, antibacterial and
anti fungal qualities which would explain why the
immune system loves them:
5 Teaspoon of honey ( local and raw preferably)
¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
3
Vitamin Boosters
Try this amazing vitamin booster,
as for dosage this is so great for
you the more you drink the better!
Put it through your juicer or
Nutribullet and simply sit back
and enjoy:
1 carrot
1 apple
A piece of Ginger
2
A clever combination of immune
boosters, antioxidants and antibiotic
foods make this a formidable
combination. Drink often through flu
season, makes 5 shots, run through
your juicer or nutribullet:
6 kale leaves
½ bunch parsley
½ cucumber
4 celery ribs
3 small apples
½ lemon
The original Flu Shot1
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Drinking this is a massive boost to your immune
system to support it to fight colds and flu, take 3 to 4
times until symptoms disappear, this one you don’t
juice, you blend it and drink it instead:
1 organic clove of garlic
2 tablespoons of Manuka Honey
2 tablespoons of grated ginger
½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
½ cup of organic lemon juice
Natures Antibiotics4
Elderberry
We whole credit this excerpt to The Hedgerow
Handbook which contains the full recipe but a
concoction made from the humble elderberry proved
more effective against two strains of flu virus than
Tamiflu! This is because it contains Sambucol and
big pharma is catching on and will begin to sell
expensive medications based on this - but invest in
the book and make your own for cheaper from
foraged elderberry instead!
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As I write this months article it is mid September
already and the warm dry weather is still holding, in the
UK at least. As I reflect, despite my set backs earlier in
the season with mislabelling, all in all its been a pretty
good season especially on the cucumber front.
One positive has come out of my labelling fiasco though
and that is I discovered a new plane on which to grow
my cucumbers next season - the same way as I grow
my trailing tomatoes. Next year I will be testing out
trailing my cucumber plants so this has at least given
me a new method to explore in our quest to make the
best use of every last bit of available space in my small
garden and hopefully it will increase yield - I can hardly
wait.
My runner beans from this season are still going strong
too and ensuring I have a good amount to pick every
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three to four days. This is not a problem as
what my wife doesn’t cook there and then for
our dinner, she blanches to put in the freezer,
this ensures there is usually enough to see us
to Christmas and beyond.
One thing to remember, runner beans like a
good moisture retentive soil so a good
watering the night before you intend to pick
them ensures a beautiful succulent bean,
especially if picked before the bean inside the
pod has had a chance to swell. It is this that
causes them to become a bit ‘stringy’ unless
of course you like your bean inside once it has
started to swell, in which case leave them on
the vine for longer, although watering the night
before still applies.
My latest experiment is a hydroponics tank, in
which I have planted lettuce, corn salad and
chard. I planted the seed tray some weeks
ago ready to succession sow between other
crops as the old ones come to an end. I have
used some of these seedlings in the tank and
within a week they are showing signs of good
fresh shoots. I also intend to try other crops
that don’t mind cooler growing conditions. I’ll
keep you posted on its progress next month.
Despite the labelling problem I have had a
good yield from my tomatoes, all be it some of
them are not where I would normally have
planted them. Provided the frosts hold off I can
see some of the plants going on for another
month. The yield has been such that I have
been giving away tomatoes and cucumbers to
my family and friends, let alone my with finding
a myriad of ways to pickle, freeze and store
them.
This is despite having lost some of the plants
because the containers dried out in the hot
sunlight we basked in over the British summer.
That’ll teach me to heed my own advice but no
matter how much you think you know, Mother
Nature always finds a way to send you a curve
ball to keep you on your toes. If you are in the
southern hemisphere and getting ready to sow
seedlings, or if you are in the northern
hemisphere reaping the rewards of your efforts
and battening down for winter, happy
gardening!