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Gardening
Clocks are springing forward... and after one of the harshest winters for decades we are set for a stunning spring. Now is the time to pack away the jigsaw puzzles (as part of the big spring clean) and start thinking of what to do with those extra daylight hours. And whether you've got a vegetable patch or a sunny windowsill now is the time to start growing your own.
loo
How to rescue a wet phone
March 24, 2010
Dropped your phone down the loo? If you haven't done it yet, one of your kids is bound to oblige at some point. Here are some top tips to help you save your precious mobile:

Gardening
Grow a pot full of veg
Wouldn't it be wonderful to step outside your back door, or onto your balcony, and pick handfuls of fresh herbs and salad? Well, there's no reason why you can't. And once you've tried it, you'll never pay £1.89 again for a plastic bag full of limp salad and chlorine.
Pulses
Pound saving Pulses
January 19, 2010

Lentils , beans and peas are tasty, nutritious, filling, healthy and cheap. They come in a wide range of varieties, colours and textures and you don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy this much under rated source of protein, fibre, iron, carbohydrate and vitamins.

Eggs
Thrifty Chicks or Costly Fowl? - Keeping Hens
It seems that more and more of us are being struck down by the "Jamie effect". One of the most obvious symptoms of this new epidemic is the sudden desire to keep chickens.
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