Shiva Grows

[zaprjaques]

fucking kicking myself for forgetting about the british drink and grub combo.
made too much lunch for the kid this morning so i took some with me, then i was too busy with work.
monday, thats my fun day.

 

[goingrey]

fucking kicking myself for forgetting about the british drink and grub combo.
made too much lunch for the kid this morning so i took some with me, then i was too busy with work.
monday, thats my fun day.

Don't worry, I ate some even for you! I think I have doubled the size of my stomach. Don't need to eat until easter. Some kind of lent. Well it was fish. Also Ramadan at the same time, everybody's fasting, except me, now I'm suffering for me sins. Beats going hungry.

 

[goingrey]

I know it's Ramadan because the other day I was having lunch at Burger King and some Muslim girls were there skipping school to eat in secret.

Imagine that can't eat at the school cafeteria because someone would snitch to their parents or whatever: D

 

[goingrey]

Overheard them talking didn't ask..

 

[zaprjaques]

yep yep, tough stuff for my musliminos.
i had some colleagues once, we were doing pretty hard physical labour. sucks more when its in summer. especially the no drinking part.
if i was muslim i'd cut the carbs completely for ramadan. baklava and künefe will kick your pancreas' ass.

 

[zaprjaques]

Imagine that can't eat at the school cafeteria because someone would snitch to their parents or whatever: D

knishes, another great snack thats a complete meal.

 

[goingrey]

Oh wow no drinking, in countries like Qatar with 40c days in the summer, that's hardcore.

 

[GreenestBasterd]

Top tune!

That’s one my sister brought over earlier in the year.
It’s battered but plays through clean with no skips.
Lost the nice sleeve years ago when the roof leaked haha.

 

[GreenestBasterd]

A few fresh pink mixed with the normal dried black, makes for a fruitier black pepper flavour.

Would be good added to some chimichurri and steak or with that fruity jerk style chicken.

 

[shiva82]

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Would be good added to some chimichurri and steak or with that fruity jerk style chicken.

superb . i may have to get a tree for the tunnel. i suppose i would have to over winter it

 

[GreenestBasterd]

superb . i may have to get a tree for the tunnel. i suppose i would have to over winter it

How cold does it get there in the winter?
They’re quite a hardy tree.
Can handle drought well and we regularly go down to around -7c to -10c in winter here.

 

[shiva82]

How cold does it get there in the winter?
They’re quite a hardy tree.
Can handle drought well and we regularly go down to around -7c to -10c in winter here.

australia sounds colder than where i'm at lol. how often do you get -10 ?

 

[shiva82]

my business partner is hard to please, but a pink peppercorn tree is up his street. he would love that

 

[shiva82]

captain hindsight , is what i call my business partner. he is over 60 and does not know south park

 

[GreenestBasterd]

Another one to get if you can is a feijoa (pineapple guava).
I saw one growing on a wall at the back of Hampton Court Palace that backs onto the towpath, so I know they grow down south.
It wasn’t fruiting when I was there but I’d reckon it would as it’s a NZ native, and they have some similar weather to the uk over there.

One of the best fruits you’ll ever taste!
It the epitome of the “food of the goods”.

I’ll post a few when ours come into flower. They are a beautiful small tree/shrub and can be hedged up neat if space is a concern.

 

[shiva82]

Another one to get if you can is a feijoa (pineapple guava).
I saw one growing on a wall at the back of Hampton Court Palace that backs onto the towpath, so I know they grow down south.
It wasn’t fruiting when I was there but I’d reckon it would as it’s a NZ native, and they have some similar weather to the uk over there.

One of the best fruits you’ll ever taste!
It the epitome of the “food of the goods”.

I’ll post a few when ours come into flower. They are a beautiful small tree/shrub and can be hedged up neat if space is a concern.

i think , similar to a fig. down south or gulf stream influenced zones it will survive and flourish if in a micro climate

 

[shiva82]

 

[shiva82]

a 30 m date tree would be cool. try and over winter that . maybe solar powered heat matts and i.r could target one tree ... in fantasy island

 

[GreenestBasterd]

I’m not the biggest fan of figs personally, and depending on the variety, the milky sap that oozes out of each cut can fuck you up!!
Some of the blisters/burns I’ve seen look similar to what you’d expect from caustic acid or something.

I had a mate block his chipper with fig. He took the shoot off and reached down to his shoulder with a vest on to pull out all the gunk.

Next day he had blisters like golf balls the length of his arms. Proper fucked him up.

I got done a tiny bit the other day, it’s crazy stuff!

I was looking for a gruesome photo online but found this which is much more interesting.

The Curious Cases of Burn by Fig Tree Leaves - PMC

Phytophotodermatitis is a condition which is caused by contact with some plants containing furocoumarins. Furocoumarins in sap of fig tree are the main cause of its irritability when come in contact with the skin. The main symptoms are burning ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[shiva82]