On 08/16/2015 01:55 PM, Ian Field wrote:
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>> On 08/16/2015 08:50 AM, Ian Field wrote:
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>>> "T" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 08/15/2015 01:10 PM, Ian Field wrote:
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>>>>> "T" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> Hi Ian,
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>>>>>> If you haven't done you soup/broth test in your slow
>>>>>> cooker, in addition to your vegi's, toss in a dried
>>>>>> Chimayo (New Mexico Red) chili pepper. Break off the
>>>>>> end and pour out the seeds, or it will be very hot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now I'm wondering what mischief I can get up to with a pile of hot
>>>>> chilli seeds!
>>>>
>>>> Chuckle!
>>>>
>>>> Grind them up! Throw the powder on your lawn. It
>>>> makes a excellent cat repellent.
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>>> Apparently; if you spice the food put out for the birds - it stops the
>>> squirrels pinching it.
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>> Perfect! I read that birds are not affected by hot peppers.
>> This one I have got to remember!
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> That's what I have been told, but I live in a flat with no garden and no
> opportunity to try it out.

Do you have a patio? You could get a tomato in a pot. I have
found cherry Tomatoes are best for this.


> Someone dumped a sack of potatoes in the bin room that had started to
> sprout roots - I cast a few along the hedgerow behind the flats to find
> out whether they take.

Potatoes are not real good for Diabetics. Does Chayote grow out there?
(It doesn't here.) It likes to vine all over things. Chayotes are
Diabetic friendly.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2842/2

Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
1 Cup

Total Carbohydrate 7.2 g
Dietary Fiber 4.5 g
Glycemic Load ~ 1

They taste a little like a dull zucchini