1) Prune Wisteria

2) Don’t delay summer pruning fruits trained as

restricted forms

3) Deadhead flowering plants regularly

4) Watering! - particularly containers, and new

plants, preferably with grey recycled water or

stored rainwater

5) Collect seed from garden plants

6) Harvest sweetcorn and other vegetables as they

become ready

7) Continue cutting out old fruited canes on

raspberries

8) Lift and pot up rooted strawberry runners

9) Keep ponds and water features topped up

10) Feed the soil with green manures

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/in-month/august

Poached Cod in Tomato Curry

Taken from - Bon Appetit Recipe cards online

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cod-poached-in-tomato-curry

What you will need:

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 red chile, seeded, thinly sliced

1 1" piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 4 cardamom pods, crushed

1 tsp. ground coriander ½ tsp. ground turmeric

2 pints cherry tomatoes (about 1¼ lb.)

¼ cup coconut cream rock salt

4 5-oz. skinless cod fillets 1 cup basil leaves, torn if large

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat until melted. Add chile,

ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring often, until garlic has

softened but not taken on any colour, about 3 minutes. Add

cardamom, coriander, and turmeric and cook, stirring, until

fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring

occasionally, until most of the tomatoes have burst and

released their liquid, 12–15 minutes. Stir in coconut cream;

taste and season curry with salt.

Reduce heat to medium-low. Season cod with salt and nestle

into curry. Cover and cook at a bare simmer until fish is

opaque throughout and beginning to flake, 5–7 minutes

(thicker pieces will take longer to cook).

Gently transfer cod to shallow bowls. Stir basil into tomato

curry, then spoon over fish. SERVES 4.

Tested:

This is a yummy dish that

doesn’t take too long to cook.

A nice spicy Fish Curry with

not too many ingredients.

If there are not 4 of you in the

house then you can reduce

the ingredients or you could

freeze half for another day.

Or even bless a neighbour or

friend with a dinner.

Enjoy!

Highlight from the website

Check out the Lockdown Gallery

with new pictures added.

Please do send in pictures of

your crafts and hobbies—we

would love to see and hear

about them—there are a lot of

talented people out there.

Photo by Lina Kivaka from Pexels

New for your Garden

RELAXATION

No cheating; using the letters in the word ‘Relaxation’

how many other words can you find in 10 minutes? Please share on our Facebook page.

Relaxation in Scrabble is worth 17 points.

Word Finder? Photo by Pixabay from Pexels

Try this at HOME - Time Capsule

https://dreambigathome.uk/activity/create-a-

time-capsule/

Activity Type: Craft, Discussion, Writing & Poetry

All Age

Time: 40-60 mins

People: Individual, Household, Online

group, Socially distanced group.

Location: Inside, Online

Resources: A weatherproof container,

a selection of artifacts that represent your life

now.

Follow the guidelines on the above

website link.

Write a letter; add in something

interesting from a newspaper; photos of your

family, house, fashion; write a

poem or copy a poem; something homemade;

wrappers of favourite foods;

Three Card Deduction Teaser

There are three playing cards in a row.

There is a two to the right of a king.

There is a diamond to the left of a spade.

There is an ace to the left of a heart.

There is a heart to the left of a spade.

Identify the three cards.

Photo by jalil shams from Pexels

https://www.bhf.org.uk/shop/donating-goods/time-for-a-

clear-out

Have you had a declutter yet?

You can help many charities through donating

your unused, not needed, replaced items from

your home.

We have used the British Heart Foundation as an

example to help you (visit the web page above) but

you will find many more on an internet search.

Charity shops more important for society than ever

following Covid-19 - Melanie May

Censuswide questioned over 2000 consumers in

June, 71% said charity shops provide affordable

items to those with financial concerns. 68% said

they raise funds for charitable causes. 55% said

charity shops are vital because they prevent items

from being thrown away. Play your Part

Answers to last Newsletter Quizzes 31/07/2020:

Number Block -

Missing numbers in order, Left to Right and Top to Bottom

1) 2 2) 1 3) 6 4) 6 5) 1

6) 4 7) 8 8) 5 9) 6 10) 2

Detective brain teaser -

Slylock asked the fisherman to cast his line to their window. After the fishing line was in Slylock’s hands, he told the beaver to remove the

remaining line from the reel and tie it to the end of the rope. Slylock used the line to pull the rope up and then went down along it.