The Random thought thread

[facthunter]

Why Peel them? The skin is the best part Plant a small one and see what Happens, but I don't Know.  Nev

[old man emu]

I was making mashed potato, so didn't want the skins. Even so, there were no eyes on the spuds to plant.

[ClintonB]

Over on the coast, I find spuds don’t keep well. They shoot sprouts all over in the bags.

i planted some Dutch cream ones in a pot. Got a heap of small spuds. Plant grew too quick here and was wilted on top when I dug them out. I used to grow them for over 3  months until the plant died and you dug them.

maybe the temp and humidity here make things run their course quicker.

[facthunter]

A spud MAY Propagate without eyes, Easy to find out.  Bits of anything will often sprout.  Nev

[onetrack]

Spuds don't handle heat and humidity very well at all. On Cocos and Christmas Island, they struggled to survive the trip from W.A., and if they made it, they went "off" in days.

[facthunter]

Bad luck for Irish Crew then? Been to both of those Atolls/islands. (tiny dots in the Indian ocean) many times. Loved it. Nev

[facthunter]

Christmas Island had a Lot of Land Crabs and a big drop off the end of the Runway.  Nev

[willedoo]

My grandfather used to grow red pontiac potatoes and he would bed them down in straw on the floor of the laundry outbuilding to keep them a long time. That was in a cool climate though. I don't know how he kept the rats away from them. I guess I'm an embarrassment to my Irish ancestors, not being a potato eater.

[willedoo]

Picked up this little air cooled 7.75 hp Lister SR1 today for bugger all. Most of it is there except for the fuel tank, air cleaner, fuel filter and some missing fuel lines. It's the clockwise running version. The 7.75 hp is the rating at full revs, 2,500rpm. At 1,000rpm I think they make 4 or 5. Hopefully it won't take too much to make it a runner. There's a place about 100 klm away that sells unaffordable genuine parts and reasonably priced non genuine parts. Everything is still available for them.

[rgmwa]

What are you going to do with it?

[Litespeed]

Starter motor for wills Merlin powered bike

[onetrack]

It's not the first time a keen innovator has built a Lister-powered Rat Bike!

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by onetrack

[rgmwa]

Spoil sport! Don't listen to him Willie. he's just jealous.