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 Topic: Pressure treated wood for raised beds? |
Ebyss
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Apr 30, 08 1:39 pm Subject: Pressure treated wood for raised beds? |
We went to the local hardware store and saw the price of timber  It would cost us over E100 to build just one raised bed! We do have some fence rails left over, but they're pressure treated (not c ... |
| Topic: Seedlings question - potting on? |
Ebyss
Replies: 24
Views: 10524
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 25, 08 5:04 pm Subject: Seedlings question - potting on? |
Hold it, hold it, hold it...don't panic!
It's perfectly normal for the seed leaves to turn yellow and drop off. They're just the first leaves and don't last long once the others start making a ... |
| Topic: Seedlings question - potting on? |
Ebyss
Replies: 24
Views: 10524
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 25, 08 1:30 pm Subject: Seedlings question - potting on? |
My courgette seedlings have a yellowish tinge to the ends of their leaves - and one of my tom seedlings is a bit yellowy Goddamnit I KNEW I'd over watered. I think they are salvagable. Stil ... |
| Topic: Seedlings question - potting on? |
Ebyss
Replies: 24
Views: 10524
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Apr 25, 08 12:52 pm Subject: Seedlings question - potting on? |
| Awesome you guys - thank you! I shall leave them to grow well in their current tray and then pot them on into their final pots when strong enough. I don't think I can afford that many "in between" pot ... |
| Topic: Seedlings question - potting on? |
Ebyss
Replies: 24
Views: 10524
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 24, 08 9:30 pm Subject: Seedlings question - potting on? |
After a rather tentative 8 day wait I now have seedlings! They're my first ever seedlings, the first things I've ever successfully "grown" and I have to say I'm quite excited!
Here is a pic of my b ... |
| Topic: Free pig food? |
Ebyss
Replies: 51
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Apr 17, 08 11:26 am Subject: Free pig food? |
| Brewer's yeast is really only a supplemental feed, not a feedstuff. I'd be very careful of overfeeding it, B vits can do nasty things int large amounts (and they are easy overdose on). |
| Topic: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
Ebyss
Replies: 25
Views: 17693
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Mar 13, 08 6:35 pm Subject: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
| Thank you all for your tips and advice - feel much more confident about this now. Am going to check out a nice wooden coop tomorrow that should house at least 6 large layers and I am SO excited. Have ... |
| Topic: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
Ebyss
Replies: 25
Views: 17693
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Mar 13, 08 2:16 am Subject: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
| Oooh - how long does it take to clean up after 22 birds?!?! Once a week isn't bad at all. |
| Topic: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
Ebyss
Replies: 25
Views: 17693
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Thu Mar 13, 08 1:27 am Subject: How often do you clean out your chicken coop? |
And how is it done? Also, how does one clean it out for mites and how often is that done?
Am getting chickens for sure, but I can't decide on an ark/coop. The Eglu is mighty tempting for ease of cl ... |
| Topic: Trees and Orchards? |
Ebyss
Replies: 15
Views: 7192
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Feb 24, 08 1:45 pm Subject: Trees and Orchards? |
Wonderful ideas here - thank you everyone. I'll look into getting the Roy Genders books, they sound great!
A willow windbreak asound like a lovely idea, I have a few permaculture books that explain ... |
| Topic: Feeding Horses Advice |
Ebyss
Replies: 17
Views: 11224
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Wed Feb 20, 08 2:52 pm Subject: Feeding Horses Advice |
Why do horse owners put up with so many digestive problems? I spent 3 years studying alongside an equine science degree & never got to find out the answer to that one 
We put up with it beca ... |
| Topic: Feeding Horses Advice |
Ebyss
Replies: 17
Views: 11224
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Wed Feb 20, 08 11:58 am Subject: Feeding Horses Advice |
| I wouldn't personally - I would be seriously pissed if people fed my horses without my consent, mainly because one of them is on a very specific diet and has stomach issues which means new and unfamil ... |
| Topic: Trees and Orchards? |
Ebyss
Replies: 15
Views: 7192
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Feb 14, 08 9:04 pm Subject: Trees and Orchards? |
Well... good question...
It's at the bottom of a hill, it's heavy clay, we get tonnes of rain as we're on the side of a hill/mountain and there have been livestock on it (horses). What annoys me is ... |
| Topic: Trees and Orchards? |
Ebyss
Replies: 15
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Feb 14, 08 8:45 pm Subject: Trees and Orchards? |
| Can anybody recommend a book on "farming" trees/orchards? I know squat about pruning etc, but I'd love to learn. Can one improve waterlogged clay in a windy area to suit apple trees? |
| Topic: I just paid £5 for a head of broccoli - I think I need help |
Ebyss
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Feb 12, 08 7:23 pm Subject: I just paid £5 for a head of broccoli - I think I need help |
| Quick question - can I use haylage in the raised beds as one of the layers? It's just that I've got young horses who get endless enjoyment in weeing, pooing and stomping on their premium haylage. I've ... |
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