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 Topic: Gardener's World Tonight |
mags
Replies: 64
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Mar 03, 06 8:59 pm Subject: Gardener's World Tonight |
knobly and kinky gets my vote  straight beans indeed! I can't wait to see what my first allotment brings me. |
| Topic: Lidl offers from 02/03/06 |
mags
Replies: 23
Views: 9430
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Feb 25, 06 9:49 pm Subject: Lidl offers from 02/03/06 |
| Check out lidls next thursday, loads of great bargins; poly tunnel has to be a must at £3.49, cold frames look okay too! Their web site shows all! |
| Topic: Big steaming pile of... |
mags
Replies: 26
Views: 11893
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Feb 17, 06 7:58 pm Subject: Big steaming pile of... |
| Thanks for that cab, i'd of spent hours searching the net and would probably of struggled to get the answer. |
| Topic: Big steaming pile of... |
mags
Replies: 26
Views: 11893
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Feb 17, 06 7:37 pm Subject: New allotment owner |
| I have access to horse manure that has been rotting for a year, but the manure comes with the bedding of sawdust. From research I have done, sawdust is high in carbon which requires lots of nitrogen ... |
| Topic: Question about mushrooms |
mags
Replies: 18
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sun Sep 18, 05 1:45 pm Subject: Question about mushrooms |
Brings back childhood memories of hunting for common field mushroom with my dad.
Is now the right time of year to pick or can you get them all year round? What time of morning is the best to go ... |
| Topic: What can I make with a 9lb courgette? |
mags
Replies: 10
Views: 6218
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Sep 14, 05 5:52 pm Subject: What can I make with a 9lb courgette? |
| Ok, so it's more a marrow! Being this size i am looking for a recipe that will freeze well, and is vegetarian. I have seen a courgette chutney recipe via another thread, I guess I can sitll use this ... |
| Topic: Do snails lay eggs? |
mags
Replies: 7
Views: 6562
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Aug 26, 05 3:42 pm Subject: Do snails lay eggs? |
I have not only, caught two snails in the act  but also pulcked a little blighter from the soil where it was happily depositing its eggs.
Trouble is, i think snails look sweet!  So ... |
| Topic: netherlands to keep chooks inside |
mags
Replies: 95
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Aug 26, 05 3:32 pm Subject: netherlands to keep chooks inside |
 What a shame, I was near to completion of my handmade chicken house, but knowing all this i am reluctant to now get them. I don't want them to be shut up inside, and the thought of having to ki ... |
| Topic: Glassblowing |
mags
Replies: 3
Views: 9434
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Aug 13, 05 10:09 pm Subject: Glassblowing |
[quote="way to turn bottles into tumblers without any special cutting equipment
http://www.motherearthnews.com/DIY/1973_September_October/Cutting_Bottles_The_Easy_Way[/quote]
That sounds good, let ... |
| Topic: Best structure for chicken house? |
mags
Replies: 19
Views: 16736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Aug 10, 05 6:39 pm Subject: Best structure for chicken house? |
Thanks again, do you reccomend a good book then? I have one but it is very basic, got it from the eglu people.
We have a paper shredder so always have plenty of that. Will the shavings if i put t ... |
| Topic: Problem with my compost! |
mags
Replies: 18
Views: 47599
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Wed Aug 10, 05 6:25 pm Subject: Problem with my compost! |
Fantastic. When I get my chickens their litter will be a good activator then.  |
| Topic: Guide to camping |
mags
Replies: 78
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Forum: Authors Corner Posted: Tue Aug 09, 05 9:47 pm Subject: Guide to camping |
| We love camping. My partner and I off to Northumberland for two weeks on th 15th. We always take air bed and our duvet(nicer than sleeping bags), and a throw to put on the ground sheet in sleeping a ... |
| Topic: Problem with my compost! |
mags
Replies: 18
Views: 47599
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Tue Aug 09, 05 1:21 pm Subject: Problem with my compost! |
| Having bagged up my first home made compost ready for use, I have found that when i applied some as a mulch, lots of seedlings began to sprout, mainly tomato! This is great if i wanted them, but as i ... |
| Topic: Best structure for chicken house? |
mags
Replies: 19
Views: 16736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Aug 09, 05 1:06 pm Subject: Best structure for chicken house? |
| Great to hear from lots of you over what to use in runs and hen house. It has certinaly been very useful for me. When I get my chickens i think I will go with a mix of shavings and hay. I'll see w ... |
| Topic: Best structure for chicken house? |
mags
Replies: 19
Views: 16736
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Aug 05, 05 6:28 pm Subject: Best structure for chicken house? |
Thanks all! Useful info about wood shavings.
So there is no magic colour to help keep chicks happy and help them lay? Best be careful about red then, I don't want to wake up and find a pair of ... |
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