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 Topic: New Book - The Sustainable Smallholders' Handbook |
dpack
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 Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sun Mar 24, 19 4:08 pm Subject: New Book - The Sustainable Smallholders' Handbook |
the ones we have here seem to be small numbers of angry gammon , a few footie types, some street fash totally a few to a few dozen led by old hand political fash activists.
afaik the french ones ar ... |
| Topic: New Book - The Sustainable Smallholders' Handbook |
dpack
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Views: 537
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sat Mar 23, 19 5:38 pm Subject: New Book - The Sustainable Smallholders' Handbook |
| Over here, the French just dont understand why we are determined to leave as to most people the uncertainty both financial and security wise is a major threat. They are mystified. BUT, I have to say ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Mar 22, 19 6:54 pm Subject: Wildlife |
the sammison sagas continue with some happy news of several new members of the family.
fousands of em.
not quite, maybe half a dozen it is hard to tell until you get to know them by name but they ... |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
Replies: 154
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Mar 21, 19 7:27 pm Subject: Exciting news |
| wise words. |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Mar 21, 19 2:40 pm Subject: Exciting news |
| wet or dry the feel, colour and smear can be quite educational. |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Mar 21, 19 12:20 pm Subject: Exciting news |
give each patch a rub between your fingers. is it gritty, slimey, dusty, compacted into hard clumps etc.
does it contain a decent amount of organic matter?
the pH thing is easy to test and easy ... |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Mar 21, 19 2:08 am Subject: Exciting news |
not wishing to be intrusive but
A what do you plan on growing first?
B can we have a look at your soil?
and
C could you get your paws on a soil pH test kit? they are cheap and easy to use, th ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Mar 20, 19 4:05 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
did you find any broom ?
if so now is about the time to cut it for a nice flexible "bristle" |
| Topic: Bacon chop anyone? |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Mar 19, 19 9:38 pm Subject: Bacon chop anyone? |
not quite to the stage of no face meat in the shops they do seem to be getting funded so somebody sees that it has potential.
at a guess the tech is similar to growing a chunk of liver or a cornea ... |
| Topic: Bacon chop anyone? |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Mar 19, 19 3:56 pm Subject: Bacon chop anyone? |
there are a few endangered species that are delicious, if a tuft or scrape can give the correct flavour and texture of the real thing im up for biopunk sharkfin soup for those who like it  ... |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
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Views: 61297
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Mar 18, 19 9:58 pm Subject: Exciting news |
now is good then it will be ok for summer/autumnish feeding
it is a bit smelly but that drops off as it gets nearer to ready. a lid helps a lot . |
| Topic: Exciting news |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Mar 18, 19 1:36 pm Subject: Exciting news |
green nettles and comfrey are an ace addition to liquid feeds.
stuff them in a barrel with the soil, bfb, chook muck, dead rats or a pigs head etc etc fill it up with water, put a loose lid on and ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Mar 17, 19 11:03 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
most modern gas or oil and even wood pellet heating boilers do not function without electricity
ie leccy out, all out 
depending on the cause of the outage there is a fair chance that if ... |
| Topic: Oats and Beans and Barley Grow |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Mar 15, 19 9:25 pm Subject: Oats and Beans and Barley Grow |
| mersey docks and harbour board and little lambs eat ivy was a recurring addition to their signs |
| Topic: Oats and Beans and Barley Grow |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Mar 15, 19 7:50 pm Subject: Oats and Beans and Barley Grow |
that seems vaguely familiar, oats , beans ,barley ( no peas as i recall )
i had probably met it in the 1960's from a primary school song book that was maybe printed in the late 30's early 40's.
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