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 Topic: No dig / suppressing grass |
tahir
Replies: 9
Views: 188
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jun 20, 18 9:39 am Subject: No dig / suppressing grass |
| Weighted down cardboard sounds like a good idea, I'd put some muck underneath the cardboard so that earthworms can do some digging for you while it's covered. |
| Topic: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
tahir
Replies: 9
Views: 200
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Mon Jun 18, 18 6:35 am Subject: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
| well done chez, good luck with it |
| Topic: Portuguese Insects |
tahir
Replies: 36
Views: 611
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jun 14, 18 10:43 am Subject: Portuguese Insects |
| It does sound great, I hope you enjoy your new adventure |
| Topic: Portuguese Insects |
tahir
Replies: 36
Views: 611
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jun 14, 18 10:17 am Subject: Portuguese Insects |
| Sounds great |
| Topic: Portuguese Insects |
tahir
Replies: 36
Views: 611
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jun 13, 18 8:11 pm Subject: Portuguese Insects |
| Love northern Portugal |
| Topic: Portuguese Insects |
tahir
Replies: 36
Views: 611
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jun 13, 18 6:30 pm Subject: Portuguese Insects |
| I didn't know you were moving, where to? |
| Topic: Elderflower cordial fail! |
tahir
Replies: 9
Views: 536
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Jun 09, 18 11:07 pm Subject: Elderflower cordial fail! |
| been too busy to trry again, will let you know how it goes. |
| Topic: Elderflower cordial fail! |
tahir
Replies: 9
Views: 536
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed Jun 06, 18 8:20 pm Subject: Elderflower cordial fail! |
OK, forgot the recipe said to pare the lemons, I sliced and crushed whole lemons. I used 1.9kg of elderflowers to 10kg sugar and 10 lemons.
I've ordered some citric acid but any sure fire rtecipes ... |
| Topic: Elderflower cordial fail! |
tahir
Replies: 9
Views: 536
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue Jun 05, 18 7:49 pm Subject: Elderflower cordial fail! |
I made rather a large batch of elderflower cordial (12 litres) to this recipe this weekend (minus citric acid cos I couldn't get any):
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/531660/homemade-elderflowe ... |
| Topic: water |
tahir
Replies: 25
Views: 1135
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Wed May 30, 18 4:21 am Subject: water |
| Mulch after some wet weather and you’ll be fine. We’re on solid clay with a few gravelly patches, the year after we planted it was so dry big cracks appeared in the turf but near enough everything ... |
| Topic: water |
tahir
Replies: 25
Views: 1135
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Tue May 29, 18 1:07 pm Subject: water |
| Irrigation isn't going to encourage the roots to find water deeper down. |
| Topic: water |
tahir
Replies: 25
Views: 1135
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Tue May 29, 18 1:07 pm Subject: water |
not watering would be ideal but i suspect that unless we get rain at least every couple of weeks watering might be needed to keep losses to a minimum.
What's the soil like? You're a LOT wetter up t ... |
| Topic: whats this one,Buzzy? |
tahir
Replies: 25
Views: 1386
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue May 29, 18 6:35 am Subject: whats this one,Buzzy? |
Any Asian Longhorn Beetle scares in the British Isles yet?
yes:
https://www.forestry.gov.uk/asianlonghornbeetle |
| Topic: water |
tahir
Replies: 25
Views: 1135
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Tue May 29, 18 6:32 am Subject: water |
we never irrigated any of our plantings, even though there wasa drought the 2nd summer after we planted losses were minimal.
pretty much all ours were planted as whips, I guess its different if you ... |
| Topic: Saw blade sharpening/resetting |
tahir
Replies: 11
Views: 2604
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu May 24, 18 2:52 pm Subject: Saw blade sharpening/resetting |
| I found a local firm that charged £7.75, very happy. |
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