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Brizzi Alex posted the thread Question Hi everyone, Can I use dried sea weed in compost for a carbon source? in Fruit & Vegetable Growing.I have just started my composting journey with a new tumbler and am looking for more carbon sources. Where I live there is ample amounts of sea weed (See... -
Nnicolej replied to the thread Problem Lemons.Hi @Shellhomed Thanks for your advice! Not sure how the manure would go as the blackbirds love having digs and playing around the area all my veg garden is...
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DAndrew what you are creating at your place is nothing short of awesome you have to be proud of yourself. I do like the look of the flow hive could you give...
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DThanks Charity, it's starting to really fill out now that spring is upon us. I will probably do a deep litter system in the future Vicky, the current coop...
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DLovely girls ! How many did you get? Chickens are hilarious, I love watching my 6 girls and their crazy antics, I could do it all day!
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DThey certainly have personality. I got three, I still struggle to tell them apart, but there are pretty distinct differences between each. The smallest...
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Shellhomed replied to the thread Reason for trying to be self-sufficient: because you feel you have to or because you enjoy it?.We do it for sooo many reasons...we have a large family and one income, so growing our food is cheaper; its the most healthy option; we live a long way from... -
Shellhomed reacted to spector's post in the thread Reason for trying to be self-sufficient: because you feel you have to or because you enjoy it? with
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I always call myself a semi-prepper, because I am not "hard core" about the whole thing. I was thinking about it today, as I was transplanting a wild rose... -
Shellhomed replied to the thread Mulching/reducing grass under citrus.... and then things like nasturtium, chives, elephant garlic, maybe some pretty bulbs - things that you don't have to dig out and harvest but could just...
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Shellhomed replied to the thread Problem Lemons.Hi @nicolej We had a similar problem when we first moved onto our property with our citrus, we fertilised them with chook and duck manure (let the poultry...
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Hi everyone, does anyone else here make their own fruit vinegars? I've just started this year and am loving it...well I've been making ACV for a few...
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Shellhomed reacted to Letsgokate's post in the thread alternative to steel lids for preserving with Like.
Hi, you will have lots of fun getting into preserving. You have to be very careful with preserving food to make sure it is sealed and doesn't get any nasty...
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Shellhomed replied to the thread Fermentation.Yes fermenting tools availability are wide and varied here in Oz...i find OzFarmer one of the best, and I've never had any issues with postage breakages...
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Wouldn't that be nice? A one stop fermenting shop, unfortunately, there is such a range of fermentation processes for different foods that you need to look...
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Hi everyone, We live in the gorgeous Snowy Valleys...God's own country...on 3 acres, just on the edge of a little village of 900 people. We've been on this...
