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There are only two of us who haven’t gone over to face book I don’t have any account( if that is the correct word) with it at all. it certainly has destroyed ALS compared to what it was. It makes me very sad.

I do so understand foodie, about the green envy that is. Every thing up here is brown and dry.The dam looks very sad and I think it will be empty by Christmas. I am not growing anything this year all available water is going to keep the trees alive also.
Being an eternal optimists we have just bought a new 45.000 liter tank for when it does rain…[Read more]

Good to hear from you again dierich. Your farmlet sounds like it is coming along nicely.Netting is a great help here mainly over the fruit tree orchard.

Thankfully we have had a bit of rain and now the dam is half full. Wood cutting is a never ending job here over winter as DH doesn’t like using the chain saw over summer especially when it was so dry.
I haven’t planted many winter veg as I was waiting for the rain but a few broad beans have come up. The runner/bush beans and peas haven’t…[Read more]

Good morning Greg and welcome to ALS. I don’t have the stove you are asking about but was wondering if you could find a manual for it on line that could help you out.

We finally got a bit of rain this week. I don’t think I will plant out any veggies just yet though.One thing is for sure the weeds will come up now lol

No rain at all.It is getting to be a big worry.The sheep farmers around us have been feeding out for two years if not more. We sure could do with a good down pour. On the bright side we haven’t had to get the ride on mower out, better check it and see if the old girl will still start.

The rainfall is so unpredictable, parts of your state have had far more than they want where as other parts are crying out for rain. Our dam has been dry since before Christmas, so we have been watering using the tanks. Each tree gets about 3 L. a week, it has kept them alive at least.

We got 19 mm in a storm yesterday, first time in a couple of months, it topped up the house tanks but the veggie garden didn’t even get planted as the rains were scarce even then. The tanks we use for the plants we kept for the treelings and fruit trees. Our dam has been dry since before Christmas.