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replied to the topic Never-fail Currant Loaf in the forum Homecooked food (Recipe Request) 6 years, 4 months ago
Ooh, I’m going to make this tomorrow with nettle/raspberry leaf tea.
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replied to the topic Do Tomatoes Cross Pollinate? in the forum Vegetables 6 years, 8 months ago
I have had them cross pollinate, but only when two plants are literally touching. Th colour of one variety and the shape of the other… had some pretty cool results actually! But mostly, they self pollinate.
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replied to the topic Alternatives to expanding foam stuff for gap filling? in the forum Building and Construction 6 years, 8 months ago
The inside will be insulated with wool batts, “clad” in a fine aviary wire to begin with (to hold the insulation up, and hopefully exclude mice somewhat). No solid internal cladding, because a)timeframe b)cost and c)the shed is tiny enough now I hate to take up more space with internal cladding.
The expanding foam stuff is like this…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Azolla in WA in the forum Wanted 7 years, 2 months ago
I am down south near Nannup. I haven’t got a pond but when I was reading about azolla lots of people said it could be grown in any sort of container – buckets, wading pools etc, so that was my general sort of plan. I ordered some from Ebay from someone who said they could post to WA so we’ll see how we go. 🙂
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replied to the topic Azolla in WA in the forum Wanted 7 years, 2 months ago
Good thinking Muzzy. I will go have a looksee
*wanders off, whistling*
Well, from what I can find… I checked the WA database of declared plants and it wasn’t on there, and I found a brochure thng from the city of Belmont explaining why it doesn’t “manage” the local azolla, and that it was not consdered a noxious weed in WA. Perhaps it used to…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Gotu Kola in the forum Herbs 7 years, 2 months ago
BlueWren post=349028 wrote: Isn’t it another name for pennywort , which is quite easy to come by?
Apparently, yes! Good to know, although I haven’t seen pennywort around anyway (to be fair, I do not get out much :laugh: )
veginout, I was planning on giving it away to people too, with stern instructions to eat the required 2 leaves a day, but…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Best duel use breed with colour sex chicks? in the forum All things Chicken 7 years, 2 months ago
Faverolles?
They are supposed to be a good eating bird, and fair layers, with a reputation for laying through winter. I have read also that you can sex the chickens at a week or so of age (only the salmon favs), when their first wing feathers start coming in. The females’ wing feathers will be brown, and the males’ black. They are also suppoed to…[Read more] -
replied to the topic Do you know what this plant it? in the forum In the Garden 7 years, 3 months ago
woohoo, a yacon! Thanks everyone. I pulled one up to see what was going on and there were half a dozen tubers and then a bunch of those growing crown things which I will separate and replant out. And then I will have so many yacons!
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replied to the topic Do you know what this plant it? in the forum In the Garden 7 years, 3 months ago
Ha, my very wild original guess was some sort of amaranth but it was based on nothing at all so I didn’t take myself seriously. Do two wild guesses put together make it kind of an edcuated guess?
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replied to the topic Do you know what this plant it? in the forum In the Garden 7 years, 3 months ago
Ittook me a while but I figured out how to put the photos in the post. Thanks for the tip, Bel.
Ayla, I didn’t think to smell it, but it’s growing in Nannup in a frost free garden. It is in the garden beds (one a raised bed, the other not) and looking healthy so someone might have actually planted it (and therefore it might be a useful plant) but…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Giant Pumpkin Growing Competition in the forum Grow Challenges 8 years ago
I’ve had two of mine come up in the past week. No idea where I’m actually going to plant them out… does anyone know if they are c. moschata or c. maxima? Not that it really ,matters I suppose – I have planted so many different kinds of pumpkin/squash I am going to have to hand pollinate everything anyway 😀
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replied to the topic Chook Orchard – Thoughts and Ideas? in the forum Fruit, Vines, Nuts and Sprouts 8 years ago
I am in the planning process for my chook orchard too. It comes with half a dozen mature nectarine trees, but I’m going to plant out an understorey of herbs/vegetables and shrubs to complement the trees, and feed the chooks when there isn’t much falling fruit.
Tagasaste, pigeon pea, silverbeet, pepino, comfrey, and lucerne/alfalfa are on my list so far. -
replied to the topic Goanna vs chooks in the forum All things Chicken 8 years, 1 month ago
One of the goanns finally found the nestbox. It took them two weeks which I was surprised about :laugh: I had a boiled egg in there as a “fake” egg, and when I went out to check eggs and found none, including the boiled one… I suspected foul play. Of the reptilian variety. I only have three chooks for now, so have been getting two eggs most…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Permaculture Diary & Calendar 2012 in the forum Permaculture Principles 8 years, 1 month ago
Ooh, these look awesome! I want one of each. now the question is, do I splurge on the single set or try to rope some friends in too so we get the discount…
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replied to the topic Do you know about Sustainable Gardening Australia? in the forum General chat and catching up 8 years, 1 month ago
No, i didn’t know, and I’m glad that I do now. I will be looking through that site extensively. Thanks for the heads up!
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replied to the topic Wanted in WA: comfrey, pigeon peas, luffa, tree onions… in the forum Seed Exchange and Traders Market 8 years, 1 month ago
Oh, thanks so much Erthgirl. I have PMed you. I am still on a keen lookout for pigeon peas and will let you know when I source some.
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replied to the topic Has anyone successfully grown their own lentils on a small scale? in the forum Fruit, Vines, Nuts and Sprouts 8 years, 1 month ago
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replied to the topic Making your own powdered eggs? in the forum Home Preserving, Food Storage and Stockpiling 8 years, 1 month ago
Oh, neat. I have been wanting to try this and have looked online but not really found anything concise or helpful. Now I have 🙂 so I will be giving that a go in the next few weeks. Thanks for the info!
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replied to the topic Has anyone successfully grown their own lentils on a small scale? in the forum Fruit, Vines, Nuts and Sprouts 8 years, 2 months ago
I have just planted a batch of lentils. Some I started in a pot – they grew easily and quickly and didn’t mind whenI forgot to water them. I planted chickpeas in a pot too but most of them rotted – perhaps i watered them too much.
I planted the seedlings out when they were about 3-4 inches high, and when I did that I poked a dozen more seeds of…[Read more]
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replied to the topic propagating mulberries in the forum Fruit, Vines, Nuts and Sprouts 8 years, 2 months ago
I have been wanting to try some mulberry cuttings but had resigned myself to waiting until next winter. Perhaps I will give it a go now anyway. Can’t hurt anything!
I have read that figs are incredibly easy to grow from cuttings, but that you should do it in winter when the tree is completely dormant. I might try it this spring though just for…[Read more]
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