plant in autumn, depending on latitude and variety!
2 good references are the;
http://www.garlicfarmsales.com.au
http://www.filareefarm.com (ex book)

thank you tispsypixe and Huxter09 for a great laugh!!!!
it’s a tropical plant, learn the attributes and you can’t go wrong!

when you feel like it!
when it has just rained!
observe nature – does she wait for a chart to tell her when to sow!

you’re certainly chosen the right user name and avatar!
seed savers network will have much info re seed saving
http://www.seedsavers.net
also survivalists web sites is probably also a good try, there is one in oz, many in the US

old defunct chest freezers or frigs thown on their backs if you have the space
the best!;)

brownie
yes the sky is the limit!
love your post!

if started in glass, look for bubbles in the sediment,
if not there?
ADD a few naturally dried sultanas/raisins, etc. NO OIL!
you can tell by the bloom on the fruit ie dry and silvery,

before laboratories, wine was made utilising the wild yeasts on the surface of the grape to ferment the sugars in the fruit, did they know that as we do…[Read more]

well done chooken!
i too use this method, killing is killing!
slaughtering your own food is not a pleasant business
we can do it by proxy from the supermarket or take responsibilty for be a carnivore/omnovore!
the ethical question of factory farming will be challenged if we take responsibility for our own food

what variety?
bottom leaves yellowing, lacking nitrogen, plants takes the elements they need from the lower leaves if not available from the growing medium
keep up the water and feed soluble fertilizer to the potting mix? and foliar feed eg, seaweed soln or other concentrated organic liquid fertilizers at prescribed dilution

a good deterrent, along with the crumpled newspaper trick is to sprinkle ashes over the top of the plant, check by torchlight that it is earwigs
ashes are great as a deterrent, experiment!

limited
jams ok a layer of paraffin wax or for short term storage,wax paper if you can still get it
pickles ok, i use clip lock jars for onions and beetroot, zuccs and cues, after the first month, these jars are opened and closed till the contents are gone, so coffee jars can suffice
they are not suitable for pasteurization, which requires a vacuum seal!

and exceptionally good foundations to take the weight!!!
sawcement another way to go, labour intensive, but less problems with foundations
searching the net is the way to go
mt ben idea is good if you are handy,:D
factor in the cost for your proposal and barter for labour?

use the spent yeast for bread making, feed some flour to the yeast and watch it take off
let grow for a few days and use some for your next bread
you bread will be a barm bread,
your bread wil have a wonderful flavour, if not a bit hoppy
save some of the ferment for successions of breadmaking
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I have 6 Pekin Ducks, all female, they are constantly mounting one another!

fecundity is a word that is applicable to DUCKS!

hens can crow, it is mimicking, like some of the behaviour that is seen in other species – dominance behaviour? control? power?

if one is honest with oneself and observes human behaviour, similarities will be noticed!

we…[Read more]

Phaseolus vulgarus – includes dwarf, climbing, french, snap, stringless, green and dry beans
some varieties better for eating green (or purple) some are best as dry beans; eg. ;)red kidney, mexican black, pinto(refried beans), borlotti, (soup) navy(baked beans),

red kidney can be eaten young like snap beans, they may be a little tougher than the…[Read more]

greenpatch seed based on mid northcoast of nsw – have a website with online purchase

phoenix seed in Tas, since 1981 – no website but email – phnxseed@ozemail.com.au, fax 0362679592, or po box 27, snug, tas, 7054 – will mail a catalogue

eden seed very good, but some var. not true to type as they rely on growers outside of their own…[Read more]

i live in Vic at an elevation 460m, i have been a seed saver for many years and a ssn member
for those in ssn i am s1830
seed supplies too numerous to list here
but for provinance, stating a preference of a particular vegetable will help with a result
sharing is community
😀

http://forum.backyardpoultry.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7153
is a good start
there is so much information on the interenet about poultry

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