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replied to the topic Oat seed in the forum Seed Exchange and Traders Market 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I’m still looking
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replied to the topic Everhot 204 wood stoves in the forum General chat and catching up 11 months, 3 weeks ago
I’d love to know how things went !!
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replied to the topic hello all in the forum General chat and catching up 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Since search engines still find information for me on forums but not farcebook, I’m voting with my feet and coming back to the forum format.
Hi Everyone. Longtime no see 😉
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replied to the topic Adelaide People Still Here? in the forum South Australia 1 year, 3 months ago
My my – hasn’t time flown since we’ve all migrated to facebook !!
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replied to the topic Hello everyone in the forum General chat and catching up 1 year, 3 months ago
Just hoping to keep the most recent thread alive !! after a third dry winter the drought has caught up with us too. I’ve down sized to only growing annuals in my 3 wicking beds, and diverting all grey water to 10 fruit trees , berries and a couple of grape vines. After spending a week in mt Gambier where its green and up to knee height in grass,…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Looking for some advice on using the Fowler natural preserver in the forum Home Preserving, Food Storage and Stockpiling 4 years, 1 month ago
How did the pressure canning go, AUSSIEDOWNUNDER ??
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replied to the topic Condy's Crystals … in the forum Natural Remedies and Health Support 4 years, 1 month ago
Cant say I’ve heard that one, Snags !! I don’t grow my spring onions in pots, as I can kill the hardiest pest species in pots.
Back to KMnO4 – I bought a vial of it recently at a local pharmacy. Being a dispensing facility I sort of expected them to measure me some out, but it was already in a 5g container on the shelf. I use it as an eye…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Could this be done? in the forum Home Preserving, Food Storage and Stockpiling 4 years, 1 month ago
Humidity is still the challenge with drying food. I also am in a low humidity zone over summer, but with harvest time typically march/April is when I’m drying fruit, and random overcast days can spoil ones drying.
I’ve resorted to my Ezidry which makes the exercise a lot easier with being thermostatically controlled. We’re on solar with battery…[Read more] -
replied to the topic It would good to know where you are in Aus in the forum Introduce yourself 4 years, 1 month ago
Better keep this one going !
Currently outskirts of Canberra – with the heat and dry making a challenge of my garden. I’ve got my alarm clock beeping every hour for me to move the water supply to the next soaker hose. 300m2 of garden is easy when it rains, but Jan/Feb is the death of me most years. We’re on dam water, so the pressure isn’t great. -
replied to the topic Best small town communities in the forum Connecting 4 years, 1 month ago
After 22 years in and around Canberra, we also are on the lookout for more hospitable (climate) country, as well as possibilities of more village oriented neighbours. In all this time I still haven’t formed any friendships where I could drop in for a cuppa without formal club events or invitation only get-togethers. Even my immediate neighbours…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Is there a problem in the forum General chat and catching up 4 years, 1 month ago
I’m guilty of forgetting about forums since facebook has become quite addictive on my phone. PC use is too associated with work, so phone use has replaced our television for evening entertainment !
Thank goodness for forums being accessed by google searches, as obscure information is still available. -
replied to the topic Looking for some advice on using the Fowler natural preserver in the forum Home Preserving, Food Storage and Stockpiling 4 years, 8 months ago
Potatoes store well enough not to preserve them. I grow my own and never buy any. Sometimes I might run out for a month or so, and that’s when I use Jerusalem Artichokes as an alternative (generally mid spring when I have a hungry gap). I don’t think the taste of canned potatoes warrants the effort. If I really felt the need to preserve…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Jerusalem artichoke in the forum Wanted 5 years, 7 months ago
I was at the farmers market last weekend – & reminded me of this discussion. They’re available everywhere now.
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replied to the topic Solar panel cost benefits. in the forum General chat and catching up 5 years, 7 months ago
There isn’t a set “rate of return on investment” because of the many variables, namely the cloudy days in your sky are unpredictable.There are tables available on the internet telling you your average sun hours based on your latitude, then you need the efficiency of your selected type of solar panel,angle of your panels,The normal retail price for…[Read more]
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replied to the topic Jerusalem artichoke in the forum Wanted 6 years ago
You’ll have to wait until the plants are dormant – over winter sometime. They’re at early flowering stage at the moment.
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replied to the topic Threats to bees in Australia and worldwide in the forum BEE Keeping 6 years ago
Hive beetle isn’t such a problem. We first came across them 2 years ago when we had a wet/humid summer. We found that folded chux wipes caught the legs of the beetles, and the bees could deal with them. Last year we didn’t have any beetle, but we ended up feeding the bees because the dry left them with no food in the district. This year, life’s…[Read more]
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replied to the topic DO YA WANNA TALK GARDENING? in the forum Vegetables 6 years ago
Loverly ! You must be in a warmer district, cos my painted corn are still only a foot tall !
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replied to the topic DO YA WANNA TALK GARDENING? in the forum Vegetables 6 years ago
Imd80 – I use arrowroot as a clear thickener for fruit sauces. I imagine you would dry and grind the root. The commercial product I believe isn’t even arrowroot, even tho the name is on the jar. I use 2 tsp per cup of fluid.
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replied to the topic Great to have ALS back, who is still here? in the forum General chat and catching up 6 years ago
Face book seems to be all the rage now – connected to smart (dumb really) phones, everyone’s chatting like there’s no tomorrow !
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replied to the topic Cob Building in the forum Building and Construction 7 years, 3 months ago
A standard way of getting around councils and the structural requirements, which you’ll find is how they get around mud-brick & strawbale construction ( not all but most) is to build “post & beam”, so the walls are merely in-fill, and not a structural concern.
I’ve built with “light earth” which is stud walls filled with cob between the noggings.…[Read more]
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