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 Topic: Flies |
Platypus
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 Forum: Poultry Posted: Wed Jul 15, 09 11:21 am Subject: Flies |
Thanks for the replies,
Interestingly most of the flies are in the garden not the pen and none in the coop. It is also noticeable that they leave the normal poo alone only going for the cecal, but ... |
| Topic: Flies |
Platypus
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Jul 14, 09 12:58 pm Subject: Flies |
| We are getting LOADS of flies around the chickens at the moment, especially during warm weather. Not just a few but literally hundreds of what I think are greenbottles (smallish with a green sheen) t ... |
| Topic: Vanilla |
Platypus
Replies: 87
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon May 11, 09 7:29 pm Subject: Vanilla |
Arrived safe and sound this morning.
Thanks! |
| Topic: Vanilla |
Platypus
Replies: 87
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Wed May 06, 09 6:47 am Subject: Vanilla |
I'd also like 50 please.
Thanks |
| Topic: January sale: 50% off pork |
Platypus
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Fri Feb 13, 09 3:32 pm Subject: Thanks |
1/2 a GOS arrived safe and sound this morning, nicely packaged and labled.
The leg is now in brine cure hamming it up
1Kg is well on the way to becoming salami
& another Kilo is in the first ... |
| Topic: January sale: 50% off pork |
Platypus
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Mon Jan 19, 09 4:33 pm Subject: January sale: 50% off pork |
Great offer Rob!
PM sent
Thanks |
| Topic: Strawberry Picking |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jun 20, 06 7:21 am Subject: Strawberry Picking |
Still got several PYO places around here, mind you there used to many, many more until the developers took a liking to our village!
We tend to go to the one on Titchfield Road, great place that sta ... |
| Topic: Harvesting now... |
Platypus
Replies: 25
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jun 16, 06 11:07 am Subject: Harvesting now... |
| First cucumber of the year yesterday! |
| Topic: would you do this? |
Platypus
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Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Posted: Wed Jun 07, 06 11:24 am Subject: would you do this? |
Many questions have been asked and the gist of the answer is that it is part of the agreement with the waste management contractor, Project Integra - covers all Hampshire
Sounds like another dodgy ... |
| Topic: Email Virus Warning |
Platypus
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Fri Apr 21, 06 7:59 am Subject: Email Virus Warning |
I wish I seen this warning earlier.
I think I've been infected by this virus!
At least I hope thats why I just did a botty burp so hard that my right leg spasmed and shot straight out in front o ... |
| Topic: Irrigation |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Apr 20, 06 6:59 am Subject: Irrigation |
It is usually better to drip the water onto the soil rather than spray it everywhere as it is less wasteful.
But getting the drip heads to deliver the water evenly can be fiddley (some WILL drip fa ... |
| Topic: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Mar 22, 06 8:28 am Subject: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
It should be possible to use a mechanical pump, like those used in Victorian beam engines to pump water out of mines, rather than electromechanical one like pond and CH pumps.
For experimentation t ... |
| Topic: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Mar 21, 06 12:56 pm Subject: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
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| Topic: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Mar 21, 06 12:25 pm Subject: Water Collection: Inventions needed |
| Perhaps it would be feasable to keep the large water storage tanks near the collection point (ie house) then to have a smaller header tank near to where the water is needed, this could be filled by pu ... |
| Topic: Weather stats |
Platypus
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Mar 15, 06 12:27 pm Subject: Weather stats |
| An affordable alternative that uses the 1-Wire devices is made by [url=http://www.aag.com.mx/indexaag.html]AAG for about $80. With lots of optional-extra sensors available for when you get hooked : ... |
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