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 Topic: Horse poo antibiotics and painkillers |
jettejette
Replies: 3
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Mar 05, 17 11:11 am Subject: Horse poo antibiotics and painkillers |
Thanks Slim!
We can leave it as long as it needs because as you may imagine, we have quantities of the stuff. And it does heat up. We have a metal rod in the heap and it gets very hot at times. |
| Topic: Horse poo antibiotics and painkillers |
jettejette
Replies: 3
Views: 24212
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Mar 04, 17 8:11 am Subject: Horse poo antibiotics and painkillers |
| So, our poor percheron, Jacob has had an infection in his foot and has been on antibiotics and painkillers. Does anyone know if it is still OK to use his poo in the manure heap whichnis destined, in t ... |
| Topic: Puffball |
jettejette
Replies: 9
Views: 14812
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 16, 16 7:45 am Subject: Puffball |
| Have found a puffball growing along my drive. Should I leave this one in the hope that it will lead to a host of others? |
| Topic: on a happy theme...please join in we need it |
jettejette
Replies: 211
Views: 244921
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jul 16, 16 7:39 am Subject: on a happy theme...please join in we need it |
| Found out my daughter decided to skip Nice and go straight on to Spain. A few fraught hours but now very relieved! |
| Topic: Green egg yolks |
jettejette
Replies: 10
Views: 17877
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Sun Jun 12, 16 9:03 am Subject: Green egg yolks |
| The same thing happened with our duck eggs. We weren't brave enough to try them. I assumed the colour came from the small swimming pool they liked to drink from which often had algae. Perhaps this was ... |
| Topic: and today we saw.... |
jettejette
Replies: 3
Views: 17173
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue May 31, 16 7:51 am Subject: and today we saw.... |
| A wren, nesting in the ivy I think, and 6 deer crossing the road in front of the car. |
| Topic: And we're off!! |
jettejette
Replies: 4
Views: 73290
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue May 31, 16 7:47 am Subject: And we're off!! |
Whoop whoop!
Good luck, be happy 😊 |
| Topic: Quince tree advice needed please! |
jettejette
Replies: 15
Views: 36519
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue May 17, 16 6:56 pm Subject: Quince tree advice needed please! |
I have one apple shaped one that produces loads of blossom and fruits well, but is a totally wacky shape with long, thin, whippy branches.
I too have an apple shaped one and its shape is eccen ... |
| Topic: Quince tree advice needed please! |
jettejette
Replies: 15
Views: 36519
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun May 15, 16 3:45 am Subject: Quince tree advice needed please! |
Happy to send cuttings or seeds if you want tho.
Thanks Nick! I'll see what happens this year (always optimistic), but I may well take you up on that! |
| Topic: Quince tree advice needed please! |
jettejette
Replies: 15
Views: 36519
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 14, 16 12:13 pm Subject: Quince tree advice needed please! |
| It does have a fairly open shape but could be opened up a bit more. I suppose I will have to wait until winter to prune it. Drat! I was hoping for fruit this year.😐 |
| Topic: Quince tree advice needed please! |
jettejette
Replies: 15
Views: 36519
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat May 14, 16 5:12 am Subject: Quince tree advice needed please! |
I have a quince tree that is about five or six years old.
Every Spring it has bright green leaves, lots of blossom and generally looks in the peak of health. Yet invariably as the season goes on it ... |
| Topic: USe for Dog Hair (other than choking the vacumn cleaner)? |
jettejette
Replies: 8
Views: 25731
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Mon Mar 14, 16 8:33 pm Subject: USe for Dog Hair (other than choking the vacumn cleaner)? |
| My Australian friend made a pair of mittens from her dogs hair! |
| Topic: Frog Spawn |
jettejette
Replies: 24
Views: 47656
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Feb 02, 16 2:31 pm Subject: Frog Spawn |
I miss ponds. I don't suppose we'll get one dug in time for frogspawn.
Round our way you don't really need a pond . We find frog spawn in tractor ruts! 🐸 |
| Topic: Root and Stem |
jettejette
Replies: 46
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Jan 30, 16 8:24 am Subject: Root and Stem |
| I put the bits and pieces from mulling wine on the fire afterwarrds to continue that lovely Christmassy smell! |
| Topic: Root and Stem |
jettejette
Replies: 46
Views: 83638
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jan 28, 16 10:17 am Subject: Root and Stem |
The French, so I am led to believe, refer to Kiwi Fruit and souris vegetale - vegetable mice. Does eating the skins cause you to cough up pellets, as it does to birds of prey?  
Henry
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