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- Mon Mar 29, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Lawn care
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6217
Re: Lawn care
Sulphate of iron works good turns moss black but it turns grass nice and green without making it grow too much
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:25 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Rats bait
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8958
Re: Rats bait
I have used this. get a bag of skim coat[hard wall] plaster mix I part skim coat with 5 parts whole meal flour leave a good bowl of water near feed they eat the hard wall drink the water hard wall goes solid inside them it kind of cruel but works like a dream. old type fluorescent tubes [these have ...
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:09 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: roof moss
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2603
Re: roof moss
if you could put a 4"strip of copper on the ridge tile the rain washes copper over the whole roof eventually I have seen this work takes a while but lasts
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 12:46 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Preserve your produce
- Replies: 68
- Views: 78205
Re: Preserve your produce
the instructioins are in german my friend said it has pectin ,fruit acid ,and seaweed
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:55 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Preserve your produce
- Replies: 68
- Views: 78205
Re: Preserve your produce
the strawberry jam we made last may 2010 is still perfect
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:36 am
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: Preserve your produce
- Replies: 68
- Views: 78205
Re: Preserve your produce
if low sugar jams ye want DR.Oether has a product called gelfix . one kg of fruit to 350g of sugar ideal for making a easy jam it contains pectin and gelatine .i get the packs from a german friend its not available in ireland.i have made rhubarb,strawberry,raspberry,blackcurrant,gooseberry,and black...
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:16 pm
- Forum: Cooking tips
- Topic: chilli jam recipe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3941
chilli jam recipe
after reading the september issue this recipe works every time ingredients l 1 kg sure set jam sugar 233 grams trimmed and seeded red peppers 14 g of trimmed chilli peppers remove the seeds if you dont want the jam to be very hot add more chilli peppers if you can take the heat 225ml cider or wine v...
- Sun May 22, 2011 10:15 am
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: thanks naturebabe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2265
thanks naturebabe
hello naturebabe just letting you know that the seeds you sent are all growing very well thanks again
nemo
nemo
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: moss like plant growing on compost in plug trayes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3637
Re: moss like plant growing on compost in plug trayes
thanks nature babe your reploy is after getting me looking atb my problem from a diffrent angle. the plug trays are in aluminum baking sheets i put water in the trays and the plants take up the water i do this when the compost looks dry could this be my problem should i water from overhead and put t...
- Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:22 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: moss like plant growing on compost in plug trayes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3637
moss like plant growing on compost in plug trayes
hello i have several new plug trays filled with compost and i have seeds sown the seedlings germinated but the surface of the compost has a green moss like plant growing on it .the tunnel is well ventilated i tried keeping the compost on the dry side in an attempt to stop the moss growing with no su...
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:55 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: naturebabe
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6368
Re: naturebabe
thanks very much for the seeds they came today and thanks for the extra seeds
regards nemo
regards nemo
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:04 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: naturebabe
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6368
Re: naturebabe
sorry nature babe to be complaining about a few seeds when you have real troubles dont worry about the seeds once is enough to post them
i hope your mother improve best wishes fom ireland
i hope your mother improve best wishes fom ireland
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:42 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: naturebabe
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6368
naturebabe
hello naturesbabe i am reminding you about the seeds you were to send to me.if you wont send them let me know,the worst part is not knowing if i will be sowing you seeds or not.i have swaped seeds with several people and they always sent the seeds am i going to get caught ,for the first time the see...
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:07 pm
- Forum: Seed Swop-Shop
- Topic: naturesbabe
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7287
naturesbabe
hello naturesbabe i am reminding you about the seeds you were to send to me.if you wont send them let me know,the worst part is not knowing if i will be sowing you seeds or not.i have swaped seeds with several people and they always sent the seeds am i going to get caught ,for the first time the see...
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:38 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: UK New Poatoes in January???
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8038
Re: UK New Poatoes in January???
i collect it put it in small piles in my garden it is left there for 3-4 weeks.as we get plenty rain i usally dont wash the salt from the weed.i collect the weed that gets washed up on the shore i try to avoide the seaweed with stones attached less work.i do wash the salt from the weed if i am makin...