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- Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:27 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Does growing your own save money?
- Replies: 45
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Re: Does growing your own save money?
As penniless pensioners; we eat as much from the garden as we can. We moved last year and our new landlord cleared around 1/4 acre for us. We save seed and spend little this. Cheap seed from LIDL is good, but it is the seed saving that makes a difference. About ten years ago we joined Irish Seedsave...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:11 pm
- Forum: Harvesting Q&A
- Topic: apples
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9067
Re: apples
We have been given permission to pick apples in an abandoned and neglected orchard. Two of the trees have unusual fruit and we found online that these are Catshead, a very old variety. Very heavy crop; the ground is littered and shaking gently brings down a rain of perfect fruit. The same day, a nei...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:58 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Insect Bites
- Replies: 64
- Views: 33208
Re: Insect Bites
Last week I was stung by a sleepy wasp; bare legs. so it got me inside the knee, and was crawling up inside my thigh when I evicted it. It had left the sting in. The pain was incredible; we think it hit a nerve. And the swelling. Tried vinegar, bleach etc. The only thing that helped was ice packs ie...
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:47 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: slug control methods
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3972
Re: slug control methods
They don't need beer; anything fruity will do and jam that has fermented is perfect; add water in eg empty cat food tins...
NB this has not worked for us this year as a visiting badger loves anything fruity and sweet and empties the traps
NB this has not worked for us this year as a visiting badger loves anything fruity and sweet and empties the traps
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:44 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Global Weirding - blackberry and apple pie in July
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11427
Re: Global Weirding - blackberry and apple pie in July
Fascinating thread... We are over in South West Ireland and started picking blackberries late July. Still picking and a very abundant and generous crop, far, far better than last year.
Shelter varies so much which accounts for the long-picking season, The freezer is full now.
Shelter varies so much which accounts for the long-picking season, The freezer is full now.