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- Sat May 05, 2007 8:35 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: What's got at my potatoes?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3424
ducks?
Spuds I planted into a compost mulch were mostly pulled up and eaten by the wild ducks that take up residence every spring. I know 'cos I watched 'em doing it! Strangely the ones planted normally they left alone.
- Sat May 05, 2007 8:33 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: slugs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2898
bran
I think it works by immobilising them so at dawn either the birds could have bran stuffed slugs or the sun dried them out. It's even cheaper by the sack from feed merchants.
- Sat May 05, 2007 8:30 am
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: SNAILS IN GREENHOUSE
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7446
vaseline
I've found vaseline effective but when you need to move the pots you get in a right mess! My current polytunnel isn't too infested but when I had a badly infested greenhouse I had metal staging (well old catering tables actually) and this stopped them coming up from ground level as the metal holds a...
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:22 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Help! Communal Greenhouse / poly tunnel
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5668
Watch out Johnboy!
Our local planning officer has decided polytunnels are buildings, as they are attached to the ground! Fortunately our tunnels fall within our permitted development rights but it means we can't build a packing shed without applying for planning permission!
- Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:14 pm
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: what is it about chickens and polystyrene?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3488
what is it about chickens and polystyrene?
if I am negligent and leave any polystyrene about the hens eat it as if it were their last chance to eat.It's amazing how quickly they can demolish a broccoli box! Why is it so fascinating? Can it be doing them any good?
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:21 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Electric Mouse & Rat Repeller.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1630
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:18 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: Is there any such thing as one rat?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9249
I had terrible problems with rats last winter, bur despite the mild winter this year they have been less troubling. I think it may have something to do with the fact we've now got a Jack Russel, who though she doesn't catch many rats clearly persuades them to go elsewhere by just being about, diggin...
- Thu Apr 12, 2007 4:12 pm
- Forum: Seasonal tips
- Topic: Flowering Rhubarb
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4955
- Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:05 pm
- Forum: Weeds, Pests and Diseases
- Topic: flame weeding carrots
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2824
flame weeding carrots
I've heard a lot about flame weeding carrots just before they emerge to give them a head start over the weeds. Does anyone know how long after sowing the carrots I should flame weed to fry the weeds but not the carrots?
- Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:17 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Metric deficiencies
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5417
I too was educated in the metric system, so cannot even start calculating in imperial. I do everything in metres, unfortunately polytunnel companies don't, which made putting the blemmings things up a bit frustrating ( not least as I never mastered the 12X table in the first place). Buying and setti...
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:08 pm
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: potato lifter for compact tractor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4822
potato lifter for compact tractor
I should shortly be acquiring a Kubota compact tractor for the market garden. It has a PTO that is (apparently) standard to all compact tractors. Does anyone know if there is a potatot lifter of any sort that will run on this?
- Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:03 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Book review please
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4948
I used it as a resource when starting my er, organic market garden, it was good for writing business plans etc, but to be honest I've barely glanced at it since. No time! The problem with box schemes is you start doing them because they are great for cash flow, then you find you spend so much time d...
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:02 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Delicate topic
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3840
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:57 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Butterfly....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3008
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:53 pm
- Forum: Birds, Animals and Livestock
- Topic: How do you stop a dog that digs?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6717