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by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 10:20 pm
Forum: Swap Shop, Trading Area and Seed Swap Area
Topic: knitting machine wool
Replies: 11
Views: 3524

Re: knitting machine wool

thats wonderfull , i will pm you for details and maybe you could tell me what sort of thing you would like from the herbal appothacry.
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 10:17 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: loofah !!
Replies: 2
Views: 1056

loofah !!

i am desepratly trying to get hold of some loofah seeds . i grew them years ago as a child and it was great fun . ive put an add in the swap shop but i thought id mention it here too just in case . if anyone has any they would trade or if anyone knows where i can buy them, id love to hear from you ,...
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: Horseradish
Replies: 3
Views: 1380

Re: Horseradish

ah how i envy you . i moved house and dug up my horseraddish to take with me, but it all died . if i was you id go out strok the leaves lovingly and appreciate your five year old plant , and smile knowingly,
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 10:08 pm
Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
Topic: My poor little poblano chili plants
Replies: 7
Views: 2465

Re: My poor little poblano chili plants

you have my heartfelt sympathy. i have a porch which doubles as a greenhouse and has shelves fixed onto the wall. last week my biggest shelf fell off and took with it all my tomatoe plants, but worse still all the trays of seeds that i had planted. so when i scooped the tomatoes back up and into pot...
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 10:03 pm
Forum: Green Building
Topic: compost toilet
Replies: 2
Views: 2299

Re: compost toilet

starting the composting toilet next week so any suggestions please get them in now guys as id hate to build it and find its the wrong orientation or i should have lined it with finest silk or something........... joke......... honest . serioulsy though any last minute suggestions would be really wel...
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 9:51 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: Got my Allotment, need some advice
Replies: 19
Views: 6383

Re: Got my Allotment, need some advice

just read your post for the first time , how exciting, i hope you love every minute of it. taking on an allotment years ago was once of the best moves i ever made, it, quite literally changed my life!!! couple of things . i was interested in the guy not keeping up with his three plots!!! no wonder ,...
by ellesherwood
Thu May 07, 2009 9:41 pm
Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
Topic: was i mad? ive ploughed half an acre
Replies: 18
Views: 4854

Re: was i mad? ive ploughed half an acre

hi again , photos are in the camera , as soon as hubby returns home this weekend ( as he does all my uploads) they will be here for all to see , to wonder at , to gasp at , to laugh at and to yell lunatic at the computer. hit an interesting problem.............. as the half acre is on a slope , hey ...
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 10:14 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Price of free range eggs
Replies: 11
Views: 3635

Re: Price of free range eggs

made me smile reading the price of free range eggs. i have free range rare breed hens . they have been raised organically and are fed an exclusively organic diet . ( i am applying for soil association certification) and where i a based you are doing well to get fifty pence half a dozen . people dont...
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Biosecure car wheels
Replies: 3
Views: 1289

Re: Biosecure car wheels

probably the best bet . assuming you are going for pleasure i hope you have a great visit . all the best
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 9:54 pm
Forum: Livestock
Topic: poorly hen
Replies: 4
Views: 1568

Re: poorly hen

i have had a similar problem with one of my hens once . my vet gave her antibiotics the vet thought that she had got some infection in her crop and was trying to clear it with all the drinking . please take her to the vets as my little girl made a full recovery and the antibiotics were very affordab...
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 9:43 pm
Forum: Swap Shop, Trading Area and Seed Swap Area
Topic: knitting machine wool
Replies: 11
Views: 3524

Re: knitting machine wool

hi there, do you still have any of the wool left ? id be really interested if you do have . if so what sort of thing would you like in exchange . i make organic therapy products i am a registered and qualified practioner. would this be of any interst to you?
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 9:36 pm
Forum: Alternative Energy
Topic: Solar Oven
Replies: 6
Views: 3168

Re: Solar Oven

thanks so much for posting this thread . its been a great help i am in the middle of constructing an oven not to cook with ( this is the uk after all , so lets not be too ambitious, but to put part cooked food in to finish , a bit like a slow cooker .) i am using a thick layer of polystyine as insul...
by ellesherwood
Sat May 02, 2009 9:23 pm
Forum: Green Building
Topic: straw bale build - small scale
Replies: 5
Views: 3949

Re: straw bale build - small scale

Thank you so much for the web links , really useful . i am waiting for the good weather to see where the land dries best and them we will be picking a spot for the potting shed . we are absolute beginners so we will keep you informed as to how this pans out in the end. either it will be an amazing e...
by ellesherwood
Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:41 am
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Biosecure car wheels
Replies: 3
Views: 1289

Re: Biosecure car wheels

hi there , biosecurity will vary. it can be down the the farms own 'standards' or it can be to defras requirements . to meet the standards you would need to pressure wash your car . beware that some strong disinfectants can rot rubber over a prolonged period of time . take a brush and a container of...
by ellesherwood
Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:30 am
Forum: Swap Shop, Trading Area and Seed Swap Area
Topic: WANTED Chamomile seeds OFFERED Bag of natural dreadlocks!
Replies: 3
Views: 1365

Re: WANTED Chamomile seeds OFFERED Bag of natural dreadlocks!

hello again , just letting you know that your seeds are on the way! happy growing and i hope your tinctures are blessed. :flower: