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the parents introduced the almost 3 month old (are they pullets yet? not sure) chickens to the mature hens and cokerel. anyway, one of them has now got a spur injury above its leg (in the muscle) and is limping. weve disinfected the wound, and left her over night (we seperated the chicks from the he...

im a total convert to the moon cup. it super comfy (am still trying to get the best posistion for it so its leaking a little, but nothing major)

if pea seeds are stored some where cool and dry they can last quite along time.

you will probubly need to be very careful with the amount of ginger, ive used it in preserves and it can get very over powering if your not very careful with the amount you put in

you might want to think about borrowing/finding/invesing in an old style sowing machine. these can be quite cheep now adays if you look in the right places. if you were from the uk, id say go along to you local WI and ask around. you wwould probubly pick up alot of useful info in the proscesss (but ...

i bought one at the weekend, and am now quietly trying to syche myself up to having a go with it. i did a lot of resurch before bying it and think its a realy good option for me (im not squeamishabout that kind of thing)...it just looks much bigger when im holding it.

it depends what veriety you are growing, are you growing a glasshouse (indoor, look like the type of cucumber you can buy in a supermarket) veriety or a ridge (outdoor, fruit tend to be smaller and spikyer) veriety glasshouse verieties are usually bred either to be all female flowered (no idear how ...

last year we saved the lemons from maiking it and froze them to use in drinks, very very nice.

i feel a bit daft asking this as weve had chickens for forever, but the equation has changed quite a bit. we used to have the chickens running all about the garden doing there own thing(which was fine) but have installed an electric fence (the foxes have our number), which is also not too much of a ...

the best methords we have found are bran -use it as a barrier (in a similar way to eggshells) works a treat. have to reapply when it gets whet though (nb. mice ate into our bag this year, so probubly need to store it in something) plastic guttering (i kid you not) work brilliantly, we put it round t...

you could attempt to make a tincture (as in rose water)
mite make a nice perfume if you can pull it off

the fiber crafts website has some info pages here
http://www.fibrecrafts.com/factfile.asp

also sell books, kit etc

there are many types of meditiation, the trick is finding one that works for you. although there are many types of static meditation there are also moving meditations for example, yoga and Tai Chi. but in reality any repetitive action an be a meditation. for example walking, hoeing, painting even so...

cheers for the help every one, much apreciated.

just wish wehad better 2ndhand shops down here

recently and in no particular oder a slew of antique bottles (from an old midden we were digging to make a new veg bed) some big jam jars (proper storage types) 6 12'' plastic plant pots (they were in a skip, who would skip that, they cost almost a pound each, its madness) 2 5 by 3 windows (now part...