Selfsufficientish.com

have got lots and lots of links to homeschooling, preschool activities, craft pages, baby sites, baby knitting, plus more if anyone is interested.
Livestock section a great idea Libby, but what about 101 uses for.... or knock yourself out (forget about the general posts part)

Got a nice surprise today and found four new chickens, lets hope they are all pullets....

(and) rail

Guess it is a bit of a challenge. I know plenty of recipes for cougettes although for some reason haven't had to worry about them this year. seem to be able to kill the plants before they produce of they look wonderful but only have male flowers. Only grew the capsicum because I use it in a recipe t...

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Have read somewhere that pumpkins are light sensitive in terms of fruiting. Don't know the truth in this as generally maturity is about 12 -14 wks when days are getting shorter anyway. Have grown golden nugget, baby blue, butternut and qld blue this year. golden nugget has been an excellent bearer w...

HELP......... have got capsicum loaded on the bushes. Still have some in the freezer from last year. Everyone I know has been loaded up.

I am yet to try cheesemaking but I have been searching through a couple of sites for recipes and methods. New England Cheesemakers have some recipes that sound ok
http://www.cheesemaking.com/

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while trying to find patterns and info for fitted cloth nappies, came across the suggestion to use wadding in between the layers of toweling so it is more absorbant. this means that when the towelling dries it doesn't all stick together hence reducing it's absorbancy. haven't tried it for pads yet.

could try cooking up some quiches and freezing for when you need a quick meal.
or try and find someone else to buy some eggs as a one off.

thanks for the link hedgewizard. have printed out for future reference. (can never refind links if I save to favourites or files if I save to the computer) No wonder the nematodes are repelled by the marigold - I don't want to go near them either. I guess the good news is that the plants that were s...

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wrap whole washed potatoes in foil and bury (only a little) in hot coals. cook time varies according to how big the potatoes are. serve with butter.