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Beans need excellent drainage and will die if there is too much rain or no drainage. Is the fleece keeping the water around the roots? I doubt epsom salts would do much at this point, but you could try a seaweed concentrate diluted to the level recommended on the label, and if you're watering the be...

HI niknik. I think it's a great idea. I'm not sure how you do yours but there is a way of farming them here: http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/bsf-bucket-composter-version-2-1/ Another good thing to do for your chickens is to give them sprouted grain. Use the grain you already have, throw a couple of c...

Hi Nev, it's good to "see" you again. Hello everyone! I had to come and see why I was getting all those visits from UK. Now that I've finished writing my book I have a bit more time to look around the web again. I have to tell you all that this forum is one of the best. I'm pleased you're ...

Hi everyone. Thank you so much for the welcomes. I'm extremely busy with renovations and voluntary work at the moment. Soon I'll be able to post a bit more.

I like having a clean and tidy house too. I think looking after what you own is part of the selfsuffientish philosohy because you're not having to replace your belongings. I'm not fanatical about cleaning but it all gets done somehow. Andy, you can lightly clean carpet with bicarb. Check out your ca...

thanks Chickenlady. I'll make a point of visiting as often as I can. This is a very good forum.

hello everyone. Thanks for the friendly welcome.

Here is a link to my simple living blog. I update every day.

http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/

I've been lurking on this forum for months and finally decided to join. I know wombat from another forum. Hi Nev! My husband and I live a simple life in Queensland. We keep chickens, grow organinc vegetables and fruit and have aquaponics - 80 perch and vegetables. We voluntarily live on a very low i...