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is it better to burn or bury household plastic waste...... (if all other avenues such as reduce & re-use have been visited) Her argument is, a lot of plastics don't biodegrade in landfill, so burning them & releasing the components to the airborne form is a way of 'helping' the environment d...

I have a friend who is adamant that where no recycling facility is available, it is better to burn plastic & bury (landfill) paper. The reasoning being that paper will decompose in a landfill but plastic will not. Does Mother Nature handle the release of the components of burnt plastic to the at...

" If you are not happy with the city that it puts you in you can move it to nearer where you actually live." I can't figure out any way of moving my marker, other than deactivating my account & relisting with a new location. My locale is named on the map when I hone down to fine detail...

Hello everyone I've been absent from the site for a few months, but now I'm back!! The weather here 'Down Under' is finally starting to improve & I will have to get a wriggle on to get my orchard & vege garden back in order. The last few months have been devoted to raising calves, but they a...

Well I did the Artichoke 'thing' Steamed them & subjected the husband to "Artichoke Surprise" Guess what......"SURPRISE!! The Artichoke patch has been converted to SPUDS...hehehehe Have to agree with Nev.........Definitely not worth the effort! I would love to parcel them up &...

Well, it's been a while since my last post....and now the weather has decided to go & do the exact opposite.....We are having a lovely warm spell & everything is now bone-dry. Fortunately the garden irrigation is spring-fed & doesn't deplete the rain-water tank that is for drinking &...

try these sites....

http://www.vegetables.co.nz/vegetable.php?id=28
http://www.wineoftheweek.com/food/0104choko.html

Thank you all for your warm welcome. We have been having terrible weather for the past week. Gale force winds resulted in a 30 hour power cut with no power (obviously!) water (electric pump) or phones. A real test of our 'self sufficientish' skills!! We had lots of HOT water due to our woodfire / we...

I'm a bit out of step with the season, but reading this reminded me to plant one of these in my garden now.... to cover the water tanks. Top 3 recipes in my humble opinion... 1. Boiled until tender & served with loads of salt & pepper and melted butter - Yum!!!! 2. Choko chutney 3. Sliced th...

ok then..... it looks like I'll be making Artichoke Surprise... I might try the boiled & dipped in melted butter version...don't want to go to lots of trouble & then end up impressing the chooks with my culinary prowess. I imagine that the chookies will still eat them even if they are a tota...

I have a globe artichoke that was in the garden when we moved here.... I've never had anything to do with them before except on an antipasto platter!!! I didn't think much of them done that way....... ie marinated & in oil. Two questions.... When are they supposed to be harvested?? My plant is s...

My favourite variety are the Tiny Cherry tomoatoes....I grow Sweet 100 here in NZ. Apparently tomatoes like a bit of potassium to produce sweet fruit, the banana skin theory is based on this. Also you can buy Potassium permanganate from the chemist (Kondy's crystals), dissolve a few in water & f...