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- Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:18 pm
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: What types of pumpkin and squash did you grow this year?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9256
Re: What types of pumpkin and squash did you grow this year?
I got all my seeds from T&M - Black Beauty courgettes/marrows - very productive this year (cold and wet, no sun) butternut squash - a quick maturing variety Harrier? - didn't even set a fruit Petit-pans scallop mixed - really good, only the white ones seemed to come though. Delicious. Pumpkin - ...
- Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:16 am
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: I want a dog!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 71126
Re: I want a dog!
+1 for the local shelter, they do a great job and many of the dogs are in there out of no fault of their own, owners die, split up etc. We got a really nice springer spaniel from NESSR a few years ago who's owner couldn't cope with her and she's been fine, a bit of training was all she needed, they ...
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:54 am
- Forum: Alternative Energy
- Topic: Multi fuel stoves etc
- Replies: 60
- Views: 37838
Re: Multi fuel stoves etc
We have a Clearview 650 in the kitchen and a Vision 500 in the living room. The 650 powers the heating system and provides hot water, the 500 just heats the water. Theres a back up oil boiler linked in but we've only had it on for 3 hours this autumn. We burn wood provided by the estate - mostly spr...
- Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:31 pm
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: homemade dog food
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6558
Re: homemade dog food
Tripe is great. Chicken carcasses can be got really cheap. Rabbits and pheasants are free - I just gut and skin and feed whole.
Read Billinghurst on BARFF, theres a few supplements dogs need if fed on this diet - we give ours brewers yeast and kelp extract.
Read Billinghurst on BARFF, theres a few supplements dogs need if fed on this diet - we give ours brewers yeast and kelp extract.
- Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:15 am
- Forum: Herbs and Vegetables
- Topic: PSB.... thoroughly confused....!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1834
Re: PSB.... thoroughly confused....!
I'd start some off in modules now. However, I'm no expert - this year my PSB flowered when the plants were 6 inches high, the year before rabbits ate them all!!
- Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:49 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Hi from the Forest of Bowland
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1805
Hi from the Forest of Bowland
Hi,
I live in the Forest of Bowland near Lancaster. We have a small veg garden and lots of free range poultry and a pony!
I live in the Forest of Bowland near Lancaster. We have a small veg garden and lots of free range poultry and a pony!