It's Croppers time again! (Well almost).
Anyone going this year?
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- Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:15 am
- Forum: What's Going On?
- Topic: Cropredy 2013
- Replies: 2
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- Thu May 23, 2013 8:30 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Where are???
- Replies: 46
- Views: 42345
Re: Where are???
I am still around, but busy busy busy. Thurston Market Garden is no more...but as most of you will know, I built a straw bale hoose but was then made redundant. On the Rock n Roll for 6 months and then decided I should buy my old local, a 5 bed hotel. Needless to say I am now busier than ever. I man...
- Wed May 15, 2013 9:35 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Alternative to Co-op bank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2969
Re: Alternative to Co-op bank
Thanks both. I have almost calmed down and feel that the potential upheaval of moving from smile might outweigh the (now) minimal benefit. I am just so disappointed the Co-op could muck up my account opening so badly, and not care much about it.
- Tue May 14, 2013 1:57 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Alternative to Co-op bank
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2969
Alternative to Co-op bank
I have banked happily with smile.co.uk, part of the Co-op for a number of years. I recently tried to open a basic business current account with the Co-op and it has been a complete debacle on their part. They lost the first application, lost part of the second application and have promised bank acco...
- Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:36 am
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Hello from Oxfordshire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2780
Re: Hello from Oxfordshire
Ahoy Howard!
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:13 pm
- Forum: Livestock
- Topic: Animal Feed Suppliers
- Replies: 3
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Re: Animal Feed Suppliers
I get both layers pellets and dry dog food in 15kg bags from the agricultural merchants. There's two near me and the prices vary between them wildly. I think the pellets are about £7 a bag and the dog food, (which I think ag merchants buy in bulk and bag up with their own label on it), badged as 'me...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 5:07 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: 24v House
- Replies: 8
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Re: 24v House
Having lived 4 years in two caravans stuck together with 120w of solar panel, we dream of having 0.6kwh a day of electric. Previously when we lived in houses goodness only knows how much we used. Not having a tv definitely helps. (not just with power consumption) Being Scottish and miserable helps ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2013 4:30 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: 24v House
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20838
Re: 24v House
18kw a day :shock: There's only me in the house. No dishwasher, no TV, only an A rated wee fridge, a mac mini and an amplifier on in the evening. One of the key things for me is I will make bread or do my washing when the sun is out so I am using my own electricity. My average consumption has defin...
- Mon Apr 22, 2013 2:01 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: 24v House
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20838
Re: 24v House
I don't have any experience really but will be interested to watch this thread. I seriously considered no grid tie when I built the straw hoose and keeping it 12v but I was talked around following a few threads and discussions on the Navitron forum . The thought on there was that £3k for my grid tie...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:39 am
- Forum: Pets
- Topic: mixing chicken breeds
- Replies: 8
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Re: mixing chicken breeds
Would it be possible to keep the hens all together and just put them in with the corresponding cock for a period of time until there were enough fertile pure eggs? The eggs could then go under what ever broody hen was available or in an incubator? Keeping them separate all the time would meen loads ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:32 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Find a hidden covered and turfed over well
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14234
Re: Find a hidden covered and turfed over well
Does Englandceicetsrshire have an equivalent of www.nls.uk? If so, you might well find the well marked on an old map. At least it would give you an indication of where to start dousing.
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:32 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: I'm Back - long self indulgent rant alert
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9365
Re: I'm Back - long self indulgent rant alert
Glad things have worked out for the better in the end Bonnie! My situation was very similar except mine was not playing on an xbox but playing with other humans. :angryfire: But you got a new man and I got a straw hoose :cheers: My fingers too will smell of tomato leaves this year and like you I can...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:53 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26269
Re: Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
Thanks for all the positive comments! Pete - I think with hindsight two things could have been done differently regarding the settlement. We built in a 3 inch compression gap above the windows and doors. The central spine partition wall is also load bearing and was built in two halves, upper and low...
- Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:51 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26269
Re: Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
Thanks for all the positive comments. It was good to upload the photos - there's more on my flickr account but I shut my blog down. It was used in the old Thurston Garden days when, as some of the stalwarts on here may remember, I played at market gardening, keeping pigs and hens and such. I am temp...
- Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:45 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26269
Straw Bale Build - image intensive!
I thought I would do a step by step post on my load bearing straw hoose. We started in spring 2011 and completed just before Christmas of the same year. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5109/5623744045_3f313e71b4.jpg The site is 0.5 acres and a new access road had to be put in. http://farm6.staticflick...