Like I said the garden bed is huge so the cost of covering it with straw mulch for six months would be substantial. I was hoping some kind of...
We don't have geese and won't be getting them. We have 6 free ranging chickens and that is enough. I'm thinking of a cover crop we could just...
We have a very large area planted with garlic that tends to get very weedy. Is there a cover crop that we could plant that would help the garlic...
We have had two soil tests over the last couple of years. The main reason being that we need to justify our inputs for our organic...
Thanks for the link. So it looks like I might have to wait until July before I have eggs on toast again! The chickens have feathered up well...
All seven of our Lohman Browns have been off the lay now for three months after their moult. Are they likely to start laying again? The feed...
Damn. I was hoping this thread was going to be about suggestive pastries ...
We would have to put up fencing around the property. At the moment none of the boundaries are fenced. The expanse of grass is a problem only...
We are planning on turning the old market garden on the property into a mulch growing area. We haven't got far because of the heat in the last...
The local markets here don't let you call your produce 'organic' without certification. In order to get anywhere near decent prices for our...
You might have to change your signature Steve. Some members don't understand irony.
Here are some pictures: [IMG] -- [IMG] -- This is how big they would have been before they were stumped: [IMG] -- [IMG] -- EDIT: I've...
They were stumped to about 6 feet, and most are now growing back. Before that they would have been very tall. I suspect they weren't producing...
Thanks for the links, Mischief. We have recently purchased a property which has some 200 avocado trees on it. The trees are planted in rows...
Toes All my toes are still intact, thanks for asking :) The old market garden on the property has become shamefully overgrown, so I've been...
We have heaps of blackberry nightshade on our property. I can guage what the chickens like to eat plant wise because their coop has a lot of...
We want to sell from our farm gate but can't until we lodge a development application ($80 app fee) with council and provide full details of...
This is going to be embarrassing.
We have inherited an irrigation system from the previous owners of our 5 acres which includes bore and tank water. We also have four pumps, a...
Does anyone know the best way to scythe a slope. From the top, from the bottom or from the side. What if the slope is quite steep?
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