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Weird, and could be quite frightening, I suppose, although being in a car and to a certain extent protected might have helped. I was followed by something which I think was a bat once, cycling along a loch at night (way home from the pub, but NOT drunk!!!), full moon shining in a clear sky, some str...

Hi Ian I find that here in Scotland recommended sowing/planting dates are just a rough guide, anyway. It's been so cold at nights (and some days) that anything I sowed at the "correct" time didn't get going at all, so I am now having a second try, far too late, supposedly... And I have resolved to s...

Nev - in your late teens, do I assume correctly that large quantities of alcohol played a part????

Ina

On a farm I worked for we had a few gosling who suffered from worms - they looked pretty rough and would have died if they hadn't been treated. We used garlic (some kind of pill), that might be effective if they are not too bad yet, otherwise some stronger stuff from the vet's might be called for. C...

I've not tried it for myself, but I've known people (and worked for some) who swear by it. However, I always think it's more important to look at the overall conditions - if it happens to be bucketing down on the few days that are suitable for planting this particular crop, then it's probably better...

Marigold/Calendula (my daughter tells me you can eat, drink and make face/hand cream with it!) Eh... How do you drink Calendula? I know about the eating and the hand cream, but drink, that would be interesting to hear more about! Anyway, I can't really say what's growing, only what seeds I've put i...

Nev,
How large a predator is a bunyip?

Ina

Hi Samantha

I have an idea how you could combine the beekeeping and brewing... Keep bees, and make mead with the honey!

Any particular reason why you use the German word for soap bubble? What do you make the soap from?

Ina

Glad to see there's another "Northerner" around - even if constant late frosts and far too much rain won't bother your plants in pots! I lived near Glasgow for a while, actually, I worked on an organic veggie farm, and went to Glasgow on my days off - plus I sometimes had to deliver veg in the centr...

When I was down under, we never ever went barefoot, except on the beach - not because of any plant, because of snakes! So it was boots at all times, thongs possibly in town. Some of those beasts even managed to bite through wellies. Anyway, it looked real cool when you went for a swim: white feet, t...

Now, if anybody could explain to me why I have developed the behaviour I have... I often wonder :shock: ! Does all that just count for humans, or did you learn anything about animal behaviour, too? Sometimes I'd like to get inside my goat's head! Anyway, phantastic news :cheers: . I must say that I ...

Well, no chance of me ever getting into a position of making a gain... Even if somebody on a minimum wage could get a mortgage, how would they ever pay it back? Some years ago I was in a low paid job, actually earning about 20p more per hour than minimum wage. I lived in the cheapest flat I could fi...

Hello and welcome Don't worry, we all started out small... Baking bread is a good point to start, I think, at least I get a very high degree of satisfaction out of it. (The smell as much as the taste! :lol: ) And there were times when I didn't have a garden, either, and my window sills were getting ...

Oh, I think there'll be plenty of takers for free-range eggs... The neighbours, for a start, to keep them sweet (in case the hens find their way in to their garden :oops: ) and willing to look after my livestock when I go on holiday! I always keep my egg cartons. Have used them in the past as seed t...

Naked in Scotland? No, that amounts to cruelty... I think we've got a serious human rights issue here!!! Anyway, Andy, the bike might just be big enough - I'm 5'7", and women are supposed to have proportionately longer legs... You'd be welcome to it, if you can think of a way of getting it to you th...