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I am building a new chicken coop and enclosure, for my chickens ( dug-up patio area) so barren soil. I want to plant around the perimeter -on the outside. Thinking more herbs/perennials. I want to avoid anything that is too attractive to the chooks, who might decimate it, and also anything that coul...

that looks awesome!

pretty dire here too, bucketing down as I type!
we have had some good hot days, but not for at least a week!
the only up side, is I wont have to go and water everything for a while!

Not an old wive´s tale Skippy, well not in the sens you might mean of it being incorrect!
Dandilions have diuretic properties!, and it isn´t for nothing that they are called pissenlit (pissthebed) in French

well i cant remember if whyquit.com, has been mentioned before or not ( think possibly not, as dont remember ever visiting their site before today) I have had a quick look, and very impressive! well thats not really the right word, frightening, inspirational, and so on are nearer the mark! I have bo...

Its a bit more like archaelogy than gardening! just dug a bit more of my small garden yesterday, and full of very old builders rubble, and other assorted junk! just never found anything old enough to really be of interest though! You never know, what you might find, after all they dug up a king in a...

Sounds simple and delicious!

Definitely have to try this except it will be with pig offal, as I get given loads for the pets!

Bee deaths: EU to ban neonicotinoid pesticides ... 2 year ban , on nicotine containing pesticides, should start by 1st July this year. Let´s hope that this does help bees , and that the 2 years is sufficient to show a noticeable improvement, in bee populations, and the ban can be made permanent! htt...

I think it must be a different take on the same issue Digger, but I can open any of the links on the realseeds page!
I just received the email from avaaz this morning, so most likely it is the same issue. Maybe Monsanto are using the issue to try and get their patents, or vice versa

Monsanto are now trying to get patents on yet more everyday veg & fruits like cucumbers, melons etc " The situation is dire already -- Monsanto alone owns 36% of all tomato, 32% of sweet pepper and 49% of cauliflower varieties registered in the EU. With a simple regulatory change, we could protect o...

just bought some yesterday, for first time ever! not had a chance to try them yet though!

looks good!

boboff wrote:Diving works 100%, how it works and whether you can do it, is another matter altogether.

But Jerry's idea is equally appealing.

Need to dig the hole first before can dive into it!

the wild boar around here, can be vicious......... they have been known to charge at cars, causing them considerable damage, and could easily kill a person, with their tusks, and they will attack at the slightest provocation, or even for no reason, but they are nocturnal, so daytime is safe to wande...