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- Wed Sep 28, 2016 10:57 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: New start at allotment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2796
Re: New start at allotment
Thank you Green Aura I did some research for here in NSW and the legislation is still in place for something like this to happen on town "commmons" for persons registered by the management committee as "commoners". dividing up into allotments is a greayish area though- unfortunately very few commons...
- Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:00 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: New start at allotment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2796
Re: New start at allotment
Thanks Flo very useful info - I will look up the legislation later and have a browse. They are really quite small plots at around 16 per acre
- Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:29 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: Collecting Wood for woodburner
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8037
Re: Collecting Wood for woodburner
clanpowell, you are more than welcome to collect all the firewood you want from my place, we just heap most of it up and burn it anyway. Transport could be a bit of an issue through.
- Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:16 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: New start at allotment
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2796
Re: New start at allotment
Hi Forgive my antipodean ignorance but would someone like to briefly explain this "allotment" system? I am presuming it is small plots of public land leased to individuals but how is it allotted and administered? Nothing like this exists in Australia although from my work in land titles previously "...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 10:45 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: Bamboo advice please!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1591
Re: Bamboo advice please!
Hi folks In Australia, particularly on the East Coast, invasive bamboos have created a lot of problems to the point where many species are banned from sale. In defense of bamboos, they are an attractive and very useful plant and can provide very useful building materials. We in the Weed World classi...
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 11:22 pm
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Storing - drying vegetables
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6852
Re: Storing - drying vegetables
Thanks all for the info - perhaps I am just being too ambitious given my climate and should concentrate of what I can effectively grow and store and resign myself to buying what I can't. In terms of building a "passive coolroom" I was thinking of trying something like an overgrown Coolgardie safe. P...
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 4:12 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Storing - drying vegetables
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6852
Re: Storing - drying vegetables
Guess I got my question wrong. Drying most vegies is not an issue, although I haven't tried onions yet. Storing dried things in sterilised jars is what I term "dry bottling". What I cant seem to do is store things like carrots (I can dried) potatoes, pumpkin, onions etc. They just start growing agai...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:28 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Rusty tools
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4817
Re: Rusty tools
Hi No, in Australia molasses is the thick, black rich stuff often used for a cattle feed suppliment (mixed with urea) in drought and golden syrup is a light, golden coloured syrup used much more for people consumption. I use the "raw" molasses, not the refined type sold in health food shops - you co...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:13 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Storing - drying vegetables
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6852
Re: Storing - drying vegetables
Don't know where the minus 6.3 c was recorded! My records show only 3 sub-zero days for the winter and the lowest was minus 1.6. second week of spring ranged between 14c and 20 c daytime maximum. I will let folks know when we get our first plus 40 c, probably around the time you get a minus 10 C. An...
- Tue Aug 23, 2016 7:05 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Storing - drying vegetables
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6852
Re: Storing - drying vegetables
Dehydrating is probably your best bet. Over here, we use a commercial one, but I've seen loads of plans online for making solar dehydrators, which might suit your conditions and you could make it big, or small, enough to suit your needs. They're basically just wooden structures with mesh shelves to...
- Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:51 am
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Rusty tools
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4817
Re: Rusty tools
I know this is an old post but I will add it my bit. Since taking over the farm and cleaning 3 generations worth of clutter from the garage and sheds, I have accumulated a number of very old and very rusty tools that I want to salvage - some for interest and others because the type and quality can n...
- Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:26 am
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: Storing - drying vegetables
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6852
Storing - drying vegetables
Any tips on storage of vegetables? I am OK with with sundried tomato, capsicum etc stored in oil as well as "dry bottling" but wonder of there is anything else out there in the dried veggie arena? One of my problems is that our cool season is short and sub-10 degree C winter daytime temps are rare s...
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:30 am
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: Birds
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7009
Re: Birds
Different worlds
Blackbirds, house sparrows, starlings!!!!!!! Aggressive feral invaders taking over space from our wrens, honeyeaters, thornbills, finches, shrikes, wattlebirds, parrots etc.
Blackbirds, house sparrows, starlings!!!!!!! Aggressive feral invaders taking over space from our wrens, honeyeaters, thornbills, finches, shrikes, wattlebirds, parrots etc.
- Tue Aug 02, 2016 6:12 am
- Forum: Wildlife, Flowers and all other things that grow
- Topic: Bloody dock...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 13810
Re: Bloody dock...
Hi I know this is an old post but I am a newby and was browsing the site. The question of docks is a common one here as well; usually treated as a useless weed. There are a number or Rumex species grouped as "dock" and each has its niche - from dryer sandy ground to swamps and bogs. First point; foo...
- Tue Jul 05, 2016 11:08 pm
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Language etc.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2535
Language etc.
Hi Just a question or two - Do members prefer to see metric or imperial measurements used? I am comfortable with both but usually use metric. Is it OK if I use scientific names as well as common names for "wild" species please. Common names are extremely variable from area to area. In Australia, a n...