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i just spent more then $300 on over 100 kinds of tomatoes as the govt here is introducing new bio-security measures that will effectively cut tomato seed imports - some of the strictest in the world as of June next year if both parts pass unmodified. 100+ kinds of open pollinated and heirloom tomato...

Good post thanks Durgan

grahamhobbs wrote:So what's the secret of growing big garlic?

Feed and Weed.
Garlic are gross feeders and hate any competition.

I agree with pach, make rakia and trade it for things you like! ONLY in New Zealand and a few Eastern Block countries (through the govt still) In nearly every country its either wildly (Arabia) strongly(USA UK) or technically(Auz) Illegal. Be aware Be careful, then that said Have fun! Even in NZ - ...

Just purchased and started a kombucha mother, and some water kefir grains

could be end rot - try adding calcium to the soil aswel

Chem supply shop? - just say you want to cut it to make liqueur, or tell them it is for tinctures (it kind of is) just specify that you want aeziotropic ethanol

Plagiarized from another web site: KRUPNIKAS Krupnikas Ingredients: All spices should be cracked lightly if possible to maximize flavor. 8 whole cloves 3 cinnamon sticks 10 cardamom pods, cracked 1/2 nutmeg seed, cracked 5 allspice berries 1 1/2 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp fennel seed 3 inch piece o...

try CLR - it's a calcium lime rust remover. Mite eat the fabric tho . . .

There are loads of suppliers, pp, all pretty much of a muchness. Googling soap making supplies (UK) brought up and I've bought from most on the first page with no problems. For soap-making you only really need fairly cheap essential oils, not therapeutic grade, so the ones sold by these sites shoul...

i spent an hour picking and de-seeding hips to dry out for making tea, poped them in the oven as it was cooling down to dry them out. Forgot to tell the dear GF and she went to make pizza the next day, not checking before preheating the oven - note to all: rosehip charcoal is VERY labour intensive!

A thought occurred to me Mike, if you have to rapid boil beans for 10 minutes to get rid of toxins, how does that work if you grind them up ? Are you talking about ground bean flour or mashed cooked beans ? The only beans (that i know of off the top of my head) that are toxic unsoaked/cooked are Ki...

Right now, 80 litre of plum rakia. I have not tried making wine, but I have two elderberry trees laden with fruit that are begging me to give it a try. Hi Pach! In your Neck of the woods doesn't Rakia refer to brandy? Just to point out to Isher's that a good number of countries around where Pach is...

Pig food. :-)

Sometimes i'm realy proud to be a kiwi!