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Hi Kiwifluff! :wave: Welcome back - who were you before? I have kept both and vote chooks - I suppose if you are going to keep them contained it isn't such an issue, but whereas I sometimes let my chooks out in the garden for a bit of a scratch around, it isn't something I would want to do for ducks...

Congratulations Flo! How exciting

Jealous! V. Jealous. The soil outside was like concrete this morning, frozen absolutely solid.

Although it's got me thinking, I do have a small border in the greenhouse... depends on how long the chooks need it because of this avian flu business...

So is ours Ina, we have crappy electric heating which is totally inadequate for the extreme cold we have had these last few days. Not complaining though, love the white sparkly mornings.

Weedo - what a shame! And yes, what a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. They don't make 'em like that any more!

Me too GA, in fact I have been binge watching the whole set starting from 'Tales From the Green Valley' this winter. Even my computer nerd of a husband has been enjoying them. All things considered, I would definitely rather live on an Edwardian Farm than living the ratrace in today's messed up worl...

Just re-reading an old thread here as we have a rat problem of our own at the moment so are trying to find the most humane options (there don't seem to be many!). Slightly horrified at the thought of drowning or causing unnecessary suffering I must say. We have opted for super - beefy traditional sn...

Same to you and to all :-)

Literally the moment the clock struck twelve, my enthusiasm for the garden came back in bucketloads!

Cannot WAIT to get going...just have to plant my native edible hedge first!

If Farmbot did it all, what would I do for a hobby? It's all a bit Terminator for me. Don't much like the sound of the robot abbatoir either - what happened to compassion? Sad and very sinister. Although perhaps we are kidding ourselves - this thread reminds me of Edwardian Farm when the tractor sal...

How satisfying, rows on rows of nice clean pots!

I am still in awe of your lovely greenhouse.

I must confess my pots are still festering in the shed, as we have temporarily repurposed my beautiful new, squeaky clean greenhouse as avian-flu proof chicken housing

We have had a bit of a financial bomb go off early this month, so our Christmas will be pared right down. We will be using the last of the cards from last year, unfortunately have to buy an xmas tree as we don't have a fake, so will be buying from the nursery down the road (who grow their own). But ...

Our 5 chicks are going in the greenhouse for the month. It is 12 by 10ft - so not massive but I imagine there are probably smaller runs out there.

Poo is going to be a pain - I guess I will have to get in there and poo pick every day - even though we work during daylight hours. Joy!

I bought a kit which involved growing mushroom spores on a wet toilet roll - unfortunately the only fungus I grew was mould. I then bought one of those polystyrene boxes with mushroom compost in that you water and keep somewhere fusty. Unfortunately, not a single mushroom. I was fastidious about fol...

Doh! I do know the difference honest, stupid fat fingers

Well now I know it is possible, I may give it a go!

Ooh Clematis from seed? Amazing! Are they difficult?