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 Topic: Gooseberry sawfly caterpillar. |
celestialspore
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Jun 26, 13 4:27 pm Subject: Gooseberry sawfly caterpillar. |
Is there anything I will have lying about the house that I can safely kill them with? Even if I hand pick them and throw them to the chickens, they still won't eat them  |
| Topic: Mackerelwatch 2013 |
celestialspore
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Wed Jun 26, 13 4:24 pm Subject: Mackerelwatch 2013 |
| Roughly where abouts are you, Northern Boy? I think I spoke too soon. I've been out most days this week, and have had a grand total of 4 mackerel. I think you might be right, quiet year. |
| Topic: Mackerelwatch 2013 |
celestialspore
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Thu Jun 20, 13 6:04 pm Subject: Mackerelwatch 2013 |
They have finally arrived, in dribs and drabs, off Stonehaven.  |
| Topic: Killing your own animals for meat at home |
celestialspore
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Mon Feb 11, 13 9:10 pm Subject: Killing your own animals for meat at home |
| Could somebody please post a link to the relevant rules and regulations around the home slaughter of pigs? I have searched, but can't find what I am looking for. Thanks |
| Topic: What can I plant about now and grow over winter? |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Aug 14, 12 1:17 am Subject: What can I plant about now and grow over winter? |
shallots a little later.
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I'm curious, if I plant some of the shallots that I just lifted, will they grow over winter, or will I need a special variety? |
| Topic: What can I plant about now and grow over winter? |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Aug 11, 12 3:23 pm Subject: What can I plant about now and grow over winter? |
As the title says, I'm looking for ideas as to what I can plant in the coming weeks?
I've never tried to grow anything over winter before, but being that I have dug up almost everything early this ... |
| Topic: Mackerelwatch 2012 |
celestialspore
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Sat Jul 28, 12 10:04 pm Subject: Mackerelwatch 2012 |
enjoy a couple slashed, rubbed with piri piri and given a quick grilling.
That sounds nice. Does Anybody have any other tasty ideas on how to cook them?
I've recently made a smoker for mine ou ... |
| Topic: Deer deer deer |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 11, 12 11:02 pm Subject: Deer deer deer |
| The Deer Stalking Certificate 1 manual recommends a minimum fence height of only 1m for Muntjac. To me this sounds a little low, perhaps it's a printing mistake, as the manual is full of them. |
| Topic: Mackerelwatch 2012 |
celestialspore
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Forum: Fishing Posted: Fri Jun 01, 12 5:29 pm Subject: Mackerelwatch 2012 |
Has any been spotted further north like past Scotland Orkney way (say's he with the rod ready in the barn)
A handful caught off Stonehaven today, they must be on their way up!  |
| Topic: Tomatoes |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Apr 28, 12 6:05 am Subject: Tomatoes |
| My seedlings are out in an unheated greenhouse in northeast Scotland, and have been for 3 weeks now. I also stopped covering them up at night with bubblewrap shortly after they were put out there. T ... |
| Topic: Favourite bought Compost? |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Feb 03, 12 4:23 pm Subject: Favourite bought Compost? |
I'm curious if anybody here has a favourite compost? If so, what is it?
The reason I as is that I bought a big bag of J Arthur Bowers last year, and nothing would grow in it! Perhaps it was jus ... |
| Topic: Tomato seeds |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 30, 12 1:16 pm Subject: Tomato seeds |
| Is there a specific date when people plant their tomato seeds indoors? I have never grown them from seed before, but want to give it a go this year. |
| Topic: Appenzeller Spitzhauben sexing? |
celestialspore
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 11:18 pm Subject: Appenzeller Spitzhauben sexing? |
Have you got him/her a friend?
At the moment s/he has two quails for company, but I'm hoping soon to have another chicken for company. I was thinking it was a bit late in the year to hatc ... |
| Topic: Appenzeller Spitzhauben sexing? |
celestialspore
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Fri Aug 05, 11 3:54 pm Subject: Appenzeller Spitzhauben sexing? |
Hello
I'm new to keeping chickens and am wondering if anybody here can help. Here is my first chicken which I hatched from eggs bought on eBay, only 1 of the 6 hatched and only 3 were fertile. Ca ... |
| Topic: Groupon Fruit tree deal |
celestialspore
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jul 22, 11 3:16 am Subject: Groupon Fruit tree deal |
Thought I'd share. Not sure how good a deal it is? as it's not trees I would be buying for up here!
http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/national-deal/Gardenin-Express-Fruit-Trees/563002?nlp=&CID=UK ... |
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