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 Topic: No dig / suppressing grass |
dpack
Replies: 10
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Jun 21, 18 11:27 pm Subject: No dig / suppressing grass |
cardboard is good ,
carpet is ace but avoid man made fibres, wool is great and even adds nitrogen if it is a longish term job
one advantage of clear plastic is that once the no dig feed and clea ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 18
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jun 21, 18 10:27 pm Subject: Wildlife |
ps there is a fledged to hunting alone peregrine again so i guess the minster pair ( or the other less public ones ) have raised chicks and this one follows the last to new lands.
last years one wa ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 18
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Jun 21, 18 10:09 pm Subject: Wildlife |
stumpi sammison and i just had a nice chat. i am too shy to ask how the loss happened.
biggi sammison is huge for a long tail mouse
sammi seems to have entered the next realm but the extended f ... |
| Topic: Attracting birds of prey. |
dpack
Replies: 19
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Wed Jun 20, 18 10:31 am Subject: Attracting birds of prey. |
a generic example
iirc i found lots, something like bird scarer hawk kite had pages of em. |
| Topic: Foot Traffic Over Tree Roots |
dpack
Replies: 4
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jun 18, 18 9:04 pm Subject: Foot Traffic Over Tree Roots |
the parking, shuttle bus and paths changes makes sense.
re foot fall on roots, it can be quite severe if the ground is eroded from shallow roots or the bark knocked off over surface roots/buttres ... |
| Topic: No dig / suppressing grass |
dpack
Replies: 10
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 18, 18 2:16 pm Subject: No dig / suppressing grass |
now would be ace as the summer heat will get the ferment going.
a bonus is you could poke/dig a few holes in it, add a bit of good compost and plant squash or punpkins to sprawl over the sheet. |
| Topic: No dig / suppressing grass |
dpack
Replies: 10
Views: 243
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 18, 18 11:28 am Subject: No dig / suppressing grass |
| lots of manure and a plastic cover, let it solarise, ferment and settle down, remove cover and plant next spring |
| Topic: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
dpack
Replies: 9
Views: 227
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sun Jun 17, 18 6:55 pm Subject: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
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| Topic: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
dpack
Replies: 9
Views: 227
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Forum: Reviews and What's On Posted: Sun Jun 17, 18 11:11 am Subject: Chaps, I wrote a book on keeping chickens... |
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| Topic: if it works there... |
dpack
Replies: 3
Views: 86
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Jun 16, 18 10:23 pm Subject: if it works there... |
...[url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/15/the-magical-wilderness-farm-raising-cows-among-the-weeds-at-knepp] it can work elsewhere if the basic model is tweaked to the location.
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| Topic: Portuguese Insects |
dpack
Replies: 36
Views: 635
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Jun 15, 18 10:47 pm Subject: Portuguese Insects |
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| Topic: White crab spider |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 410
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Jun 11, 18 10:06 am Subject: White crab spider |
| oooh so it is (was), some have quite a set of jaws but not as difficult a meal as a bee in extremis. |
| Topic: White crab spider |
dpack
Replies: 15
Views: 410
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Jun 10, 18 9:55 pm Subject: White crab spider |
ace photos
cute critter, unless one is a bee? did that go badly for ms buzz? |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 18
Views: 435
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Jun 10, 18 4:24 pm Subject: Wildlife |
last evening one of the sammy mouse family discovered the delight of coconut yogurt ( from a remnants of a hoverfly rescue:roll: ) from the pot a couple of feet from me.
a bit jumpy at first but it ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 18
Views: 435
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Jun 09, 18 10:47 am Subject: Wildlife |
harvest mice in the compost/wood store
lots of avian restaurant customers (see below )
lots of invertebrates |
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