bilycart
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Post by bilycart on Nov 6, 2014 9:10:39 GMT 10
Had 25ml of rain yesterday, gardens are smiling. Just harvested garlic, potatoes are ready to be dug up (Sebago and Pontiac),tomatoes are fruiting, planted out chili, eggplants, occra, spring onions and cucumbers this morning. Topped up mulch on established veges and fruit trees. Just need some follow up rain and should have a bumper crop. Here's hoping.
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Post by bilycart on Nov 4, 2014 15:51:46 GMT 10
Great read, when push comes to shove, its family, family, family and very, very close friends who you will be able to rely on.
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Post by bilycart on Oct 27, 2014 18:33:12 GMT 10
Hi Nighthawk
Hoping you can advice on good skinning and gutting knives. Steers and pigs would be mainly what they would be used on. Also interested in obtaining machete (Brazilian?) and good all round rigid blade knife. Happy to spend the $$$ but lack knowledge of knives. Can you supply direct or do I need to purchase through 3rd party?
regards Bill
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Post by bilycart on Oct 21, 2014 7:26:24 GMT 10
Hi Not sure where you are located but cauliflower and broccoli best suited to cool/temperate climate, tropical not so good. Need to liquid feed regularly, every 10- 14 days. Regular watering also needed. Cauliflowers are fairly slow to develop head and then suddenly seem to take off, if you have good leaf growth then the head should be OK. Broccoli is probably easier to grow and once you have taken the main head you should get the smaller ones coming on. They are great in stir fries. Don't let the main head get overly big before you pick it. Same conditions and feed arrangements as for caulis. Hope this helps.
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Post by bilycart on Oct 20, 2014 16:15:13 GMT 10
Hi All
Just finished a great crop of broccoli and cauliflower, recent plantings include tomatoes(grosse lisse, tommy toms and romano), bush beans, snake beans, capsicum, eggplant (globe and finger), radishes, mizuna (salad green) rocket, ocra, beetroot,potatoes and all the usual suspects in the herb garden. Biggest problem here is water (mid north coast NSW), could be a dry summer for us. I know everyman and his dog has tips on growing tomatoes, so here's mine- only have 12 leaves(branches) on each plant, remove from the bottom up. Better fruit.
good gardening all
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Post by bilycart on Oct 20, 2014 15:27:44 GMT 10
Hi Remnantprep,
Where do you get your tinned/canned butter from. I know its made in Oz (same as canned cheese) but have been unable to any one who sells it here.
thanks Bilycart
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Post by bilycart on Sept 15, 2014 23:17:57 GMT 10
Nice one, Its not the war that u want to remember, its the people u were with there that made it bearable.
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