scoutmum
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Post by scoutmum on Jan 13, 2015 6:30:59 GMT 10
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Jan 13, 2015 11:37:40 GMT 10
potato and rat, rat and potato, rat on a stick, rat roast, rat fry.... do you have anything without so much rat?
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Post by wellrounded on Jan 13, 2015 14:30:14 GMT 10
Rats have their uses. My oldest daughter used rat skins to practice tanning methods. I had no idea what she was up to until I found a neat little pile of folded skins on a shelf in the shed.
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Post by graynomad on Jan 14, 2015 18:48:12 GMT 10
Thanks for the info Krull. I'll check out that link.
Scoutmum, it'll have to wait, too many other things on the go right how.
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Post by You Must Enter A Name on Jan 16, 2015 16:01:22 GMT 10
Rats have their uses. My oldest daughter used rat skins to practice tanning methods. I had no idea what she was up to until I found a neat little pile of folded skins on a shelf in the shed. She should make you some rat gloves, or sew rat patches onto the elbows of a tweed jacket  Seriously though that is pretty cool. |
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Post by wellrounded on Jan 16, 2015 16:14:06 GMT 10
Rats have their uses. My oldest daughter used rat skins to practice tanning methods. I had no idea what she was up to until I found a neat little pile of folded skins on a shelf in the shed. She should make you some rat gloves, or sew rat patches onto the elbows of a tweed jacket Seriously though that is pretty cool. They were like kid skin, the better ones that is, the not so good ones were not so good  . She concentrates on rabbit and cow skins these days though. She always has been a practical girl, her two year old daughter is showing signs of the same affliction. |
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Post by Peter on Jan 16, 2015 22:27:11 GMT 10
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Post by thereth on Jan 16, 2015 23:04:22 GMT 10
Great. Now I have to watch that....
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Post by Peter on Jan 16, 2015 23:14:56 GMT 10
Rat burgers, anyone?
Desperate times call for desperate measures...
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crrrock
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Post by crrrock on Jan 17, 2015 10:53:41 GMT 10
I have just read thru this thread, and my 2c worth .... "You are what you eat" .... famous last words, but true, and you should be aware of nutrient deficiencies. Your spuds or tomatoes or brocolli can't have magnesium (for instance) if there's none in the soil, so, your soil balance needs to be addressed. Pee will provide nitrogen for growth, but you need Phosphates for roots and Potash for fruit(ing) If you take vitamin B tablets (or any multi vitamin) your urine will also contain traces of this as well. Bonus. Potash can come from wood ash, after it has been leached of the lye (make soap from the lye) Calcium is a much misunderstood nutrient, and also (secondarily really) adjusts the pH of the soil. "Traces", tiny bits of Boron will help the calcium do its job better. (Borax is 11% Boron, and you only need a smidgin per hectare) Magnesium Sulfate(epsom salts)will also address pH as well as sulfur content. Gypsum can break up and aggregate clayish soils and it adds Calcium and Sulfur. (Powder up some Gyprock wall sheets) Microbes in the soil are the workforce that convert minerals into plant food as amino acids. Hydroponics works but is akin to force feeding plants. They have 'feeder' roots as well as 'drinker' roots, and really need to do both. Great thread, thanks to the OP. Magnesium deficiencies will show up as yellowing of the leaves. Calcium deficiency will cause "blossom end rot" in tomatoes. Worm castings and wee are excellent. Good compost, properly constructed with the right ratios of carbon/nitrogen, not just a rotting pile  Well aerated soil (crumbly) is needed, not sticky clay or sand. Seaweed sprays etc have many, many trace elements and overall the easiest is Blood'n'Bone with a cup full of Powdered Potash per bucketful of B&B. Rabbits produce excellent fertiliser, as do chooks but theirs must be leached of nitrogen first or it can burn plants and roots. my 2c just sayin'. |
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Post by graynomad on Jan 18, 2015 0:35:42 GMT 10
Thanks for the input there crrrock. Why does everything have to be so hard? |
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Post by Fractus on Jan 18, 2015 9:21:55 GMT 10
Thanks for the input there crrrock. Why does everything have to be so hard? Beer is good for you so are spuds. Could not be better?  . The list of foods that are good for me is coming along nicely! |
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Post by graynomad on Jan 18, 2015 9:29:11 GMT 10
Yeah, it's shaping up real nice eh? Beer and spuds and we're good to go.
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. She concentrates on rabbit and cow skins these days though. 
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