Re: Donkey Boiler Why not use solar-heated water? The simplest would be to get some flexible black plastic water pipe, zigzag it back and...
Re: Khaki Campbells Infertile? I don't know much about ducks, but if the Mr. was the father of the past ducklings, maybe there is some kind of...
Re: Antechinus HELP!!! Helen, I don't know how large your rats are down there, but have you ever tried a non-toxic bucket rat trap? Just...
Re: Permaculture Plants: A Selection by Jeffrey B. Nugent (Auteu Hello, Peter! It's cold here, we're all hoping it will start raining soon and...
Re: Soil testing "What is missing fron NPK that is important for continuing live?" Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (NPK) are only three of...
Re: Salt Tolerant Plants "Is there any way of testing soil salt levels? (apart from waiting for it to go white)." Your basic soil test should...
Re: water repellent soil - how to fix? I used to live in the desert with soil like that. I did learn that if it rained a bit, enough to dampen...
Re: Low Light requiring food plants Mushrooms and sprouts. You don't see much growing in caves. Sue
Re: Soil testing "Lime and dolimite can raise your pH but it is trucked in from where? " It isn't fixing the pH that is the problem, it is the...
Re: Permaculture Plants: A Selection by Jeffrey B. Nugent (Auteu I can do that. What kind of information are you looking for in particular?...
Re: what's eating the fig? Why not collect samples of all the materials you're seeing, put into a plastic bag, and take or send to some...
Re: Building in earth bags - local resources To tell the truth, some of the earlier designs of Nader Khalili (founder of the California...
Re: Pigs as tractors The answer of one species acquiring diseases/parasites of another might be found by matching up what diseases they have in...
Re: EARWIGS! AAARRGHGH They require moist dark areas with vegetative matter. I water an open spot well, toss some fresh or half-dead weeds,...
Re: Fox and possum proofing Solar powered electric net fencing? A friend of mine had raccoons, opossums (American kind) and foxes getting to...
Re: What do geese need? Solar-powered electric net fencing. https://www.maxflex.com/Nets_page1.HTM Sue
Re: Fig Tree Borer I don't know if this is the specific variety of fig tree borer that you have, but the article does offer some advice on the...
Re: Bleach for seed germination. Sorry, not scared off, just computer problems. Since Michaelangelica actually specified what ‘bleach’ meant,...
Re: Permaculture Plants: A Selection by Jeffrey B. Nugent (Auteu Perhaps you could find it in a library before you buy it? One description:...
Re: how to keep grapevines safe in winter... I think it depends on how cold it gets there, and what kind of grapes you have. Some don't...
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