 |
Author | |
| Message | |
|
 Topic: Wildlife |
lowri
Replies: 3217
Views: 3770197
|
 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Sep 28, 20 11:08 am Subject: Wildlife |
| I was out canoeing with a friend off the west Wales coast and we came across a grey seal snoozing with his head out of the water, and his eyes firmly shut. We got within about 4 feet of him, enough to ... |
| Topic: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
lowri
Replies: 7
Views: 52992
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Sep 12, 20 9:33 pm Subject: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
| Thanks Jam Lady, the freezing portions is a good idea and one I shall adopt. The tins of cheap dog food I still have I shall donate to a local animal shelter! |
| Topic: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
lowri
Replies: 7
Views: 52992
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Sep 12, 20 3:09 pm Subject: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
| Previous to lockdown she was on the John Burns Penlan range of pouches which she really liked, but haven't been able to go and get any more so she has been on cheap tinned food for too long which I fe ... |
| Topic: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
lowri
Replies: 7
Views: 52992
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Sep 12, 20 10:29 am Subject: Jack Russell with kidney problems |
My JR, Pixie, aged 16, has been off colour for various reasons, nothing specific, but blood tests at the vets have revealed kidney problems.
Some years ago I had another terrier that had the same thi ... |
| Topic: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
lowri
Replies: 23
Views: 354228
|
Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Sep 05, 20 10:59 am Subject: Penny Buns/CEPS/Porcini |
| Masses of parasols this year, and they seem to have a second season. I had a good crop about 5 weeks ago which I am sure was earlier than usual, and now they are starting again! Almost too many. Would ... |
| Topic: wow, sheepy lamborgini |
lowri
Replies: 15
Views: 145906
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Fri Sep 04, 20 10:30 am Subject: wow, sheepy lamborgini |
| A friend who was doing some work round the farm happened to notice one Manx ewe behaving very oddly. Standing parallel to a fence, and springing up and down to see how high it was, she waited until sh ... |
| Topic: wow, sheepy lamborgini |
lowri
Replies: 15
Views: 145906
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Sep 03, 20 11:39 am Subject: wow, sheepy lamborgini |
| Some years ago when I had breeding sheep, I used a Texel ram on my Manx Loaghtans. The results were superb carcasses, lots of meat but with a rich, almost gamey flavour, Manxes being primitive sheep. ... |
| Topic: this year's tomatoes |
lowri
Replies: 103
Views: 2033288
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 26, 20 10:27 am Subject: this year's tomatoes |
| Yes Jam Lady, I guess that was what I saw. Beautiful team of Belgians. Thank you. Must have been Howells Living History Farm. |
| Topic: this year's tomatoes |
lowri
Replies: 103
Views: 2033288
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Aug 25, 20 10:41 am Subject: this year's tomatoes |
Jam Lady, what a beautiful horse team! Are they Haflingers? The colour is right but I can't remember if they are as heavy as that.
A joy to see  |
| Topic: It's July |
lowri
Replies: 60
Views: 546267
|
Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Jul 08, 20 10:42 am Subject: It's July |
| And surely it is not called "Deadly" for nothing? |
| Topic: Exciting news |
lowri
Replies: 444
Views: 3030405
|
Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jun 29, 20 10:12 am Subject: Exciting news |
I knew a bloke who grew grapes for wine in his greenhouse, using the same method, planting outside and training into the greenhouse.
They were red grapes. He used to go to the local slaughterhouse fo ... |
| Topic: shearing v. abiding by lockdown rules. |
lowri
Replies: 4
Views: 40363
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Jun 11, 20 2:50 pm Subject: shearing v. abiding by lockdown rules. |
| Thanks everyone, roughly what I had assumed; it's actually not the right weather now! |
| Topic: shearing v. abiding by lockdown rules. |
lowri
Replies: 4
Views: 40363
|
Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Thu Jun 11, 20 10:25 am Subject: shearing v. abiding by lockdown rules. |
I have 2 ewes to be shorn. It's too early just now as the wool isn't rising yet. It is 730 feet above sea level and windy.
Normally a friend and ex-neighbour comes up with his portable machine; ewes ... |
| Topic: Himalayan Balsam seedlings - what will kill them? |
lowri
Replies: 7
Views: 189554
|
Forum: Land Management Posted: Tue Mar 24, 20 11:10 am Subject: Himalayan Balsam seedlings - what will kill them? |
| Thanks so much everyone. Tahir, the public information bit is most informative. As I am confined to barracks for 3 months, it'll be "something to do", but at the rate it has reseeded in the past, it w ... |
| Topic: Himalayan Balsam seedlings - what will kill them? |
lowri
Replies: 7
Views: 189554
|
Forum: Land Management Posted: Mon Mar 23, 20 10:36 am Subject: Himalayan Balsam seedlings - what will kill them? |
| Suddenly noticed all these Himalayan balsam seedlings coming up in bare ground. Couldn't cope last year and now am reaping the whirlwind, so to speak. Garlon used to do for nettles a treat, what about ... |
| |
