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 Topic: gulp, muttless house |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
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 Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sun Nov 12, 23 10:30 am Subject: gulp, muttless house |
It would be a shame to not use the skills you have dpack.
Being a training camp gives you the flexibility to have a break as-and-when without feeling bad though.
One day I'd like to be the last bit ... |
| Topic: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 14
Views: 16028
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Oct 31, 23 9:09 am Subject: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
Ooooh didn't realise that, nice!
The little peach tree is in a better position to set up a shelter, but it hasn't dropped a leaf yet either  Nor has the apple, or the plum. The cherry is st ... |
| Topic: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 14
Views: 16028
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Oct 30, 23 11:21 am Subject: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
I had a note in my diary to try and cover it for peach leaf curl about a month ago, but it's still growing and no signs of dropping leaves! 
The runner bean looks healthier than ever, am h ... |
| Topic: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 14
Views: 16028
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Oct 29, 23 3:35 pm Subject: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
| No, well above the graft, it's the second one from the top. |
| Topic: pans for induction hobs |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 20
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Oct 29, 23 3:34 pm Subject: pans for induction hobs |
Induction is very useful sorcery, anything magnetic seems to work on them. Take a fridge magnet out when buying a new pan - may not be marked as suitable for induction but may actually be fine.
The ... |
| Topic: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 14
Views: 16028
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Oct 29, 23 10:28 am Subject: Apricot tree - side branch become leader? |
| Young apricot tree planted this spring. It did have a clear central stem, but now one of the upper side branches has put on about 2 feet of growth and is now clearly the tallest and the stem is actual ... |
| Topic: Good (or not) Abattoir guide - Version 4 |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 25
Views: 676547
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Forum: Livestock and Pets Posted: Sat Oct 14, 23 9:36 am Subject: Good (or not) Abattoir guide - Version 4 |
What happens if the small abattoirs close then? How do you manage to take your animals to a larger one further away?
If you're travelling over 65km for business purposes you need a transporter auth ... |
| Topic: Crocus and Leeks? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 7
Views: 8511
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Sep 11, 23 7:05 pm Subject: Crocus and Leeks? |
Colchicum are autumn flowering, so are they saffron or colchicum. Saffron are used for their edible stamens, colchicum are purely ornamental I think.
Agree with the others they should be separate ... |
| Topic: Crocus and Leeks? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 7
Views: 8511
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Sep 09, 23 6:35 pm Subject: Crocus and Leeks? |
| Autumn / saffron crocuses (with labels and everything!) - there is another little section they can go in if they can be planted quite close together. |
| Topic: Crocus and Leeks? |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 7
Views: 8511
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Sep 08, 23 8:12 pm Subject: Crocus and Leeks? |
| Recently planted some perennial leeks (dormant over summer) and my crocus bulbs have arrived. Is there any reason I can't plant them together? Outdoors, around some fruit bushes, good sun. |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 855
Views: 267315
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Thu Aug 03, 23 8:17 am Subject: Long range EVs |
| Look back a few decades for the middle classes at least, and a single income could support a full family with one person having the time to go to individual local shops, darn the socks, mend clothes, ... |
| Topic: insulating floors |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 23
Views: 17504
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Aug 02, 23 3:00 pm Subject: insulating floors |
| Re. vinyl tiles and insulation - they can only tolerate a small amount of "squish" because the clicky-together bits are thin and fragile. This underlay I put down was marked for laminate flooring http ... |
| Topic: insulating floors |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 23
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Aug 01, 23 7:38 pm Subject: Re: insulating floors |
| As part of my ongoing efforts to increase the insulation in this house, thoughts now turn to the floors. Downstairs floors are all concrete. They are cold. I've read 20% of heat can be lost through ... |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 855
Views: 267315
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Tue Jul 18, 23 1:23 pm Subject: Long range EVs |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgDpqd38HtQ
looks interesting.
It's so ugly I feel quite attached. Low ground clearance though? I bet it can't tow. |
| Topic: Long range EVs |
NorthernMonkeyGirl
Replies: 855
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Jul 15, 23 10:32 am Subject: Long range EVs |
Is there anywhere I can broadly compare current electric vehicle options?
Not for me, but my employer may be persuaded to invest if I can put forward a case for the set budget. |
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