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 Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 2080
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Aug 14, 22 4:04 pm Subject: Wildlife |
a new id, there was a mint moth on the lavender next to the mint
cute tiny thing |
| Topic: ignition |
dpack
Replies: 2
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sun Aug 14, 22 9:55 am Subject: ignition |
the physics seems to work, the ignition seems to work, massive yield that could self sustain
we need to make a fire box and boiler for it, that is the trickier bit |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
dpack
Replies: 91
Views: 32647
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Aug 12, 22 3:12 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
i see new red from here 
many are starting to change colour
many are in waiting |
| Topic: Preserving Garlic |
dpack
Replies: 8
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Aug 11, 22 3:52 pm Subject: Preserving Garlic |
hot pickled in good cider vinegar with spices 
preserving in oil can be a bit moody bacteriologically, maybe not worth the risk, bad is rare but it is bad
even with a pressure cooker i woul ... |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
dpack
Replies: 91
Views: 32647
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Aug 11, 22 2:45 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
| we just ate the first two small type toms, very nice |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
dpack
Replies: 91
Views: 32647
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Aug 11, 22 10:31 am Subject: tomato experiment |
re pollination
there are insects, i suspect moths are as important as hoverflies and bees
i do the "fluffing" thing of touching as many flowers as are open with a finger tip to transfer pollen
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| Topic: tomato experiment |
dpack
Replies: 91
Views: 32647
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 10, 22 10:13 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
https://www.downsizer.net/gallery/31122/090822_4988trifruit.jpg
a few of the fruit trusses |
| Topic: tomato experiment |
dpack
Replies: 91
Views: 32647
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Aug 10, 22 10:04 pm Subject: tomato experiment |
https://www.downsizer.net/gallery/31121/090822_4995-triffid.jpg
that was 2 days ago, it is still developing a few fruit and ripening the earlier ones rather well
it is now on reduced feed, ie if ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 2080
Views: 2308916
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 09, 22 5:17 pm Subject: Wildlife |
the big funnel web spider made it past the extreme heat
teasing it with a herb robert leaf got a very enthusiastic response
toxic or not i do not want to wrestle it
i need a tripod and ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 2080
Views: 2308916
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 09, 22 2:48 pm Subject: Wildlife |
https://www.downsizer.net/gallery/31120/090822_5134-levitation.jpg
i do believe a mouse can fly
other angles are available  perhaps i should make him a tiny modesty sporran
ok fo ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 2080
Views: 2308916
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 09, 22 1:44 pm Subject: Wildlife |
there are snaps of the sammisons
i need to tidy a few
working them like birds was a good idea, watch for the beast and then reaction shoot where they seem to be going is effective if a little ra ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 2080
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 09, 22 8:51 am Subject: Wildlife |
the sammisons seem to have survived well, 2 adults and 3 juveniles at the mo
ballsi sammison looks as though he might outdo buffi sammison in the bodybuilding game
that is a butch young mou ... |
| Topic: extreme heat event casualties |
dpack
Replies: 8
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Aug 09, 22 8:47 am Subject: extreme heat event casualties |
one wren, heard yesterday, seen today
there were many |
| Topic: harvest |
dpack
Replies: 29
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Aug 08, 22 9:34 pm Subject: harvest |
lots of grade 1 blackberries
the first truss of experimental tomatoes is turning orange, more about that with snaps later
herbs have done well, especially the ones that are usually a bit chilly ... |
| Topic: extreme heat event casualties |
dpack
Replies: 8
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Mon Aug 08, 22 10:07 am Subject: extreme heat event casualties |
it seems the survivors of the two most local(and related)sparrow colonies have teamed up to create a 2/3 size colony
15 adults and a handful of juveniles, no recent fledglings and there should be doz ... |
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