Now in the fourth year of growth, the Lapin Cherry 🌸🌸🌸 is starting to yield a decent crop of quality fruit. About 3 kilos so far, most of which ended up in my belly before it got a chance to sit in the fruit bowl on the kitchen bench. Not that anyone else would have … Continue reading
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Coffee grounds for slugs ‘illegal’ – Bullcrap
Coffee grounds for slugs ‘illegal’ – IOL Lifestyle | IOL.co.za. In what would be one of the most bizarre stories I have covered on this site (and this coming from someone that advocates urine fertilizer and eats mealworms – not in that order), comes an article which cites a leading European Union official who regards … Continue reading
The Amazing Adventure of Bareass the Ex-Battery Farm Chicken
From confused poultry to pet chicken Here is a photo journey about the recovery of my most favorite pet chicken, Bareass (BA). She got the name because that is exactly what she had when I got her. I was looking to build on my already established flock (yeah like 2 chickens listen to me the … Continue reading
The Joy of Springtime in the Garden
There are many joys waiting in the Spring garden. The most important one for me is sitting on a log watching it all go by. There is Zen somewhere between chickens scratching at the ground and the hum of a city carried by the wind. Nectar feeding birds fight for the highest branches of the Banksia tree, while … Continue reading