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Cover crops
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave Riley Oct 13, 2020. 3 Replies 0 Favorites
Any one going to plant a cover crop to stop weeds and create mulch in the hot weather and where to get the seeds at a cheap price.Continue
Growing Sweet Corn
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland Apr 15, 2020. 1 Reply 0 Favorites
Growing Sweet Corn in Brisbane if planting in your garden be careful where you plant as planted corn during summer and was successful and then replanted same place and not so successful and…Continue
What would you pay for a choko
Started May 20, 2019 0 Replies 0 Favorites
Woolworths Morningside had choko at $9 a kilo previously have seen for $8 a kilo what would you do with these at that price.Continue
Trampoline frame
Started this discussion. Last reply by Valerie Jan 24, 2019. 2 Replies 2 Favorites
There is a free round Trampoline frame on facebook market place at Ningi if you look at these Trampoline frames they are made from solid steel and have a large diameter and would be expensive to…Continue
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"Solar panels would seem to be the best option or wind because the panels only need sunlight and produce electricity where if have solar hot water system they are expensive to buy and maintain and do not last."
"Hot water could use storage and solar panels to heat the water ."
Chicken food
"Anyone grow cow peas to feed to the chickens as they correct variety can be grown during hot months and do not need fertilizer or lots of water."
"Producer gas would be the way to go if want energy after the zombie apocalypse and they used during second world war and there are plenty of cheap second hand petrol motors that could be…"
Prep-steaders
I wanted to make a group for those who might be a bit more serious about self-reliance. I didn't want to use the "prepper" tag because it has become associated with gathering guns and stockpiling heaps of dried/canned goods. The farm/home-steader tag seemed a lot more appropriate. The combination of the two, even better. In 2014, I lost power for over a week in the floods. I always knew we flooded but it was enough of a shock to make me realise that Brisbane isn't immune to delayed…See More
"Be careful buying Australian because it may not be very Australian as have a look at strawberry jam as the only Australian ingredient is the sugar and canned pineapple that has imported juice concentrate added ."
"Netherlands i think but have used last tin and powdered milk is Australian but went up $2 a kilo in the last month."
"Aldi is a lot cheaper to buy then Carnation."
"I do not put the cardboard on the garden but was putting through shredder and composting but it wore out and now put in a container of water and pulp up and place where walk in garden and eventually breaks down.
If you can…"
Seedlings on the go
"Here is an interesting video putting seed trays in a hot humid old freezer using a crock pot for heat and germinate in under 4 days.
We STARTED our PEPPERS in 4 DAYS!
Naked Hog Gardening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8th6oPq6fjU&t=9s"
"If it has nut grass would not use unless you already have nut grass because very hard to get rid of."
First cobs of the summer.
"If you have a lot of corn can cut the corn off the cobs and then with the clean cobs boil up and then add sugar to the liquid and make a syrup like the fake honey they sell in the supermarkets from China."
"No do not but with pak choi earlier this year dug up ground to plant potatoes and had a couple of pak choi come up and was a long time that the seed was in the ground and the ground was well cultivated and the pak…"
"I have some pak choi growing in full sun that was from seed from plants that went to seed and has self seeded and they grew ok and did not go to seed so would recommend direct planting of pak choi because the shock of…"
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Jeff Kiehne's Blog
Chinese Seeds .
Posted on August 3, 2020 at 22:10 1 Comment 0 Favorites
Dozens of US states have reported mysterious seeds showing up in packages from China and are warning citizens not to plant them because they could be an invasive species.
Sous Vide Demonstration
Posted on July 11, 2018 at 9:42 1 Comment 0 Favorites
If anyone is interested Cannon Hill Brewing are doing events at there shop at Cannon Hill can find details on there facebook.
Sous Vide Demonstration
Jul 21 12 PM · Cannon Hill Brewing · Cannon Hill
Costa Georgiadis Great Gardening
Posted on September 30, 2017 at 22:10 0 Comments 0 Favorites
Costa Georgiadis is doing 2 events 4 th and 5 th October that are free for over 55 years but you have to give personal details to register for free tickets which may not be a good idea.
http://www.retirementbylendlease.com.au/srf2017/qld/
Moreton Bay Regional Council free mulch to residents
Posted on October 8, 2016 at 5:38 3 Comments 2 Favorites
Has anyone collected this free mulch and how is it made .When they make mulch they can add some very toxic substances that you would not want but because the levels in final product are low can still meet standards.
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- At 19:24 on October 25, 2015,
Lissa said…
Welcome to BLF Jeff :)
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Happy gardening
Lissa
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