Our veggie garden

[mashman]

Derelict wheelie bins are great for composting after a bit of fettling, a few holes to let the air in & a big hole to get the compost out.

time to put my innate scouse skills to use cool tip (no pun intended, kinda ).

[Ratti]

http://www.kingsseeds.co.nz/ great seeds and info here as well.

there is a gardening group Mash...

all my veges are in tyres, dont need a compost bin, just chuck it all straight in the tyres. You can come and have a look at what I have going if you like Mash. I can talk you through the sorts of things you need to think about. Bring the kids as we have chooks, and guinea pigs

[SMOKEU]

stop it you wicked wicked man... i'd end up gettin busted in about 2 seconds flat (cops 2 doors up on both sides of the road)... do they grow well in winter, dammit no NO... you bastard.........



Cheers for that... i'm gonna need more wood and soil.

Get an indoor setup then. Line a cupboard with tin foil (to reflect the light and heat) then make small hole in the floor of the cupboard. Install an extractor fan going into the attic with a filter to get rid of the smell, and around 200w of lighting and you're all set.

[FJRider]

Get an indoor setup then. Line a cupboard with tin foil (to reflect the light and heat) then make small hole in the floor of the cupboard. Install an extractor fan going into the attic with a filter to get rid of the smell, and around 200w of lighting and you're all set.

Considering the power companies notify police of unusual ... or high power use ... he may get a "visit" anyway ...

[Berries]

Try growing some jalapenos next season, and some Naga Jolokia.

Mmm chillies. Pickled a bucket of jals yesterday and am about to go out and harvest my bhut jolokias and orange habs for an afternoon of sauce making before the frosts do them in.

[SMOKEU]

Mmm chillies. Pickled a bucket of jals yesterday and am about to go out and harvest my bhut jolokias and orange habs for an afternoon of sauce making before the frosts do them in.

Those Jolokias are bloody hard to grow in NZ outdoors aren't they? Mine never really took off that well.

[Berries]

Wouldn't have a chance this far south without a greenhouse.

[mashman]

http://www.kingsseeds.co.nz/ great seeds and info here as well.

there is a gardening group Mash...

all my veges are in tyres, dont need a compost bin, just chuck it all straight in the tyres. You can come and have a look at what I have going if you like Mash. I can talk you through the sorts of things you need to think about. Bring the kids as we have chooks, and guinea pigs

Will drop ya a PM when we're comin through that way (which isn't often)... i'd be keen to see that. One of the kids is kinda squeally around chooks, and when i say kinda, i'm sure there are whales and dolphins flipping out in the ocean when she lets rip...

[mashman]

Get an indoor setup then. Line a cupboard with tin foil (to reflect the light and heat) then make small hole in the floor of the cupboard. Install an extractor fan going into the attic with a filter to get rid of the smell, and around 200w of lighting and you're all set.

if i touched this place it'd likely fall down about my ears and as FJ says, I bet a 200w bulb would cause a bit of a spike in our power usage, even during the day ... I ain't that fussed, if i get offered a smoke, i'll generally take it, but don't go out of my way to get the stuff... but it is a bloody tempting idea

[cave weta]

All this talk of "buying compost bins and modifying wheelie bins" PFFFT!
Compost bins work best when in contact with the ground and when they are airated.
Now listen carefully -for I shall say this only once.

visit the rear of your corner dairy and borrow 7 bread trays, wire them together so that they form two bins side by side - fill one at a time. when second one is full- the first should be ready to use. Each spring I have enough compost to dig into my
20 square mtre vegeplot.
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Here you will learn cheesemaking, homekill, roadkill, foraging, composting, permaculture, worm farming, preserving and more. my aim is to make my town self sufficient.

[pete376403]

Tatties in tires works great. Trick is to keep them warm. Agria. Mmmm, best for mash & bloody big chips IMHO..

As the potato plant grows you can keep on adding another tyre and filling with soil, and the plant will keep on growing up. I think the most we've ever had is 6 or 7 tyres high. When the plant dies off, remove the tyres and you'll have (should have) a stack of potatoes about a metre tall.

[SMOKEU]

Does anyone else here grow tobacco? I've got a very nice looking tobacco plant that should be ready to start harvesting soon.

[cave weta]

Does anyone else here grow tobacco? I've got a very nice looking tobacco plant that should be ready to start harvesting soon.

Ive got friends who grew some... you have to blend it with other strains to get something smokable.
Theirs was obviously VILE!
I watched as they attepted to inhale it as their faces turned purple and the viens on their forheads bulged and they erupted in phlem and snot spraying fits of coughing


Hillarious!

[Brian d marge]

Grow your hemp in coils of clear ducting conduit.

Get a compost bin too..

there is a computer case that acts like a mini grow room ... I heard that ... from a friend honest ...

Stephen

[Brian d marge]

As the potato plant grows you can keep on adding another tyre and filling with soil, and the plant will keep on growing up. I think the most we've ever had is 6 or 7 tyres high. When the plant dies off, remove the tyres and you'll have (should have) a stack of potatoes about a metre tall.

do you cover the plant that is sticking out the top or leave it showing ( a little ) ???

Stephen