Spuds are right to pick once the Plant has died back to store for a while, or I could Haverest say Just under a Half of the Spud Plants and Leave the rest to die?
Already have Flowered a few Months Back just not sure when they should start dieing off, Has been raining here.
veg gardener said:
Spuds are right to pick once the Plant has died back to store for a while, or I could Haverest say Just under a Half of the Spud Plants and Leave the rest to die?
Already have Flowered a few Months Back just not sure when they should start dieing off, Has been raining here.
pick them as you need them VG.
start from one end and pick (say) a plastic bucket full. take them inside, wash them, show them to mum, say “stop buying spuds there’s more where these came from”. leave the rest until they die off.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Spuds are right to pick once the Plant has died back to store for a while, or I could Haverest say Just under a Half of the Spud Plants and Leave the rest to die?
Already have Flowered a few Months Back just not sure when they should start dieing off, Has been raining here.
pick them as you need them VG.
start from one end and pick (say) a plastic bucket full. take them inside, wash them, show them to mum, say “stop buying spuds there’s more where these came from”. leave the rest until they die off.
Don’t buy spuds these days Pepe, Get them from work, I can just collect my 2.5kgs and Give them to Family (or give them spuds from the garden).
Shall Start from one end to the other, Thinking about once it has Been Cleaned out Piling up the Spud Plants, Letting them break down into compost with the chooks running over them.
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
Spuds are right to pick once the Plant has died back to store for a while, or I could Haverest say Just under a Half of the Spud Plants and Leave the rest to die?
Already have Flowered a few Months Back just not sure when they should start dieing off, Has been raining here.
pick them as you need them VG.
start from one end and pick (say) a plastic bucket full. take them inside, wash them, show them to mum, say “stop buying spuds there’s more where these came from”. leave the rest until they die off.
Don’t buy spuds these days Pepe, Get them from work, I can just collect my 2.5kgs and Give them to Family (or give them spuds from the garden).
Shall Start from one end to the other, Thinking about once it has Been Cleaned out Piling up the Spud Plants, Letting them break down into compost with the chooks running over them.
chooks don’t eat the leaves. spud soil is immediately good for a leaf crop. i just put jap pumpkin in my old spud patch.
pepe said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:pick them as you need them VG.
start from one end and pick (say) a plastic bucket full. take them inside, wash them, show them to mum, say “stop buying spuds there’s more where these came from”. leave the rest until they die off.
Don’t buy spuds these days Pepe, Get them from work, I can just collect my 2.5kgs and Give them to Family (or give them spuds from the garden).
Shall Start from one end to the other, Thinking about once it has Been Cleaned out Piling up the Spud Plants, Letting them break down into compost with the chooks running over them.
chooks don’t eat the leaves. spud soil is immediately good for a leaf crop. i just put jap pumpkin in my old spud patch.
Pumpkins are out in the tree area, near the hives.
veg gardener said:
pepe said:
veg gardener said:Don’t buy spuds these days Pepe, Get them from work, I can just collect my 2.5kgs and Give them to Family (or give them spuds from the garden).
Shall Start from one end to the other, Thinking about once it has Been Cleaned out Piling up the Spud Plants, Letting them break down into compost with the chooks running over them.
chooks don’t eat the leaves. spud soil is immediately good for a leaf crop. i just put jap pumpkin in my old spud patch.
Pumpkins are out in the tree area, near the hives.
you won’t get much honey from pumikin flowers will ya?
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pepe said:chooks don’t eat the leaves. spud soil is immediately good for a leaf crop. i just put jap pumpkin in my old spud patch.
Pumpkins are out in the tree area, near the hives.
you won’t get much honey from pumikin flowers will ya?
Just Pollen.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Pumpkins are out in the tree area, near the hives.
you won’t get much honey from pumikin flowers will ya?
Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:you won’t get much honey from pumikin flowers will ya?
Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
Yep, since we have had the Bee’s the Pollination has gone up.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:you won’t get much honey from pumikin flowers will ya?
Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
pain master said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
Native bees don’t like pumpkin flowers. :(
pain master said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
So they don’t have to fly as far to collect it as well, making more trips during the day, So they are more Productive.
pain master said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Just Pollen.
You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
Maybe it wasn’t planned. Pumpkins come up anywhere. Sometimes you just let them grow. Maybe the hives were there first.
pomolo said:
pain master said:
pomolo said:You see PM, Veg is right. You don’t get honey from pumpkin flowers you only get pollen. You tell him Veg. Someone has to keep him on the straight and narrow.
I bet your pumpkin flowers get pollenated well too Veg . That’s what I need, a bee hive for nest time I plant pumpkins. Save me a lot of work and prayer.
I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
Maybe it wasn’t planned. Pumpkins come up anywhere. Sometimes you just let them grow. Maybe the hives were there first.
Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
pain master said:I was askin’? I was just wondering what motives were behind Vegie putting his hives amongst the pumikins were….
Maybe it wasn’t planned. Pumpkins come up anywhere. Sometimes you just let them grow. Maybe the hives were there first.
Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
Your steer has a name?
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:Maybe it wasn’t planned. Pumpkins come up anywhere. Sometimes you just let them grow. Maybe the hives were there first.
Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
Your steer has a name?
Murray.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
Your steer has a name?
Murray.
named after the river eh?
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:Your steer has a name?
Murray.
named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Murray.
named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I would’ve called him Billy meself.
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I would’ve called him Billy meself.
I have to agree, bloke we got him off already had him named.
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:Maybe it wasn’t planned. Pumpkins come up anywhere. Sometimes you just let them grow. Maybe the hives were there first.
Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
Your steer has a name?
Leave him alone PM. He is doing just great.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Only area other then the House Paddock, witch the steer and goats can’t get in and have a Munch.
Your steer has a name?
Murray.
Onya Veg. You thought it would be called Wizard didn’t you PM.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Murray.
named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:Your steer has a name?
Murray.
Onya Veg. You thought it would be called Wizard didn’t you PM.
I did think it was going to have a mystical name… sorta like a Lord of the Rings reference.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Pomolo, I’ll miss him when he goes into the freezer, Had him a week today. I’ve enjoyed feeding him each day and giving him a walk around. There a nice cow, He’s nice and Quiet (due to be raised with goats).
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:Your steer has a name?
Murray.
Onya Veg. You thought it would be called Wizard didn’t you PM.
Most of the Animals have names here, Only a couple of chooks have names.
veg says he is an “Old Murray Grey”, can you get a “Young Murray Grey”?
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Pomolo, I’ll miss him when he goes into the freezer, Had him a week today. I’ve enjoyed feeding him each day and giving him a walk around. There a nice cow, He’s nice and Quiet (due to be raised with goats).
Awww Veg, see if you can keep him. He sounds lovely. If he was mine I’d probably have him sitting on the lounge next to me.
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Pomolo, I’ll miss him when he goes into the freezer, Had him a week today. I’ve enjoyed feeding him each day and giving him a walk around. There a nice cow, He’s nice and Quiet (due to be raised with goats).
old mcdonald had a farm, eieio, and on that farm he had a nice cow, eieio, here a nice cow, there a nice cow, everywhere nice cow, eieio
pain master said:
veg says he is an “Old Murray Grey”, can you get a “Young Murray Grey”?
He’s 18months old Veg said so you can make up your own mind.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Pomolo, I’ll miss him when he goes into the freezer, Had him a week today. I’ve enjoyed feeding him each day and giving him a walk around. There a nice cow, He’s nice and Quiet (due to be raised with goats).
Awww Veg, see if you can keep him. He sounds lovely. If he was mine I’d probably have him sitting on the lounge next to me.
Already tired bring him up to the house, on the back Patio ( use to be a Closed in sun room when I was a little tucker).
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Pomolo, I’ll miss him when he goes into the freezer, Had him a week today. I’ve enjoyed feeding him each day and giving him a walk around. There a nice cow, He’s nice and Quiet (due to be raised with goats).
old mcdonald had a farm, eieio, and on that farm he had a nice cow, eieio, here a nice cow, there a nice cow, everywhere nice cow, eieio
A bit early for singing PM. I’m just glad I can’t hear you.
pain master said:
veg says he is an “Old Murray Grey”, can you get a “Young Murray Grey”?
yep get both.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg says he is an “Old Murray Grey”, can you get a “Young Murray Grey”?
yep get both.
I don’t think you need my protection any more Veg. You are obviously able to look after yourself quite well.
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
veg says he is an “Old Murray Grey”, can you get a “Young Murray Grey”?
yep get both.
I don’t think you need my protection any more Veg. You are obviously able to look after yourself quite well.
Thanks Pomolo, Reckon I’m alright. Seems I Hijacked my own thread.
veg gardener said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:yep get both.
I don’t think you need my protection any more Veg. You are obviously able to look after yourself quite well.
Thanks Pomolo, Reckon I’m alright. Seems I Hijacked my own thread.
I think Pm and I helped you do the Hi-jacking.
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I would’ve called him Billy meself.
You have a thing about the name Billy methinks :)
AnneS said:
pain master said:
veg gardener said:Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I would’ve called him Billy meself.
You have a thing about the name Billy methinks :)
Do I? Just that the only Grey Angus I know is Billy Connolly…
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:named after the river eh?
Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
Same. I couldn’t eat an animal that I’ve looked after.
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:I would’ve called him Billy meself.
You have a thing about the name Billy methinks :)
Do I? Just that the only Grey Angus I know is Billy Connolly…
When we were talking about my dog William the other day you asked I think I ever called him Bill or Billy
AnneS said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:You have a thing about the name Billy methinks :)
Do I? Just that the only Grey Angus I know is Billy Connolly…
When we were talking about my dog William the other day you asked I think I ever called him Bill or Billy
That’s right… I guess two conversations about the name Billy could suggest I am obsessed…. kinda. None of my drakes are called Billy, might have to re-think that one. Have named our local Peaceful Doves “Jimmy”.
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:
veg gardener said:Nope, Ill give a little history about him. He’s 18Months Old Murray Grey/ Angus steer (potty calf) shall ended up in our freezer, Im just having fun walking him around the house paddock on a lead.
I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
pain master said:
AnneS said:
pain master said:Do I? Just that the only Grey Angus I know is Billy Connolly…
When we were talking about my dog William the other day you asked I think I ever called him Bill or Billy
That’s right… I guess two conversations about the name Billy could suggest I am obsessed…. kinda. None of my drakes are called Billy, might have to re-think that one. Have named our local Peaceful Doves “Jimmy”.
Was only joshing. Don’t get the heckles up :)
AnneS said:
bubba louie said:
pomolo said:I’m kinda partial to Murray Greys. They are a reasonable size and have a reasonable temperament. I’m a bit sorry he is in line for the freezer. You can tell I’m no farmer can’t you.
Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
AnneS said:
pain master said:
AnneS said:When we were talking about my dog William the other day you asked I think I ever called him Bill or Billy
That’s right… I guess two conversations about the name Billy could suggest I am obsessed…. kinda. None of my drakes are called Billy, might have to re-think that one. Have named our local Peaceful Doves “Jimmy”.
Was only joshing. Don’t get the heckles up :)
can’t recall the last time my heckles were up… too laid back nowadays to humour being upset. I knew you were just stirring the pot. :)
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:
bubba louie said:Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
whatsa “saanen”? I’m guessing you called ‘em kids, so I’m thinking Goat?
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:
bubba louie said:Ditto
If it’s going to be food then no names and limited contact for me.
same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
Must admit I’m probably more stand offish with animals than you would be anyway, so it’s not a huge issue for me. I don’t get very attached to animals. Even William…
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
whatsa “saanen”? I’m guessing you called ‘em kids, so I’m thinking Goat?
Goats, we use to have them here they are a Dairy goat, we are now crossing them to our Boar (meat) so we don’t have to bottle feed as much.
veg gardener said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
whatsa “saanen”? I’m guessing you called ‘em kids, so I’m thinking Goat?
Goats, we use to have them here they are a Dairy goat, we are now crossing them to our Boar (meat) so we don’t have to bottle feed as much.
I’ve learnt two new things today… ergo it must be beer o’clock? Where’s that yard-arm at?
pain master said:
veg gardener said:
pain master said:whatsa “saanen”? I’m guessing you called ‘em kids, so I’m thinking Goat?
Goats, we use to have them here they are a Dairy goat, we are now crossing them to our Boar (meat) so we don’t have to bottle feed as much.
I’ve learnt two new things today… ergo it must be beer o’clock? Where’s that yard-arm at?
Must be Beer O’ Clock , Ill Wait till she cools down while mowing.
pain master said:
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
whatsa “saanen”? I’m guessing you called ‘em kids, so I’m thinking Goat?
Give that man a lollypop.
AnneS said:
bubba louie said:
AnneS said:same here bubba…admitedly we only have chooks as livestock, but as we eat them after culling we don’t get “up and personal” with them
It was a lesson hard learned for me.
One weekend, as a child, playing with two adorable saanen kids called Romeo and Juliet, the next visit to be told Pop had knocked them on the head.
I was in shock.
Must admit I’m probably more stand offish with animals than you would be anyway, so it’s not a huge issue for me. I don’t get very attached to animals. Even William…
I wish I could be a bit more detached. We’ve spent squilions and cried buckets over the cats.