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My chooks won't eat comfrey - and no, I'm not getting into a discussion on the pros and cons here. They won't eat it. I've tried chopping it into mashes, feeding no greens for days and then throwing comfrey in the cage - won't eat it. Maybe the odd small...
Started by stella on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at backyardpoultry):
It seems.
That keeps me in Comfrey wouldn't eat it!
Funnily enough, my comfrey doesn't die down that much over winter.
A few lengths of clothes line in an unused carport and I dry it there .
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I keep reading that we should apply a 'general balanced fertiliser' or a 'nitrogen rich fertiliser' but I can't think how to do this without uisng blood fish and bone or bonemeal etc. Nor do I want to use MiracleGro etc. For potassium rich feed we have...
Started by laurasilver on
, 12 posts
by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg):
Stock-free = non animal....
Infact, have essential.
Urea is high in nitrogen too.
Echo seaweed and/or comfrey sentiments above.
Seaweed feed chicken poo.
Use chopped comfrey directly on the soil.
Make your own comfrey tea or nettle tea.
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I keep reading that we should apply a 'general balanced fertiliser' or a 'nitrogen rich fertiliser' but I can't think how to do this without uisng blood fish and bone or bonemeal etc. Nor do I want to use MiracleGro etc. For potassium rich feed we have...
Started by laurasilver on
, 9 posts
by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg):
Stock-free = non animal....
Infact, have essential.
Urea is high in nitrogen too.
Echo seaweed and/or comfrey sentiments above.
Seaweed feed chicken poo.
Use chopped comfrey directly on the soil.
Make your own comfrey tea or nettle tea.
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I keep reading that we should apply a 'general balanced fertiliser' or a 'nitrogen rich fertiliser' but I can't think how to do this without uisng blood fish and bone or bonemeal etc. Nor do I want to use MiracleGro etc. For potassium rich feed we have...
Started by laurasilver on
, 10 posts
by 7 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at growfruitandveg):
Stock-free = non animal....
Infact, have essential.
Urea is high in nitrogen too.
Echo seaweed and/or comfrey sentiments above.
Seaweed feed chicken poo.
Use chopped comfrey directly on the soil.
Make your own comfrey tea or nettle tea.
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So if some experienced outdoor growers could help me along the way with these guys, through this thread, that would be awesome.
So I germinated a bunch of seeds using the paper towel method and they all sprouted roots beautifully. However when I went ...
Started by MisterWhyte on
, 15 posts
by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at grasscity):
If you use pellets are a ....
pellets, skip the paper towels and plant the seed directly into the pellet, pointy side down is preferred nettles, dandelions, kudzu, comfrey, clover, yarrow, chamomile, kelp, ...the list goes on.
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How old is the Bird?
Five Months
What Breed is the bird?
Large Black Australorp
Is the Bird male or female?
Male
What is the bird being fed? (be as specific as you can)
Furneys Layer Pellets, supplemented with steam flaked oats or whole wheat once or ...
Started by Wyanlace on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at poultrymatters):
And/or Comfrey but I reckon you should definitely get him some painkiller/anti-inflammatory it's just a sprain you could additionally try to apply some ointment of Arnica montana and/or Comfrey today and have limited his feed to about 1....
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Anyone know of good nitrogen sources that don't smell god awful. Chicken manure smells just awful whether its mixed into the medium or in tea. I have high p guano that doesn't smell so I'm assuming the high n guano won't either but I don't have access...
Started by mightymids on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at grasscity):
I'm bubbling it with the MM type of PVCE diaphram .
Let it sit comfrey the stinky plant among many others.
Alfalfa meal tea - 1 cup of alfalfa meal or pellets to 5 gallons of pure water.
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Why grow organic?
From the earliest forms of forrest farming tens of thousands of years ago right up to the turn of the 20th century, man has managed his crops employing various organic growing techniques, living harmoniously with the environment around...
Started by organicgrowshop on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at gardenerscorner):
So I'm not totally convinced organic limits as to what we can produce.... .
I buy chicken pellets, but I often wonder what hell the chickens go through in order to produce those pellets, and I'm guessing they are considered organic.
Produce.
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I think we need a good thread about hay.
Where do you get it? How should you store it? What makes a hay good value for both your animal AND your pocket?
Around here people are starting to cut and bale their first cutting of hay. Hay is something that ...
Started by Farmfresh on
, 10 posts
by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at natureshippiehouse):
Lately....
I do share the hay with the rabbits, but tend to give them just little sprigs because they really prefer fresh green stuff and/or pellets, although I feed them rabbit pellets not alfalfa pellets.
Alfalfa in pellets.
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This is the first of a series of articles on basic vegetable gardening for beginners. I chose this topic because growing vegetables is the most frugal kind of gardening there is. Growing your own vegetables is a rewarding pastime that gives you healthy...
Started by forestdale on
, 15 posts
by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at frugalvillage):
In....
Keep your hose close by so that you can moisten such as comfrey or manure.
Every so often you need a layer of manure, dried poultry manure pellets or comfrey to activate the pile and keep it decomposing.
Straw, newspaper etc.
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