tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post5609992760266146276..comments2023-10-17T09:38:33.865+01:00Comments on Our New Life in the Country: Sacrificial Cabbage?Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-87506633692787828382016-06-27T15:24:37.253+01:002016-06-27T15:24:37.253+01:00No, I've never grown sprouts ... hate the litt...No, I've never grown sprouts ... hate the little green things :-)<br /><br />It's PSB most likely, but for reasons known only to itself it didn't give us any purple sprouting bits just lots and lots of leaves.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-88240023230608082882016-06-27T15:23:04.246+01:002016-06-27T15:23:04.246+01:00I just used a wooden framed wire thingy that we ha...I just used a wooden framed wire thingy that we had behind the shed, once I'd found it. It's definitely not flash, but does the job.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-4429990548731854612016-06-25T18:51:42.298+01:002016-06-25T18:51:42.298+01:00I would say that it's PSB. Chickens had a trea...I would say that it's PSB. Chickens had a treat!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-70425328362305466022016-06-25T17:27:01.645+01:002016-06-25T17:27:01.645+01:00Is it a sprout plant? No sprouts yet?Is it a sprout plant? No sprouts yet?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339016466716655909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-22650729926728127572016-06-25T01:30:17.355+01:002016-06-25T01:30:17.355+01:00It looks like one of the Kales I grow.It looks like one of the Kales I grow.Fran in Aushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203978611380010800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-70527889587749184642016-06-24T23:34:30.945+01:002016-06-24T23:34:30.945+01:00Sue, this is definitely in the "teaching your...Sue, this is definitely in the "teaching your grandmother to suck eggs" category, but what about a roll of plastic net that you could roll across the polythene entrance when you want the cool breeze without the hens? Would that work? Nothing too flash... just sturdy enough to give them pause...Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-63928012222838704072016-06-24T23:27:44.715+01:002016-06-24T23:27:44.715+01:00I sure it was a very ancient seed that only grows ...I sure it was a very ancient seed that only grows once every 100 years and the chicken ate it.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamishangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-43180199897710391062016-06-24T16:57:58.337+01:002016-06-24T16:57:58.337+01:00It looks as if it provided handy shade for the cau...It looks as if it provided handy shade for the caulis - what ever it wasSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-19212292241367602162016-06-24T16:05:24.042+01:002016-06-24T16:05:24.042+01:00Good luck 😊
It's a good time to start, every...Good luck 😊<br /><br />It's a good time to start, everything will romp away with the warmer weather and long days.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-44137763963657920542016-06-24T14:48:30.067+01:002016-06-24T14:48:30.067+01:00Project growing things starts for me this weekend!...Project growing things starts for me this weekend!Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-88934269910069777452016-06-24T14:31:33.523+01:002016-06-24T14:31:33.523+01:00I always think my hens have such a lovely life - t...I always think my hens have such a lovely life - they are out in the fields all day, they have a warm and cosy house at night, they have corn andpellets if they feel like eating them, they have scraps from the table (which they adore) - and in return they give us eggs with golden yolks. A fair exchange I would say.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8468906973954014850.post-65934736550301799412016-06-24T13:12:53.746+01:002016-06-24T13:12:53.746+01:00Your 'possible' cabbage reminds me of when...Your 'possible' cabbage reminds me of when I used to walk regularly along footpaths through and around fields in Leicestershire. Green leaves were growing well in one field and I was in the habit of snatching a few leaves as an addition to dinner. I thought it was kale, possibly, or cabbage . . . turned out they were Mangolds. Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.com