Where can I get organic strawberry plants in NZ ?
Kia ora fellow kiwis Does anyone know where I can get organic strawberry plants from please. I have a vision of a bed of say 1m x 2m. How many plants would I need - how far apart, what area is best to plant them morning sun etc and when?? A real novice but some good soil ... Many thanks to sstorch and others that may reply to this. Ka kite Diana ___ BDNow mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/bdnow
Congats on your Gentians
Kia ora Tony Great results. Congratulations. It's results like these that will make the chemical growers really take some notice. As a former florist I can vouch for the fact that they a highly prized flower. Did you take any account of the vase life of them as well ? I think we would both know of the results there however ... The floriculture industry is one of the worst offenders with agrochemicals. Kia kaha Diana ___ BDNow mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/bdnow
Strawberry plants
Kia ora ssorch I have such wonderful memories of my childhood picking the strawberries in Dad's garden and eating lots before they even got into the kitchen! Just recently I have been looking to plant some in my own garden. Can you give me some tips as to how to do it please and what I should look for in the plants that I buy. Many thanks Diana ___ BDNow mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/bdnow
Re: New Zealanders
Kia ora We somehow need to get the energy that is going in to this fart campaign to be transferred to the anti GE campaign. The moratorium is set to be lifted late October this year. Any suggestions? Kia kaha Diana ___ BDNow mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/bdnow
Re: Visit to NZ
Kia ora Hugh I would be very interested in attending if you were to come to Aotearoa (NZ). I enjoyed the last one and feel that a refresher would be very advantageous. You are welcome to come and stay at Moturunga which is on the west coast just north of Wanganui. Ka kite Diana
Re: Vitality and fertility ofsoils
Kia ora Steve Are you meaning cow pat pit or horn clay as the BCR? Many thanks Diana
Peppering advice
Kia ora As the full moon is in Leo on Monday my understanding is that it is the best day for collecting weed seeds for peppering. Has anyone got any experience of collecting/burning/spraying back on the land that they are able to share. Many thanks Diana
Lungworm update
Kia ora Firstly thanks to those that have responded. I did a diagnosis from Ian Buckingham symptoms and then got the remedy in and today was the last day for it being cuprum aceticum. When I got to the runoff she was lying down and her breathing was very laboured. Not keen to get up so I administered the remedy 3 times with ten min intervals As of yesterday she looked to have improved but today ... Can they have more than one type of worm at once? I have got another dung sample which I will get anaylsed. I took one earlier in the week and when I checked with the vet they said it would take until Monday to get the results. I didn't do that as thought she would be better by then. In hope Diana
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Food glorious Food
Lungworm problem
Kia ora I have a 16 month heifer who has a lungworm problem and I would like help for her. She is under no pressure feedwise. 4 weeks ago she had 5 days of being drenched daily with cider vinegar and still not a happy girl Any suggestions please? Many thanks Diana
More solid cow manure
Kia ora all This morning I went into the cowshed and was somewhat amazed by the sudden difference in the consistency of the manure. Having had a difficult 9 months with the cows healthwise it just seemed that this morning their manure was like it should be rather than the green rainbows that they have been expelling most of the time. This really has me wondering if there has been any cause for this as it was such a sudden change and with them all. Maybe it was because Fonterra (NZ's giant dairy co-operative) have just been and signed me up today to be processing our organic milk separately. We are # 14 in a country of 14,000 dairy farms. Have a wonderful 2003 everyone and may your dreams come true like mine have today Kia kaha Diana
Re: Files, Photos, Attachments
Kia ora For some of us in rural New Zealand there is a real problem with access to the internet. Any big emails are just very hard to download and can clog up your system. I'm told that electric fencing exaggerates the problem. I appreciate the fact that BDNow is easily accessible. Ka kite Diana
Peoples essence?
Kia ora Hugh et al > We are sitting on the science behind why voodoo works. I know. I grew up in > south Louisiana where my father (who was 1/4 Cherokee) always burned his > fingernail trimmings. He always buried his spit when working in the garden > with his hoe. I was four or five and asked him why. "Because if someone > gets some of your essence they can exert power over you." > I am intrigued by this concept of a person's essence. Does this mean that women will have power over their lover - should seeds be sown? Many thanks Diana
Aqua colour in the NZ sky
Kia ora Having just read the Aurora Farm update I was reminded of a sighting on the early evening of 5th Jan. As Woody and I are at the ceremonial rocks saying prayers with the morning Agnihotra fire we notice beautiful colors, blue and coral, in the Northeastern sky. We have commented many times these Holynights on how color now appears different to us. At Kaiteriteri, which is on the northwestern coast of the South Island, I was looking up towards the sky in the noreaster direction and there was at the base of a cloud a wonderful aquamarine colour which I had never seen before. I commented to my friend who agreed with me. It stayed for about 10 mins. I felt at the time that it had a very cleansing look for the sky. Here's to a great 2002 for all Kia kaha Diana
