What have you done for the Environment Today?
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For the 'base' you can either go super crispy burnt Toast or make a Hard Tack :-
Hardtack - Wikipedia
I use a homemade nut butter for the main bulk which is obviously mixed with some colouring agents. - I've colour shaded it to go from light at the top to darker at the bottom.
The rest is food stuffs , bird foods picked up and separated for the decorations - the tinsel bows are made from super fine budgie seeds just cast over the edge of a saucer.
Half cut ( not drunk ) Fresh cranberries for the Orbs.
Diamonds of Lemon peel.
The 'bark' at the bottom of the tree is Pecans.
Just various things.
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Not done it today, but done it for the last 12 years.. I’m virtually chemical free.
Only natural soap & plant based cleaners used for everything.
Only natural soap & plant based cleaners used for everything.
Well, some of you may not agree, but I have now shot in excess of 25 grey squirrels in a 1/2 acre patch over the last four weeks.
I'm sure the trees and song birds will be pleased!
I'm sure the trees and song birds will be pleased!
I bought some second hand plastic 5l mayo tubs off fleabay which were maybe a quid each? They would do as good a job perhaps for fish, cafes and restaurants may have armfulls of the like. Nicely fitting lids securely clip on although not air tight which is weird. Recently cut holes in the top of one as a collection bucket at a community Xmas thing, handles allow easy use for harvesting, not a bad bucket for earth, mortar etc.
A kayaking friend was walking round the back of a Indian restaurant when he saw them throwing out those big, blue bdf barrels canoeists and rafters use. He asked and left with two large barrels. Apparently mango pickles and other things get imported in them and then get thrown away. It did take him a very long time to lose the smell in them though. Mind you, it was only to store wet canoeing clobber when in the car.
Their really handy for canoe trips..I have a black screw lid one which I got for free,they can be a pain in the rear to get off..especially with cold hands.
So I opted for the blue clamp lid one, much easier to open & more water tight, it’s a bit bigger too.
Just finished planting in 18 various Fern plants ( Lidl had a boat load in last week )
After my initial investigation into potentially getting some Fern Spore and planting that way I learned that , weirdly , Ferns are actually quite difficult to grow and not as easy as I had assumed. They are a bit of a precious little thing to get off the ground.
After my initial investigation into potentially getting some Fern Spore and planting that way I learned that , weirdly , Ferns are actually quite difficult to grow and not as easy as I had assumed. They are a bit of a precious little thing to get off the ground.
I make a particularly good Squirrel Tagine - but not even I can eat 25
If you have spares I’d be happy to take some.
Alas, no more; I didn't have enough room in the freezer. I'm down to seeing one every few days now
Does it cover mosses much?
I'd be interested in creating some Moss walls at some point.
I’ve a lovely Fern, my 19 year old daughter.. it’s her name
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