Tag: thekitchensgarden
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How to make Willow Water Rooting Hormone
A hard wood or semi hard wood cutting needs help to grow good strong roots, usually from a rooting hormone. You can make a natural and very effective rooting hormone at home. With willow cuttings. When I was a very young Mum. In New Zealand. All us Mums would visit each other for a cup…
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How I Layout the Images in my Blog Post
On an ideal day. This is my formula – you will all do this differently and I would love to hear how your construct your pages too and what you love to see on a page. The images on a blog page make all the difference to your work. Humans are very image based. It…
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Full Steam Ahead, as my old Sailing Da used to say
Technology is not always predictable – especially for the Great Unwashed like me. Yesterday and the day before were frightening days for the Kitchens Garden Farm Blog. I downgraded in preparation for the move (not wanting to pay another year of full price) and this made a nasty impact on the WordPress site. I lost…
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Rolling Hits of Stormy Weather
Nasty squalls hurled themselves across the landscape of the midwest plains last night. Wind, rain that sounded like hail, the roar of the storms, all flew above our heads like malevolent angels. Thunder shook the house and lightening kept Boo under the desk with his storm blanket on his head. The squalls came in banks,…
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Fact: Chickens Lay Eggs Standing Up. Video.
Here I will show you. I had dismantled the laying boxes yesterday, taking off the front plank preparing for the spring clean. I was sweeping out the boxes when this chicken insisted on climbing in and laying her egg. Quick. Quick. She said. She wiggled about a bit then stood still, squatted slightly and laid…
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