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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s the weather like where you are? 2024
« Last post by Goosegirl on Today at 09:33 »Grey and cold here.
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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s for tea? 2024
« Last post by Goosegirl on Today at 09:32 »Comforting spag bol for me tonight.
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The Hen House / Low PUFA poultry feed...
« Last post by spud on Today at 08:24 »Ive been working on finding low PUFA feed for my hens and its very difficult, i discovered in my research that feeding soya, maize based feeds raises the Linoleic acid content of the eggs and also the meat should you be eating any birds.
Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated, omega-6 fatty acid, consuming it has raised concerns on peoples health issues. Im finding that it has become a very popular food ingredient in all animal feeds and also directly fed to ourselves in most processed foods.
As i have been unable to buy a manufactured poultry feed, Ive been mixing up my own ration, not perfect and it will certainly be altered some more, but for now at least I've been able to lower the PUFA been fed to my hens.
I Will try and upload a pic of the feed later this morning for those interested.
Linoleic acid is a polyunsaturated, omega-6 fatty acid, consuming it has raised concerns on peoples health issues. Im finding that it has become a very popular food ingredient in all animal feeds and also directly fed to ourselves in most processed foods.
As i have been unable to buy a manufactured poultry feed, Ive been mixing up my own ration, not perfect and it will certainly be altered some more, but for now at least I've been able to lower the PUFA been fed to my hens.
I Will try and upload a pic of the feed later this morning for those interested.
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Grow Your Own / Re: No dig potatoes using grass clippings
« Last post by Snow on Yesterday at 22:35 »I do "no dig" potatoes, but I do put them in a hole a few inches down.i earth them up with lawn clippings, straw and comfrey. Only first earlies which need little earthing up, I don't think I could do it that way with maincrops at all, they require far too much earthing up and I don't have any spare compost when I would need it for them.
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Grow Your Own / Re: Onions from seed?
« Last post by Cavolo Hero on Yesterday at 22:33 »Forgot to mention that onions and leeks do better with a bit of lime raked into the soil, and generous doses of manure or fertiliser when they get going later in the season. Managed to get seed for the old Kelsae last year, and got huge, very mild onions just like the Spanish onions we used to be able to get years ago. As a friend's husband used to say, Ya could ate em like an opple!! Translation: You could eat them like an apple.
When is the best time to add the lime jaydig?
I was planning to plant the seedlings out, maybe on Monday so could pick up some lime tomorrow, but would that be harmful to plant out so soon after liming?
Sorry for all the questions!
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Grow Your Own / Re: Onions from seed?
« Last post by Snow on Yesterday at 22:30 »Being in the west of Scotland, am I to late to direct sow onions, packet says yes, heart says no
Try it and report back, you might just get small onions . You can still plant sets ASAP though and get decent sized onions
I always start seeds end of february, also west of Scotland. Grow on in greenhouse and planted out early April. I've had to put some sets in to replace some that got eaten though.
As for leeks I put them out after the potatoes, typically in June. I'll have potted them on by then and they should be as thick as a pencil, touch wood
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Chatting on the Plot / Re: What’s for tea? 2024
« Last post by New shoot on Yesterday at 21:21 »Chicken nachos and salsa.
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Grow Your Own / Re: Onions from seed?
« Last post by jaydig on Yesterday at 20:30 »Forgot to mention that onions and leeks do better with a bit of lime raked into the soil, and generous doses of manure or fertiliser when they get going later in the season. Managed to get seed for the old Kelsae last year, and got huge, very mild onions just like the Spanish onions we used to be able to get years ago. As a friend's husband used to say, Ya could ate em like an opple!! Translation: You could eat them like an apple. 
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Grow Your Own / Re: Best grow-bag?
« Last post by KalisDad on Yesterday at 19:14 »My best sucess was clover 60lt salad and tomato bags, struggling to get them this year so have 3 new bags from last year and 3 peat free from this year, I'll let you know how I get on
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Grow Your Own / Re: Onions from seed?
« Last post by KalisDad on Yesterday at 19:04 »Being in the west of Scotland, am I to late to direct sow onions, packet says yes, heart says no