Monday 21 October 2013

New kids on the block and more

My new tee.
I grow twins, whats your superpower?
It has been awhile since I last shared with you. I have written loads of blogs in my head but not managed to get any of them onto the computer screen.

We had the school holidays; about to start week two of term four. Bring on the summer hols hehe Looking forward to some family being here for two weeks of it too.

I had a local market on this Saturday just gone and have the school fair this Friday night. Then I will have a break until mid November. The markets do alright but I think my new facebook page will serve me better.

The goats are well. Neville was REALLY sick last weekend, so sick we called the vet out. Coccidious. A germ that is in the belly of many animals but dangerous if in large numbers. A does of antibotics and we waited to see if he would live or not. He did!!! So please to see him running and jumping about. Today I went and sat in the paddock, Neville came and sat on my lap. He is about the size of our dog now so it was rather funny to have happen. We now think that Coccidious was the course of Richard's death. 

all of the goats ready to be released for the day.


Oh, of course, I haven’t been able to tell you about our new babies. Heidi and Beau. I think they were born about the end of September. We went up to Railton in the middle of the holidays to collect them. They didn’t take long to learn how to drink out of the bottles. I think that it helped starting them off with colostrum from their mums as it got them used to the teats with the taste they were used too.

Beau
Heidi - right hand side
 
















Aj started fencing the goat paddock in the second week of the holidays. A fencing contractor came and spent a day with Aj teaching, guiding, doing. He came back a few days later to check on Ajs work. He got the tick of approval and so was left to finish off. One more small section and a gate and we’ll be done. Then the electric wire will go back on.



Have a good week all. Don't forget to check out the PM facebook page.

Saturday 5 October 2013

What is a Paper Pot Press?


Paper Pot Press
This is a Paper Pot Press and today I used it to make seedling pots for a range of vegetables and a couple of garden plants. You can find Paper Pot Press kits on a few websites and prices are about $20.00. Its brilliant, all you need are old newspapers which can be collected from most newsagents.
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1) Fill the ready made pots with potting mix

2) Make a small hole, put seed/seeds in and cover over. See packet details for depth of hole.

3) Write the plant name on halved paddle pop sticks and place on the side of each little pot.

4) Cover with glass or plastic but remember to leave a little space for air to get in. This means it stays warm for germination but the plants don't rot or grow moldy.


In other news, our white Sanaan goat, Richard, died. We don't know why, as he is with the others and they are perfectly fine. I was in Melbourne at the time so my wonderful Aj and MrT buried him for me. It is funny how attached you can get to an animal in such a short amount of time. He was my stud male, going to be the father of many...I mean its life, things are born, things die. 

The upside is that we still have Neville and Mable who are spending day times on leads trimming the grass for us. The kids were playing in a dirt pile today and Mable was just able to reach them and be noisy, I mean helpful. She received some very muddy head pats :) I will have to remember to take a picture of Neville and his new day time kennel, an old dog box which he loves!

The goat paddock will be fenced very soon. Aj has been working on the preparation of it all day. 

Enjoy your evening all. xo