Lesley Verbrugge

Hi,
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Marisa Lee wrote:This is the year I'll ... And maybe I'll make capers from ox-eye daisy buds. Once I learn how to use a 'problem' plant, it bothers me less.

This thread and the one about the oxeye daisy has made me rethink both hostas and Daisies. I love the daisies, but they were taking over. Now I can't wait for the buds!! I posted a link in another thread, but here's a caper recipe for anyone who's interested!

eatweeds.co.uk oxeye daisy page

Short answer, yes you can make capers from Ox-eye daisies

Longer answer: How interesting to see this post, Last week I received my newsletter from Robin Harwood famous British forager of Eatweeds fame and it was all about Ox-eye Daisy
here's the link from the newsletter Eatweeds.co.uk with recipes!

Hi Anthony,

From Vid 2 of that series it seems you just need to know your sample size and your dilution rate then methodically track the objective over the slide log the life then extrapolate back. I found a science project worksheet but that only relates to bacteria. Once again, thanks, your question brought this up higher on my wishlist!

Regards
Lesley

Hi Anthony,

For some reason my post posted twice but here's that link for bacteria counting https://www.tmcc.edu/microbiology-resource-center/lab-protocols/soil-macromorphology

Best of luck!

I used your question as a web search and found this webpage (amongst other stuff which need a lab and agar agar plates!) and the first of four youtube vids

So what I've learned if I understood correctly is that if you want to count your bacteria, you need specialist equipment to sample, culture, count and then mathematically extrapolate from your results, which is not 'basic'! I have done it, years ago. If you know how to do the maths, you can count the life in a given sample size and extrapolate that.  If you want to observe the range of life in your soil, which will tell you quite a bit, that's easier and those videos will help.

Thanks for posting the question instead of just doing your own search, as this is something I've been meaning to explore for myself for a while.

paul wheaton wrote:

Lesley Verbrugge wrote:Hi Paul,

I backed the kickstarter and opted to donate physical books as I'm in europe, but seem to have missed the email where I could ask for a couple of ebooks for myself, is it too late?

Thanks
Lesley

pop over to the kickstarter support forum and we will make sure that you get exactly what you want

https://permies.com/f/441/skip-kickstarter

Many thanks Paul, I found them all in "Gifts I manage", wow I have a load of goodies, had no idea there was so much there. I must have missed the Skip book questionnaire as I wanted the printed copies to go to a good cause, as the shipping to Europe is so onerous. Not been well, so have an excuse for being dumb!  Thanks for another great kickstarter.

Angelika Maier wrote:I would like to have a solution which works safely outside without mains power. I am trying the muck bed method but it is apparently not overly reliable.

We had great results from our hot bed.

Use fresh horse muck, turn the pile until the heat gets going, I only had about 30 cms depth (which is under what's recommended) I put 6" topsoil on that. Raised seedlings in pots inside a plastic coldframe sat on top of the bed, and then when big enough, planted straight into the bed.  Held 20 C from mid February into May - our last frost is 15th may. I was amazed how the heat just kept going. Biggest fastest Tomatoes/peppers/aubergines I've ever raised. The hardest part was collecting up the muck from the field in cold weather!

Search online for "Victorian Hot bed" lots of resources out there. My understanding is that your muck has to be fresh, and horse is better, though you can use cow muck if its mixed with carbon (leaves/straw)

Hi Paul,

I backed the kickstarter and opted to donate physical books as I'm in europe, but seem to have missed the email where I could ask for a couple of ebooks for myself, is it too late?

Thanks
Lesley

Hi Aurora,

When I got a notification of a new post here, I headed over excited to see who else had logged their build. LOL
This page is for the BB submissions for a J-tube Rocket Mass Heater see details at the top of the page!
You probably need to move over to another forum.
As far as I know you don't need a RMassH for the cooking badges, you need a Rocket oven or rocket hob/J tube
My understanding is that the smallest (and still efficient) J tube is 6" square, and that the dimensions, whatever they are need to be the same for feed tube, burn chamber and chimney, but head to the building forum for expert help, and to the specific cooking BB for advice there.
Regards and best of luck
Lesley