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you could oxigenate the water with a small 12v air pump to prevent anaerobic conditions, i believe.

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That was a beautiful tree. It should have never been cut down. But its roots seem strong. There is hope.

I love your voice!

Myślę, że sposób drugi jest o wiele lepszy od pierwszego. Ogólnie niewiadomo jaka chemia jest zawarta w ryżu i ile jest na nim innych bakterii, sporowców, grzybów, itd. Grzyby kefirowe jednak dają w miarę stabilny produkt. Dla mnie ten pomysł SUPER!

Can you tell me: Is there any reason one couldn't route the heating pipe under a floor for a radiant system?

Why did they do it? Does anybody know?

This is brilliant

Awesome! Do these stay alive? And continue to live and grow

Love it, thank you, super useful :)

I am 68 when will I ever see it's magnificence again?

What’s the name of the machine you used to vacuum seal the jar? Thank you. 😊

Does the poo have to be fresh or can it be aged and mixed into compost?

this is vandalism just to get famous, very stupid

If you want to have ducks up there you can use a battery operated poutry house pop up door opener, we neverhad to get up early to let our chucks out would easily work on ducks, You can use timer or light levels for it to open or close

Try some elderberry wine, too.

A friend of mine was there 3 days ago and i told him to take pictures of it and guess what to my horror...It is NOT growing back ..No shoots or anything .

Hi Cairn, can I just buy Kefir drinks and add milk to it to make the Labs? Thanks.

The tree from Robin Hood. Prince of Thieves 1991.

I just got a bunch of Amercan Elder at the Edible Landscaping place, we have a ton of wild Elder that will cross pollinate these two, and i'm planting them out front with lots of sun!

You should explore domesticated wetland plants like taro and rice for example. If you’re looking for timber trees that thrive in swampy temperate conditions i would emplore you to get a hold of some kahikātea seed and huon pine seed. Ka is endemic to NZ and hu to Tasmania. I’m growing some seeds for the swamp below my house. These seeds are a little bit high maintenance as you will need to grow them in a shadehouse environment until theyre ateast half a meter tall though the taller the better according to the climate

I wonder if that's the same stone they used to construct all the stone walls you see across the highlands (Outer Hebrides have tons of them anyway). I recall reading they were all excavated from the crofts themselves and just moved around by sledge.

Oh, you guys are going to have so much jam :D

Hey I bought a chicken coop door that's automatic and solar recharging for about 50$ and it's been working great for a year. If you really want ducks you could buy one of those systems? I don't recommend ducks though.

Amazing! Just wanted to ask - I notice you've planted lots of stuff in your ditch! We have a ditch running round our croft too and I've been tempted to plant willow all along it since it's nice and wet. Did you have any concerns about drainage being inhibited at all? Or even legal issues if it's running beside a road like ours? Not technically sure I'm allowed to do it since it's a public road either, but oh well - guerilla gardening!

This is really cool. Do you know if it will produce fruit? You can always wait for the grafts on the wild pears if it doesn't.

Grafting is just a great wonder of nature. I would like to better understand what would be the most appropriate state of the tree that would be used a host. I assume one should aim for the healthiest, well established and local climate hardy tree they can find. Did you go for the hawthorn mostly because you had it available?

That's interesting. In Norway pears are traditionally grafted onto rowan stocks since the climate is too cold for pear trees. I've never heard about hawthorn being used as stock before though.

Excellent! You are bringing so much variety to the Far North.

I wonder could you do a hawthorn pear cross....

Wow!! Great, GREAT idea! Gonna try this-- yes, i love pears, and have other trees, and live in a remote area, no produce available to buy. Thanks, and best wishes 🍐🌱

Oh cool. Have seen apple and pear swapped onto the other stock tree. But not on hawthorn before. 🙂 Made me remember a lot of grafting experiments my and my Nanna did together.

That's very cool! I didn't know pear could take on hawthorn at all 🤩

Unbelievable this, didn't even know you could do stuff like this. How do you graft it to the tree? Have you got a previous video

Had a similar thing when we lived in Ireland - there was an old cart track on part of the field, similar in that it was submerged in grass. I didn't really notice it until I tried to put some drainage in, was an absolute nightmare to dig in 🤣 I chatted to the local farmer and he knew about it, that one made some sense as it was basically on the way onto the land from the house/road. I like your idea of quarrying it. Depending on how much below ground it is perhaps it might also be a useful area for plants that like well drained soil if you're on clay?

If you use skimmed milk, nearly no curds will form. Skimmed milk is the residue of making butter from milk. In German it is called Buttermilch 'butter milk', in Dutch 'karnemelk'.

You didn’t mention Building Standards (Regulations/ Codes for those not in Scotland) As far as I recall from my days as an Architect, this would not be permissible, and probably illegal, and void your insurance. Please set me straight if I am mistaken.

Whilst I think these are great, not sure about your claims of efficiency. ( please prove me wrong!) Perhaps over the worst open fire. But a good wood stove is, say 60% efficient. I guess yours is maximum 90%. So some facts to back this up please. How much fuel do you use. Did it replace a wood stove, so you have a comparison. How big and well insulated is your house.

I had chickens dig up a bare root of horseradish that never got to grow for a whole year they just kept getting to it. Stuck it in after I redid their run, and this year the horseradish is growing fine.

If that road is fairly old it's possible that it should be preserved for cultural heritage reason. Do check with whoever is responsible for that sort of thing before digging it all up!

Can I suggest a frivolity? Creeping nasturtium. Easy to grow, not invasive, edible leaves,, flowers, and seeds. And pretty§

I know the feeling you're having now the horseradish is planted. I've put so many plants and trees in the ground over the last six months that we've carted around in pots for years, I'm almost beside myself with the release! Good job.

Thanks for the effort! What kind of temperatures are you getting over there this time of the year?

The caps you've used for marking pathways - I have lots of orange safety caps from marking/protecting rebar ends during our foundation pour. You've given me a good use for them!

My favorite part was watching your teddy bear ears flapping in the wind. 😂 Time stamp 15:16

It would be interesting to see how much materiel you do have still left in that area. As with most things some of the material may have been robbed out over the years, but hopefully you may have still a significant amount to be able to use. 👍

Hey Andy love your videos, been following your journey since near the start, great to see it coming along. If you ever have time I would love to hear you recommend some books on permaculture and the likes in a video.. god bless the good work.

Congratulations on finding your own better-than-a-quarry!

do you know any one with any ground penetrating radar equipment?

Love it.