Comments for Lifeboat Farm

Comment on Crusty sourdough loaf by Sandy Ryan

Sandy Ryan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:21:18 +0000

I have had no success with sourdough starters, would you share your secrets. Or even consider running a programme. I am the Chair of the Wairarapa Community Centre and a board member of the Womens Centre and there is strong following amongst my colleagues.

Comment on A chicken waterer for chicken feed by Kerry

Kerry — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:57:29 +0000

I showed this to my husband who made it for my Xmas present. We have been looking for a watering trough for the chickens for some time as the waterer we used needed to be filled every couple of days and was growing algae. – the girls seem very happy with it, with this and the grandpas feeder we can now leave them for a few days at a time if we need to with only egg collection to keep the neighbours busy.

Comment on Busy bees by John

John — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:57:10 +0000

Thanks for the update Andrew

If you have any review copies available I’d be more than happy to share my thoughts with our readers.

Cheers
John

Comment on Busy bees by Andrew Matheson

Andrew Matheson — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:29:32 +0000

Hi John

It’s a satisfying time of year for beekeepers, isn’t it? Good to hear that you have fine weather and a good clover flow.

You were kind enough to list ‘Practical beekeeping in New Zealand’ in your bookshelf, with a complimentary recommendation. The book has been completely revised and the fourth edition is now out:
http://exislepublishing.co.nz/Practical-Beekeeping-in-New-Zealand.html

Cheers,
Andrew

Comment on DIY Worm Farm by Jason

Jason — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 03:35:18 +0000

Thanks for the idea of shade cloth! I have lots of that hanging around, and I do not like the idea of buying landscapers cloth when I can reuse something.

Comment on 3D Printed coffee grinder part by NYFarmer

NYFarmer — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:44:08 +0000

Very impressive! I have learned something new, never heard of this process. Thanks for posting.

Comment on Arduino water level gauge by Nick

Nick — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:21:01 +0000

I’d be curious to see what effect contaminants in the water would have on the measured resistance. Wondering if it’s possible for low levels of impurities (still safe for drinking) to upset the resistance reading to the point where the level reported is significantly out.

As mentioned previously – capacitive sensing might be something to investigate for future versions :)

Comment on Tree Lucerne Nursery by Jan

Jan — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:19:07 +0000

Do you have tree lucern seeds for sale. I am looking for approximately 500 grams (20 000 seeds)

Regards

Comment on Arduino water level gauge by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:30:08 +0000

Use lead-free solder if the water is used for consumption. Galvanize all metal contacts with non-oxidizing material like nickel or gold to prevent corrosion/rust.

Comment on A chicken waterer for chicken feed by Russ

Russ — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:10:35 +0000

Nice work John. I’ve had an old header tank with ballcock valve kicking about for just such a purpose for nearly a year. I was going to hook it up to the translucent chook-waterer but will re-think this now in light of the algae issue which I hadn’t thought about (We’ve only just got our chooks up and running for about 3 weeks now)