The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: bangbang on September 16, 2012, 09:48:49 am
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In our neighbouring field the barley has been harvested and the straw
baled. fortunately for us the farmer has left the first row by the
fence loose. So OH and I are going to help him gather it in. That's
where old barley sacks come in handy.
Winter bedding has come early, and free of charge. Sun is shining
so off to gather we go. :excited:
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Oh, a wee bonus for you :thumbsup:
Wish the sun was shining up here :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy:
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Well done bangbang. I planned on the same job last week only to find the farmer ploughing it over before I had a chance to gather the leftovers :-\
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To be fair tho, the straw contains nutrients that if not ploughed back in means him spending money on (chemical) fertilisers to replace it (plus it is his straw)?
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We have a good neighbour who lets us bale his endriggs. It makes it easier for him to use his big baler once they are cleared. It used to be that he had free eggs from us in return for the straw, but now he has his own hens :chook: :chook: :chook: :chook: . We haven't come up with a suitable alternative swap yet for the farmer who has everything ;D :farmer: :thinking:
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To be fair tho, the straw contains nutrients that if not ploughed back in means him spending money on (chemical) fertilisers to replace it (plus it is his straw)?
I am not taking the straw without his permission.
Most farmers around here help out little people like me.
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To be fair tho, the straw contains nutrients that if not ploughed back in means him spending money on (chemical) fertilisers to replace it (plus it is his straw)?
Where do you read that I am taking the straw without his permission?
You don't say either with or without permission. I'm sure there was no harm meant in LM's post :bouquet:
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To be fair tho, the straw contains nutrients that if not ploughed back in means him spending money on (chemical) fertilisers to replace it (plus it is his straw)?
Where do you read that I am taking the straw without his permission?
You don't say either with or without permission. I'm sure there was no harm meant in LM's post :bouquet:
Um my comment was in response to Mammyshaz'simmediately before in the thread - which read as though they were miffed that the farmer was ploughing it (his straw) in before they could take it, I was just pointing out that the straw ploughed in has real monetary value as fertiliser which never used to be really recognised (by farmers).
Your original post I read as completely being with permission from the wording, and I wasnt suggesting otherwise. Apologies if that wasnt clear.
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I read your post exactly as you have described it, llm. :-* I guess when making potentially sensitive points we have to
quote
the bit we're responding to in case of misinterpretation.
(Apologies for appalling grammer. Hopefully sense is clear.)
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I def should have quoted - apologies for confuzzling everyone! I think the lime mortar has gone up my nostrils and into my brain!! :eyelashes: 8)
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I only wanted a sackful to lay under the pumpkins and wanted to catch him to ask first ( he is usually fine about it but I like to ask :) ).
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We haven't come up with a suitable alternative swap yet for the farmer who has everything ;D :farmer: :thinking:
Sloe gin :yum: :yum: ;) ;)
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I only wanted a sackful to lay under the pumpkins and wanted to catch him to ask first ( he is usually fine about it but I like to ask :) ).
Good for you! It used to be regarded as waste but now can even cost more than not brilliant hay which I find astonishing.
Im sure he will be happy that the pumpkins have comfy pillows (visions of cabbage patch like faces peering out from amongst the golden straw) :-))))
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Well we managed to get 11 sacks full before the rain
came on. Equivelant to I would guess 4 small bales.
OH and I had great fun and Zippy the pup enjoyed bounding
through it all and tugging at the sacks.
When it comes to barter, I trade in building services.(time only)
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Our neighbour breeds veal and cattle but plants barley. He got a man in to cut it and he turned up with a vintage combine. Our neighbour was away at the time earning cash collecting straw from the west for his mates in the east. Disaster - most of the barley ears are on the ground and their is a mass of straw too . All we can do is gather a few sacks of full barley ears for the chickens. Rather an expensive mistake.
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Oh dear. He presumably didn't check first. Hope he didn't lose too much financially.