Re: Just starting out - grit

From: Jill (news_at_REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk)
Date: 06/30/04 

Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:26:25 +0100

Stephen M Baines wrote:
>
> The idea we have is to keep them up on our allotment over the summer
> and autumn, with an electric fence keeping them in (and foxes out) of
> an area about 12m x 12m. Then in the winter bring them down home so
> it's easier to look after them in the worst of the weather.

What sort of soil and substrate are both areas on? 

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Jill Bowis
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