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Post your country pictures!

Last post by LeeB « Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:07 am
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by paradoxbox » Tue Nov 10, 2015 5:16 pm
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No thread for this yet so I thought I'd get one started.

Here's one to get us started - this is a pic taken around 100m behind my house. I climbed...
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Last post by LeeB
Mon Mar 11, 2019 11:07 am
Links for the budding vegetable grower/Seed and Farming resources.

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:55 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:42 am
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How about a thread containing useful inks for allotment holders, smallholders or anyone interested in growing their own veggies ?

eXtension.org...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sun Dec 23, 2018 5:55 am
Helping a Tanuki

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:23 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:58 am
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We have a little female tanuki that lives around our farm and she generally amuses herself pottering around looking for grubs and generally doing...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Mon Mar 11, 2019 6:23 am
Medium (?) Scale Farming

Last post by Eric in Japan « Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:34 am
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by dayunbao » Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:51 am

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I don't think I'll end up attempting this, but I was wondering since there is so much land available, and so many incentives for people to begin...

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Last post by Eric in Japan
Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:34 am
Galvanized Steel Raised Beds

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:49 am
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by farmingnoob » Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:59 pm

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There's a company called Birdies in Australia that makes a variety of raised beds. I picked up a few raised beds on Rakuten and they are about 30cm...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:49 am
Agricultural Special Offers

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:09 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:26 pm

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Here's a thread for any agricultural special offers you might come across. Every now and then I see one of the nationwide home centres selling...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Fri Mar 01, 2019 12:09 pm
Questions for those of you who have actually done it

Last post by dayunbao « Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:27 pm
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by dayunbao » Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:34 am
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I'm a new member, and this is my second post. The first was a simple introduction post. My girlfriend (a Japanese citizen) and I will probably be...
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Last post by dayunbao
Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:27 pm
One for the lepidopterists out there

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:16 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:16 am

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Does anyone know what this will hatch into ?

Seems quite large compared to your average pupa and am wondering if it will spawn a massive...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:16 am
mountain water systems (well water?)

Last post by Ian « Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:15 pm
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by starting_the_dream » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:41 pm

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Hi all. I'm hoping someone out there can point me towards the right vocabulary (or a website if you're feeling generous!) for the old water system my...

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Last post by Ian
Thu Feb 14, 2019 11:15 pm
Persephone months are over

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:17 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:35 pm

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So today is the first day that day length is over 10 hours and we can expect to see increased plant growth from now on so with that in mind it is a...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Wed Jan 16, 2019 7:17 pm
Part time farming

Last post by Funasshi « Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:57 am
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by Funasshi » Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:43 am
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Hi all
So...now I have used 1,5 years of gardening/growing veggies for my own use in a just below 300 sqm plot to learn some lessons and feel more...
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Last post by Funasshi
Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:57 am
Best Prefecture For Farming?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:34 am
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by farmingnoob » Thu Dec 27, 2018 2:32 pm

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Imagine you could have a plot of land in any prefecture in Japan. All other factors being equal, where would you choose and why?

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:34 am
Japanese Natural Farming Guru Kawaguchi Yoshikazu

Last post by korekaranoka « Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:58 pm
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by Wendy » Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:05 am

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Interesting article....and I wonder who is farming organically/no-till in JSL? Would love to visit some farms. Which would have probably made more...

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Last post by korekaranoka
Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:58 pm
Organic pest and disease control

Last post by Shizuman « Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:36 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:57 am
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We have fought some tough battles with insects and diseases on our farm so I thought I'd share some of the things we've learned and see what other...
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Last post by Shizuman
Sun Jan 06, 2019 5:36 pm
Mushrooms

Last post by gonbechan « Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:10 pm
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by Chris64 » Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:30 pm
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Apart from being a baker, ex farmer and a few other things, I also grow mushrooms.

I know there was some talk a while ago about mushroom growing...
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Last post by gonbechan
Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:10 pm
Farming viability

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:51 am
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by Chris64 » Sat Dec 29, 2018 2:20 am

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Does farming pay enough?

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:51 am
Vinyl houses

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:22 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:40 am
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Note: Some of the posts at the beginning of this thread have been copied over from the What did you do today? thread to create a dedicated Vinyl...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:22 pm
Any seeds worth sowing now?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:43 am
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by farmingnoob » Thu Nov 22, 2018 2:47 pm

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Despite being a week away from December, home centers are still selling their winter veg seeds. Is there anything worth starting today? Can anything...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:43 am
Recently planted onions dying

Last post by farmingnoob « Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:54 pm
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by farmingnoob » Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:12 pm

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It's my first time planting onions. I picked up some seed starts (look like thin green onions) at my local home center and used a pre cut black...

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Last post by farmingnoob
Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:54 pm
Where do you get farm size supplies?

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Wed Nov 21, 2018 5:53 am
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by farmingnoob » Mon Nov 12, 2018 8:54 pm
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I'm preparing a 900L raised bed as well as a 5mx2m tilled garden for next spring, so I need some big size supplies. Where do you get supplies like...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Wed Nov 21, 2018 5:53 am
Tokita Seed's Otone Research Farm Open Day

Last post by Shizuman « Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:29 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:53 am

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Tokita seeds are having an open day at their research facility in Saitama on November 14th & 15th if anyone is interested

Otone Research Farm...

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Last post by Shizuman
Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:29 pm
Night Time Trail Camera Footage

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:26 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Mon May 21, 2018 5:52 am
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We often see unknown animal foot prints around our land have been lucky enough to see various wild animals going about their business in the early...
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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:26 pm
Winter kill temperatures for various vegetables

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:57 am
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by Zasso Nouka » Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:13 am

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Found an interesting site the other day that might help folk planning what to grow through the winter. The author (Pam) has been collecting data for...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Wed Nov 07, 2018 4:57 am
Troubleshooting and Maintenance on a Kerosene Flame Weeder

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:53 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Mon Jan 18, 2016 7:20 am

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Our kerosene flame weeder was behaving erratically over the last few days and I thought it might be the nozzle that was blocked so decided to give it...

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Last post by Zasso Nouka
Mon Oct 15, 2018 1:53 pm
Agri World 2016

Last post by Zasso Nouka « Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:57 pm
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by Zasso Nouka » Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:17 pm
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Dates for this years Agri World are 12 - 14 of October at Makuhari Messe, the main expo is made up of AgriTech (Farming machinery, fertilisers &...
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Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:57 pm

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