tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post5660555709804507495..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: The carrot peeling are yours, Baldric...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-53228450246338601152011-09-21T09:34:00.638+10:002011-09-21T09:34:00.638+10:00Lin W, Abigail. If my carrots are sort of normal I...Lin W, Abigail. If my carrots are sort of normal I don't peel them. I pull them, let them soak a bit, give them a good wash and scrub them with a nail-brush that I keep for that. The few bits of dirt that may survive that will boost our immune systems... but these are NOT normal carrots. They're twisty, bumpy, often multi-rooted, usually entrants for the rude vegetable award, and it takes scrubbing, peeling and then a knife to get them even reasonably clean!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-12097627362445879462011-09-21T03:40:04.840+10:002011-09-21T03:40:04.840+10:00I don't peel carrots, either. I more or less ...I don't peel carrots, either. I more or less lightly scrape them. I tried using a scrubber to take the peels off, and it worked well -- but then I was stuck with how to get the peelings out of the scrubber :-(<br /><br />Wash them well, drag a sharp knife lightly down the carrot, away from you. The scraped bits of peel you can feed to the 'chooks' or use for mulch.<br /><br />I did read that buckwheat needs bees to pollinate, BTW. But that if you work the whole plant into the soil when it just starts to flower, it's a terrific "manure" additive.<br /><br />So enjoy reading your blogs, Dave!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-65835300622724148852011-09-20T23:53:25.922+10:002011-09-20T23:53:25.922+10:00I'm sure the chickens will love them, and have...I'm sure the chickens will love them, and have even orangier yolks. But I have given up peeling carrots. Just kind of "sand" them off with the stainless steel dish scrubber thingie (a wad of curly stainless steel threads).<br /><br />If you get bees, NEVER thriftily feed the dead bees left on the hive stand after a hive inspection to the chickens. I did that, and several hours later the bees evidently discovered the remnants of bee alarm-scent on the beaks and attacked the poor chickens with clouds of bees. Chickens were squawking and shaking their heads and trying to hide. Eventually I carried them up to the upstairs screened porch on the other side of the house. Bees didn't bother me. One chicken's eyes closed (though no swelling visible) for two days - I thought she'd starve. All fine now, but still on the upstairs porch. http://www.flickr.com/photos/29830015@N06/6166311498/ <br />Not a good long-term situation. There had been no interaction in the three weeks before, so I hope it won't happen again.Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487203201260406514noreply@blogger.com