Ooh I'd love a lemon tree, or a lime tree - can't beat a bacardi and coke with a slice of lime in it mmmm my fave When we were in Perth last year there were lime trees in the garden and it was just so amazing to say 'I'm just going to get a lime off the tree for my bacardi'

I've got a lemon tree and a lime tree! But they're quite ickle and don't have any fruit on. How big do they have to be before I can use fruit off them?
They're probably about four foot each now, but only have a couple of 'branches' (more like thick stems!) each. It's pretty exciting to have citrus trees on the patio though!

Lol, I have no idea but sure someone will - think the ones in the garden that we were using were about my height (just under 5ft 10)

It is very exciting, I hope that I have that on day too

Mine grow in a pot on the back patio. It's only about 4' high, but I've got about 6 lemons turning yellow now.

The good life! Your welcome to it. Want a farm? I'll even throw in a herd of Alpacas, a few dozen cattle and 2 F***ing anoying Guinea fowl.

I did have chickens but like's been said they attract rats by the plague loads, and I have more than enough rats without playing pied piper.

Would suit me Arkon - but obviously not eveyone

Things no better with you?

Do you know how funny you are Arkon? I don't like to laugh at your misfortune, but your posts do make me chuckle

I sympathise with you Arkon, I did "The Good Life" thing as a kid in the 70's. My dad was the original Richard Briers. I remember having to get up at 5am every day to feed the Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys, Goats, Sheep and Pig. Our veggie patch was just under an acre and we traded fruit and veggies at the local shop in exchange for sugar & flour.
I wouldn't have minded but my dad was a well paid electrical engineer at the local oil refinery, he gardened for pleasure and paid me 50p a week to feed the stock The tight arse also paid me a couple of quid to mow the orchard's, that used to take me Friday evening and all day Saturday with an old Atco push mower.
When I left home he bought a bloody ride on:curse:

But it probably taught you a thing or two about hard work and the rewards. Not like the youth of today.

Yeah, young people today are rubbish. Not like the young people of yesteryear, who were much better.

LOL. I'll raise that to two bucks if you want to come and mow my orchard and I've got a ride on to make it easier.

You do have to be carefull what you wish for as I always wanted the 'good life' and to plant trees. Well I came here and made it all possible, but I tell you after experiencing it, I would rather run my testicles through a mangle whilst having a colonic flush with battery acid than continue the 'good life'.

Today I gave birth to an Alpaca, well I helped anyway, and although this was a nice experience I now have to go out and pick up a placenta the size of wales and get rid of it before the fox's and dingo's get a sniff of it. Imagine a transparent binliner full off jelly and water lying in the field and trying to actually get a grip on it to pick it up!!

Anyway off now to go and get rid of the aformentioned afterbirth.

Believe it or not it's only my humour that keeps me sane here. I have to laugh at myself otherwise it means I did this all to myself on purpose and if that was true I need to work out how to tie knots in thick rope and climb a tree.

I think you should write a book about your experiences Arkon ! you really do have a way with words.
good luck

Nicky

Can you not feed it to the chickens

No, but I have a few billion rats that have their eye on it. I've moved it now, and all I can say is ooooooo...yuk.... Try as I might to not let my human flesh touch it whilst disposing of it I still ended up with my fingers in it! Still it is a miracle, I now have a 5 hour old paca wobbling around out side, very comical.