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A way of taking the 'wild' out of the 'wilderness'.<br> |
A way of taking the 'wild' out of the 'wilderness'.<br> |
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==How to== |
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# Find unclaimed wilderness |
# Find unclaimed wilderness |
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# Get |
# Get [[tool]]s -- [[scythe]], [[spade]] & [[mattock]], big stick, big [[dog]] |
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# Get |
# Get [[peasant]]s to do the work (use the big stick to encourage them) |
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# Have the taller grass etc removed |
# Have the taller [[grass]] etc removed |
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# Select those |
# Select those [[flower]]s and [[vegetable]]s already there which you wish to keep |
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# Have the other vegetation (weeds) removed |
# Have the other vegetation (weeds) removed |
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# Tend what is left |
# Tend what is left |
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# Have it guarded against predatory |
# Have it guarded against predatory [[animal]]s, [[bird]]s, etc by peasants plus big dog |
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# Bring in plants and vegetables from elsewhere |
# Bring in plants and vegetables from elsewhere |
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# Plant them and tend them |
# Plant them and tend them |
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# In your declining years sit and enjoy |
# In your declining years sit and enjoy |
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===Beware of=== |
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* [[Rabbit]]s, [[Badger]]s and other burrowing animals, after your vegetables |
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* Deer, |
* [[Deer]], [[pig]]s, [[sheep]], etc., also after your veg |
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* Love-besotted swains who nick your blooms |
* Love-besotted swains who nick your blooms |
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* Tax assessors, who will try to raise your taxes |
* Tax assessors, who will try to raise your taxes |
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* Tourney organisers, who will thank you for clearing a space and then send their fighters to trample over all you have done [see big stick, big dog; also consider nether orifices (the organisers', not your own)] |
* Tourney organisers, who will thank you for clearing a space and then send their fighters to trample over all you have done [see big stick, big dog; also consider nether orifices (the organisers', not your own)] |
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==See Also== |
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* [[12th century gardens]] |
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[[category:plants]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 11 July 2007
A way of taking the 'wild' out of the 'wilderness'.
How to
- Find unclaimed wilderness
- Get tools -- scythe, spade & mattock, big stick, big dog
- Get peasants to do the work (use the big stick to encourage them)
- Have the taller grass etc removed
- Select those flowers and vegetables already there which you wish to keep
- Have the other vegetation (weeds) removed
- Tend what is left
- Have it guarded against predatory animals, birds, etc by peasants plus big dog
- Bring in plants and vegetables from elsewhere
- Plant them and tend them
- In your declining years sit and enjoy
Beware of
- Rabbits, Badgers and other burrowing animals, after your vegetables
- Deer, pigs, sheep, etc., also after your veg
- Love-besotted swains who nick your blooms
- Tax assessors, who will try to raise your taxes
- Tourney organisers, who will thank you for clearing a space and then send their fighters to trample over all you have done [see big stick, big dog; also consider nether orifices (the organisers', not your own)]
