Chill them over winter in the fridge or in an unheated area, such as an outdoor building. These seeds need at least two to three months of chilling time, called cold stratification, to germinate. When you’re ready to plant, dunk the conkers into a glass of water. Those that float Read more…
Sweet chestnuts are edible, but Sweet chestnuts are poisonous. What is the difference between chestnuts and horse chestnuts? Edible chestnuts belong to the genus Castanea and are enclosed in sharp, spine-covered burs. The toxic, inedible horse chestnuts have a fleshy, bumpy husk with a wart-covered appearance. Both horse chestnut and Read more…
Fresh papaya is very palatable to horses but you should feed only the fruit, not the seeds or the skin, which can be toxic. Papaya contains enzymes that can enhance digestion and compounds that increase mucous production in the digestive tract. How much papaya should I give my horse? If Read more…
Conkers. Conkers is a traditional children’s game in Great Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of horse chestnut trees—the name ‘conker’ is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. What is a game called conkers? Conkers is the name of a British children’s game involving chestnuts Read more…
In ‘Horses,’ Neruda engages with themes of hope, light, and darkness. In contrast to the sorrowful winter darkness of Berlin, his speaker presents the light of the “horses.” They speak to him of something warm, burning, and free. What is the poem the horses about? “The Horses,” by British poet Read more…
300 years. This tree can live for up to 300 years. Its conkers sit inside a spiky green shell, before falling to the ground in autumn. Mature horse chestnut trees grow to a height of around 40m and can live for up to 300 years. How old is the oldest Read more…
autumn. Horse chestnuts, with their mahogany-bright conkers, are the very essence of autumn. This tree can live for up to 300 years. Its conkers sit inside a spiky green shell, before falling to the ground in autumn. Its signature reddish-brown conkers appear in autumn. Are conkers ready yet 2022? Conkers Read more…
In the U.S., chestnut is the name used most often for the species Castanea dentata of the family Fagaceae. The wood from the European Castanea dentata (shown above) is creamy white and can be used for general turnery, carving, furniture and cabinetry. What falls from horse chestnut trees? This tree Read more…
“Galvayne’s Groove.” A groove said to appear at the gum margin of the upper corner incisor at about 10 years of age extends halfway down the tooth at 15 years and reaches the table margin at 20 years. It then is said to recede and disappear at 30 years. Where Read more…
Neem oil can be used against many different insects and is anti-fungal. They nearly kill all bacteria or at least contain a further spread. Especially for horses neem oil is really helpful because in summer it is a prevention against ticks, mites and mosquitoes. Can neem oil be used on Read more…