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Post by Dougs on Apr 22, 2022 19:21:35 GMT
The price of wood is astonishing. I replaced 5m worth of battens under me summerhouse roof, which had rotted. It was about £30. We also need to replace the fascia boards, but the current ones are really planed interior wood. Exterior wood isn't as wide so I now have a battle with my wife over how it looks. To replace like for like would be "extortionate" according to the bloke at the timber yard.
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Post by dogbot on Apr 25, 2022 9:14:03 GMT
My Mrs has bought herself a "Hori Hori". It's a Japanese trowel/multi-tool. Apparently, one of its multi-tool functions is as an 8" fighting knife...
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Post by dogbot on Apr 25, 2022 9:30:08 GMT
I mean... The serrated edge will cut wood. The non-serrated edge is razor sharp. To quote a certain person "it will kiiill".
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Post by dfunked on Apr 25, 2022 9:33:41 GMT
Fucking hell. That's a straight up murdering device. Sleep with one eye open.
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Post by Zuluhero on Apr 25, 2022 9:37:55 GMT
That seems like overkill, if you pardon the pun.
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Post by dogbot on Apr 25, 2022 10:23:15 GMT
Fucking hell. That's a straight up murdering device. Sleep with one eye open. That seems like overkill, if you pardon the pun. Right? I might need to make sure I've got my own around the house. #scared
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Post by Goban on May 1, 2022 13:55:21 GMT
Finally got round to getting my veg planting started. Broad, purple French and climbing beans, Cavallo Nero, salad stuff aplenty, agretti, and a new one for me, strawberry spinich.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 6, 2022 9:41:27 GMT
So it seems I've got at least a half a day or so's gardening to do this weekend, generally speaking with respect to the garden the wife's the brains and I'm the brawn, so that means some mowing, weeding, strimming and digging. Also not sure I can put off getting the pressure washer out soon.
On a positive side the Rhubarb the previous owners planted just keeps giving, gonna have to think up something else other than Crumble to do with it though.
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Post by nexus6 on May 6, 2022 9:50:14 GMT
gonna have to think up something else other than Crumble to do with it though.
WHY?! Crumble is the best!
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 6, 2022 10:17:32 GMT
It certainly is and rhubarb is one of my favourites but that's when it costs a fortune from the supermarket and you can only have it every now and then, I've done 4 crumbles in as many weeks and I'm the only one in the household who likes it so I'm getting a bit bored of it, I know it freezes well but we don't really have much if any space for such things. I have been eyeing up a Russian shashlik (kebabs) with rhubarb sauce recipe.
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Post by alastair on May 7, 2022 13:46:29 GMT
So it seems I've got at least a half a day or so's gardening to do this weekend, generally speaking with respect to the garden the wife's the brains and I'm the brawn, so that means some mowing, weeding, strimming and digging. Also not sure I can put off getting the pressure washer out soon.
On a positive side the Rhubarb the previous owners planted just keeps giving, gonna have to think up something else other than Crumble to do with it though.
See if there's anything you can do to make rhubarb gin or vodka...
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Post by dfunked on May 7, 2022 14:46:28 GMT
Rhubarb gin is mental stuff. Probably due to the sheer amount of sugar that goes into it.
It's a small thing, but I'm quite proud of rehoming the dill plant that was growing wild down the bottom of our garden. It'd rooted itself in the tiny bit of soil between some concrete and a brick, and clearly wasn't getting the nutrients it needed. Dug it up and found a suitable pot for its the gigantic taproot. Spent the next week thinking I'd killed it as it wilted and looked ever more sorry for itself, then it started sprouting fresh growth and has now shot up to 5x the original size. From reading up on it afterwards I should've just taken a clipping and grown a fresh plant from that, but I was clearing the area anyway and it seemed a waste to chuck it in the compost.
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Post by Zomoniac on May 31, 2022 16:10:33 GMT
Decking got finished today. Going to be nice having some usable garden space. Little before and after. The back one is level, I just can’t hold a phone straight apparently.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Jun 1, 2022 13:31:46 GMT
That looks pretty neat.
Just had some tomato plants, couple of chilli plants and a bunch or fresh herbs delivered. Also a couple of carnivorous plants but the strawberries and air plant has not arrived yet. Still a bit of potting around this evening I guess.
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Post by alastair on Jun 1, 2022 13:45:20 GMT
Water your carnivorous plants with rainwater, unless you live in a soft water area. They aren't tolerant of the minerals in hard water, like where I live (London suburbs).
What did you get?
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Post by H-alphaFox on Jun 1, 2022 13:59:02 GMT
Our water is so hard they shouldn't be able to pump it to us. It's disgraceful really, can't even put a goldfish in it. But yeah I'm on it, we have plenty of demin water on hand and in summer I fill a large bucket for air con run off and also using an acid fert every every 2nd feed has really helped things to not die.
Just a Venus fly trap and a Pitcher plant.
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Post by alastair on Jun 1, 2022 14:05:03 GMT
I have VFT, about three different pitcher plants, butterworts and two or three different sundews. Need to tidy up the pots and make them all a bit more presentable really.
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Post by dogbot on Jun 1, 2022 14:06:02 GMT
Our water is so hard they shouldn't be able to pump it to us. It's disgraceful really, can't even put a goldfish in it. But yeah I'm on it, we have plenty of demin water on hand and in summer I fill a large bucket for air con run off and also using an acid fert every every 2nd feed has really helped things to not die. Just a Venus fly trap and a Pitcher plant. Atrapa moscas!
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Post by H-alphaFox on Jun 1, 2022 14:38:59 GMT
I have VFT, about three different pitcher plants, butterworts and two or three different sundews. Need to tidy up the pots and make them all a bit more presentable really. I really want to do my best to keep these thriving, no shortage of food for them at least. I do have a load of bonsai pots I can use too and some pretty cool ones like skulls and dragons. Wonder if bonsai soil would be beneficial for them too?
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Post by alastair on Jun 1, 2022 14:55:11 GMT
You can get bags of carnivorous plant soil in some garden centres. I keep mine outside all year. Just need to keep the water topped up. And be aware of heavy frosts.. And trim off the dead crap in the spring, which is what I haven't done yet this year.
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Post by jimnastics on Aug 14, 2022 7:29:11 GMT
A scene of carnage in our garden this morning.... all those little bits are body parts of ants strewn across our patio. My best guess is a rival ant colony invaded another nest, ripped the ants to bits and deposited their remains outside. Brutal. Anyone seen anything like this before??
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Post by Sarfrin on Aug 14, 2022 9:47:29 GMT
Yikes! Never seen anything like that.
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Post by H-alphaFox on Aug 14, 2022 10:03:32 GMT
It was likely the colony itself. Ants do this to protect the population from over extending too much. There may not be enough food or water around to sustain them all.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 14, 2022 12:22:31 GMT
That wasn't in the film.
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Post by jono62 on Aug 14, 2022 12:41:13 GMT
It was in the director's cut.
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Post by mikeck on Aug 24, 2022 10:39:50 GMT
After looking at various Hori Hori knives I took the plunge on a slightly more pricey version, I think I'm all set for the apocalypse nevermind some gardening. Edit - there should be an image there, but mobile posting images seems borked.
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Post by alastair on Jan 13, 2023 14:22:18 GMT
I've sown some peas in a small trough, and sweetpeas in a seed tray in my greenhouse. I'm sure it's far too early in the year but I got excited so went for it!!
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Jan 13, 2023 18:01:43 GMT
I've sown some peas in a small trough, and sweetpeas in a seed tray in my greenhouse. I'm sure it's far too early in the year but I got excited so went for it!! Your biggest risk is etiolation, where they get leggy due to the lack of light. You can reduce the risk by keeping the greenhouse cool. I've heard some people say that sweeping your fingers through seedlings simulates wind movement, and encourages them to grow thicker stems.
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Post by alastair on Jan 14, 2023 21:59:37 GMT
Interesting. They are peas that could be planted in autumn so presumably they should be ok through the short days. You could have a point for the sweet peas..
I checked today and there are signs of germination in the pea trough. 😊
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Post by Dougs on Feb 6, 2023 15:34:55 GMT
First lawn mow of the year! Desperately needed after missing the last cut in November. If only to make it easier to pick up dog shite, the PITA
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