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- Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Plastics in the food chain
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8459
Re: Plastics in the food chain
I've read a few times that the inks are not so bad as they once were, and are mostly of vegetable origin. Whether to believe it, I don't know. On the other hand I've read thermal printer rolls are not so good, containing BPA or BPS. Those go through the stove, I presume burning will destroy them wel...
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:30 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Plastics in the food chain
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8459
Re: Plastics in the food chain
How many thousand tea bags have I emptied out since I got married ? I'm a coffee person myself, but DW drinks enough tea for both of us. The bags are plasticised paper, and never completely decompose. I find myself picking out long ribbons of hot melt glue, all that remains of cardboard boxes that g...
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:36 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Plastics in the food chain
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8459
Re: Plastics in the food chain
Compostable doesn't necessarily mean it will in an ordinary heap, either. Some need specific processes. I had a pint "glass" which said on the side "I am not a plastic glass; I am 100% compostable". 1 year in a regular compost heap, and it was completely unchanged. Still shiny, p...
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:12 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Tool Porn.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4424
Re: Tool Porn.
Thought it would be American from the transitional planes, which were more popular there. A feat of organisation, but what a pain to use. So much stuff behind other things, you'd end up spending a lot of time digging, or have tools everywhere because it wastes so much time getting them in and out.
- Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:26 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Flexitarian diet
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2967
Re: Flexitarian diet
The point of this diet, is that it is contrived by scientists to feed a world populaton of 10bn in a healthy way that is not completely destructive to the environment. It does include small amounts of meat and fish, but is heavily based on pulses, nuts, fruit and veg. I don't understand how you mana...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 8:03 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Full Steam Ahead
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3851
Re: Full Steam Ahead
Would pop over to Sandy for a look if I wasn't working.
Went Christmas shopping in Chester by Tornado last year. Lookin forward to Ribblehead behind Union of South Africa in March
Went Christmas shopping in Chester by Tornado last year. Lookin forward to Ribblehead behind Union of South Africa in March
- Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:41 am
- Forum: Growing Advice for beginners
- Topic: Spacing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20341
Re: Spacing
I know a bit about this because of my work. As mentioned already, it is because of hoeing and access that it became normal to drill crops in rows. I have somewhere an agricultural seed catalogue - Sakata I think. It does list sugggested plant/row spacings, but more importantly, a range or set of ran...
- Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:03 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Advice for Beginners!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 15120
Re: Advice for Beginners!
l - peruse a number of seed catalogues (rather than on line) and take your time choosing your varieties .... But be aware that looking at pictures in seed catalogues is rather ike looking at photos of models on the cover of Vogue. They have been carefully selected, been through make-up, the lightin...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:39 pm
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Advice for Beginners!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 15120
Re: Advice for Beginners!
Be prepared to spend more time on weed and pest control than anything else. Get yourself a decent hoe, and use it before you think you need to. We have a stream of newcomers at the allotment who spend a while on civil engineering, digging and sowing, then seem to expect to come back a few months lat...
- Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:42 am
- Forum: Best practices
- Topic: Plant suggestions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5587
Re: Plant suggestions
We once grew sugar beet in an experimental field that had been previously used to grow borage. There were a lot of volunteer borage plants that got out of control so we attempted to hoe them out (tractor hoe, that is). I've never seen so many angry bees ! So I conclude borage is an excellent bee pla...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:23 am
- Forum: Tools and Machinery
- Topic: Second hand tools
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7790
Re: Second hand tools
I generally come across a "Tools for Self-Reliance" stall once a year, they sometimes have rather nice old traditional tools. I've acquired an old-school swan necked hoe with a long handle, it is great. The modern Wolf tools can be pretty good too though. The soil mill thingy can be good t...
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 7:55 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: A very personal message
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13390
Re: A very personal message
Good luck old chap. Only you know how you feel. You are an inspiration in many ways. I hope we can enjoy your humour for a while longer
- Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Pa Snip Enterprise Log Stardate August 20 18
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8785
Re: Pa Snip Enterprise Log Stardate August 20 18
Whst heavy trusses of tomatoes ! Superb. Fingers crossed you avoid blight. I can't grow toms outdoors here, always get blighted.
- Sun Aug 12, 2018 9:37 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Roundup
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2679
Re: Roundup
Funny business this. A jury of ordinary people expected to weigh far from conclusive scientific evidence on the safety or otherwise of an agrochemical ? Bayer are surely right to appeal. In the meantime, the anti-glyphosate backlash in France is having peculiar effects. We are working on an agricult...
- Wed Jun 06, 2018 7:33 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Smart Meters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6507
Re: Smart Meters
They don't save you money, but the idea is to make the user more conscious of their consumption. I have a pretty good idea already, and the metet itself consumes extra power and possibly batteries. Whilst maybe setting fire to your house, if installed as carelessly as some have been.
Just say no.
Just say no.