Two things bother me about composting as related to peatfree composts. How well,or poorly, is the matter composted, have had bags of GP compost opened and be full of live fungi. Allied to that what is the input to the process, is it domestic green waste bins or, more likely, commercially sourced Eas...

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Oafs eh? Think you've described them rather well Primrose. My husband yesterday experimented with making a lentil oaf to use up a surplus of rather ageing lentils. It was so stodgy and solid and highly indigestible. Definitely not a success. Even the magpies are urning up their beaks at the chopped ...

Beetle used to be the name for a large wooden hammer, used to hammer fence posts in, I was hoping a mallet was going begging.

Thank you all.

Westi stir the paint thoroughly, as shed stored paint sometimes separates out a bit.

Made wine from the yellow part of the flower once, wasn't overly impressed.

oldherbaceous wrote: ↑Fri Jan 06, 2023 10:59 am Morning, Peter, did you put the links and the thank-you button in place?

OH, no, I twisted admins tail a little.

I spend my working days glued to a computer, have done so since 1980. Way less technical than I used to be, but much wider spread of responsibilities in different areas.

https://www.toolstation.com/einhell-pxc ... ger/p51882 links now work and there's a thank-you button on all posts.

Happy New year to you all!

Same here OH, done two allotment viewings with prospective tenants, one yesterday evening, light drizzle, one this morning heavy drizzle. Third prospective tenant hasn't yet replied to text invite..... Three plots to let, one of 2.5 Rod full of fruit bushes, which both prospects would probably uproo...

OH next logon, tick the "remember me" box.

From the RHS Quick facts Clay soils contain more than 30 percent fine clay particles Clays swell and shrink as they wet and dry, effectively cultivating themselves Clay soils take longer to warm up in spring Wet clay soils are easily damaged when dug or walked on Drought is much less damaging on cla...

Our boiler stopped working yesterday morning, looks like the condensate disposal pipe has decided to condense the water to ice. Did the hot water thing, tried a chefs blow torch as well, copper pipe. Notging, then when I was in the shower the boiler came back to life, for about half an hour. Then di...