Everything of mine is Einhell. The 36v mower is a star. All my power tools including a brush cutter and chainsaw. Just the job. Very good value and half the price of milwaukee / dewalt etc

It's been a while. But hello anyway. After 10 years of either being plot secretary and in the last year association chair - I am intentionally free of any formal office. Just sheltering from a sharp shower whilst clearing some outdoor tomatoes and making way for overwinter onions. Lots of non allotm...

17572466622927144892450752878276.jpg I purchased some bare root wallflowers arriving 7 or 8 days ago. I was in in a hurry as I was going away. I put them in modules in gp compost outside . They don't appear to have rooted. Should I leave them in in the modules for a while, they've been in there for...

I have read somewhere that parsnips seedlings won't transplanting. So why are they sold in garden centres etc?

PS I bought some so I'm gonna try.

Compo

Well long time that I'm not here.
I've just been putting in raised beds and stuff. Very dry here till this morning. A few good showers have helped
I'll try and send some pics soon

I'm thinking of buying a shredder to break up brassica stalks and small pruning. But.....will it clog up if the material is not dry. ?

In the end I got some metal blades and bolted an extra blade on to counteract the weight imbalance. It has worked. Meanwhile I have ordered an einhell Agillo battery brush cutter. I have to be careful using petrol devices as I have a pacemaker.

I have a fairly powerful einhell strimmer, the type that takes the plastic blades, and even if buy the good quality ones they just break off. E bay has plenty of options for putting a different head on the tool such as brush cutter, wire brush type of thing and metal blades. Does anyone have any exp...

The difference is you can pop a quick pic on face book and a few words easy as pie. Most posters will just find this too fiddly I would think. I guess there is a case for the forum to go on Facebook? There I have said it

Best Wishes

Compo

Just saying hi ....sorry it's been a while. But all good here in Somerset. Just a mile away from the new car battery gigafactory. Nice weather if not a bit fresh

Just saying hi ....sorry it's been a while. But all good here in Somerset. Just a mile away from the new car battery gigafactory. Nice weather but cold

I am still here. Just don't get to post that much, but all is well not retired yet Still working 1 or 2 days a week. Spending time pottering around on my plot, still volunteering with sea cadet Life's busy, glad you're all still here, though. I'll try and visit more often.

I'm back
28 days away
13 countries
5200 rail kilometres
Approx 400,000 steps taken.
It was amazing and now I'm happily back on the plot.
Ill post some pics when I'm back on my laptop.

I don't beliieve the whole area is unstable? But I am avoiding Ukraine, Kaliningrad, Belarus and Kosovo. I'm at the airport now. I'm too bloomin early!! Hence I'm ferreting around on here. I'll try and send some pics to the bits and bobs site on my travels!!

I'm on the plot for the last time for about a month as I am off interrailing around Eastern Europe tomorrow. Starti ng off in Riga Latvia. So I am busy trying to get stuff sewn and spuds planted. I'll try and keep y'alll up dated.