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- Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:46 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
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Re: Surferal's PolyShed UPDATE
Hi.... Not been on much busy with new job etc... anyway never did get round to posting pics of the (sort of) finished polyshed. not quite finished as i want it but its usable. once it was up SWMBO wanted to get stuff growing so i never got a chance to board it out inside and put up shelves and stagi...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:42 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Re: Surferal's PolyShed
The PolyShed... Part 3 The Plastic... Right after a bit of a break... due to the weather being naff (not me... its been under a tarp for a week hoping we weren't gonna get gales etc.) I did some more today tho it was cold n frozen this morn the Sun was out all day so got wrapped up and out there. Re...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:40 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Re: Surferal's PolyShed
Trusses added. and the Lexan for the roof pieces was cut and standing in the shed. I will have to cut the 2 end pieces so they aren't as wide. i would have liked to have them full width but the Shed would have needed too much work to fix. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4372582853_ce54f94275.jpg...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:40 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Re: Surferal's PolyShed
The PolyShed... Part 3 The Build... The other side piece and end piece put up. the side piece was cut down to get rid of where the door had been added. overall length is about 2.5m http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4372582293_cf5734b510.jpg Ridge beam in place. knotched at the ends so the roof lin...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Re: Surferal's PolyShed
Bricks down as base... had to take turf off to get level. turf in the PolyShed will be lifted when done. might put bark down. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4373334522_15bc93e670.jpg Old joists on bricks (with some DPC between 2) end panel (with door) offered up and first side piece. http://far...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Re: Surferal's PolyShed
The PolyShed... Part 2 The Build... This will be mainly Pictures with a small description for each. hopefully they will explain the process i took and the final pics should show enough to give you idea's etc. Before building I did sit and sketch out my idea and did some simple measuring of space i h...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:31 pm
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Surferal's PolyShed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8947
Surferal's PolyShed
The PolyShed... Part 1 Hi gang... I first posted a while ago and in that post I mentioned I was gonna build a PolyShed. a couple of people showed interest so i thought i would put together a post of what i did and what i ended up with. This is so others can copy the idea etc or see how they can modi...
- Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:42 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: Horse manure with shavings
- Replies: 8
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Horse manure with shavings
Evening all... is it possible to use horse manure and shavings instead of the usual straw? the t'other half has a horse but he is on a bed of shaving not straw... there is sometimes hay in the bed also(from his hay net). i was wondering if i piled it up and left it to break down would i be able to u...
- Sat Jan 30, 2010 11:30 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Cheapish Polytunnel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6103
Re: Cheapish Polytunnel
or just upload them to Picasa which is google owned. Or Flickr and then just post a link to your album at either of these if you don't wanna fill the board with pics. I use both Flickr because you can download a handy Flickr Uploader program which means on your PC you just drag and drop you fotos an...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:36 am
- Forum: Growing places
- Topic: Cheapish Polytunnel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6103
Re: Cheapish Polytunnel
but where are the pictures?????
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:31 am
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: moving or transplanting potatoes.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4209
Re: moving or transplanting potatoes.
no problem peter will do... (in growing places yes) might try a few early's in buckets etc then and then move them out if weather gets better. looking forward to growing a few bits in the polyshed and see how it turns out... also have an old tortoise so it will have a bit of space for basking inside...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:19 pm
- Forum: General chatter
- Topic: moving or transplanting potatoes.
- Replies: 6
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moving or transplanting potatoes.
hi all.... first post newb-ish gardener. last year grew lots of diff veg quiet well. it was a learning year so wanna grow on it. now i have sorted the raised beds etc i am about to put together/build a polyshed... i have a garden shed and a load of polycarbonite roofin sheets from a conservatory roo...
