if u are buying a new one there are basically two sizes available, we got the largeest which is roughly the same as a large shop loaf,

before jcbs were common we used to winch out tree stumps with a tractor mounted winch, perhaps you could try a small hand winch, like those on older car recovery trailers? . u will need somesort of anchor, a tree, iron stake hammered in the ground?? or have u seen the ratchet straps used for tying t...

been looking at converting a strimmer to a pole hedgecutter and prunner but it seems the attachments for my castor strimmer cost nearly as much as the strimmer did. for a similar price i can get a new a ryobi strimmer with attachments, has anyone got any experience of ryobi stuff, or any other sugge...

we have a morpy richards breadmaker, started using the wholemeal recipe in the instruction book , which has evolved into, 3 soupspoons of olive oil poured over the spindle, then put the paddle on, the oil on the spindle stops the paddle sticking to it, two measuring cups (supplied with the machine) ...

we had an ant problem a few years ago, was told then that ants like dry soil. we literally flooded the polytunnel and then kept it really moist for several weeks the ants dissapeered. back then we were keeping the soil on the dry side but are now using more water and keeping the beds moister and the...

my mother inlaw found a hover mower to heavy to carry from the shed to the lawn, so got a little electric rotary on wheels.

how about a wallpaper stripper, they are basically an electric kettle with a tube on the spout.

IF the organic garden is a closed system, the soil is fed by compost made from plant residues grown in the system, and large quantities of edible plant matter removed , then soil depletion must result. that is simple logic and unarguable (go on prove me wrong). a long term susstainable system must r...

they occasionally come up on ebay, you can do a search in the garden section,also try the agriculture bit of the business and industrial section, and there is a way of being notified if one gets listed, but i cant remember the details of how to do it. good luck

johnboy i find the comment that manmade fertiilisers contain trace elements that organic composts and manures dont, somewhat hard to swallow. for many years we were sold fertilisers on the basis that they contained one or all of the "3 essential plant foods, nitrogen, phosphorous and potash (npk)" i...

.the composting process doesn't need worms. only thing to worry about is drainage you may get some brown foul smelling liquid coming out the bottom.

got euro news running on the box, seems there is snow and chaos right accross from france through germany , poland, hungary. just warm and damp here in somerset. its so mild here the heating hasn't cut in at all this evening, bit of a change from yesterday when we had a dusting of snow late afternoon.

allan has brought up carbon moleculas again. just to make it clear. To a CHEMIST organic means a complex carbon based molecule, such as sugar, starch etc nothing what soever to do with the gardening and agricultural use of the term organic. organic in our sense means grown without artificial fertili...

why does christmas come a fortnight too early every year? regarding the garden we are off to tenerif on 6th for a fortnight so the garden will wait till february!!

we hacve logans and a tayberry, dont know what varieties, but wouldn't bother with any more logans. the tayberry tastes better and fruits better. its on a bit of a raised bed on a south facing garage wall so it gets the rainfall off the roof. the thornless loganberry doesn't seem to fruit aswell as ...