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Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 11:47 am Post subject:

Shan wrote:

tahir wrote:

I thought you were allergic to fruit (except cider)?

It's fish that he's allergic to.

Oh yes. Awful stuff. Sadly.

So, here's the fruit cage. Internal wiring to be added. Odd hole to be
finally sealed.

And a couple of other shots. Raised beds made with stuff lying about.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 11:52 am Post subject:
Looks quite impressive. Interesting touch with the bath tubs. I take it the windows are a 'cold frame'?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 11:57 am Post subject:

Shan wrote:

Looks quite impressive.

Interesting touch with the bath tubs.

I take it the windows are a 'cold frame'?

We have various baths lying about, and they are an easy set up. Built in drainage. And fit *exactly* on the forks of the tractor, so can be moved swiftly.

The patch is about 20m x 20m, was fully over grown, but then cleared last autumn, and has been sat under weed suppressing fabric since. It's surrounded on all sides by nature. Hedging, brambles, bindweed and stuff. If I give it an inch, it'll be a jungle again, and I don't normally have time or effort to keep it at bay. So, I'm wasteful with space, because I'm only creating what I can manage.

There's also a greenhouse on there.

The windows were a cold frame for strawberry plants, but I think we're about to declare them No Longer Needed.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 12:07 pm Post subject:
I'm sure it will be very productive. Looks well tended. What are you going to plant in the bat tubs? Last edited by Shan on Fri May 08, 20 12:10 pm; edited 1 time in total

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46217
Location: yes

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 12:09 pm Post subject:
that is starting to look like my allotment did bathtubs are ace raised beds and plastic pipe is an ace hoop next thing is some 1000gm clear polythene for the improvised poly tunnels

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 12:11 pm Post subject:

sean wrote:

Doesn't like broad beans either.

He's a very fussy eater.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45671
Location: Essex

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 3:12 pm Post subject:

Shan wrote:

sean wrote:

Doesn't like broad beans either.

He's a very fussy eater.

Yep, meat, fat, carbs, beer

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6612
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 4:08 pm Post subject:

tahir wrote:

Shan wrote:

sean wrote:

Doesn't like broad beans either.

He's a very fussy eater.

Yep, meat, fat, carbs, beer

The four essential food groups. So?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46217
Location: yes

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 4:10 pm Post subject:
but beautifully presented

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 6:16 pm Post subject:
Hush. I’m fine with broad bean, if young and fresh. But not so much that I’d grow them. Not sure what’ll go in the baths. Probably carrots, beetroot and some French beans.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri May 08, 20 6:16 pm Post subject:

Shan wrote:

sean wrote:

Doesn't like broad beans either.

He's a very fussy eater.

This isn’t really true. Fish is the only real no go.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15970

Posted: Sat May 09, 20 6:17 am Post subject:
If you use water pipe for a polytunnel or any other self supporting structure we have found that snow on the covering makes the pipe bend and it doesn't spring back. Our log store is a miracle of water pipe and scaffold poles, but we had to reinforce it with an internal frame of scaffold poles after we found out about the snow the hard way.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sat May 09, 20 7:48 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Shan wrote:

sean wrote:

Doesn't like broad beans either.

He's a very fussy eater.

This isn’t really true. Fish is the only real no go.

Hmmppphhh.... you know my feelings on this one!

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sat May 09, 20 8:38 am Post subject:
Yeah. It’s a contributory factor.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Sat May 09, 20 8:57 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Yeah. It’s a contributory factor.

Good. More fish for me and every other person with a decent palate.

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