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Post by mickthecactus on Apr 16, 2007 16:20:38 GMT 1
That's the problem - the last bits with the broccoli and last years spinach. Not enormous but still takes up a tidy space. I dug a smallish area with a fork on Saturday and it was hard work. Just got to grit me teeth and get on with it!
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 16, 2007 16:26:54 GMT 1
Many sympathies Mick, I would help if I could. Dont kill yourself doing it in the heat though, ok?
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 16, 2007 16:27:57 GMT 1
Oh, I'm sure he's got over it now Sweetie. |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 16, 2007 16:30:01 GMT 1
Oh, I'm sure he's got over it now Sweetie. Oh! Wrong thread. Ignore that last one ;D |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 16, 2007 22:52:47 GMT 1
Back on topic  OH came home with a huge builders bag in the van, a friend had had some trees felled and shredded and guess what, they are pine chippings, almost composted and they smell fabulous ! ;D Whats more there are many more bags ....if I want them haha! (If I want them indeed !) ;D ;D ;D Paths for the lottie! |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 16, 2007 23:32:07 GMT 1
Back on topic OH came home with a huge builders bag in the van, a friend had had some trees felled and shredded and guess what, they are pine chippings, almost composted and they smell fabulous ! ;D Whats more there are many more bags ....if I want them haha! (If I want them indeed !) ;D ;D ;D Paths for the lottie! Excellent. Good timing  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 16, 2007 23:35:08 GMT 1
Synchronicity as 4P would say ;D
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 16, 2007 23:42:40 GMT 1
Synchronicity as 4P would say ;D I though it was Tommy Steele |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 16, 2007 23:45:12 GMT 1
Forget him, that was then, this is now ;D whatever it is, its all good |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 16, 2007 23:45:40 GMT 1
Anyway, I'm off to bed. Nite nite
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 16, 2007 23:46:35 GMT 1
Night God bless babe |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 17, 2007 7:02:30 GMT 1
Ooh, you LUCKY thing....how many bags of chippings?? Your OH may disappear at the drop of a hat but he does bring back the goodies doesn't he? Won't they look nice on your paths? And it does occur to me somewhere in the back of my "stuffed with trivia rubbish" head that slugs don't like pine needles - too acid, so it may have a good knock on effect (but I may be wrong.....).
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 17, 2007 9:10:36 GMT 1
Im not sure how many bags 4P but it does sound like a lot....hope it is, and then I can share the bounty with my neighbours on the lottie. ;D OH said the man was having trouble getting rid, hence its almost composted state. I wish I could share the lovely smell it gives off, too it really is rather pleasant. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Apr 17, 2007 9:16:58 GMT 1
Mmm, I know that smell very well - several million pine trees in the Forest round me! S'luffley...
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 17, 2007 9:22:42 GMT 1
OH thought I would want to stop at one bag he actually wondered if I would even want that! I shall have to write a list of headings and sit and discuss them all with him again!  I wonder if he actually listens half the time. ;D I cant wait to go and cover that plastic up and walk on that stuff, its yummy  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 18, 2007 11:24:31 GMT 1
I used up the whole bag on just three short paths, they look and smell great, but I need at least two more now just to finish what I started! I am pleased with the days work, so have shown it to OH, He agrees it is a major improvement so hopefully he`ll be motivated to fetch the rest !  |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 19, 2007 8:39:58 GMT 1
I have spoken with the gentleman personally as he came round to see OH he says he will deliver the chippings himself direct to the lottie on a flat bed lorry!   |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 19, 2007 23:59:41 GMT 1
SL, having been watching this Big Dig on LSGardens, wonder if I could ask something, probably silly? What do you have in your shed? What I am getting at is, do you have two sets of tools, one for home and one for lottie? If you have two sets are they the same or do you have a better set? Where is the better stuff home or lottie? Excuse the silliness, OH made the comment as they were doing a bit on sheds and I said I don't know, maybe I should ask you!! If you have already said this somewhere else, sorry for asking again!! Well it is nearly midnight and we should have gone to bed by now, watched QuestionTime as usual. And as usual questions on Iraq!!!! Oh and OH stayed awake tonight!!  Like I said, excuse the silly question(s)! Keith |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 20, 2007 8:23:17 GMT 1
Not daft at all Keith I keep two sets of tools at the lottie and a third (the best) at home! The lottie ones consist of a spade fork and hoe I bought from Tesco at the end of last season, not bad tools .......£2.50 each, and a set that was left in the shed for me by the previous holder, these are very heavy and need new grips, I keep both, sets because I can but hope that someone will come and help(yeah right) All my expensive, stainless steel tools remain at home, they are lighter sharper and more comfortable to use but I couldnt bear to lose them, so they dont get left there, although they have visited the plot. |
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Post by madonplants on Apr 20, 2007 9:24:59 GMT 1
Not daft at all Keith I keep two sets of tools at the lottie and a third (the best) at home! The lottie ones consist of a spade fork and hoe I bought from Tesco at the end of last season, not bad tools .......£2.50 each, and a set that was left in the shed for me by the previous holder, these are very heavy and need new grips, I keep both, sets because I can but hope that someone will come and help(yeah right) All my expensive, stainless steel tools remain at home, they are lighter sharper and more comfortable to use but I couldnt bear to lose them, so they dont get left there, although they have visited the plot. Thanks SL. I did wonder, especailly after watching the Big Dig. I never saw it before, when it was on the BBC. Some of the tools they have look like they are fairly new, while others look like they have come out of the ark!! We are recording it at the weekend, then watching it when we can, so last weekend was when they did their bit on sheds. Do you have to buy two of most things,one for home one for lottie, or do you take some things with you each time? Some of these 'sheds' look like home from home and one guy says he would rather be in his shed than in his flat at home!!  Thanks again. Keith |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 20, 2007 9:47:42 GMT 1
I have been a gardener for a long time Keith I already had two of most things at home, but some things are too good to lose so when I saw the tools in tescos I thought of them as disposable, if they are nicked I havent lost too much.
My shed now has shelving, a table, an old file cabinet I store the coffee sugar and Tbags in, Towel rail washing paraphernalia and stuff,comfy cushioned chair. I cant have a stove, Ive been warned that if vandals do break in, gas canisters are a bad thing to keep in there. I take a flask of boiling water and make drinks as I go.I love my shed though, and enjoy my breaks, thinking about painting the inside of the shed a light colour, when the rest of the work calms down a bit. ;D
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Post by madonplants on Apr 20, 2007 10:34:12 GMT 1
Thanks SL. Is the chair so comfortable, that you could fall asleep?!! Keith |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 20, 2007 17:06:41 GMT 1
Not after a days digging Madon, nothing but painkillers and a hot bath does that.....  I do love my shed though, I threaten to move in there, sometimes (and I would if I had a kettle.) |
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Post by sweetleaf on Apr 21, 2007 13:34:30 GMT 1
OH and I will be pouring the footings for the new GH today!.. we went out this morning to get the materials and ended up bringing the sand etc back with us. Overloaded, we got pulled by the local police and escorted home........... OH used me as an excuse saying I had been giving him earache about the fences  So, no trouble, just a bit of embarrassment :  Fences, posts etc will be delivered Monday ;D |
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Post by Sleepy on Apr 21, 2007 13:42:00 GMT 1
OH and I will be pouring the footings for the new GH today!.. we went out this morning to get the materials and ended up bringing the sand etc back with us. Overloaded, we got pulled by the local police and escorted home........... OH used me as an excuse saying I had been giving him earache about the fences So, no trouble, just a bit of embarrassment : Fences, posts etc will be delivered Monday ;D Ha ha ha ;D Brilliant! I've potted up around 15 fuschias, and sown a further 25 sunflowers. Plus I got paid for 60 DVDs this morning ;D |
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