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by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:00 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

We have cress going so she's looking forward to egg and cress sandwiches. ;)

She spent most of summer every time we visited mums raiding the veg patch , scrumping apples and digging so want to keep her interest
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:46 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

Think I paid 99p for 60! If I was doing it myself I'd tap out of plastic pots or yogurt pots but I'm trying to get the little un involved.... But she has inspected the pepper pots about 5 times in 2 hours before bed :lol: think she is expecting about 50 peppers to erupt from the pots ;) Got one of t...
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 7:33 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

Well I have started. Been dug and levelled and covered with clear polythene Peppers planted.. Now to go get some more seeds ... Still a bit early for direct planting but got window sill to go at ;) Got some compressed card "pots" so can be planted direct into the ground so no pricking out ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:36 am
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

Thanks for that I've got my eye on some nice roofing laths ;) Got all the tools although you get funny looks gardening with a mattock but it makes the work easier... http://www.screwfix.com/p/roughneck-5lb-mattock-fibreglass-33/85777 For deep digging I favour a "drainage spade" http://www....
by Yorkshire Andy
Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:37 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

thanks all

Incidently LIDL have a fair bit of gardening stuff in at the moment :)


http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=1086
by Yorkshire Andy
Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:39 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Re: Compact veg garden

Cheers Brambles Just got reading on line about square foot then went to download a app and the swines wanted money for a subscription :lol: not a chance ;) ive got the added advantage that there is a little fence round the area so meshing it off to keep it from been a cat toilet and will be able to ...
by Yorkshire Andy
Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:09 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Compact veg garden
Replies: 46
Views: 12931

Compact veg garden

Well I've muted the idea to Mrs Andy and she didn't say no..... So I'm commandeering about 2x2m of the garden getting rid of the old rabbit hutch and run (rabbits kept "going missing" I think it was more stolen than killed by a fox) So the land should be fertile currently has a mush of rot...
by Yorkshire Andy
Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:35 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Paper brick device
Replies: 25
Views: 7243

Re: Paper brick device

Must admit I did look into gasless mig but the engineer I know told me not to bother and go for a gas unit big 5kg co2 argon was £65 deposit and about £30 a fill so not too bad
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:55 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Paper brick device
Replies: 25
Views: 7243

Re: Paper brick device

And on the paper brick subject

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12371&p=135551

They took an age to dry out!

Burnt OK but not really worth the time or effort and mess
by Yorkshire Andy
Wed Mar 01, 2017 10:33 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Paper brick device
Replies: 25
Views: 7243

Re: Paper brick device

...BUT ! One thing I can offer - I have already made all the mistakes and cockups so maybe you wont have to ! If you are set on going for ARC then please consider a low power invertor from italy rather than a buzzbox. You cant go wrong with this forum to guide you through the whole adventure - http...