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gentlegreen
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Is anyone else plagued by urban foxes ?
My new young neighbour is having a go at growing veggies so spread a pallet-load of compost on top of the grotty lawn, then put what looks like landscape fabric on top...
My new young neighbour is having a go at growing veggies so spread a pallet-load of compost on top of the grotty lawn, then put what looks like landscape fabric on top...
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Whats the fox relevance?Is anyone else plagued by urban foxes ?
My new young neighbour is having a go at growing veggies so spread a pallet-load of compost on top of the grotty lawn, then put what looks like landscape fabric on top...
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
The big hole in the middle of it.
Decided to look for a local tool hire cooperative. I live quite near Totnes so there must be one nearby.
I need to use a strimmer and a hedge trimmer over the next few months but potentially won’t need to use the strimmer ever again. Hedge trimmer annually maybe.
Has anyone got experience of using these? My main aim is to not have to own and store things I rarely use plus avoid the capital outlay.
I need to use a strimmer and a hedge trimmer over the next few months but potentially won’t need to use the strimmer ever again. Hedge trimmer annually maybe.
Has anyone got experience of using these? My main aim is to not have to own and store things I rarely use plus avoid the capital outlay.
andysays
Love and solidarity
I use strimmers and hedgecutters professionally.
What is your garden like and what will you be cutting?
Small. Mainly grass at the front - around 10m x 3m and sloping. Grass at the front hasn’t been cut in the year I have lived here and is around 12 inches long in places.
There is a hedge - perhaps a conifer - which is growing across from next door and needs a fairly heavy cut back by around 50cm or so as it has grown across the front path. Also not cut since I have lived here and around 4 metres high / 4 metres long
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Although a couple were completely nommed I have a big one that's about to flower, and a couple of smaller ones that have some flowers forming.Slugs got my dwarf sunflowers too, grown from seed
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Elpenor have you checked your local library? One near us has a Library of Things where you can borrow equipment: Library of Things
I’ve found Share Shed which is local and seems my best bet
Share Shed – A Library of Things
www.shareshed.org.uk
andysays
Love and solidarity
sounds like you will need professional grade machines for those jobs, but hiring or borrowing might be your best option.
I'll post some links to the sort of thing I'd recommend later...
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
andysays
Love and solidarity
It sounds like both the grass and the hedge are quite overgrown and cutting them back will be quite a job
We use Stihl machinery at work, and these machines (or similar) should be adequate for what you need
FS 131 Petrol Brushcutter
HL 94 C-E Petrol Long-reach Hedge Trimmer
There are battery powered versions available, but in my experience they are significantly less powerful.
Once you've got the grass and the hedge back to something more manageable, you won't need such powerful machines to keep them maintained, provided you do it regularly
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I gave the birdbath a clean and topped it up earlier and there's a queue now. Really important to provide water in this weather.
Fairweather
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After removing my onions sets due to onion fly I was left with a spare bed so I’ve decided to have a little experiment and stick some maincrop potatoes in. I know it’s considered a bit late for planting potatoes but I saw these this morning in Wilko for 15p and couldn’t resist.
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The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
The only issue you might possibly have , aside from blight which is always a risk, is an early frost in October but otherwise, they should be fine
Ron Merlin
Jus de chaussettes
A few pics from yesterday. Carefully cropped because the rest of the garden's a complete jungle.
Onions are coming along nicely (the shoots are a bit damaged because I left the fleece on for too long
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Radishes nearly ready to harvest:
The trusty gaillardia's just come into bloom:
Onions are coming along nicely (the shoots are a bit damaged because I left the fleece on for too long
):Radishes nearly ready to harvest:
The trusty gaillardia's just come into bloom:
Callie
Pivoting
This time next year you will have millionsBeen after a Rose Campion plant for ages, and just haven't found them in any garden centre until last week. Bought two of them and one flowered this morning.
The picture doesn't really do justice to how vivid the colour of the flower is.
roses...
heinous seamus
Perfect in an empty room
Is anyone else plagued by urban foxes ?
My new young neighbour is having a go at growing veggies so spread a pallet-load of compost on top of the grotty lawn, then put what looks like landscape fabric on top...
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The fuckers have been dancing a jig on my onions
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