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Today I did something in my Garden

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    #782
    SouthWesterly
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    Been a busy 2 days in the garden.
    Had more beds of spuds, some seeds and the rest of the beds broadforked.
    Also got 4 loads of woodchip down on the paths a
    Everything covered in case of Frost this week.


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    #783
    CelticRambler
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    CelticRambler wrote: »
    If I can get myself up and out early enough tomorrow, I might be able to get one of them finished before the weather changes.

    Mission accomplished ... even though I didn't manage to get up early :pac: and despite revising the "pillar" design to be lower and longer than originally planned (it's essentially a short retaining wall now).

    The change in the weather has been postponed (our met office is gradually forecasting less and less precipitation - we might get a few mm by the end of the week :( ) but I'm all out of "fresh" stone, so this seems like a good time to do something different for a little while.


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    #784
    CelticRambler
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    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    larch timber charred it and sealed it with osmo oil.

    Did you char the timber yourself? And if so, how - it looks like there was a lot to treat? :)


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    #785
    Reckless Abandonment
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    CelticRambler wrote: »
    Did you char the timber yourself? And if so, how - it looks like there was a lot to treat? :)

    Used a roofing torch and tank of propane. It took about 5 hours to do it all. But it was kind of therapeutic... id never used one before its handy enough, I did have a bucket of water and the hose next to me incase I set myself on fire :)


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    #786
    [Deleted User]
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    Finished the kids' play area this morning, adding a mud kitchen and a border from leftover cobble lock paving stones to retain the mulch.


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    #787
    laoch na mona
    Registered Users Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭laoch na mona


    https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSP6T_hsro/

    I made a start on moving this greenhouse, I got all the glass off it, will dismantle the frame next weekend the house has been closed up for about a decade so some of the panels have been broken but still will be a cheap greenhouse once i get it moved.


    also got a few free pots from the yard.


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    #788
    looksee
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    Finished weeding the Forth Bridge long border. Finally got round to planting a good few of the garden centre's worth of plants waiting for a home.


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    #789
    laoch na mona
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    SouthWesterly wrote: »
    Put down about 35kg of maincrop spuds today. Carlos. Sarpo mira, fir apples and blue Danube. Broadforked the beds first. It really is a greet piece of equipment ðŸ˜

    Also pulled up the last of last years parsnips.


    did you sow the spuds by hand?


    I planted 3kg and am seriously thinking about investing in a small potato planter in the future if go over 10kg of seed spuds


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    #790
    paddylonglegs
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Finished the kids' play area this morning, adding a mud kitchen and a border from leftover cobble lock paving stones to retain the mulch.

    Great job!

    Side note: can I ask how the cobble lock drive way went and if you were given a square metre cost? Hoping to get a quote for ours this year.


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    #791
    Zardaz
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    laoch na mona wrote: »
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSP6T_hsro/

    I made a start on moving this greenhouse, I got all the glass off it, will dismantle the frame next weekend the house has been closed up for about a decade so some of the panels have been broken but still will be a cheap greenhouse once i get it moved.


    also got a few free pots from the yard.

    What a jungle! Good find all the same.
    Try and keep the gable frames intact when moving it.
    The old aluminium bolts might be a bit corroded together, and might shear off on you. So the less unbolting you have to do, the better.
    You'll still probably have to buy some spare bolts and clips and seals.


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    #792
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    paddylonglegs wrote: »
    Great job!

    Side note: can I ask how the cobble lock drive way went and if you were given a square metre cost? Hoping to get a quote for ours this year.

    Very happy with it. Shop around for the stone you use. Some fade quicker than others and some have colour guarantees. I've cleaned it with washing powder once and haven't had any issue with weeds. Down 18 months now.

    I didn't get a cost per sqm as there was a few other bits tied into the job.


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    #793
    laoch na mona
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    Zardaz wrote: »
    What a jungle! Good find all the same.
    Try and keep the gable frames intact when moving it.
    The old aluminium bolts might be a bit corroded together, and might shear off on you. So the less unbolting you have to do, the better.
    You'll still probably have to buy some spare bolts and clips and seals.




    The cottage went upfor sale about a decade ago, a farmer bought is for the land( about 30 acres) and its been closed up since, which is a pity its the last mud walled cottage in the area. I remembered the woman who lived in it gardening so said id ask about the glass house and save a few euros



    I've managed to save most of the clips, the seal is gone in a few places alright


    between that and replacing a few panes it'll still be a cheap enough greenhouse.


    Its funny how rural areas are though a neighbour pulled up while i was working at it and had a chat about how the garden used to look


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    #794
    Seanergy
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    I gave me ma a dig out by visiting all her plants in pots. She had not idea she had so many pots until I brought them all into a central spot/workstation.

    Stuff got planted out or divided up, fresh mix went in and old mix went under hedges and into bags depending on hazard or not. A lot of roots were teased and drainage improved, all top dressed, really looking forward to forthcoming bang off this work.

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    #795
    fryup
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    :( did a bit of diggin today and snap!

    how do i get the broken bit out of a fork??

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    #796
    Reckless Abandonment
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    You could try drill it out..


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    #797
    magicbastarder
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    First you get four candles...


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    #798
    fryup
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    Reckless Abandonment wrote: »
    You could try drill it out..

    tried but i haven't got a drill long enough :o

    tried to chisel it out but its like teak inside :o


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    #799
    SouthWesterly
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    Started a biological inoculant today for the garden.


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    #800
    Gaspode
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    fryup wrote: »
    :( did a bit of diggin today and snap!

    how do i get the broken bit out of a fork??

    I had the same with a hoe this week - I drilled in the biggest screw I could find and then levered it out with a claw hammer. A lot of hard work!


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    #801
    fryup
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    ya you wonder is it worth it? just buy a new one?


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    #802
    Bill Hook
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    SouthWesterly wrote: »
    Started a biological inoculant today for the garden.
    What does this involve?


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    #803
    SouthWesterly
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    Bill Hook wrote: »
    What does this involve?

    Rice in a jar of water to start with. Then a bigger container with molasses, bacteria sources, soil grass etc and time.
    Plenty of into in the Internet. Adds fungi to your garden.


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    #804
    Bill Hook
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    It sounds a bit like the Korean JADAM thing, I read about it last year but I'm too lazy for that sort of stuff. Be interested to hear how it goes so keep us posted.


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    #805
    hirondelle
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    fryup wrote: »
    tried but i haven't got a drill long enough :o

    tried to chisel it out but its like teak inside :o



    If you have a suitable area or a a firepit you could burn it out.


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    #806
    looksee
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    I was very reluctant to try synthetic handled tools but had very little choice in what was available. I have now a couple of True Temper tools and they are fine and not expensive. You might check to see if replacement wooden handles are available before you fight further with it.


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    #807
    blackbox
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    The price of handles is ridiculously high compared to the price of a full tool.

    I hate waste but couldn't justify the amount of work required for so little reward.


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    #808
    magicbastarder
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    blackbox wrote: »
    The price of handles is ridiculously high compared to the price of a full tool.
    simple supply and demand. they probably sell 100 tools to every one tool handle.


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    #809
    Graces7
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    simple supply and demand. they probably sell 100 tools to every one tool handle.

    My floor mop handle has rusted away... I used to buy from lenahans hardware in Dublin by internet but they seem to be down. They sell handles separately at a fair price


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    #810
    magicbastarder
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    i'd call to a builder's merchants first anyway, they may sell replacement handles are are probably the cheapest option.


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    #811
    Graces7
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    magicbastarder wrote: »
    i'd call to a builder's merchants first anyway, they may sell replacement handles are are probably the cheapest option.

    Lenehans do that. Will try phoning tomorrow. It was on the list I was trying to get to them.


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