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boards versus what?
"JennyC" wrote in message ... "Mike Lyle" wrote in message ups.com... Bob Hobden wrote: "Little Weed" wrote... I am planning on removing the boards from my new inherited plot. Some will be burned on the bonfire next week, the remainder are rotting anyway and harbour slugs. I was planning on putting down bark chips - but without the boards to demarcate the boundaries, they will blow across the plots ( I assume). Sooo any suggestions to demarcate the plots and what to put down on the paths would be gratefully received! Help! I'm on the last leg of sorting it out before winter ) We have used chippings on the central path (the only path)on our new plot and have found that they do end up on the soil a bit but it's not a problem, worse is that without a solid edge it is difficult to keep the path looking straight edged as you keep damaging the edge. Would be better if the paths could be edged but the cost of tanalised timber gravel boards is prohibitive, concrete gravel boards are even more expensive. I've used old bricks on edge: they were free, and looked really good. Mike. I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny I guess cardboard wine casks wouldn't have the same impact. Concrete strainer posts do an ok job and can sometimes be bought cheap second hand. rob |
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I am planning on removing the boards from my new inherited plot. Some will be burned on the bonfire next week, the remainder are rotting anyway and harbour slugs. I was planning on putting down bark chips - but without the boards to demarcate the boundaries, they will blow across the plots ( I assume). Sooo any suggestions to demarcate the plots and what to put down on the paths would be gratefully received! Help! I'm on the last leg of sorting it out before winter ) LW |
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"Little Weed" wrote... I am planning on removing the boards from my new inherited plot. Some will be burned on the bonfire next week, the remainder are rotting anyway and harbour slugs. I was planning on putting down bark chips - but without the boards to demarcate the boundaries, they will blow across the plots ( I assume). Sooo any suggestions to demarcate the plots and what to put down on the paths would be gratefully received! Help! I'm on the last leg of sorting it out before winter ) We have used chippings on the central path (the only path)on our new plot and have found that they do end up on the soil a bit but it's not a problem, worse is that without a solid edge it is difficult to keep the path looking straight edged as you keep damaging the edge. Would be better if the paths could be edged but the cost of tanalised timber gravel boards is prohibitive, concrete gravel boards are even more expensive. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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Bob Hobden wrote: "Little Weed" wrote... I am planning on removing the boards from my new inherited plot. Some will be burned on the bonfire next week, the remainder are rotting anyway and harbour slugs. I was planning on putting down bark chips - but without the boards to demarcate the boundaries, they will blow across the plots ( I assume). Sooo any suggestions to demarcate the plots and what to put down on the paths would be gratefully received! Help! I'm on the last leg of sorting it out before winter ) We have used chippings on the central path (the only path)on our new plot and have found that they do end up on the soil a bit but it's not a problem, worse is that without a solid edge it is difficult to keep the path looking straight edged as you keep damaging the edge. Would be better if the paths could be edged but the cost of tanalised timber gravel boards is prohibitive, concrete gravel boards are even more expensive. I've used old bricks on edge: they were free, and looked really good. -- Mike. |
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"Mike Lyle" wrote in message ups.com... Bob Hobden wrote: "Little Weed" wrote... I am planning on removing the boards from my new inherited plot. Some will be burned on the bonfire next week, the remainder are rotting anyway and harbour slugs. I was planning on putting down bark chips - but without the boards to demarcate the boundaries, they will blow across the plots ( I assume). Sooo any suggestions to demarcate the plots and what to put down on the paths would be gratefully received! Help! I'm on the last leg of sorting it out before winter ) We have used chippings on the central path (the only path)on our new plot and have found that they do end up on the soil a bit but it's not a problem, worse is that without a solid edge it is difficult to keep the path looking straight edged as you keep damaging the edge. Would be better if the paths could be edged but the cost of tanalised timber gravel boards is prohibitive, concrete gravel boards are even more expensive. I've used old bricks on edge: they were free, and looked really good. Mike. I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny |
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"JennyC" wrote in message ... I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny That's not a bad idea at all. It would also save trips to the bottle bank .... We saved wine bottle (used) corks for a friend then she said she didn't want them after all. I had a very large carrier bag full and offered it on freecycle - two people wanted them! Now the second bag is about half full. I reckon we'd have enough bottles for our plots by spring. Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... "JennyC" wrote in message ... I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny That's not a bad idea at all. It would also save trips to the bottle bank ... I saw it here in the local Aboretum where tehy use it to edge all their paths. They are much stronger than you would imagine :~) We saved wine bottle (used) corks for a friend then she said she didn't want them after all. I had a very large carrier bag full and offered it on freecycle - two people wanted them! Now the second bag is about half full. I reckon we'd have enough bottles for our plots by spring. Mary "Bottoms up" Jenny :~) |
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I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny Now there's an idea...liked the pic too....people will talk but hey...many thanks for that ) LW |
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"JennyC" wrote in message ... I saw it here in the local Aboretum where tehy use it to edge all their paths. They are much stronger than you would imagine :~) We saved wine bottle (used) corks for a friend then she said she didn't want them after all. I had a very large carrier bag full and offered it on freecycle - two people wanted them! Now the second bag is about half full. I reckon we'd have enough bottles for our plots by spring. Mary "Bottoms up" :-) Jenny :~) |
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"Little Weed" wrote in message oups.com... I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ....... "~) Jenny Now there's an idea...liked the pic too....people will talk but hey...many thanks for that ) People talk about everyone else anyway. While they're talking about you/us they're leaving someone else alone :-) Mary LW |
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People talk about everyone else anyway. While they're talking about you/us they're leaving someone else alone :-) Mary LW Mind you, with some superglue and imaginative use of string, I may now have an alternative means of fencing off the top of the allotment....) Hurrah! LW |
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"Little Weed" wrote in message oups.com... People talk about everyone else anyway. While they're talking about you/us they're leaving someone else alone :-) Mary LW Mind you, with some superglue and imaginative use of string, I may now have an alternative means of fencing off the top of the allotment....) Hurrah! LW That WILL get folk tralking. Especially me - can you explain please? :-) Mary |
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Mary Fisher wrote: "Little Weed" wrote in message oups.com... That WILL get folk tralking. Especially me - can you explain please? :-) Mary Well, I just had an image of empty wine bottles stacked, glued and lashed together to provide a memorable fence! I suspect I may have to revert to my original plan of wood fencing to replace the corrugated tin sheeting which I pulled out in September. Having said that the corrugated sheeting clearly served it purpose as since i removed it the ground elder has moved into the allotment plot, quite aggressively! LW |
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We have used chippings on the central path (the only path)on our new plot and have found that they do end up on the soil a bit but it's not a problem, worse is that without a solid edge it is difficult to keep the path looking straight edged as you keep damaging the edge. Would be better if the paths could be edged but the cost of tanalised timber gravel boards is prohibitive, concrete gravel boards are even more expensive. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK Thanks Bob I haven't come across concrete gravel boards yet. One of the bigger problems is the way slugs are harboured in whatever I try to put down. We may try nematodes (sp?) in the spring, but I thought these were expensive when looking through the internet for suppliers I would be interested in your opinion on these Regards LW |
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boards versus what?
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
"JennyC" wrote in message I've used old wine bottles turned upside down and tapped into the soil. Pic at : http://www.ljconline.nl/garden/gardenfront.htm They have been in place now for 11 years and nor a single breakage! it takes a while to drink enough wine though..............hic ........ "~) Jenny That's not a bad idea at all. It would also save trips to the bottle bank Good ideas seem to have a life of their own. Bottles were a favoured garden edging in Oz in the late 19th and early 20th century. The well to do used nice terracotta moulded garden edges and the working class used any sort of bottles matching up styles and bottle colours for individual beds. Nice to see that the fashion is still alive and well in a garden. |
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