Hi
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

"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

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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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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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

"JennyC" wrote in message
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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

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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"JennyC" wrote in message
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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

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 :~)

"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.

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

"Little Weed" wrote in message
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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 )

People talk about everyone else anyway. While they're talking about you/us
they're leaving someone else alone :-)

Mary

LW

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

"Little Weed" wrote after me ...
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 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

Tried nematodes one year on our potatoes and decided it was not worth the
cost, we could see no difference to previous years. Cost was about £25 from
memory and you can buy a lot of organic spuds for that.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

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

Tried nematodes one year on our potatoes and decided it was not worth the
cost, we could see no difference to previous years. Cost was about £25 from
memory and you can buy a lot of organic spuds for that.

--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK

That was about the cost that we sourced.
Did you find a useful alternative?
At the moment I'm reduced to plucking the slugs out as I spot them! i
also use slug killers but am hoping to prefer more organic methods

LW

"Little Weed" wrote

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

Tried nematodes one year on our potatoes and decided it was not worth the
cost, we could see no difference to previous years. Cost was about £25
from
memory and you can buy a lot of organic spuds for that.


That was about the cost that we sourced.
Did you find a useful alternative?
At the moment I'm reduced to plucking the slugs out as I spot them! i
also use slug killers but am hoping to prefer more organic methods

No we haven't found an alternative other than using slug resistant varieties
of potato, we have found the following have good slug resistant.
Kestral (mauve eyed second early and a good keeper)
Spey (pink eyed maincrop and similar to Kestral) (can be difficult to get
"seed")
Romano (red, not as good at slug resistance as the above two but better than
anything else we've tried.)

There are a few others too but we haven't tried them (yet!).
--
Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK