Becoming self sufficient from scratch-my diary

fiftyeighter_2

Hi Anitah, my you are brave i had an allotment years ago...when i was a lot younger it was rewarding but such a lot of hard work. Now I just work my garden but i'm lucky it is a large one. At least large enough for me and all my ailments...i get asthma and have arthritis in my knees and wrists. dear oh dear think i must be falling apart too. well it goes with age i suppose... my age i mean not yours. anyway good luck to you Anitah. Don't work too hard.

Gigervamp

fiftyeighter wrote: »

who on earth would want to bury glass in a garden?

Ha! I remember one of my old neighbours telling me that they'd found a whole motorbike buried in their garden!

I guess if you can't be bothered to dispose of something properly, just dig a hole in the garden and stick it in there. By the time it gets unearthed, you're long gone! :rotfl:

fiftyeighter_2

Yes Gigervamp I guess thats whats happened. Just that i have a phobia about glass especially as i cant work in the garden with gloves. i like the feel of the earth i suppose! oh well never mind think i have it all out well spose i'l find out when i dig my hand in the earth unprotected... ouch!

fiftyeighter_2

Just thought what part of wales are you.(if i'm allowed to ask that) my late husband came from velindre near carmarthen and my mum from the rhonda.

bonsibabe

Evening all! Well I've done it! Inspired by Moozle and Poppet I have started a blog! I don't know how good or interesting it will be :D but it is started!

I thought I would let you all know what an inspiration this board is and will now say thank you and goodnight!! Hope you are all well, and will be back tomorrow to see how you are all doing! x

Gigervamp

fiftyeighter wrote: »

Just thought what part of wales are you.(if i'm allowed to ask that) my late husband came from velindre near carmarthen and my mum from the rhonda.

I'm not far from Cardiff, but I'm originally from London. I see you're in Essex. My mums side of the family are from Harwich.

Just that i have a phobia about glass especially as i cant work in the garden with gloves. i like the feel of the earth i suppose! oh well never mind think i have it all out well spose i'l find out when i dig my hand in the earth unprotected... ouch!

Hope you've got all the glass out. I usually wear gloves because I'm a wuss and there are a lot of nettles in my garden, but I do like to stick my hands in the soil too!

Moozle_2

Hi Everyone,
Beautiful day here, planning on more digging this afternoon.
One of my seedlings has finally emerged (the bean that my 3 yr old planted!!):o :rotfl:I covered it with an empty honey pot as a clotch and it seemed to like that.

Happy gardening today:D

ecoelle

Hello there, self sufficient i am not but i try to do small things in the hope that if i add them all up i'll have a big impact! Did anyone else see Gardeners world this week, interesting ideas to reuse tin cans, then recycle them after use in the garden. Also some interesting ideas for growing your own, check out the BBC website https://www.bbc.co.uk/gardenersworld they are also giving away free packs of seeds and a newslettter with information on what to grow when. Hopefully they will be good for me as i'm a bit of a beginner!

Anitah

Yes, I sent off for my free seeds while the programme was on! Not that I need them, for some women it's shoes and handbags, for me it's vegetale seeds. Cheaper and better for you!

My money saving tip this year is to use all my seeds! probably not viable, why do Seeds of Italy sell them in packs of 500??!!!!!!!

Cucumbers and pumpkins galore this year!

earthgirl

Hi all

we have been self suffiient with fruit and veg with one allotment but only in summer. I was almost there this winter but not quite - thats my challenge this year!

Good luck with your challenge - its really worth it!

EG