really old style living?

annie123

I do guerrilla gardening locally to me, have done for years.
Council told me off for sowing French beans, could I stick to non edibles please.

Mardatha I think you've got more chance of getting the RV to eat vegetarian spaghetti bolognese than use baking soda as toothpaste.
I still have an unused tube of arm and hammer baking soda toothpaste in my cupboard was on bogof.
It's like a mouth full of seawater...yuck!

seasalt_2

annie123 wrote: »

Council told me off for sowing French beans, could I stick to non edibles please.

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Tell them you're growing them for the flowers! After all, most flowering plants (apart from the sterile double ones) form some kind of seed/fruit eventually!:)

And I must have funny taste buds because I quite liked that Arn&Hammer toothpaste - or maybe it was the thymol one, come to think of it.

mardatha

I just wondered how to make it. I have enough Sainsbugs Basics toothpaste stashed to supply an army
RAS, I am very interested in solar powered phone chargers. Where would you buy one ?

seasalt_2

CAT catalogue have them as does another catalogue that comes through my door called "essentials" - don't know where's cheapest though

ginnyknit

mardatha wrote: »

I just wondered how to make it. I have enough Sainsbugs Basics toothpaste stashed to supply an army
RAS, I am very interested in solar powered phone chargers. Where would you buy one ?

I got one online from Maplins, 7.99 I think and it works very well though not compatible withh all phones - I think i just enjoy charging it for free.

parsonswife8

I have just been reading this online. Very interesting and so good for the kids to learn to live like this..

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/Green/3108456/Todmorden-lays-a-claim-to-be-Britains-greenest-town.html

ginnyknit

I read about that before. Todmorden looks a fab place to live.

NualaBuala

Yes, it's wonderful! I really like Ceridwen's idea that we try to do the same. I'm not sure what I'm able for physcally these days but I am going to keep my eyes peeled for a spot to sow edibles. I'm not sure that people would avail of them around here but I like the idea anyway - it might make people think about growing their own if nothing else.

purpleheather2810

My front garden gets a lot more sun than the back but it's open to the footpath. I could grow stuff there but I'm worried they would be vandalised round here...

mardatha

I'd like to pick your brains now, on planting & growing. I'm reading about sq foot gardening and also about permaculture. Which way would work best ? Which have you tried ? And do you think either of them are really necessary anyway ? Would the good old fashioned grandads way do fine ? Bearing in mind that our aim in here is to be self sufficient (maybe possibly one day) LOL!