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Garden Ideas - Veggies
I_want_a_baby
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in Gardening
Hi There,
We are in the process of selling our car and downsizing to a cheaper model.
When this happens we will have £500 to spend on the garden. We would like to grow an abundance of fruit and veg, we have just moved to a house with a good sized garden and all lawned at present.
What would you do with this money?
We were thinking a greenhouse with polycarbonate (got a kid and dog) and some raised beds.
or would a poly tunnel be better?
Also My mum has a horse that we could get some manure from to put in the soil ready for planting. I have heard it needs to be well rotted, how long does it need to be left for?
Help!!
Thanks
Stacey
We are in the process of selling our car and downsizing to a cheaper model.
When this happens we will have £500 to spend on the garden. We would like to grow an abundance of fruit and veg, we have just moved to a house with a good sized garden and all lawned at present.
What would you do with this money?
We were thinking a greenhouse with polycarbonate (got a kid and dog) and some raised beds.
or would a poly tunnel be better?
Also My mum has a horse that we could get some manure from to put in the soil ready for planting. I have heard it needs to be well rotted, how long does it need to be left for?
Help!!
Thanks
Stacey
2024 - happy, healthy, quality over quantity, buy nothing new (and 2nd hand only if NEEDED), mindful spending, nurturing myself and family, living for now.
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Mortgage @ 31/12/23 £248k - too high, interest rate gone up - want this down asap!
Debt @ 31/12/23 £16k - no interest - will clear over 5 years hopefully.
Emergency savings £4k - been ransacked over last year - needs attention :-(
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I would definately go for the greenhouse and raised beds...but raised beds are my preferred method of growing veggies so i would say that...and having my two upright 'plastic growhouses i can tell you straight off the bat that a greenhouse would be my dream come true. As for the rotted manure, i think it needs to be rotted for at least a year, maybe two. Well done on your downsizing endeavours!Grocery Challenge for October: £135/£200
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