Help MBE grow his dinner 2012

annie123

Thanks to MBE..today was my first ever trip to Aldi and I got 3 self watering troughs and 3 self watering planters for my mums. She can't water easily and the carers charge for it, so this weekend (if it's not raining) I'll remove 12" mini sand dunes with grass off her bit of path near the front door.
For some strange reason she wants flowers in them not veg! so raided 99pstore and poundland for bulbs and I'll stick some bedding plants in too. Might try sticking some strawberry plants in later in the year, they flower;)
The ones in homebase come with a plastic pipe to the watering hole but at £4 extra (for what equates to a bit of pipe) I'll use some old hose pipe from here.

No water butts either in there, they said all gone by 10am.

Do they often have have garden stuff in?

annie123

Fay wrote: »

hopefully help with the dry weather...which is expected when???

28th July

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

No water butts either in there, they said all gone by 10am.

Do they often have have garden stuff in?

Glad you're pleased with the planters.

It shows what a good deal the butts were for £20. From B&Q, you'd pay well over double. £25 for the butt, £12 for the stand, plus £12 for the diverter kit. Just shows what a rip-off they are. :mad:

You just have to keep your eye on the website for the bargains, they change pretty frequently from what I can see. Lidl's worth a look too.

KazLA

mrbadexample wrote: »

You need cardboard. Lots and lots of cardboard. Every time you clear an area of weeds, cover it with a couple of layers of cardboard. I think you have to soak it. This deprives the weeds of light, so they either don't grow, or grow so weakly that they are easy to deal with.

You can then plant through the cardboard. Make a hole in it, drop your spud in, or plant your squash through it.

oooh, I like the sound of that! Particularly as I hv an easy, free source of cardboard - DH delivers & installs TVs, washing machines etc!

Will def give it a try.

GreenTricky

If you didn't get the Aldi one, argos are price matching

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7202272.htm

Was in earlier, got some chard plugs, didnt see any water butts, looked at the self watering pots and couldnt make my mind up so left them, they are good value though, oh also got a big trug

mrbadexample

KazLA wrote: »

oooh, I like the sound of that! Particularly as I hv an easy, free source of cardboard - DH delivers & installs TVs, washing machines etc!

Will def give it a try.

You're laughing then. The cardboard breaks down as the worms feed off it, so it improves the soil too.

annie123

GreenTricky wrote: »

If you didn't get the Aldi one, argos are price matching

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/7202272.htm

Was in earlier, got some chard plugs, didnt see any water butts, looked at the self watering pots and couldnt make my mind up so left them, they are good value though, oh also got a big trug

Reserved, thank you :beer:

annie123

Just found a link on a weather forum, scorching hot summer!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/316206/Sizzling-barbecue-summer-to-scorch-away-miserable-May

Shame it's the Express and I've never heard of Weather Services International.............but one can hope

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

Just found a link on a weather forum, scorching hot summer!
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/316206/Sizzling-barbecue-summer-to-scorch-away-miserable-May

Shame it's the Express and I've never heard of Weather Services International.............but one can hope

If you look long enough and hard enough you could probably find one that predicts snow.

mrbadexample

Righto, off to Kent for a weekend of pond plant robbing and flower-taking-to-the-just-turned-93-grandma.

I also have certain important deliveries to make.

Lemon, as usual, you're in charge. Try not to let the thread get too leggy while I'm gone please.

Later. :wave: