Daydream thread continues.....

alfie_1

davesnave wrote: »

i was going to say burdock too, but it looks a bit skinny for one of those, maybe? None here to compare with atm.

Mower about £1k in good nick, but it's a specialist machine, so might well sell for less. People who have large playing field-type areas to cut, have wallets to match and might only go secondhand from a reputable dealer.

i could get for £200

P.S. PLANT IS 3-4FT HIGH

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

i could get for £200

P.S. PLANT IS 3-4FT HIGH

Having just Googled, I've just realised, I'm talking complete burdock, because some huge leaves that have puzzled me for weeks are one and the same! :rotfl:

http://www.english-country-garden.com/flowers/greater-burdock.htm

£200 is good if it's a diesel and has no 'issues.' The engine would be worth more than that.

lostinrates

We have burdock too. I made dh strim round it at the weekend. Its very architetural.

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

We have burdock too. I made dh strim round it at the weekend. Its very architetural.

I THINK SO TOO, THATS WHY I WANTED TO CHECK IT WASNT A NASTY... got to strim over there and like you i will go round them [lots of em...]

rhiwfield

alfie_1 wrote: »

I THINK SO TOO, THATS WHY I WANTED TO CHECK IT WASNT A NASTY... got to strim over there and like you i will go round them [lots of em...]

I guess its Arctium minus, so can be useful but its also invasive of rich ground. Not so good if sheep around, the burrs are like velcro

alfie_1

rhiwfield wrote: »

I guess its Arctium minus, so can be useful but its also invasive of rich ground. Not so good if sheep around, the burrs are like velcro

hhmmmm....... maybe not a good thing re livestock... i will make sure none in mabels actuall area just incase..:o

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Alfie....lol.... the poem....

Maybe i will have piggies like Mabel, who dont eat grass etc:D:D

Went to hairdressers yesturday:eek::eek: first time in a VERY long time...had hair coloured, and chopped short ish.... used to be half way down my back, when washed and straightened etc.. now it is just about shoulder length... hubby had a bit of a shock:D. but it needede a dam good cut... as it had just gone weak and thin... so the only thing it does have that sharp blunt finish to it...

Cant wait for tomorrow to go see 'which piggies went to market':rotfl:

I need to start looking at costings etc...how much food they will eat per week etc...as I want to do some sort of business plan... to see how viable it actually is....

Rummer

It never fails to impress me how much you all get done! I have almost given up on the garden this year and my thoughts are now turning to next year

So far I have cleaned the patio and have the pressure washer ready to get the rest of the paths clear. All the wood work (apart from the fence which I can't get to due to plants, ok weeds ) and metal work has been painted. The tubs have been weeded and topped up but are in the main sitting empty

Now I am thinking about the best thing to do to prepare for next year and I know you will all point me in the right direction. We have a number of beds that are all smothered in weeds. To get them ready for next year am I as well ripping out the biggest weeds and covering them and later in the year smothering them in compost and covering again?

Also what is the best covering to use? We have previously used carpet but have none left to use and we are skint so it would need to be reasonably priced.

Thank you!

rhiwfield

Rummer, I've just relaid path with wood chippings and used doubled up sheets of cardboard unedrneath as a weed suppressant.

For raised beds that got overgrown I strimmed some and used heavy duty damp proof membrane that was saved from the library skip . When I come to plant next year I'll cut small holes in it

The othjer raised beds I'm rotating the chooks coop & run to let them do the digging

alfie_1

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

Alfie....lol.... the poem....

Maybe i will have piggies like Mabel, who dont eat grass etc:D:D

Went to hairdressers yesturday:eek::eek: first time in a VERY long time...had hair coloured, and chopped short ish.... used to be half way down my back, when washed and straightened etc.. now it is just about shoulder length... hubby had a bit of a shock:D. but it needede a dam good cut... as it had just gone weak and thin... so the only thing it does have that sharp blunt finish to it...

Cant wait for tomorrow to go see 'which piggies went to market':rotfl:

I need to start looking at costings etc...how much food they will eat per week etc...as I want to do some sort of business plan... to see how viable it actually is....

it would pay you to have a word with neighbours and ask for any scraps [NO MEAT] from veg to bread to old fruit, potatoes, cake , cooked or raw veg etc. leave a big dustbin by a gate so people can pop it in when passing, the kids will love doing that. then daily chuck it into a trough...
i buy SOW ROLLS [maybe start with the smaller tiddly pellets..] approx £9 sack and mabel has one sack a week...but bear in mind that you could fit 10 piglets into mabel :rotfl::rotfl: idea is that you scatter the rolls so they root around..[NO dont be silly ,of course mabel doesnt... ] also find out what local markets,cafe's, resteraunts chuck out and offer to give them a bin... means collecting it but healthy happy piggies = happy wallets...;) ive never given meat derived, not sure if it can harm, just doesnt seem right...:rotfl::rotfl: