Daydream thread continues.....

rozeepozee

LIR I think you're right about the revisit. I'm not sure I can remember though :} My current approach is there's no rush. The children won't permit anything other. The most time we have is a few hours three or four times a week.

Ive been warned about guinea. The previous occupant used to keep them, so I'm hoping the neighbours have been pre-acclimatised

Good tip on the chippings, Dave. We have a strip of land separated from the rest of the lawn by a concrete path, which I was hoping to use for growing veggies. Temporarily, possibly, because eventually, once the extension's complete, I want them closer to the house. Is there any reason why I can't cover this with cardboard to surpress the current overgrown weeds and chuck the chippings on top? I don't envisage planting anything there until the risk of frosts have passed next Spring (May?). Would that be long enough?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Hi all,

nice morning, but you can feel that nip in the air...

life would be sooooooooooo much easier if you had the money to do things:rotfl:

Getting a bit frustrated, now that we have the pigs we want to get more of the land done, house as well, but that isnt too bad as we have the caravan there...

Hubby was mooching over mini diggers again last night on ebay....its going to be months before we could afford to buy one, sooooooooooooooo might suggest we hire one for the weekend, so at least we will get a bit more cleared than doing it by hand...

catcha all laters

lostinrates

Money would make everything easier ctc, but also, i reckon some of the impertus would go.

rozeepozee

Brushcutter arrived. Guess what OH is up to?

rozeepozee

lostinrates wrote: »

Money would make everything easier ctc, but also, i reckon some of the impertus would go.

As OHsays, if we had mor money, we probably wouldn't be on a neglected smallholding in remote rural Wales

(and you will probably spot that money isn't being spent replacingthe reluctant keyboard...)

Davesnave

rozeepozee wrote: »

Good tip on the chippings, Dave. We have a strip of land separated from the rest of the lawn by a concrete path, which I was hoping to use for growing veggies. Temporarily, possibly, because eventually, once the extension's complete, I want them closer to the house. Is there any reason why I can't cover this with cardboard to surpress the current overgrown weeds and chuck the chippings on top? I don't envisage planting anything there until the risk of frosts have passed next Spring (May?). Would that be long enough?

Err, not really long enough, I don't think. See what RAS says if he happens along.

I have given all the shavings that come with the chicken poo a couple of years to rot, mixing them with other stuff. Some Sharks Tooth Melons are planted in it though!

rhiwfield

rozeepozee wrote: »

LIR I think you're right about the revisit. I'm not sure I can remember though :} My current approach is there's no rush. The children won't permit anything other. The most time we have is a few hours three or four times a week.

Ive been warned about guinea. The previous occupant used to keep them, so I'm hoping the neighbours have been pre-acclimatised

Good tip on the chippings, Dave. We have a strip of land separated from the rest of the lawn by a concrete path, which I was hoping to use for growing veggies. Temporarily, possibly, because eventually, once the extension's complete, I want them closer to the house. Is there any reason why I can't cover this with cardboard to surpress the current overgrown weeds and chuck the chippings on top? I don't envisage planting anything there until the risk of frosts have passed next Spring (May?). Would that be long enough?

It probably wont have killed off all the weeds, but you have the option of cutting small holes in the cardboard in the Spring to plant through it and the mulch, which should work ok. I'd double up on the cardboard layers to stop perennial weeds growing through.

alfie_1

Davesnave wrote: »

Ah, Ardisam Earthquake.....I understand now.;)

Better not mention my big bonfire then....:o

The chippings will be very handy for paths etc, but you'll need to compost them for some time before using on the garden as the decomposition process will otherwise take nitrogen from the soil.

If you start on your bungalow in March, you'll probably be ahead of us. We'll get the revised plans sorted and passed before Christmas, hopefully, but then it will be a case of queueing for the better builders, I suspect.

We're happy with the way we manage the chickens, but when I get the chance, I'd like to experiment a bit more with electric fences and temporary runs.
Pete was given some guinea fowl, and they're are a law unto themselves. Luckily, he doesn't have close neighbours!:rotfl:

SO.... if a "profesional" gardener puts NEW woodchippings down around NEW plants on a NEW big bed and all the plants are weedy looking or non existant now...that would explain it ????
i cant believe these guys charge top wack for thier "services"...[at friends place]
i dont like the man, he doesnt like me....
i sneek out and dead head the roses...something he never does ?? :rotfl::rotfl:

alfie_1

Alexelisey wrote: »

I too like the guinea sounds. We like the taste of the meat even better! It does mean we'll have to be at some distance from other people when we come to buy (and guineas aren't on the agenda for the first year anyway) but I think after living so close to others in suburbia for so long it won't do us any harm

Interestingly, upon discussion with DD (age 26) she's expressed interest in having a pony. However, she's 5' 10" and the other person who would ride, if we had one, is me and I'm just over 12 stone (but only 5'). Am I too heavy / is she too tall for a native British pony? It would also need to do field work if we decided to get one, and maybe pull a small contraption for carrying things e.g. fruit and veg. LiR? Alfie? Other horsey people? Thoughts please?

Yes, running before I'm walking, I know! :rotfl:But if I think about EVERYthing we want to do with the holding before we buy one, we've got a better chance of getting it right first time. Or at least, that's the idea...

a welsh section c or d would do you...good strong and solid
not too tall and well built....;)

alfie_1

rozeepozee wrote: »

LIR I think you're right about the revisit. I'm not sure I can remember though :} My current approach is there's no rush. The children won't permit anything other. The most time we have is a few hours three or four times a week.

Ive been warned about guinea. The previous occupant used to keep them, so I'm hoping the neighbours have been pre-acclimatised

Good tip on the chippings, Dave. We have a strip of land separated from the rest of the lawn by a concrete path, which I was hoping to use for growing veggies. Temporarily, possibly, because eventually, once the extension's complete, I want them closer to the house. Is there any reason why I can't cover this with cardboard to surpress the current overgrown weeds and chuck the chippings on top? I don't envisage planting anything there until the risk of frosts have passed next Spring (May?). Would that be long enough?

i have areas where iv put down carpet [big uns] then woodchip. the carpet lets water through, stays firm under foot and lasts...:D put my table chairs etc on it...