Daydream fund challenge part 4

Fay

Davesnave wrote: »

Raised beds shouldn't be more than about 4' wide so that they are easily reached without being stepped upon..

I haven't measured mine. From memory they might be 4' 6".

Thanks Dave and what about the height of them?

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Alex, there are always options, might not be the ideal dream ( which what ever the dream is in your head, in reality it doesn't exist, but you can get close to it)


are there alotments close to you?, sell up, and move somewhere within travelling distance with a large garden ( even if it means travelling into work by train?)


OR...... find somewhere in the country to rent? and what ever equity is left in your house after it is sold, can be used to rent and live off for a few years....


A lot of people have sold their houses/flats etc in London, and have bought smallholdings, houses with large gardens etc in wales... and live off the money left from the sale ..


BUT the main question you got to ask yourself, can you maintain this type of lifestyle... only you know where your limits are and what you can potentially achieve

Davesnave

Fay wrote: »

Thanks Dave and what about the height of them?

If you follow the link in my post 1231 you'll be able to see the ones in my polytunnel. These were originally 6" high, but I found that a bit shallow for when I added compost/manure, so I doubled it.

Having higher sides is probably a good thing outdoors at this time of year when, if you add compost or manure, birds will fling it about searching for worms & bugs. They have thrown my mulch under the hedges everywhere!

Outdoors I'm building beds across a slight slope using 3" to 4" half round fencing rails for the sides. I'm putting 3 on the downhill side and 2 on the uphill side, allowing the soil surface to stay level..... if that makes sense. Haven't got far with that!

Fay

Davesnave wrote: »

If you follow the link in my post 1231 you'll be able to see the ones in my polytunnel. These were originally 6" high, but I found that a bit shallow for when I added compost/manure, so I doubled it.

Having higher sides is probably a good thing outdoors at this time of year when, if you add compost or manure, birds will fling it about searching for worms & bugs. They have thrown my mulch under the hedges everywhere!

Outdoors I'm building beds across a slight slope using 3" to 4" half round fencing rails for the sides. I'm putting 3 on the downhill side and 2 on the uphill side, allowing the soil surface to stay level..... if that makes sense. Haven't got far with that!

Makes perfect sense and my plot is one slope so I will have to do something similar-thanks again

alfie_1

evening all....:hello: well done papadave and co.. you all sound mega busy [in action or thought] . yesterday i re-organised my slot in the antiques/collectables centre. looks very good now even if that is self praise..;) CTC... 2-3 years ago my mum had a tumble [putting in a new ceiling light bulb !!] doc said just bruising.. her and dad went on coach holiday ... came back still sore, went to doc again,had xray... she'd fractured her hip..:eek: this last fall she had, she had so many xrays etc they could have found a splinter.. but all over xmas shes had a bad hip and im wondering if she's exasparated old injury ?? shes on painkillers for another week, if no difference they are going to scan her.. her words for it were.." its shitte getting old "..... :rotfl:

alfie_1

this is the likkle wooffer i am rehoming for the owners. i have him at the mo...

Rummer

He looks gorgeous!

alfie_1

Rummer wrote: »

He looks gorgeous!

hes actually yorkie cross maltese !!

I_have_spoken

Trip to Ikea today and picked up this aloe, not sure how many offsets can be removed and potted-on, I reckon 5 easily.

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

evening all....:hello: well done papadave and co.. you all sound mega busy [in action or thought] . y

No action today. We had a visitation from the Outlaws, who are very good with input to the building work, so a number of issues were settled, which we'd previously discussed without conclusion.

And we had a hearty wave from Mr Dog....well, I think it was a wave!:rotfl: MiL and I were drinking our tea on the patio, surveying the field and sheep, when there was movement at the far end (220 metres away.) It was Mr D, who came purposefully through his bushes and err.. 'waved' at us.

We didn't wave back.