Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire
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Aug 2020
10:25am, 16 Aug 2020
6,517 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
I’ve had flax growing under the bird feeder before which was nice and pretty. I’ve switched to only buying sunflower hearts and peanuts for the birds as I was fed up of having random grasses popping up under the feeders.
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Aug 2020
10:28am, 16 Aug 2020
6,518 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
We got a proper torrential downpour yesterday, I was so thrilled!
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Aug 2020
10:29am, 16 Aug 2020
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Eynsham Red
The mix I buy is supposed to be “no grow” with sunflower hearts, suet etc. but obviously there is some viable seed in there too.
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Aug 2020
11:22am, 16 Aug 2020
11,209 posts
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rf_fozzy
I've got some random potatoes outside my side door. No idea how they got there, but they're looking better than the ones at my plot. |
Aug 2020
9:46am, 20 Aug 2020
94 posts
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Stander
Question. Like many in recent months, my missus has started growing stuff. We have four old tractor tyres turning up today that she wants to use as raised beds, but this morning she has discovered that there may be some concerns about growing veg in these. Any ideas / tips / hints? |
Aug 2020
9:53am, 20 Aug 2020
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Velociraptor
I discovered that the dead space on the inside of the tyre can swallow a terrifying amount of compost.
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Aug 2020
11:34am, 20 Aug 2020
12,460 posts
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Markymarkmark
Cut the top/inside wall of the tyre out to make a bigger growing space! Or at least cut holes in it to plant strawberries etc. through!
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Aug 2020
11:35am, 20 Aug 2020
12,461 posts
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Markymarkmark
Oh, and wash them out with Jeyes fluid or similar first!
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Aug 2020
3:12pm, 20 Aug 2020
70,624 posts
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Hanneke
I wouldn't use them for food. They leach chemicals into the soil and into your plants.
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Aug 2020
3:46pm, 20 Aug 2020
17,454 posts
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Rosehip
What Hanneke said - but you could line them with weed-control membrane or the stuff they sell to line raised beds with - which would also help with the issue V'rap pointed out.
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