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Stones. - Vinny - 09-04-2021
I am digging up loads of stones on my plot and wondered whether there were any good ideas of how to get rid of them or what I can use them for.
I will probably have about three of four wheelbarrow loads up til now with the number increasing as the days go by.
RE: Stones. - Mark_Riga - 09-04-2021
I've got an old bath I'm going to use for growing mint in. I just need to move it into its final position then I'll half fill it with stones and top it up with soil and compost mixed. Also I've been filling a rut in the grass verge a bit down the road opposite a field entrance where tractors have been going in and out.
RE: Stones. - Spec - 09-04-2021
If you have a hut at the plot make a hard pad in front of it, or use them to make permanent paths
RE: Stones. - Vinny - 09-04-2021
(09-04-2021, 06:09 PM)Spec Wrote: If you have a hut at the plot make a hard pad in front of it, or use them to make permanent pathsThe problem with that is weeds will grow through them?
RE: Stones. - Mamzie - 09-04-2021
Drystone walls, lining a wildlife pond or bog area..
RE: Stones. - Can the Man - 09-04-2021
(09-04-2021, 06:44 PM)Vinny Wrote:You could put some mypex down first and stop the weeds growing through the stones then get some sand and put that over to fill in the gaps.(09-04-2021, 06:09 PM)Spec Wrote: If you have a hut at the plot make a hard pad in front of it, or use them to make permanent pathsThe problem with that is weeds will grow through them?
RE: Stones. - Vinny - 10-04-2021
I've found in the past that if you use stones for a path etc the weeds always manage to get through. Then you can't hoe them and have to pull them out by hand.
I thought about digging one of my beds soil out to one foot deep and adding stones to bottom then replacing topsoil?
The other daft idea I had was building a stone and cement pillar either side of my entrance gate and setting a planter on top?
I have always fancied an arch at my gate and I could just build around the arch up to fence level.
RE: Stones. - Vinny - 10-04-2021
Just had another thought. A seat made from stones in a sunny position?
RE: Stones. - Small chilli - 12-04-2021
I’ve been doing a bit of stone picking as well
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That will be the edging for my cottage garden beds/paths.
My rule of thumb is if I can’t manhandle it by myself it won’t get kept.
RE: Stones. - Veggie - 12-04-2021
They're Rocks, not Stones and they make Vinny's Stones look like pebbles.
