2022 - What I did today
Can the Man Offline
Can the Man with the van
#401
I was working on my potato and onion patch, then rain stopped me finishing so I moved into the poly tunnel, harvested the last of my cavolo nero then dug over the raised beds added seaweed, BFB and chicken manure pellets. I also watered my garlic and my first earlies.
Coffee keeps me busy until it’s acceptable to drink whiskey.
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Proserpina Offline
South Yorkshire
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(02-04-2022, 10:35 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Do you not have a garden centre that recycles plastic pots nearby? Ours has an area for customers to dump pots - but also allows cheapskates like me to help themselves. It keeps down the costs for them of having the pots taken away, but also reduces “single use” plastics. I reuse my pots over and over until they are beyond use. I haven’t bought any new pots for yonks!

I don't know of any nearby garden centres that are accessible by public transport. There's a nursery about a 35-minute walk away (actually probably quite a bit longer when hills are taken into account!), but it's mostly via a narrow lane with lots of speeding cars and uphill on the way back (*ahem* I'm assuming I wouldn't find myself just coming back with some lightweight plant pots...)

I probably do have quite a few small pots somewhere, but most of my things are still in storage. My parents have brought some of my gardening supplies over, but the little pots haven't made an appearance yet!
Formerly self-contained, but expanding my gardening horizons beyond pots!
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Vinny Offline
Geordie living 'ower the watter'
#403
Helping out at daughters Deli this morning as she is short staffed. Kato got an early walk but it was nice to hear the dawn chorus for a change! Smile
"The problem with retirement is that you never get a day off"- Abe Lemons
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Farendwoman Offline
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(02-04-2022, 10:48 PM)Proserpina Wrote:
(02-04-2022, 10:35 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Do you not have a garden centre that recycles plastic pots nearby? Ours has an area for customers to dump pots - but also allows cheapskates like me to help themselves. It keeps down the costs for them of having the pots taken away, but also reduces “single use” plastics. I reuse my pots over and over until they are beyond use. I haven’t bought any new pots for yonks!

I don't know of any nearby garden centres that are accessible by public transport. There's a nursery about a 35-minute walk away (actually probably quite a bit longer when hills are taken into account!), but it's mostly via a narrow lane with lots of speeding cars and uphill on the way back (*ahem* I'm assuming I wouldn't find myself just coming back with some lightweight plant pots...)

I probably do have quite a few small pots somewhere, but most of my things are still in storage. My parents have brought some of my gardening supplies over, but the little pots haven't made an appearance yet!
I’m pretty lucky that I can walk to one in about 15 minutes. The “most generous pot supplier”  is a drive away, but it’s near to where I do my supermarket shop so I can kill two birds with one stone.
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Veggie Offline
Super Pest Controller
#405
I have a shop at the end of the garden that's full of pots. Shopkeeper keeps finding caches of pots that he tries to offload on me............one day I'll help him out and give them away. Big Grin
Shame you're not nearer, Pros.

OR You could make your own paper pots. https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resou...paper-pots
The Moneyless Chicken says:- 
Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Garrett Offline
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#406
I sowed some salad item seeds, then pricked out my mystery tomato seedlings and potted them on.
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Bren Offline
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#407
Potted on Kales and the last of the sunflowers.
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Admin Offline
The Boss
#408
Started digging plot 3 ready to position the 2 greenhouses
I am only the Boss because Veggie lets me be!
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SarrissUK Offline
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#409
I've been out in the garden today, tidying up around the chicken coop, piled up a couple of barrows full of rubble from where the greenhouse is going, and dug a trench for the base of the greenhouse, finally! Jay's busy organising the nuts and bolts to put the base frame together, and he cut the grass and strimmed the grass in the ditch outside our garden. Lovely day when it was sunny, freezing cold when it wasn't!
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Can the Man Offline
Can the Man with the van
#410
Finally finished weeding my potato and onion patch, then rotovated it over. I will spread some chicken manure pellets and granulated seaweed during the week and rotovated again then start planting the onion sets.
                           
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