nepia
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Very good; I'll stop pulling my bags apart and concentrate on the wife's! Beware marketing though: 'biodegradable' isn't the same as 'compostable' and that's not the same as 'home compostable'. Biodegradable means that if left long enough the bag will eventually break down. Compostable means that the bag will compost at industrial composting temperatures, i.e. ~60C and above, not in your average home compost heap. So don't be surprised if a biodegradable teabag takes 5 years to achieve it. Some of the fossil fuel plastic previously used has been replaced by plant plastic in the form of PLA - Poly Lactic Acid. I hope I'm right there; my info comes from a very clued up vegetarian daughter and my own research when seeking plastic-free teabags some months ago.
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My decaff PG Tips don't say plastic-free on the box and I'm sure they would if that was the case: check before you buy!
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Saddo that I am I rip the bags open, spill the contents into the kitchen compost bin and bin the empties. You can get plastic-free teabags but they cost. Also I drink decaff and paying for plastic-free decaff teabags is too painful.
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Reminds me of my Oxdale logsplitter!
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But it seems to have made the grade
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I think the whole contraption fell off a rustbucket
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I'm struggling to get my teeth into this thread I'm afraid *** Darn; that one's been done too. I'm really scraping the barrel here...
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Stunning shots. The very first one is apocalyptic!
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Treatment for scaffold boards for veg patch
nepia replied to David Lawrence 88's topic in General chat
Thanks for that. Why raised beds? I want to go no dig without constantly raking growing medium back onto a heaped bed. And I'm nearly 61 so the back's due whatever rest it can get 😊 -
Bright with flurries down here in Sussex
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Treatment for scaffold boards for veg patch
nepia replied to David Lawrence 88's topic in General chat
Does singeing stop/delay rotting? I'm collecting some used scaffold boards next Monday for exactly this purpose -
About ten years ago I was called to a roe buck stuck in a thicket, its antlers utterly wrapped up in about 3lbs of bale cord attached to a 6' fence post. Took me probably 20 minutes with a pocket knife to free it, my heart in my mouth somewhat when it was able to start thrashing its head! He'd have suffered a similar fate to your fawn if someone hadn't seen him.
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No question at all in my mind - help it. Sorry if I'm being thick but how was the mouse stuck? You did the right thing!
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Yes absolutely cos I had a beige one circa 1968 Peas in a pod eh? 😊
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Occasionally
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Ladder... rope... pulley... tied off to an anchor so you can fight the lean with a 3:1?
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It doesn't grab me 😆
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Someone's a bit full of the joys of spring; can I have some of whatever you've had please? 😊
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Plants in pots are vulnerable to winter weather as the frost easily penetrates right through the rootball. If you try the same again sink the pots into the ground for the winter.
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Probably my only ever contribution to this thread: I drove a blue one of those rolling a silage clamp for the Duke of Norfolk in '78/79. Made your day that hasn't it!
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What is it - Inonotus? 😂
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I suspect both are now available. I know what you mean about the chute extension; my (second) Jo Beau has a chute 8" taller than that on the old one. It means I can now chip into the Navara with the tailgate up which I couldn't do before; it's made a big difference to what I can chip straight in as opposed to shovelling in later.
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I know some people would consider taking the 'pillars as interfering with nature but Jesus we interfere with nature with every breath we take! Interference and intervention don't have to be the same thing; help the little blighters out.
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But they came through the winter deeply asleep ; now they're awake and will need energy - food. Personally I'd grab them and nurture them in a frost-free place and just keep my mouth shut about it. -8C can't be good for any caterpillar that's awoken from hibernation.
