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david lawrence

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  1. Fat baby aococha there seemed to be none today there are loads tastier than cucamelons I hope or its back to tomatoes and cucumber
  2. Potatoes out leeks in british queens old Skool tasty floury spud came across them on ireland
  3. Finally tried the cucamelons cross between cucumber and lime althou threy do look like cute little melons not a massive treat really but zesty mini snacks I might try them in a salad with tomatoes 🍅 with a chilli dressing ?
  4. thanks answers re cucamelons shall resist for a couple more days until they grow a little bigger then try one Grew achocha also know as fat baby it’s a climbing vine like the cucamelons growing wuickly now but no sign of flowers yet anybody given it a try?
  5. I tried some cucamelons slow to start but growing now in front porch fruit size of a modest grape Whenshould I try one ? will they be worthy of their space ?
  6. Do you use fresh grass clippings and keep it away from potatoe stalks? or can you just heap it on regardless thonking about heat coming from clippings or use older clippings
  7. If it’s not a rocky uneven area a scythe with heavy blade might do the job
  8. You could try a broadleaf weed killer if they are In the lawn/grass areas sbk or grazon should give it a fright
  9. Nice what are the roof tiles home made heavy felt or bought ?
  10. Hi whats the best way to curb or better still kill ground elder growing out of a hedge? it’s a pest where it is but really a problem as it invades out from the hedge wary of getting roundup on hedge leaves or bark it’s mainly field maple with hazel and hawthorn ( just bought 5 litres of glyphosate £70 that’s a shock double what last lot cost ) suffocate it with cardboard and woodchip ? if I go for this would piling fresh chip against the hedge stems harm them ? tips welcome thanks david
  11. Tried a bit of semi foraging solomons seal its was bitter and ended up in compost bin Any body tried it with better results ?
  12. Agree with that on chard i just go for the leaves not so much the stems even in Northumberland hills it mostly overwinters
  13. If logs going in green would a big overhang on roof and no cladding be better ?
  14. Hi mr htb thanks for the tip on gasket supplier they were super efficient and I now have the gasket david
  15. Hi I have a diesel series 3 the gasket on side of cav fuel pump failed I have tried using hyolmar which lasted awhile then someone cut a gasket out of some gasket paper which weeps any ideas where I could find a gasket? no luck with usual suspects thanks david
  16. Tiled shingled woodpile something like this
  17. I had a poorly apple pruned out ‘canker ‘ roundup followed by a deep mulch of leaf mould and home compost/ horse manure perked it up no end if you taking out grass manually just shallow skim turf off to avoid root damage
  18. Overflow from storm arwen plenty more to go at but garden work starting now
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  19. Have you considered ’no dig ‘ garden method ? im a bit sceptical but giving it a try in my ex hen run charles dowding ? Seems to be uk guru loads of you tube stuff needless to say david
  20. How do you dispose of the old fuel once mixed for two stroke? if I have a can of straight petrol that’s been about for awhile I tend to add it to the cars tank when it’s nearly full anyway seems ok
  21. Same as mr Phil above has process jobs smoothly? shoukd have got it sorted straight after Christmas but ho hum better late than never guys in the phone seem very helpfull david
  22. Towing a ride on mower i hope he lives in flat lands or electric bike perhaps Almost beats a tandem towing a Canadian canoe 🛶 I spotted in Windsor it was a long vehicle
  23. Could you revive this as I’m considering an electric saw to replace my 180 so your experience would be interesting
  24. Nice
  25. Having been off grid for ten days due to the gales the only thing I really missed was hot water if we swapped our old non boiler stove to another room and installed a boiler stove with an old school convection system linked to a hot water tank which would feed the existing one and a heat sink (?) radiator any good ? any idea what that would cost ? also I once stay in a remote stalking lodge which had been refurbished to a high standard they decide to minimise generator requirements so had gas lighting it was very Atmospheric also gas fridge

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