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Post by Bess on Jan 29, 2015 3:55:41 GMT
I need one of those change-counting jars. Or several. My husband keeps enough change around the place to weight your poly-tunnel down  as he often simply 'can't be bothered' to use it!! And Happy Birthday. I just found this thread via your competition. I'm intrigued by your roof gardening, as someone who's been gardening on a similar sort of space of enclosed, shared patio attached to some flats - but without quite as much wind on the floor! |
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Post by roofgardener on Jan 29, 2015 10:59:13 GMT
It's a pleasure to meet a fellow "Roofgardener" Bess. You must tell me all about your garden.
Do you tend to grow decorative flowers, or edibles ?
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Post by Bess on Feb 3, 2015 6:43:05 GMT
I mainly grow decorative stuff, but I have a few lettuces, strawbs and enough peas to pick and eat while doing the watering. I use the big 'raised bed bags' from Marshalls as the basis for my garden. My 'garden' is either boiling or drowning, it seems, and I have ridiculous amounts of slugs - I think partly as there's no birds or other wildlife in my inhospitable stone area. I get a lot more bees and hoverflies these days though  I've tried for several years to grow a pumpkin in a big tub, and have at last given up this year  but we hope to move house sometime soon if poss, so I might get some Real Mud. |
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 3, 2015 20:40:08 GMT
Sounds good Bess. Umm.... I don't know what the "raised bed bags" are.... could you elaborate ?
Meanwhile.... not a lot happening on the RoofGarden. I've cleared the area where I'm hoping to ressurect the amazing flying polytunnel. (Apparantely it featured in the "Approach Radar anomalies" column of "East Midlands Airport" magazine).
I've sorted all the surviving structural pieces... only three where damaged, and I think the mechanical engineers at work can fix those.
I've got several VERY heavy flagstones from my Sister, along with many bricks.
That being the case... this Sunday is "Resurrection Day".
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Post by Bess on Feb 3, 2015 23:44:08 GMT
Ok, technically they're called 'gro-bags' - really strong hessian bags, with handles, that you slot canes into the sides to make raised beds. They're fab www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/greenhouse-gro-beds-x3-pid4289.htmlHope the Amazing Flying Polytunnel reconstruction goes well I also use paving slabs to hold stuff down. And the guy I know who owns marquees recommends big tubs of water! |
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Post by KC on Feb 4, 2015 11:06:31 GMT
Oh I dunno Rosie; plantpots have their advantages. You gardeners have to use a spade to turn over your tomato patch. I just pick it up, turn it upside down, and shake it lol my thoughts exactly, this gave me a right giggle lol |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 4, 2015 20:58:45 GMT
Oh I dunno Rosie; plantpots have their advantages. You gardeners have to use a spade to turn over your tomato patch. I just pick it up, turn it upside down, and shake it lol my thoughts exactly, this gave me a right giggle lol Please don`t encourage him KC.   |
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Post by KC on Feb 5, 2015 10:27:21 GMT
Even if what he is saying is true Dai lol
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 5, 2015 20:29:14 GMT
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Post by KC on Feb 6, 2015 9:53:16 GMT
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 6, 2015 13:43:58 GMT
Ok, technically they're called 'gro-bags' - really strong hessian bags, with handles, that you slot canes into the sides to make raised beds. They're fab www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/greenhouse-gro-beds-x3-pid4289.htmlHope the Amazing Flying Polytunnel reconstruction goes well I also use paving slabs to hold stuff down. And the guy I know who owns marquees recommends big tubs of water! WOW... they look BRILLIANT Bess. I've come across "Fisons Grow Bags" before, which are just the size of a 90L bag of compost, pre-filled. These are a different kettle of fish altogether. I may have to invest in one or two of these to try them out. (a single bag might make an excellent Mixed Salad Bed) I'm not sure how good they would be for drainage mind you ? Presumably the material is waterproof, and will trap water inside ? (e.g. they could flood in heavy rain). Any idea about that ? |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 6, 2015 19:55:41 GMT
Roofy, with any growbags you should make holes in the base for drainage.
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Post by ladybird on Feb 7, 2015 13:05:18 GMT
Ok, technically they're called 'gro-bags' - really strong hessian bags, with handles, that you slot canes into the sides to make raised beds. They're fab www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/greenhouse-gro-beds-x3-pid4289.htmlHope the Amazing Flying Polytunnel reconstruction goes well I also use paving slabs to hold stuff down. And the guy I know who owns marquees recommends big tubs of water! They do look good bess , be useful in the Greenhouse as well for early and late salads . Now me thinks if one could get their hands on one of those one ton delivery bags , free of course , one could probable sew up something like that at little cost if not for free, with a few old brush poles.  |
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Post by daitheplant on Feb 7, 2015 20:55:00 GMT
LB, if you had lived locally to me you could have had 2 of them. Just binned them.
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Post by roofgardener on Feb 9, 2015 15:50:39 GMT
*****Polyzeppelin News******
It is up again. The guys in the workshop did a great job with repairing some of the bent struts.
To my horror, I noticed a huge rip in the cover as I pulled it out of storage. "This is the end" I thought.
Amazingly, it was in the ONE place that doesn't matter THAT much. Straight down the centre of the front door. There's not usually much stress on this section, so a quick run up and down and inside and out with some Duck Tape and.... it's sorted.
My beutfull Flying Greenhouse is now firmly (I hope) anchored to terra firma courtesty of four really heavy paving slabs, plus 12 bricks at strategic locations.
I've put some temporary furniture in it ... just the bare essentials (Comfy Chair, whisky Cabinet, magazine rack.... umm.... OH.. yes.. and some shelves for seeds.).
The power is in, along with the heating and the ceiling lights and the heating and the heating and the heating. I also used some blue fairy lights left over from chrimble to run along one of the axial support struts. So at night, the whole thing has this eerie blue glow. (not unlike myself).
A quick trip to B+Q and Wilko's for some seeds ... and a small watering can (my other lightweight "seedling care" tools all blew away, along with my seed collection).. oh... and some seedling compost... and now... I'm ready to begin "Roofgardener Season IV: The Flight of the Polytunnel"
I may pop in after work today, turn the heating on, and put some soil into the surviving seed trays. Actually.... I may have to swerve via Wilkinsons en-route and buy some MORE seed trays and gravel trays.
It's DRY for once. I'm not wading through water. Even the condensation seems to have died back. And even it if re-appears, THIS time I can reach the sides of the PT and open the windows for ventilation. (I couldn't do this in its previous position).
More to follow.....
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as he often simply 'can't be bothered' to use it!! And Happy Birthday.
but we hope to move house sometime soon if poss, so I might get some Real Mud.
