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B and Q have their 2.4m decking boards on offer; £2.49 a piece...
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yep, TwoSheds alerted that one last week, have already been for the next fix... -
Cheers. I've been meaning to make some planters for a while. Those will do nicelyComment
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Thanks Ian......I will pop in for some tomorrow........
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Sory folks but the ethos of allotment gardening to me is 'make do and mend' If i was to spend £2.49 for each edging strip for my beds I would need to win the lottery to afford it!
By utilising stuff that has been thrown away I think my beds are more interesting and envirofriendly!
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Unless it's for the garden......Originally posted by Snadger View PostSory folks but the ethos of allotment gardening to me is 'make do and mend' If i was to spend £2.49 for each edging strip for my beds I would need to win the lottery to afford it!
By utilising stuff that has been thrown away I think my beds are more interesting and envirofriendly!
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Our lottie gets hold of scaffold boards (13' I think) and we buy them for £3 each. Some peeps use them two high around their beds though which seems a bit excessive. I am still deciding whether or not to edge my beds, I have paving paths and will wait to see how it works out without a retaining board.Originally posted by Snadger View PostSory folks but the ethos of allotment gardening to me is 'make do and mend' If i was to spend £2.49 for each edging strip for my beds I would need to win the lottery to afford it!
By utilising stuff that has been thrown away I think my beds are more interesting and envirofriendly!Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are probably right.
Edited: for typo, thakns VC
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I did win the lottery. I'm going to buy 4 boards with my tenner.....Originally posted by Snadger View PostSory folks but the ethos of allotment gardening to me is 'make do and mend' If i was to spend £2.49 for each edging strip for my beds I would need to win the lottery to afford it!
By utilising stuff that has been thrown away I think my beds are more interesting and envirofriendly!
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I don't have edging around my beds and it seems to be working out fine.Originally posted by singleseeder View PostLocation....East Midlands.Comment
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All my raised beds are made from timber left over from my house build...! Waste not,want not...I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
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I feel guilty now as I bought 35 scaffold boards.......
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Dunno how that price stakes up against a timber merchant, I've been meaning to look as it might be cheaper still..Originally posted by Snadger View PostSory folks but the ethos of allotment gardening to me is 'make do and mend' If i was to spend £2.49 for each edging strip for my beds I would need to win the lottery to afford it!
By utilising stuff that has been thrown away I think my beds are more interesting and envirofriendly!
Unfortunately when i work to that ethos, the good lady makes references to her garden looking like "steptoe's yard"... probably more of a reflection of my DIY skills..
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Why go expensive and boring just for a garden?
My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)
Diversify & prosper
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Brill! Two will just go the length of my veg patch, which although not intentionally a raised bed, is now about 6 inches above the level of the garden path because of all the compost and organic matter that's been added the past couple of years. At the mo it's held in check with a set-in row of scavenged bricks, but these are crumbling now as they're not paviers.
Something that hadn't occurred to me till someone pointed it out, is that in very old churchyards the paths are always a lot lower than the rest of the ground. I've taken special notice since then, and it's true. The reason? All that added 'organic matter' over hundreds of years....Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
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same reason all veg in supermarkets conforms to a specification... generally people like the uniformity I guess...Originally posted by Snadger View PostWhy go expensive and boring just for a garden?
not a slight on using reclaimed materials (or your raised beds if that's how it read) which often look far better but take more more skill to work with in my view.
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