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[ancee]

4390evans - there are some adorable ideas here! I wish I had the time to actually make some! Some people really do have fab ideas don't hey?!

[4390evans]

How to make Clay Pot Flower People

Little idea for people with some old pots they dont need

[vegboi]

[ATTACH=CONFIG]40862[/ATTACH] Fairy Garden for the kids?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]40863[/ATTACH] Fire pit made from old washer drum

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]40865[/ATTACH] Ive got 3 kids so got plenty of these!

Would love to do this how do you attach them to the fence


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[chris]

Screw straight through them I'd have thought ?


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[4390evans]

I would just use a screw xx

[4390evans]

Mini Greenhouse?


Recycled out of old doors


Pallet walkway


Underground trampoline

[Bren In Pots]

I like the sentry box shed

[vegboi]

Screw straight through them I'd have thought ?


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Thanks Chris your a genius x


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[RedThorn]

Would love to do this how do you attach them to the fence


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As bb said just don't forget to use a penny washer

[4390evans]

i give these to my daughter when she wants to go out in the garden on a night time.


Bit out there but who would do the wine bottle edging?


Old fork bird table anyone?

[4390evans]

This seems a good idea for a herb kitchen, only bad thing I can think of is when the cans rust it would run down your wall

[4390evans]

Most people on here will prob know but for beginners like me it might come in handy

Evaluating Soil Texture



Soil texture—the relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay particles—is one factor in soil’s ability to provide a healthy environment for roots. Soils that contain more than 40 percent clay, the smallest mineral particles, are easily compacted and often lack pore spaces. Here’s a simple way to gauge the texture of garden soil.

Dig a representative sample from the top 8 inches of soil. You might wish to dig soil from several spots in your garden and mix them in a bucket. Remove stones, roots, mulch, and other chunks of organic matter. Break up clods.

Put about 2 inches of soil in a straight-sided, flat-bottomed quart jar. Add 1 teaspoon of powdered dishwasher detergent to help disperse the soil particles. Add water to within 2 inches of the top. Screw on the lid tightly and shake the jar for 5 minutes or until the soil is thoroughly liquefied.

Place the jar in a spot where it can remain undisturbed for several days. After 1 minute, use a wax pencil to mark the level of sediment in the jar; this represents the sand in the soil sample. Make a second mark after 1 hour; the sediment between the two lines is silt. Clay particles will settle to the bottom last, taking up to a week. Some organic material may remain floating after all the mineral particles have settled out.

Use a ruler to measure the depth of sand, silt, and clay, as well as the total soil depth in the jar. (If the silt layer has become more compressed as the clay settles, measure by observing the slight variations in color instead of the wax pencil marks.) Use the measurements to calculate the percentage of each soil component.

For example, the jar above shows 1/2 (0.5) inch of sand, 5/8 (0.625) inch of silt, and 3/8 (0.375) inch of clay, for a total of 11/2 (1.5) inches. Divide each particle depth by the total soil depth to get the percentages:

0.5 ˜ 1.5 = 0.333, or about 33 percent sand;

0.625 ˜ 1.5 = 0.417, or about 42 percent silt;

0.375 ˜ 1.5 = 0.25, or 25 percent clay.

[4390evans]

I quite like this idea, whats people got their strawberries in? Mines in a old babys wicker/moses basket atm but think ill be either be putting them into the ground this year or might try a hanging basket x

[Nicos]

loving these ideas!!...keep em coming!

[4390evans]

Made out of pebbles.



ideas for succulent flowers?

home made propagation?

Home made bee and butterfly hide out.