Why not use rubber matting: the type with loads of holes in it? Then grass can grow through it and it'll look better. [IMG]
Why not make a raised bed? [img]
Thank you Shiney. Good ideas you've got about local businesses too. The school should have connections too since they'll have work experience...
You should go through with this: it's a great idea. Getting in: Schools do have budgets for assistants to come in, or for 'special activities'...
How big is the apple tree?
Some I mulched with black half-done home-made compost, the rest with leaf mulch, making sure it wasn't touching the plants. Then I put dry hay on...
Yes, mine seem fine in full sun since I put down a heavy mulch to keep the soil damp. The roots definately go off sideways more than down which is...
Eight bags-worth in pots? Have you got a large terrace or are the pots a nursery for a very large garden?
Mr Grinch: Re: Box Well, if you've got clay, they can't be lacking in nutrients. How big a hole did you put them in? Could it be the roots...
Nooo. I hope you're kidding. Common box (sempervirens) is supposed to grow 6'' a year. Mind you, I've read some of the dwarf types have an average...
Yes, sorry. They're not seedlings as I wrongly and completely misleadingly wrote. They were put in a nursery bed as small softwood cuttings (4-6''...
Sounds like plenty of room for baking compost then!
Well, I'd like a hedge there really. I dunno about taking the plantings away and then putting my hedge back when it's bigger. Do you really think...
Jenny namaste, Oh. Well I never thought he meant money! Since many words have a direct meaning and a metaphorical one, and since the moderaters...
The issue is a question about the anti-cat thread ban... Or is that, like, American for 'get the problem?'
What's a combination microwave?
Noooooo. Hope you have high hedges. Anyway, aren't you worried too much nitrogen will discourage your plants from budding?Or a good aim.
Why not microwave it before putting it in the pot? You can sterilise soil by microwaving it for 90 seconds per kilogram (2.2 pounds) on full...
Ah, hang on....... that's a funny colour flame....
That's a good idea. Wonder if my wood stove would work?!
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