Past projects not for competition...Past projects not for competition...Quick cheap easy strawberry raised bed.
Gardeners world have recently featured there raised beds ar a budget of £200 -£400 per bed!!!!! This cost me nothing. Granted it's not going to last 5-10 years but it can be redone when needed and with it being the strawberry bed then it should realy be redone every 3 years anyway. The good thing is there is no cutting or dismantling needed. Allotment http://taylorsplot.blogspot.com/
Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts Re: Past projects not for competition...Allotment http://taylorsplot.blogspot.com/
Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts
Re: Past projects not for competition...Mmmm them Strawberries look yummy Orfy a bowl of strawberries and a couple of tbl spoons of double thick cream or icecream. Oh no that's it now I've started to drool.
Love Joan.X
Re: Past projects not for competition...Allotment http://taylorsplot.blogspot.com/
Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts Re: Past projects not for competition...Simple compost bays. I use steel poles to support the pallets. That way they can be easily moved when needed. The system can be expanded and reduced as required. At present I have 4 bays.
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Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts Re: Past projects not for competition...Is this an allotment or your garden? I'm thinking about making a compost heap out of pallet's.
Re: Past projects not for competition...Yes it's an allotment. Most of the pallets I use are Euro size. They are a bit smaller and easier to handle and store.
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Orfy Blog (Food'n'Stuff) http://orfy.blogspot.com/ 1xMaran 1xRIR 6xWarrens 2xMuts Re: Past projects not for competition...Hello Wiki,
Oh it is Greengrass now isn't it ? Wendyt http://www.busheyk9.co.uk
If you can't be a good example........ you will just have to be a horrible warning Re: Past projects not for competition...
I can't get hold of pallets because a company collects them around here I had some work done so I saved a few from the materials delivered, like gold dust!
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Hi Orfy - I've got some of those smaller pallets, normally kept in my haybarn for keeping bales off the ground, I can just about manage to pick them up! I've got some spare pallets down the field, I must see about getting those moved and making a compost bin. Thanks for the idea! I have some spare space in which I could build some additional raised beds, I had a series of raised beds which were made by getting some wood from the nearby boatyard. Is there a knack to dismantling pallets? http://www.freshstartforhens.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Helping to give ex-battery hens a fresh start! http://thevintagebelles.blogspot.co.uk/ Re: Past projects not for competition...Yes.
A spade, a wrecking(crow) bar, gloves and a lump hammer. The idea is to use leavers where possible. Any plankes that are dameged are used for shorter pieces or fire wood for the bbq and kindling. The good thing about the shed floor, raised bed and compost bins are that they use complete pallets. Allotment http://taylorsplot.blogspot.com/
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Re: Past projects not for competition...I've got a spade and heavy duty gloves, will borrow my hubby's crowbar from his shed (I'll ask first ) and then maybe dismantle the bigger pallets, which I would have a job moving anyway.
Thanks, Orfy. http://www.freshstartforhens.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Helping to give ex-battery hens a fresh start! http://thevintagebelles.blogspot.co.uk/ Re: Past projects not for competition...There's definately a skill to dismantling pallets. I was 'helping' to dismantle them to make our coop but I was splitting half of them. What I needed was a good crow bar, I was trying to hammer them from the underside to loosen the nails so I could pull them out with the other end of the hammer, the prong bit. I was splitting too many by bashing away at them.
Still, as Orfy says I can give the broken ones to in-laws for their fire. 6 gorgeous ex-bat girlies!, 2 Little Boys, Fabulously Patient Hubby, keen ex-racing Greyhound, volunteer for the RGT and a project constantly on the go!!
Re: Past projects not for competition...The easyiest way for me is with a heavy hammer and a flat pry bar (not a round crowbar). Use the hammer to knock the short bit of the prybar between the end of the slat and the block/spar behind. The slat should come away without much force. The slat can then be just levered off.
As Orfy says put gloves on, pallet nails often have tiny bits of jagged metal on them and can slice your fingers before you know it. [center]Relax, I could have been a twin.[/center]
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My friend has built a big one with pallets. He knocks stakes (the cheap fence posts) then nails them straight to the post. He also puts one on the floor for air circulation and he get's great compost from it. I have managed to built two sections but want 6. |
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