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It's impossible to give you an exact figure but I think you probably don't need as much space as you think, as long as you keep the beds working with a combination of succession, companion and inter-planting. Apart from your fallow bed, which is essentially out of action for best part of a year, you...

Hi herbivore and welcome to Ish

I think, for me, the difference is that plastic is used so indiscriminately. We survived for generations without having cucumbers wrapped in plastic. Tinned stuff is specifically for shelf storage, plastic isnt for the most part. As said, tins are recyclable, many plastics still aren't - or the faci...

It seems to get more ridiculous everywhere you look.

Is it general sort out time? I spent most of last week sorting out mine and OH's wardrobe to remove clothes that no longer fit us. OH refused to let me send his old chinos - he still can't get iin them and they must be 30+ years old. I didn't argue too much though, the quality of them compared to a ...

The solutions to those "problems" would also create jobs but automation is cheaper of course. No business owner is in the recycling industry for the good of the planet. If the will was there producers could stop using completely unnecessary packaging - plastic-wrapped coconuts, peeled and boxed (pla...

It makes perfect sense really. It would create lots of jobs too but there just isn't the political will to drive this sort of thing through. The odd shop stopping selling stuff in plastic etc is great there isn't sufficient infrastructure to, for example, take bottles to wash and re-use, divert comp...

a) Break up the rubble and put it in the bottom of the beds - that's your drainage. b) I'd make beds of different heights, if there's room for more than one - to accommodate root crops and maximise light access. c) I'm not sure exactly what you mean but I'd put the long side facing the light, so you...

Looks like a great idea. I'm afraid it's a bit out of my price range but if you use it to get to work etc I can see it would pay for itself quite quickly.

I think you can do smaller amounts in things like those daleks, but as they're usually made of plastic it sort of defeats the purpose. I saw a picture of a new shop darn sarf somewhere proudly proclaiming it's a plastic bag free, bring your own receptacle affair. Great idea but all the holders/tubs ...

I think hot composting probably gets higher than that.

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Yes, we've got some SA Plenty seedlings.

OH has just told me we've got lettuce growing under and upturned plastic crate in the garden!

I know but I think it's too early for the plant to survive until proper squash growing season and not sufficient light up here to produce any decent fruits(?). We nurtured this seedling that grew all by itself inside a squash and it has lived on our living room windowsill since about October. I don'...

It depends what you want it for and how you intend to manage it. You can probably produce as much on the better 5 acres as you can on the 9. Is there any chance neighbouring land might become available in the future?

Size isn't everything!

Tomatoes and chillies. Oh and apparently that squash is trying hard - no insects to pollinate it though.