101 Uses For is popular and let's hope it stays that way. Our second book is presently called 101 tips for self sufficiency; we will certainly dip into this section for ideas. So post away and let's try and get at least one thread up to 101.
1. Four old pallets can be made into a compost bin.
2. Keep a bird table and nesting boxes - Blue tits can eat a phenominal ammount of catterpillers.
3. Put in a pond - to attract frogs and toads and keep the slug population down.
6. Get to know your neighbours. They've been growing stuff on the site longer than you & are, in my experience, happy to share their knowledge, lend tools & stop to chat.
9. Share your surpluses. what you give away will always come back threefold. I gave a friend cuttings of a worcesterberry bush a few years ago. When my bush died I was able to get new stock from the plants my friend had grown on...
If you dont have a greenhouse build as many coldframes as you can out of old window frames and doors, usually available when being replaced by new ones on any street. Just ask before they smash them in a skip.
