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thankyou!!!
I'm not planning to plant earlier than the packets say though, the only thing I've planted is my sub arcitc plenty tomatoes and they aparently grow in really terrible conditions lol.

thanks everyone!

My child is home educated, and we know plenty of the above kinds of kids (overbearing or quiet) BUT we know far more of the "right" kind of children, the not overbearing, not too quiet, normal children. We go to some groups, but only because sophie is interested in the subject matter, not ...

I used to make cheese dippers for poppet, you can make scone sticks and very thick cheese veloute. the veloute is stock brought to the boil, then you mix grated cheese with flour and dump the lot into the stock. turn off the heat and beat until thick. I add a little mustard powder to my stock, but t...

older child: Silent Running. probably the first eco film ever made.

I have one as a planter. the other will [probably become a bird feeder!!

*adds copper wire to hubby's work-based-bin-diving list*

we use the grey water from our dryer for the plants.

Ikea Poang chair, we're wanted one for ages and jim's dad's friend was getting rid of one. jim asked if we could have it just before he put it in his car boot to go to the tip.
it's a bit scrotty looking on the cushion even after a wash, but for now it's covered with a large piece of brown fun fur.

never heard of being able to do this, but am wondering if renenamelling is possible too?!

I save buttons and zips, but we don't get much second hand at the mo. child is a different shape to most of the older girls I know, those older girls have siblings and local second hand shops are slim pickings for kid's stuff unfortunately

I liked the fact that in the other recommendations on amazon it had both the Bible and grow your own food for free by dave lol!!!

I recently heard about growing potatoes from potato skins....... might take a gander at the book!

I'm planning on not buying specially made pots for my plants this year. I'm hoping to use whatever I have to hand; although I will be buying growbags for tomatoes. do you have any recommendations? anything it's best NOT to use? so far I have: a washed out cooking oil bottle for seed propagation (on ...

we bought a pot grown tree this year and I'm hoping with some careful bonsai style trimming, we can keep it a nice portable size.... one thing though, do I need to harden it off before putting it back outside?!

I love DPNS, but couldn't get on until I did the Knitty Socks 101 pattern a couple of times. I've now made two practises, a pair of baby socks and a pair of decorative ones for hanging on the tree....

http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring05/FEATsocks101.html