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I used some offcuts from re-joisting a floor to make an apple press, that and my trusty pot jack, which is in itself almost an heirloom (well it was my dads for as long as I can remember). Total cost about £16, I spent £9 on a chopping board that had a recess in it so I could catch the juice and t...

If you can I would double dig it. I have done this a lot this year in a field that has been uncultivated for decades. Simply put, take a strip of turf off and set aside, now dig a trench a spade deep and set the soil aside. take the turf off of the next row on put upside down in the trench of the fi...

Confession time, I used to be a Jar cook, cook some meat bung in a jar of gludge and hey presto, chicken korma etc. Then when I took up with the other half she taught me to cook, more importantly that I could do a better job with fresh ingredients in the same time (or occasioanlly quicker) and no E ...

I was tipped off by a gardener that they hate Jeys fluid- no idea how 'organic' that is but at least it was pet safe where even the organic slug pellets say they are not. I don't think that Jeyes fluid is pet safe, the active ingredient is (or certainly was when I worked there) coal tar, a by produ...

well, it might be overkill but... http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=240516&CatId=2876 is a 1Tb network attached storgae device. it also supports DLNA, which I think means it should be able to stream to somthing like a sdeezebox direct (I'd check that one though c...

madasafish is right, but I'll elaborate and hope I ain't insulting you ! click on start then right click on my documents, then left click on properties. In the dialog box there will be a "target folder location" which shows where your documents are currently stored. if it starts with a "C" then all ...

I have been making a nightly patrol to collect slugs for months now, tonight the pumpkin plant ( normally subjected to a withering attack of slugs from the long grass and hedge) is completly free of slugs, and none anywhere near it. However there is a family of fat toads there now. 3 of them, being ...

And... when do you earthup your potatoes? is it when they flower or just when there is lots of greenery??? Well, to say opinion is divided is a huge understatement. I tried to find a difinative answer haveing not done potatoes before. eventually I went with the opinion on the RHS web site, which wa...

21) because of the impact the industry has before the cigarettes even make it to your lips.

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we have found out that the chimney hadn't been swept and the septic tank hasn't been emptied in 16 -18 years... bloomin' heck. Well the chimney is a problem and I'd have it swept before I contemplated using it. The septic tank though, if it has not needed attention for 16-18 years thats a good sign...

Found a dead newt in a beer trap tonight, now I am depressed. On the plus side there was a live one a few inches away, which is why I had to empty the beer trap. Still feel very bad though, my attempts to kill the slugs have just killed one of their predators

The scythe, which is sharp enough to split a hair, had slit the end of my thumb to the bone Ouch indeed, I don't carry mine around without the blade guard on (which is only a small piece of plastic, I intend to get/make a canvas cover for it). I am aware it doesn't make me imune, but I try and cut ...

Ok, so down to the veg patch today and ALL my beer traps are upended or tossed aside, one was at least 10ft from where it should have been. I think I can rule out homosapiens from the perpetrators list. Any ideas what might be interested and big enough to throw a yoghurt pot full of beer around. If ...

Thanks Stonehead, I've had sytheconnection in my favourites for a while, I never jump onto something new without researching it as best I can first (although scything websites are few and far between). The video on their website is very good and well worth watching a few times. They even show mowing...

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