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Category Archives: recycle
Sweet strawberries in mind……
So my Easter Monday was really busy doing my seedlings and transplants in the greenhouse due to the ever changing weather, but today was a whole new ball game! The weather at least was on my side, but for how … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, recycle
Tagged Garden strawberry, Strawberry, strawberry jam, strawberry planters, strawberry runners
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Strawberry Planters!
I love recycling. The idea of reusing something and giving it a whole new purpose is a real bonus. I get loads of comments about the weird and wonderful ways in which I turn potentially useless items into something bespoke and … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, recycle
Tagged fruit, Garden strawberry, Hanging basket, Recycling, Strawberry, strawberry planters
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Recycling title goes to ……?
Now as you may be aware, I love recycling unwanted material and have many ideas for how to use various items on my plot. I was proud of the way how I could turn an unwanted piece of rubbish into … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, recycle
Tagged Allotment, Environment, Home and Garden, Recycling, Waste management
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More recycled items!
While I’m on my recycling trip at the moment, can anybody think of any ideas for what I could use these for? My husband bought it home from work for me as its original use was the spool for some … Continue reading
The Wonders of Recycling
My husband often wonders what goes on in my head when I look at a discarded piece of other people’s rubbish that is destined for landfill. But I’m thinking “oooh – how can I use that at my allotment?” One of … Continue reading
Posted in Allotment, recycle
Tagged Allotments, bean frame, beans, cold frame, environmesh, Gardens, Local Nature Reserve, netting, peas, plant protection, raised bed garden, Recycling
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Resisting temptation in favour of recycling!
After ordering a few plants or seeds a while ago from a few online fruit and veg merchants, I have been inundated with their glossy gardening catalogues ever since. At first I was quite excited to receive these in the post (sad heh!), … Continue reading
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Tagged biodegradable, compost, container plants, garden, garden catalogues, glossy catalogues, greenhouse, Home and Garden, manure, Plastic, Recycle, Recycling, Root trainer, vegetable
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Sterilising jars and bottles
I use my dishwasher to sterilise my jars as I find that is the most convenient for me. I simply set the cycle to a rapid wash and leave the jars in until the jams or chutneys are done. I … Continue reading
Recycle tip #6 – Plastic Bottles
Local council kerbside recycling within my area has helped to dramatically reduce the amount of household waste that we put out for the refuse collection each week. Paper is either recycled in the compost bin at home, used as a … Continue reading
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Pond life update
Finally, my pond is in situ and looking good, albeit with no water. After my hubby finished digging it out and I had finished laying the path boundaries, we were both too exhausted to fill it. Still, I’m sure that … Continue reading
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