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John_H

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Charity shop kitchen utensils
« on: January 29, 2006, 11:10:41 »
At last, after long months of  scouring the charity shop circuit I have found the much sought after Kitchen Devil apple corer for  50p! The perfect solution to all those dandilions and docs which got too big to hoe before being discovered.

Next on my list, a 50p grapefruit knife for harvesting asparagus.

Anybody else got any good alternative gardening applications for kitchen bric a brac?
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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2006, 12:16:05 »
Mini hoe from sharpened silver spoon!


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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2006, 13:53:45 »
Just right for all those werewolf weeds.

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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2006, 15:14:20 »
Discarded oval electric steamer basket outers for good solid cloches. Not really charity shop as find these in skips but couldn't resist  ::)

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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2006, 17:55:31 »
Just right for all those werewolf weeds.

LOL  - or gardening by the moon ?
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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2006, 11:55:41 »
An old bread-knife is just the job for trimming around paving slabs set into the lawn.    :)

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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2006, 08:39:34 »
A Toasting fork works wonders when collecting slugs around the garden when you're having an earlyish search for the "little" dears!! you get plenty on before launching them into field next door for the Magpies to eat? they eat everything else!!! If anybody ever catches me on camera they'll be on a winner with Beadle!!
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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2006, 14:04:13 »
A Toasting fork works wonders when collecting slugs around the garden when you're having an earlyish search for the "little" dears!!

URGHHHHHHH  :P!!!! Hope you don't use the toasting fork for its original purpose once you've launched them over the hedge!

And your Avatar: "If I wasn't Gardening I'd be shopping!! thank God for Gardening!!" ... so who invented Garden Centres then !!!!!  ;D

Not a charity shop find as such, but the drums from washing machines make FAB containers for pumpkins etc.

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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2006, 18:13:06 »
No the fork is only used on the BBQ !!! ;) ;) ;) U wanna come to the next one??
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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2006, 09:51:36 »
I have a small pair of kitchen scissors which serve a similar purpose Kev  :)
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Re: Charity shop kitchen utensils
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2006, 21:28:20 »
An old bread-knife is just the job for trimming around paving slabs set into the lawn.    :)

that reminds me so much of my childhood and my dad on his hands and knees with his lawn knife.   ;D
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