Topic: pretty maids all in a row

[MrsKP]

i hope this looks as if i'm doing it right.

 ;D

[tim]

Something new every day!

And Strawberries too??

[Curryandchips]

Your tomatoes are certainly looking better than mine !

[katynewbie]

;D

Lovely!! They put mine to shame...hope my little ones catch up!!
It all looks very neat and productive, well done you!

 ;)

[MrsKP]

the root system on the straws is just wonderful.  they're second year plants and really seem to be a lot healthier this year.  they're all i've got though, so i hope transplating them today doesn't knock them too much.   as i've only got a handful i just went and got a wee bag of straw today ......... from Morrisons of all places, never been up the pet aisle before  ;D

the toms have been on the east facing unheated windowsill and were getting a bit big for their wee pots.  they're in a mixture of john innes No. 2 and multipurpose.  we can but hope and pray.

 ;D

[TEL]

Nice to see you are making good of that new green house ;D

[MrsKP]

hee hee, everything's been moved round about a dozen times.  am dropping EXTREMELY large hints about borrowing mate's electric saw on saturday and then all my darlings will have to move again  ;D  don't think i've got enough gravel though so best get another couple of bags just to be on the safe side.

 ;D

[supersprout]

What a lovely sight mrskp, maids are certainly Pretty and also Advanced ;)
Interesting to see the ring culture at work too, where are the blue boxes from?

[MrsKP]

5 for £5 from local Morrisons, sitting by the tills.  Cheaper than pots and as many times as i've asked no-one is giving away the black buckets for flowers  !

[Hyacinth]

THANKS FOR THE BLUE BOX TIP KAYPEE  Trip to Morries planned for me, then ;D ;D ;D 

and don't they look neat inside your brand-new newly erected greenhouse? How did the erection go, or have you written about it somewhere else and I've missed it?

My toms (those that I'm keeping in the 'house) are ready to go, so many many thanks for the inspiring pix 8)

[MrsKP]

you're very welcome Lish.  Hope you're in luck and they've got them on sale at your local store.  From reading threads on here about what various supermarkets have on sale and offer/don't offer free, i think there must be various regionalities about the offers.  I'd offer to get you some but don't suppose you want to wait until the "meet" to get them.  there have been hundreds of these boxes for a few weeks now and covered in dust so i don't know if they've just been sitting oot the back.  ::)  they're not the really thick types which made it slightly easier drilling hunnerds of holes in the base.  ;D

i'm not nearly articulate or funny enough to "do a Deeds" but rest assured there were "words" at various stages of the construction and the base still isn't built which is why it's still on the patio.   and someone's size 11's went straight across the newly dug soil of the final resting place last night when we were building the arch.  my tongue is so sore with being held  ;D ;D ;D

once it's moved, i'm going to gravel that side of the g/h to make misting and watering even easier and the five boxes do fit quite snugly but that's me, i do like things looking neat.   ;D it left me three plants left over, two of which have gone in a very large hanging basket tonight and one still sitting on the window sill with me wondering what i'm going to do with it.  ::) i'm keeping a sharp eye on the weather forecast so i can rush outside with newspaper/fleece if there's even a sniff of frost.

you've just got to get yourself a digital cameral girl.  i need to see some of your stuff.

 ;D

[carloso]

i uase buckets 73pence from Asda absolutly spot on have you seen the price of large pots ?????

i now have a sturdy errr 15 buckets (5 came from netto's at 70 pnece each but i got the last) and there all good stuff,
i also bought some 10" * 12" deep off ebay (8 in total) for 50pence each ! so i think the poly tunnel is about full now

carl

ps i drilled holes about 2 1/2 inches from the bottom to form a small reservoir at the bottom for hope fully a little extra drink for the lads !

[Hyacinth]

A coupla things here.....(don't do the Morries run til tomorrow, but SO like the ring culture inside the blue boxes......I LIKE blue, me, and also like things to look'neat'... seems a good way of utilizing the space in the little g'house, so I'll be going for it).......but...this business of 'free' flower buckets :-\......you reckon, like me,  it's an urban myth, KayPee ::) ;D  ;D

Other thing.....all this talk of drilling holes ... ???  Why? I've always got that tool with the pointy end, the one you use to mark where you're going to drill.......put it in the flame of the gas hob.......not only do I make neat and tidy holes in a trice - I also do patterns  ;) ;D ;D ;D

Is that a Top Tip? I thought everyone did it :D

[MrsKP]

i would NEVER heat my bradawl, it's far too precious, but i do my plastic cups with a BBQ skewer.  i must remember not to use that particular one for the barbie - plastic and kebabs yeuch.

never thought of holding a reservoir carloso - b*ggar !  what a good idea lmao!

there must be some stores that give the buckets away cos people say so on here.  but every time i ask, they look at me a bit funny as if i'm trying to steal something.

i can hardly type here Lish.  I've been outside since about 10am putting the greenhouse in it's final position.  just got everything back in and watered - it was beautiful and sunny all day and all the poor wee things had been out on the patio dying for a drink.  i'm absolutely flippin kn@ckered.

not complaining though, if it had been windy and raining, the g/h woudn't be finished  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D 

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[DenBee]

Our local florist sells those buckets for 10p.  I bought a few the other day.  Along with the blue plastic crates Tim had on a photo a while back (same price) and white plastic crates with slatted lids for 50p.

Lovely photo.  Looks like a lot of hard work gone on today.

I now do have a greenhouse, all constructed.  And some day, you never know, OH might help me put the glazing in.  ::)  :)

[MrsKP]

thanks DenBee.  All showered and just jumped into nice warm jammies out of the drier.  I must have got more than a touch of the sun today, cos as soon as i came in i was frozen.  nice and toasty now.

When i think back to last august when we moved here, and all we had was an overgrown hedge and a green rectangle sloping alarmingly from right to left, i think we've done quite well.  still got to tidy up the odds and ends but we're nearly there.

Good luck with the glazing, just a wee tip - wait for the wind to die down before you start.   ;D

[katynewbie]

:o

WOW!!!!!!! Remember when there were just the raised beds and a shed with a problematic window?!

It all looks great Kay Pee!! Pat yourself on the back and have a wee dram!!

 ;D

[Hyacinth]

It all looks amazing!! You've done SO well in such a short time......innit exciting?  ::)     And can I see runners coming up, too?

btw....thanks for naming the pointy tool - no probs for me using one for making holes.....I've got 2 others 8) ;D

[machman5]

Hi all,
Just been reading through and I've gotta ask, what does Imao mean?   :-\

Also MrsKP - your garden's looking good, makes mine and my g/house look like steptoes yard!! -  is the arch in the pic the one you were talking about in another thread and can someone tell me how to do those arch shapes under the fleece

Thanks,
Donna :D

[Hyacinth]

Hiya - think I can give you your answers..

Laughing I disagree Off..

The arch in the pic - seems identical to the Home Bargains ones - cept KayPee paid about a fiver :o for hers at Asda (I think)..

The arch shapes under the fleece - may well have been cloches from either the £ shop OR Aldi......but you can make your own by getting some lengths of cane then fitting old garden hose over them....

Hope this helps - Lish  :)