Topic: CHEAPSKATE

[GrannieAnnie]

For some reason I like walking under vines so have scrounged for arbor-building materials and now have a rustic twig arbor, a very wild looking branch arbor, a rusted volleyball fencing arbor and a cross-country skis arbor.
Left over pipe gets used to secure the branches sunk in the ground and also for birdhouse poles.

[PurpleHeather]

Bird houses from off cuts of timber sounds a great idea.

The idea about dried chicken bones is the most interesting one yet. I would have thought you would need to pummel them to dust for them to be effective   and fear rats around here rather than foxes. Will be keen to know if it works for you though.

[Hyacinth]

I've been wondering how to grow to eat a scaffolding board ::), but now I've also got to ponder on the best way of growing to eat a bird house?...still, spect Bill Oddy may have some ideas....actually, how about growing the nests those foreign chappies use for birds nest soup?

But there's still the question of growing-to-eat scaffolding boards....

 ;)

[GrannieAnnie]

I've been wondering how to grow to eat a scaffolding board ::), but now I've also got to ponder on the best way of growing to eat a bird house?...still, spect Bill Oddy may have some ideas....actually, how about growing the nests those foreign chappies use for birds nest soup?

But there's still the question of growing-to-eat scaffolding boards....

 ;)

  maybe that was pushing the limits to some  ;) but the birds eat the predator insects that eat our edibles so that seems fair game.

[Hyacinth]

......and woodworm eat the scaffolding boards....

  ;) ;D

[theothermarg]

Am I the only one that buys joints of meat in supermarkets? I hated the huge plastic container it comes in but then found it made a idea propagator lid! just the right size for a ½ tray.
I can,t use the old tights suggestion as I don,t wear any!
marg

[star]

Neither do I Marg, I did in my yoof though and found a pair of sexy black heavy denier stockings, which have been very useful for containing the soil for plants around my pond and you can mould them nicely to shape around logs or stones. :D

[PurpleHeather]

got loads of free soil and wood chip delivered today, along with another load of stable sweepings for the manure bin.

It pays to be cheeky

[betula]

Did you ask for a free horse as well ::)

[Chris1947]

I always use my water butt....saves lots if on meter... ;D

[tonybloke]

I've been married before, does that mean that I am re-cycled? ;D ;D ;D

[sawfish]

4 pint milk cartons cut in half and holes put in bottom used for pots, or use them for cloches.

Old venetian blinds cut up and used for plant pot labels.

Compost old cotton clothes.

[PurpleHeather]

4 pint milk cartons cut in half and holes put in bottom used for pots, or use them for cloches.

Old venetian blinds cut up and used for plant pot labels.

Compost old cotton clothes.

Like the cut up venetian blinds. Those plastic labels get to be expensive when you have a load to write out. Used to slice up fairy liquid bottles when they were white then they changed to clear ones. (no consideration)

Cotton clothes, linen too? Both were originally vegetable so that makes sense. How about wool or is than out as animal?

Notice a lot of people are hanging out old/freebee Cd's on string as bird scarers over their brassicas