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kenkew
Hectare
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Plant rings
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April 19, 2005, 17:09:35 »
Did this last year but we have some newbies on the block so I reckon it's worth a second look.
Buy plant rings if you wish, but make your own and save a bob or two. These are made from lino off-cuts. Dead easy.
These are round my strawberries.
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kenkew
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April 19, 2005, 18:10:07 »
....and has anyone noticed in the pic a good use for film cannisters?
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Val
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April 19, 2005, 18:32:35 »
They're good for keeping seeds in as well Ken....the canisters not the lino.Good idea stops you poking your eye out. Like the idea of the lino round the strawbs. You can use it round cabbages to stop the root fly too. Won't it give the slugs a nice easy run up when the strawbs come through?
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kenkew
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April 19, 2005, 21:16:39 »
Ah! But the slugs hiding underneath are easy bait and you can smear 'gel' on the lino which stops 'em.
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Val
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April 20, 2005, 10:25:03 »
Yes ..OH bought a big tub of grease I use it round the bottom of the fruit trees..they are still young trees and it stops the ants going up and farming the aphids.
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Justy
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May 18, 2005, 18:09:39 »
what about watering? Do you remove the collars?
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Val
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May 18, 2005, 18:44:09 »
No just water round it, it will seep down to the roots, you don't have the collars huge.
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westsussexlottie
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May 19, 2005, 12:11:44 »
I have been using corrugated cardboard and cut out cereal boxes (double layer) as brassica collars.
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Justy
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May 20, 2005, 08:22:18 »
I have loads of cardboard so will get cutting. Will also try it round my rasberries as the weeds are really bad but I was worried about putting something round them incase they didn't get enough water - now I know the solution!
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clairenpaul
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May 28, 2005, 13:08:04 »
Haven't any lino so am thinking of using cardboard but Paul can get some thick black plastic from work that they were going to throw away - does anyone think this would do the trick?
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Diana
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May 28, 2005, 14:14:54 »
I'm sure it would, as long as you water well first - the rain won't get through the plastic
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kenkew
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May 28, 2005, 14:16:07 »
I'd go the cardboard route. It's biodegradable so can be dug in when it falls to bits. It should still last most of the season.
Your black plastic could have a hundred and one other uses on the plot.
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clairenpaul
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May 31, 2005, 01:02:42 »
thanks - they forgot we wanted the plastic and tidy soul has thrown it away so guess whose going to be cutting up lots of cardboard... :)
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