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gil
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 11 10:31 pm Post subject:
I use a cut-down litre milk carton (the kind with a handle) to carry my whetstones, immersed in water, when scything. I put my belt through the handle and then it's portable, leaving both hands free to work.

12Bore

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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 8:51 am Post subject:

naomij wrote:

Alternatively, use a milkman! I love milk bottles.

Hmmm, our milkman has just put up the price by 3p/pint and started delivering in plastic containers. One of our reasons for keeping a milkman was the use of glass bottles........and now I can get organic milk from the Co-op (200 yards away) for substantially less than I am paying for standard semi-skimmed.

AnnaD

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Location: Edinburgh

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 9:09 am Post subject:
We're growing carrots in our milk bottles this year, and hanging them along the fence.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: York

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 9:14 am Post subject:

12Bore wrote:

naomij wrote:

Alternatively, use a milkman! I love milk bottles.

Was in the Coop yesterday and very annoyed by their lack of any choice - no non-homogenised nor channel Island and all the organic options were semi-skimmed.

hedgehogpie

Joined: 02 May 2006
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Location: Kent

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 9:56 am Post subject:

AnnaD wrote:

We're growing carrots in our milk bottles this year, and hanging them along the fence.

Also ideal for strawberries. Puts them at comfortable picking height & sets the slugs/snails a bit more of a challenge.

AnnaD

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 10:19 am Post subject:

hedgehogpie wrote:

AnnaD wrote:

We're growing carrots in our milk bottles this year, and hanging them along the fence.

Also ideal for strawberries. Puts them at comfortable picking height & sets the slugs/snails a bit more of a challenge.

Ooh, I didn't think of that!

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 11:02 am Post subject:

Rob R wrote:

12Bore wrote:

naomij wrote:

Alternatively, use a milkman! I love milk bottles.

Was in the Coop yesterday and very annoyed by their lack of any choice - no non-homogenised nor channel Island and all the organic options were semi-skimmed.

Hang on a sec, you live in Yorkshire, promote local food and low food miles, and complain that you cannot Channel Island milk?

Rob R

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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 11:09 am Post subject:

dpack

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Posted: Wed Apr 27, 11 12:53 pm Post subject:
the fizzy bottles are good as well cut around ,warm and stretch edge of top bit and slip top over base to make a box snip and pierce to make strainers ,funnels,plant pots etc etc etc spagetti spoon is a neat one to make

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