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 Topic: Block and beam construction |
BarleyMow
Replies: 3
Views: 16126
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 Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Wed Dec 16, 15 8:59 pm Subject: Block and beam construction |
| Yonks ago, I knocked down a retaining wall behind my house, dug out about 5 metres back and built 2 more retaining walls at 90 degrees to each other. I then built 2 more walls perpendicular to the re ... |
| Topic: Worst DIY purchase ever |
BarleyMow
Replies: 21
Views: 39891
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Jan 12, 15 11:59 pm Subject: Worst DIY purchase ever |
| Go for it! |
| Topic: Worst DIY purchase ever |
BarleyMow
Replies: 21
Views: 39891
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Jan 12, 15 10:35 pm Subject: Worst DIY purchase ever |
| I've recently jumped ship from Screwfix to Toolstation. Quicker and far more polite service in Cheltenham. Slightly cheaper too. |
| Topic: Khaki Campbell ducks |
BarleyMow
Replies: 14
Views: 14171
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Forum: Trading Post Posted: Sun Jul 20, 14 12:19 am Subject: Khaki Campbell ducks |
| Got some surplus, last years' hatch, started laying in April. I'm in Gloucestershire but travel regularly into Wales, Midlands and South West. |
| Topic: Willow cuttings |
BarleyMow
Replies: 8
Views: 17009
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun Jul 20, 14 12:15 am Subject: Willow cuttings |
| Any chance that they will root at this time of year? |
| Topic: Lime render |
BarleyMow
Replies: 4
Views: 5614
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Forum: Energy Efficiency and Construction/Major Projects Posted: Sat Jul 19, 14 11:13 pm Subject: Lime render |
| Been reading Tony Wrench's 'Building a Low Impact Roundhouse' book. He mentions using lime render at a ratio of 4:1 sand/lime. Would this be plastering or sharp sand? And would this be suitable for ... |
| Topic: Oak leaf wine |
BarleyMow
Replies: 11
Views: 8782
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Tue May 27, 14 9:06 am Subject: Oak leaf wine |
| I made some once, using the recipe from 'A Cook on the Wild Side'. It was very palatable, although quite an intense flavour, reminded me of retsina. |
| Topic: Rotting/composting weeds |
BarleyMow
Replies: 5
Views: 4152
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Nov 06, 13 8:41 am Subject: Rotting/composting weeds |
| Thank-you. Let the stinkiness commence..... |
| Topic: Tomato plants |
BarleyMow
Replies: 5
Views: 4527
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Forum: Poultry Posted: Tue Nov 05, 13 1:29 pm Subject: Tomato plants |
| Are tomato plants safe for chickens? Thinking of over-wintering some of the bantys in the greenhouse and was wondering if I could leave the tom plants in for some food/entertainment for them. |
| Topic: Rotting/composting weeds |
BarleyMow
Replies: 5
Views: 4152
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Nov 05, 13 1:26 pm Subject: Rotting/composting weeds |
| How effective is rotting weeds in a barrel of water and how long before the slurry could be added to the compost? |
| Topic: Hello |
BarleyMow
Replies: 12
Views: 64251
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Forum: Welcome Posted: Wed Oct 09, 13 3:59 pm Subject: Hello |
Hi,
Based near Cheltenham. Small house, big garden - fruit, veg, chucks (Marans and Silkies) and ducks (Khaki Campbells). Have use of ground where we sometimes keep pigs (GOS or GOSxlarge white). ... |
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