hot bed and a couch

Jeanieblue · « **Reply #15 on:** January 09, 2008, 23:54 »

Seriously, keep us posted as to how it works out! I've kept this advice from a chap called Jim for ages in an E Mail folder. Haven't tried it out yet. I use those big metre square rubble bags for compost, and thought I'd try one as a hot bed. They're woven and porous.

Hi Jeanieblue,
Its nice to be able advise someone at last
All it was, Monty showed us adding layers of horse poo, grass cuttings etc.......... forking em over to a height of 2 feet .or so.....and covering with about 1 foot of soil/compost.
I covered the lot with black Teram (Shaun had told me about ........ it is woven plastic that allows rain through) ---
And that's yer hot bed.

sweet nasturtium · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2008, 11:25 »

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You'll be able to grow couch potatoes !!!!!!!

lefrog · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2008, 13:56 »

sides are now done

window up

window down.

it s still very cold and empty, manure on the way

daveinmanc · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2008, 15:10 »

lol thats brilliant !!

cracking idea, read this thread last week and wondered what on earth you were gonna make out of it :shock:

now thats thinking on ya feet, erm, or should that be off yer feet???

lefrog · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2008, 15:23 »

I had a rough idea of what I wanted it to look like, without any idea on how to get there .
hammer, drill, saw, few nails and screw and the look on the face of my gf and neigbours...
I want another couch to play with to get the design even better.

sweet nasturtium · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2008, 17:03 »

Mr Chippendale would be proud of you!

Sally A · « **Reply #21 on:** January 12, 2008, 17:11 »

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Mr Chippendale would be proud of you!

The furniture maker or the strippers :?:

crowndale · « **Reply #22 on:** January 12, 2008, 18:11 »

Thats impressive, I'm not creative enough me to turn old things into new things tho I can design them from scratch. well except for pallets, I can use those to make compost bins and fences.

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #23 on:** January 12, 2008, 19:42 »

Very Bob Flowerdew

sweet nasturtium · « **Reply #24 on:** January 12, 2008, 20:10 »

Heath Robinson also springs to mind!

(secretly just really jealous of anyone's ability to use hammer and nails)

Jeanieblue · « **Reply #25 on:** January 12, 2008, 20:17 »

I am VERY impressed, LeFrog! Try Freecycle for unwanted armchairs in your area !!!

hot bed and a couch

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