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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: jimbo1878 on July 06, 2011, 17:50

Title: bread crate
Post by: jimbo1878 on July 06, 2011, 17:50

Probably not worth mentioning but I used a bread crate to space out my seed holes the othe day. Noticed the holes were a good distance apart and it also flattened my soil down so it was good and level. Anybody else use anything like this on their plot? Or is there a commercial spacer on the market?

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Bailz on July 06, 2011, 18:22

actully it seems a good idea to me i think if maybe its possible to cut the longest narrow section to make it more managable sounds good cheers.

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: evie2 on July 06, 2011, 18:24

I agree, sounds like a good idea :D

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Nige2Plots on July 06, 2011, 19:44

Any tip is worth mentioning :)

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Trillium on July 06, 2011, 19:54

I saw a tip similar to this on some telly show where the presenter drilled holes in a piece of plywood. Having it ready to go in a bread crate is far easier.

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: savbo on July 07, 2011, 11:14

apologies for plugging my organisation but in this video
SSd9yI-ljH0you can see the contractors using frames to help them plant out a green roof...

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 07, 2011, 13:47

Savbo, You are not allowed to plug organisations you are concerned with - t'is in our site policies and can lead to a ban  :ohmy:

BUT I'll let you off this time as the video doesn't play.

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: savbo on July 07, 2011, 14:17

oops sorry!

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 07, 2011, 14:24

Shme it's not working though :(

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: griff on July 07, 2011, 15:42

works OK on mine :lol:

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Aunt Sally on July 07, 2011, 15:45

Must be Internet Explorer then  >:(

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: Gandan57 on July 07, 2011, 16:07

I`m on IE, and I`ve just watched it twice.

Has that roof collapsed yet?

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: evie2 on July 07, 2011, 22:53

I wondered about that too Grandan, how does a flat roof hold that weight.

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: JayG on July 08, 2011, 08:44

Worked this morning (IE9) but it didn't yesterday!

Title: Re: bread crate
Post by: savbo on July 08, 2011, 13:01

Quote from: evie2 on July 07, 2011, 22:53

I wondered about that too Grandan, how does a flat roof hold that weight.

interestingly we've found that most older roofs have more than enough strength, it's more modern roofs that are more precisely designed that it's difficult to add things onto...