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« Reply #75 on: October 23, 2008, 13:41 »
Just down the road then, i'm in Filton.

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« Reply #76 on: October 24, 2008, 14:22 »
Planted 20 minutes ago - nothing happening yet.

B&Q folding baskets £1.98 each, lined with spare plastic and holes drilled in the bottom.  Filled with 50/50 compost and sharp sand.  If I don't get any carrots now I give up forever.

Hope you received my payment Dave.
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« Reply #77 on: October 24, 2008, 14:59 »
Nice going Ice, mine went in today down the lottie sowed the lot 3 x 15' rows, nothings came up by the time I left, perhaps Dave's gave us some duds  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #78 on: October 24, 2008, 15:01 »
Just been out again to check, I reckon you're right Richie :roll:

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« Reply #79 on: October 24, 2008, 15:02 »
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Just been out again to check, I reckon you're right Richie :roll:


Tsk  :roll:

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« Reply #80 on: October 26, 2008, 07:54 »
Bu**er, rumbled!

I kept the good ones for myself.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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« Reply #81 on: October 26, 2008, 08:04 »
Is sharp sand builders sand as we have some in the garden i could mix with compost?

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« Reply #82 on: October 26, 2008, 08:13 »
No! You'll get concrete - well, something similar!

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« Reply #83 on: October 26, 2008, 08:52 »
I am loving ICE's idea of the fold up baskets if I copy the idea and fill with grow bag mix and leave outside will that work just as well? Or is there a better suggestion for what would work best to grow them in?

Many thanks Nicky xxx

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« Reply #84 on: October 26, 2008, 08:57 »
thanks DD i would have used the builders sand!! il have to make do with compost only.

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« Reply #85 on: October 26, 2008, 09:00 »
I can't say whether grow bag compost would work as I havn't tried it.  But, I do like the baskets because they fold really small and are not too big and heavy when full to move about.  Plus, I can see them working for lots of other veg too.

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« Reply #86 on: October 26, 2008, 09:04 »
Ice I love the idea as you say when not in use they fold back down which is great. Can I ask how many carrot seeds have you planted in each basket? Just to get an idea of how many baskets I need to buy  :lol:

Nicky xxx

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« Reply #87 on: October 26, 2008, 09:05 »
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B&Q folding baskets £1.98 each, lined with spare plastic and holes drilled in the bottom.  Filled with 50/50 compost and sharp sand.  If I don't get any carrots now I give up forever.

Hope you received my payment Dave.


Nice idea, Ice, yes cheque has arrived - ta.

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« Reply #88 on: October 26, 2008, 09:13 »
I planted as sparingly as I could, probably 25 to 30 per crate.  Very tiny seeds and rubbish eyesight makes it hard to be sure.  Don't want to thin out too much as I find it a waste.

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« Reply #89 on: October 26, 2008, 09:42 »
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I planted as sparingly as I could, probably 25 to 30 per crate.  Very tiny seeds and rubbish eyesight makes it hard to be sure.  Don't want to thin out too much as I find it a waste.


Actually Ice, If the average contents on the packet were correct, you should have about 100 per crate, (unless you didn't sow them all!).


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