Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
27-05-2010, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,262
Update
Well folks, I did promise an update ...
We got our first two hens about a month ago, and as predicted, LOVE them!
We got a coop and run from donedeal.ie, and fenced off a "free range" section of the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
22-05-2010, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,169
Compost accelerator
Hi, I don't know much about green cones, but if they are like regular composters, there is an accelerator that comes very cheap- urine!!
If you are not squeamish and can get some pee in an old...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
11-04-2010, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,262
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
09-04-2010, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 13,262
Backyard chickens- advice please UPDATE
Hi,
We are currently seriously considering keeping two or three hens in our backgarden and are weighing up the pros and cons before we proceed. There are plenty of pros, but we are also interested...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
27-11-2009, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,423
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
23-11-2009, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 20,890
I remember my mum always used to have a 2 litre...
I remember my mum always used to have a 2 litre bottle with a funnel stuck in the top - put a couple of layers of kitchen towel in to act as a filter, then would pour the cold used oil through the...
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Forum: Home Improvements
10-10-2009, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,606
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
06-10-2009, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 41,274
hi,
i'm sure you probably did, but just...
hi,
i'm sure you probably did, but just checking, did you let the logs dry out REALLY thoroughly before trying to burn them?
I looked in to making these paper logs extensively on the internet a...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
18-09-2009, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,953
example of pallets
hi, we recently made some raised veg beds for our allotment, from wooden pallets. They are two "planks" high, and once the pallets had been broken down (the hardest bit), the beds were...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
01-09-2009, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,830
and maybe put them standing on some up-turned...
and maybe put them standing on some up-turned pots, so there is air-flow underneath them, and water can drip away from the bottom of the pots. In the bath, or placed over a tray to catch the...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
27-08-2009, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,963
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
16-02-2009, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 79
Views: 27,773
plastic greenhouses
hi folks, i was looking online at the up-coming offers in Aldi, and I think they are doing those little greenhouses next week - 20 euro or thereabouts. Check online for details if you are interested...
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
12-02-2009, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 9,907
odd socks
this probably isn't the best solution, as you have to throw them away afterwards, but I always keep a few in the bathroom, and use them to dry off/polish the loo after I've cleaned it. Then I just...
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Forum: Home Improvements
06-02-2009, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,606
double glazing film
ok , it wasn't just a distant memory.. you can get it on ebay, enough to do your windows for around 20 euro delivered.
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Forum: Home Improvements
06-02-2009, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,606
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Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers
28-11-2008, 10:07 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 84,640
allotments
hi!
we just put our names down for an allotment yesterday! Will watch this thread with interest.
There are an awful lot of useful websites around - google "allotment" and you will see several...
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