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Forum: Wanted Items 29-03-2021, 03:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,575
Posted By lislaw
Hi Teresa If you pm me your location I might be...

Hi Teresa

If you pm me your location I might be able to help you out with some chicken wire. Just depends on the distance right now.

Lisa
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 31-08-2012, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,937
Posted By lislaw
I keep all my 5 litre bottles in the attic, all...

I keep all my 5 litre bottles in the attic, all tied together and thrown over the rafters. Hubbie used to think I was a bit crazy - but he wasn't laughing when the water supply was cut off during the...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 06-03-2010, 09:29 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 85,913
Posted By lislaw
Just looking at a thread in the wanted section...

Just looking at a thread in the wanted section for budgeting tips. One jt'er suggested looking in second hand/charity shops ( or even Dunnes etc, now that I think of it) for inexpensive communion...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 05-03-2010, 06:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,536
Posted By lislaw
I've never lined my beds and I've never noticed...

I've never lined my beds and I've never noticed any soil leaching out. However, I dug a shallow trench around the outer edge of the beds and place the boards into it. I don't know about a gravel...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 27-01-2010, 10:52 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 29,499
Posted By lislaw
I don't think this guy lives out of a skip so...

I don't think this guy lives out of a skip so much. I saw a programme on C4 ( I think) about him at one stage. He lives in a caravan in a field, donated by a farmer and gathers whatever he can...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 27-01-2010, 09:55 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 29,499
Posted By lislaw
Was listening to the radio yesterday. Well, he...

Was listening to the radio yesterday. Well, he did it!! He's been living for 14 months now without spending any money and says he can't imagine going back to living any other way!
Forum: Support Forum 07-06-2009, 09:40 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,643
Posted By lislaw
He he he, very funny. But also v clever - pity...

He he he, very funny. But also v clever - pity it wasn't the greens who came up with the idea. Mind you - not much about their performance recently has been v clever
Lisa
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 19-05-2009, 05:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,377
Posted By lislaw
Hi Neil What I have is a truck tarp, so it's very...

Hi Neil
What I have is a truck tarp, so it's very big. It's in Walkinstown - not a million miles away from Knocklyon. The sooner you can let me know if you're interested the better as this week...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 17-05-2009, 06:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,377
Posted By lislaw
Where are you located? I might be able to help...

Where are you located? I might be able to help you out with this one
Lisa
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 22-04-2009, 05:44 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,037
Posted By lislaw
If you've got little ones, be careful of...

If you've got little ones, be careful of honeysuckle. I remember as kids we used to love pulling the flowers and sucking them for the honeysuckle juice. But too much is minimally poisonous causing...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 19-04-2009, 11:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,644
Posted By lislaw
Hi You can put any uncooked food waste, like...

Hi
You can put any uncooked food waste, like peelings, salad leftovers etc. Any overripe fruit or veg, tea bags, coffee grinds, egg shells (scrunched up), egg boxes or newspaper ripped up /...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 13-04-2009, 09:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,275
Posted By lislaw
I remember watching that Alan Titchmarsh...

I remember watching that Alan Titchmarsh programme good few years ago where they were overhauling a garden for an environmentally aware family. They used old carpet instead of the usual black weed...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 11-04-2009, 06:06 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,904
Posted By lislaw
On checking the web I found...

On checking the web I found this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creosote
and this

http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/creosote-exposure-and-health-effects-395357.html

among...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 10-04-2009, 12:44 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 132,898
Posted By lislaw
As we are trying to cut back on our expenses I...

As we are trying to cut back on our expenses I just rang Sky to cancel the subscription on my second sky box which costs me about €15 per month.
The very nice man on the end of the phone informed me...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 10-04-2009, 09:31 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,259
Posted By lislaw
Sounds interesting. Would love more information...

Sounds interesting. Would love more information / farmers in Westmeath (Kinnegad/Mullingar) area or Meath (Enfield)
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 10-04-2009, 09:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 10,904
Posted By lislaw
Hi Hannah If the beds are for veg then don't use...

Hi Hannah
If the beds are for veg then don't use sleepers. Have a look at this for ideas and advice on raised beds among other things.
http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about1161.html
I love...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 07-04-2009, 08:36 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,303
Posted By lislaw
Yeah, scary stuff!! I'm sure we could come up...

Yeah, scary stuff!!

I'm sure we could come up with some really good uses for them, though, considering how inventive and resourceful most of us JTer's seem to be.

Lisa.
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 07-04-2009, 08:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,109
Posted By lislaw
If you want worms in there then you'll have to...

If you want worms in there then you'll have to chuck in a few to get them started. The bugs are doing a great job at the moment eating and defecating (urgh) and having little baby bugs to recycle...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 07-04-2009, 07:45 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,303
Posted By lislaw
This is actually something that has bothered me...

This is actually something that has bothered me for a while now on JT. Cot mattressess should NOT be reused and there is a very good reason.
It's got to do with urine/faeces and vomit trapped in the...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 25-03-2009, 07:30 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
I'd been telling people about this for years. It...

I'd been telling people about this for years. It was very worrying, however as I recall it is no longer a viable project as this link dated 1999 seems to...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 24-03-2009, 10:17 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
Yep, on reading the wikipedia article it seems to...

Yep, on reading the wikipedia article it seems to be more about cross pollination and new or variant species. It does go on to highlight the lack of pollination and seed production etc. It seems to...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 24-03-2009, 07:13 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
Oh my God!! So it is!! I've never noticed it...

Oh my God!! So it is!! I've never noticed it before. It's not on all of them but is on some. It's right under the name of the seed along with the latin name - very sneaky!!!
I'll watch out for...
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 23-03-2009, 04:48 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
what exactly does f1 mean? Is it printed...

what exactly does f1 mean? Is it printed somewhere on the seed packet?
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 23-03-2009, 08:47 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
If you go to the website above -...

If you go to the website above - gardenplansireland - on their forum they have names of seed suppliers in Ireland. HTH
Lisa
Forum: Green Tips & Green Fingers 22-03-2009, 07:40 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 27,415
Posted By lislaw
I saw this on gardensplanireland and thought it...

I saw this on gardensplanireland and thought it was really relevant to this site:

http://www.gardenplansireland.com/forum/about2169.html

It's the toilet roll/newspaper bit I'm talking about so...
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