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- Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:15 pm
- Forum: Allotments, Veg Patches and Container Gardening
- Topic: ? Best way to start raised beds ?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2209
Re: ? Best way to start raised beds ?
If they're shallow beds then I'd dig first, then grin and bear the inevitable muck when installing the beds. If not shallow (6 inches plus) I'd go for the option I and Julie above favour - line with cardboard that will break down then fill and plant directly - let the worms do the work underground o...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:28 pm
- Forum: Alternative Energy
- Topic: Air-source heat pumps
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6558
Re: Air-source heat pumps
I'm not aware of any ASHP that costs less than several thousand pounds heat pumps are big fancy complex bits of equipment - take a look at that link for more info. I've also had lots of tales of woe about heat pumps that have put me off ... so proceed with caution. Are you sure your not mixing up AS...
- Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:18 pm
- Forum: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Topic: Wood Ash
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8272
Re: Wood Ash
One word ... paths
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:14 pm
- Forum: Site Information and Announcements
- Topic: Adverts on the site and cups of tea
- Replies: 64
- Views: 35190
Re: Adverts on the site and cups of tea
Andy, you can stop ads from certain sites by amending your Google adsense setup - login to Adsense then go to AdSense Setup then Competitive Ad Filter ... that may help.
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:06 am
- Forum: Alternative Energy
- Topic: Investing In Energy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2925
Re: Investing In Energy
Methinks this is spam - they managed to get a link in nicely!
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:58 am
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: What would you miss if you were totally SS?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 10215
Re: What would you miss if you were totally SS?
Good French wine
- Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:57 am
- Forum: I read the news today, oh boy.
- Topic: 5 year olds and farm animals and E. coli
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4992
Re: 5 year olds and farm animals and E. coli
The worrying aspect to me is the pathetic, cosseted world that is being created by the idiots in government and associated vested interests... I must admit I find it truly saddening and wonder where it will all end... Very sad also for all those petting zoo owners, I'm sure it was never an easy way ...
- Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:07 am
- Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
- Topic: Dydd da from Carmarthenshire
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3669
Re: Dydd da from Carmarthenshire
Welcome to Ish and welcome to Wales, hope you don't mind rain!! I think we're in the middle of a monsoon this week :lol: This week ? I think it has rained pretty much every day since I got here! "It's very unusual" is what everyone keeps telling me......... ! 'They're' lying of course!! :...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:32 pm
- Forum: The ish Local - (Chat)
- Topic: Autumn!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5193
Re: Autumn!
I just wish we'd had a Summer here - lovely in May since then wet and windy ... going to be a very long Winter at this rate...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:27 pm
- Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
- Topic: Finally some sloes!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4451
Re: Finally some sloes!!
The only good sloe is a gin soaked sloe ...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:29 am
- Forum: Alternative Energy
- Topic: Multi fuel stoves etc
- Replies: 60
- Views: 36730
Re: Multi fuel stoves etc
We burn mainly wood on our Charnwood Country 16B Multi-fuel. But we also burn some anthracite when we need a really good, high temperature burn. I can justify burning some coal, at least to myself, as we are situated just outside the South Wales coal field and I have a supply from some old garages t...
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:12 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: Building a Barn...er..shed!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5010
Re: Building a Barn...er..shed!
Sounds like my big metal shed which is a telegraph pole framed building with a galvanised metal roof and wood cladding . I didn't put up the poles and roof, but from what I can tell and guess they were hoisted / man-handled into place roughly (this certainly isn't a square building) and sit in deepi...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:01 pm
- Forum: How do I??
- Topic: choose a good multi fuel/wood burning stove with boiler
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3022
Re: choose a good multi fuel/wood burning stove with boiler
Start with that large front-room - depending on what you mean by large, but a stove with integrated boiler large enough to heat that room should be sufficient for all your needs. You usually get around half the output to the room to heating hot water. The stove output calculator is a great place to ...
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:19 pm
- Forum: Green Building
- Topic: Solid Oak Windows Experiences anyone?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6667
Re: Solid Oak Windows Experiences anyone?
Personally I'd compromise on a more appropriate sustainable hardwood rather than insisting on oak. I think the durability and likely lifespan is worth the extra cost.
- Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: Links, links and more links
- Topic: Any Ishy Bloggers out there?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 123128
Re: Any Ishy Bloggers out there?
Mines more to do with living and houses than SS, but in my sig also...
all welcome!
all welcome!