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Post: # 18740Post steve64 »

Hi every one,

Like your site, found your site looking for home grown food in containers.
(Earthbox) Or home made ones, http://www.users.qwest.net/~user15805/bobs_box.html

Started looking in to being more self-sufficient, when my gas bill went to £1400 a year.
I put in a dunsley solid fuel heater in http://www.dunsleyheat.co.uk/enterprise.htm
I burn waste wood from a staircase manufacturer English oak, pine. Wood free, Gas
Bill £120 per year smile! Better than throwing it in a land fill.
Made 10 of the home made earthboxes, hope to grow a lot of veg this year.

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Post: # 18744Post Wombat »

G'Day Steve64

Well done! Using and otherwise wasted resource for heating and now growing veggies......full marks!

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Post: # 18758Post Millymollymandy »

Hi Steve and welcome. Lucky you getting wood for free!!! Make the most of it. I've just spent €1,300 on next winter's wood. :(

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Post: # 18779Post hedgewitch »

Hello and welcome to the site :flower:
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Plant Seeds and sing songs.

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Post: # 18782Post justkate »

Hi Steve, it's nice to meet you ;-)

Kate

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Post: # 18885Post Andy Hamilton »

Hi there steve you will have to keep us updated on the earth boxes.

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Post: # 19003Post steve64 »

Thanks for a great welcome everybody
I have got some pictures of the home made earthbox, with some toms in it.
And a standard growbag just to see if there is a difference through the year.

Will post a picture each month.


Thanks Steve.

ps how do i post a picture.

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Post: # 19012Post ina »

Try this link - Muddy explained it very neatly...

http://www.selfsufficientish.com/forum/ ... .php?t=626
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