I’ve been quiet for a while whilst decorating, allotmenting and making a new website for Transition Bristol. Which leads me to a philosophical question – what is the difference between a broad bean and a computer?
The results of the seedling pot/trays experiment:(from left to right) Egg boxespros: compostable, cheap.cons: can’t separate each plant easily (have to rip box), dry out quickly or stay very wet (i.e. don’t drain well). Bought, plastic modules in tray of 15pros: keeps all of one seed type together nicely.cons: made from flimsy plastic that scrunches …
Sustainable projects often focus on community to make things happen. However as everyone who has ever struggled with a group project knows, sometimes it’s really difficult to communicate effectively, get things done and also get on. But why? For thousands of years people have managed to get on, more or less. Now communication and team …
For clarification, I haven’t spilt water along the skirting board, that wet patch appeared of it’s own accord.And sent me into a bit of a panic. I began to look further and discovered more damp patches and on Monday called a few companies and got them to come over and take a look. Three companies …
This landed in my inbox today. I wasn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. Read the spam and then I’ll explain. We are hitting £108.9 a litre in some areas now, soon we will be faced with paying £1.10 a ltr. Philip Hollsworth offered this good idea: This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the ‘don’t …
I was implicitly scathing of re-branding in my guerrilla gardening post. I’ve always wondered what the point of re-branding was – same thing, different label – surely people don’t take any notice? It’s the same thing – no-one tries something just because of a new packet do they? Most evidence suggests yes. They do. Re-branding …
Along with allotments, kitchen gardens and other antiquated ideas, gardening the local bit of public space has now become fashionable apparently. Except, like every good re-make, it has been re-branded ‘guerrilla gardening’ and is no longer the hobby of the old boy who tends the flowers on the train platform but is the underground (excuse …
A florist nearby is selling cut anemones proudly proclaiming that they are from Somerset – right next to some birds of paradise for somewhere foreign – but who could resist these little skirted flowers?Our anemones are growing quite happily at the very top of the allotment, in a specially designated ‘flower area’, about 6″ wide. …
An alien invading our world? No. That would be a potato sprouting. We couldn’t resist the urge to dig and see what they were doing.
The tree in the garden has released its blossom on its unsuspecting new owners (us). I’m still ignorant of what it is, but I’m none the less concerned for its welfare. The weather has fallen into a cold patch. The temperature outside is dropping just below freezing at night and the wind has got me …
