[Help] Gardeners Question Time.

[Stat Brother]

I'd get some weapons grade gardners it to raise it to the ground . . . Battery power is the way forward but you need to keep on top of it as they're not as tough as mains . . . .going forward, if you stay there, running some mains down there isn't the hardest thing to do . . . . Little shed for storage. .

I'll add it to my list.

 

[WATFORD zero]

My Magnolia finally has a few flowers

It's only taken 15 years

 

[vegster]

Get a Goat.

 

[Stat Brother]

Get a Goat.

If he can afford to get Tom Brady to do his gardening he don't need any advise from us.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I could do with some advice please gents.

I moved into our flat in early December and we have our own plot out the back.

There's 3 plots for each floor, ground floor is nearest the building and they have fenced in their bit. 2nd floor has the next one out and ours (1st floor the furthest away).


The flat had been lived in by an elderly couple so our main concern is a complete overhaul of inside but the garden area has been neglected for a long time as they both in their 90's.

Here is what it currently looks like......
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I'm assuming I'm going to have to tackle this with a strimmer then mow it and then I can start weeding etc as the grass is over a foot high, Im not after a perfect lawn, just some useable outdoor space for the kids in the summer....

but then my next issue arises.... Which is power. It's a long way from the flat, down the stairs and out to the back and because downstairs have fenced in their area I can't luzz an extension lead out of the window....

I'm concentrating on inside decoration at the moment so any recommendations on half decent petrol mowers and strimmers or what makes/models to try and buy secondhand?

I've had a look at new but everything is well out of my price range at present...

Honda petrol mowers are good but not cheap

 

[Stat Brother]

The Big Dig has started.

Luckily I managed to answer the question:-

"Why would you bury a blanket?"


Before I found out, why you bury a blanket.

 

[vegster]

The Big Dig has started.

Luckily I managed to answer the question:-

"Why would you bury a blanket?"


Before I found out, why you bury a blanket.

If its anything like our old house, the small front garden was like an animal Pascendale....to my knowledge 3 cats, 2 Hamsters and several Gerbils.

Edit : pillowcases were preferred to blankets and one Hamster was buried in a Gucci spectacle case which was quite classy.

 

[Stat Brother]

These 2 looked most aggrieved when I started digging round a tree stump.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm not going to get away with just 'digging round the edge' am I?

 

[Jack Straw]

I'm not going to get away with just 'digging round the edge' am I?

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No.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

The washing line doesn't look too good either

 

[Stat Brother]

The washing line doesn't look too good either

Temporary measure now I got rid of enough of the wild garlic to take the smell away.
It'll go round the corner...









...when I take up the carpet!

 

[LamieRobertson]

I'm not going to get away with just 'digging round the edge' am I?

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When u sorting out the fencing

 

[LamieRobertson]

I could do with some advice please gents.

I moved into our flat in early December and we have our own plot out the back.

There's 3 plots for each floor, ground floor is nearest the building and they have fenced in their bit. 2nd floor has the next one out and ours (1st floor the furthest away).


The flat had been lived in by an elderly couple so our main concern is a complete overhaul of inside but the garden area has been neglected for a long time as they both in their 90's.

Here is what it currently looks like......
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I'm assuming I'm going to have to tackle this with a strimmer then mow it and then I can start weeding etc as the grass is over a foot high, Im not after a perfect lawn, just some useable outdoor space for the kids in the summer....

but then my next issue arises.... Which is power. It's a long way from the flat, down the stairs and out to the back and because downstairs have fenced in their area I can't luzz an extension lead out of the window....

I'm concentrating on inside decoration at the moment so any recommendations on half decent petrol mowers and strimmers or what makes/models to try and buy secondhand?

I've had a look at new but everything is well out of my price range at present...

Have you thought about hiring mariners to get it down to a manageable level…and then look to buy machinery that will cope with grass of a ‘normal’ height….as regards to buying what’s your budget?
Also where will you be storing the machinery

 

[Stat Brother]

When u sorting out the fencing

Jesus fudgin Christ, just 2 months ago I thought I was going to find Colonel Kurtz living down the other end.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Jesus fudgin Christ, just 2 months ago I thought I was going to find Colonel Kurtz living down the other end.

….and did you? Bet was hiding in that storage box ……I only mention the fencing as no matter what u do at ground level your eyes will always go to the fencing..and it’s best to work from the perimeter in


Ps best of luck eliminating the wild garlic….pain in the arse that stuff

 

[drew]

If its anything like our old house, the small front garden was like an animal Pascendale....to my knowledge 3 cats, 2 Hamsters and several Gerbils.

Edit : pillowcases were preferred to blankets and one Hamster was buried in a Gucci spectacle case which was quite classy.

Great upcycling!

 

[spongy]

Have you thought about hiring mariners to get it down to a manageable level…and then look to buy machinery that will cope with grass of a ‘normal’ height….as regards to buying what’s your budget?
Also where will you be storing the machinery

Today we actually sat outside and met our neighbours properly. Great to meet them and talk rather than a quick chat on the stairs or in the hallway.

Downstairs let me "plug in" so I've spent a good few hours strimming, raking, cutting, strimming cutting raking *repeat ad finitum*. It's still very long and lots of bits missed but it's a start at least.

The main problems the fact it's so uneven! I've walked through flatter cow fields! Going to be very difficult to get an even cut and unless I use one of those tarmac whacking plate machine things I don't think it's ever going to be anywhere "level"

What ever we buy will be in the asbestos roofed brick shed that comes with the place.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Today we actually sat outside and met our neighbours properly. Great to meet them and talk rather than a quick chat on the stairs or in the hallway.

Downstairs let me "plug in" so I've spent a good few hours strimming, raking, cutting, strimming cutting raking *repeat ad finitum*. It's still very long and lots of bits missed but it's a start at least.

The main problems the fact it's so uneven! I've walked through flatter cow fields! Going to be very difficult to get an even cut and unless I use one of those tarmac whacking plate machine things I don't think it's ever going to be anywhere "level"

What ever we buy will be in the asbestos roofed brick shed that comes with the place.

Starting is always the hardest thing….you’ll get there ..in time it’ll look a lot better with regular cutting …good to hear you’ve got some decent storage space
So I’m assuming petrol or battery ….I use both for work purposes …Judging by the photo I’d lean towards petrol …get what you pay for …if you think you’ll always have a garden then that should be factored in

Ps mariners meant to read machinery

 

[spongy]

Starting is always the hardest thing….you’ll get there ..in time it’ll look a lot better with regular cutting …good to hear you’ve got some decent storage space
So I’m assuming petrol or battery ….I use both for work purposes …Judging by the photo I’d lean towards petrol …get what you pay for …if you think you’ll always have a garden then that should be factored in

Ps mariners meant to read machinery

Both upstairs and downstairs have battery lawnmowers and they let me plug in a borrowed powered strimmer. I've used 2 different mowers and 8 battery charges to do 3/4 of it down to 3" height filling up 4 black bags of trimmings.

I will go battery powered eventually but it needs the whole summer of work to get it half decent.

Still needs a bloody good raking too but it was bloody hot today and wanted to drink ice cold cider more than work!