Tribansman
Veteran
Thanks, but don't you have to leave it for a few months before walking on it?
Gardening 2021
- Thread starter VelvetUnderpants
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no - how do golf courses stay open after top dressing and re-seeding if that was the case and football pitches in the big leagues.........
ive been walking on mine all over the spring and its growing lovely with no issues
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
Locally. There is probably a used pallet and drum dealer in most of the big industrial areas. In my old town I bought from two places that are very competitive in price. JCS Pallets of Miles Platting and Universal Pallet Services of Gorton.
Obviously pickup is desirable as the delivery costs would make purchase uneconomical, I used to be able to get 14 euro pallet collars in an estate car.
Have a search on "used euro pallet collars", (or "EPAL" collars) I used to pay about £5 +VAT each. If they come in at less than a tenner its still a lot cheaper than buying wood and nails and having something that cannot be stowed flat for the winter if you want to re-amend the soil en masse and of course they stack properly if you want to increase depth.
They come in sizes EUR1 120X80CM, EUR2/3 120X100CM, EUR4 80X60CM. Any you buy should have the "IPPC" logo branded on usually next to other specs concerning sustainability or unique identifier codes.
If they have "MB" branded on them then leave well alone, it is an identifier for Methyl Bromide, there are probably very few of those in pallet fleets in developed countries now. Avoid any with heavy staining, the stains could be anything that you do not want in a vegetable garden.
randynewmanscat
Veteran
- Location
- Vienne, Poitou-Chrentes
There is nothing to stop you from other maintenance before the autumn, once the grass starts growing strongly it would appreciate a dethatch or even more aggressive scarification, hire shops may have what you need.
You can overseed the inevitable bare and scrubby patches that show after all the weak and dead material has been removed but yes you will have to use a sprinkler every day when the sun gets strong or walk round your lawn with a watering can fitted with rose if the patches are small.
annedonnelly
Girl from the North Country
- Location
- Canonbie
Currently hardening off Tomato Red currant (from a seed swap), Semaroh sweet pepper and 8-ball courgettes. Hopefully they'll all go in baskets and/or pots.
Planted cucamelon seeds at the weekend (more from the seed swap) and planted the strawberry plug plants in their hanging baskets.
Next door's new fence has created space for me to fix baskets & planters & created even more of a sun trap
Planted cucamelon seeds at the weekend (more from the seed swap) and planted the strawberry plug plants in their hanging baskets.
Next door's new fence has created space for me to fix baskets & planters & created even more of a sun trap
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Micro irrigation system and a pond pump ordered for less than £48. Pond pump has enough power to lift upto 2.5m, which is over the roof height of the greenhouse where the pipes will run from.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
They flower for ages !
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I have seedlings ! Whoop !!!
Can you define "ages".....just a little.
I bought them as they were advertised to give colour over winter
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Can you define "ages".....just a little.
I bought them as they were advertised to give colour over winter
They flower in Spring for months - our's have picked up now and I think they are partially hardy so may last next year as we've got some flowering that we didn't plant this year.
Gardening website answer:-
About Pansy Plant Flowering
If you wonder “when do pansies bloom,” brace yourself for a long answer to a short question. Different pansies have different pansy flowering seasons in different regions. And many can last in your garden for many, many months. Pansies are known to prefer cool temperatures with thick layers of sunshine. Generally, this means that these easy-care, colorful flowers do best during winter in southern regions, throughout summer in cooler northern regions and during both spring and fall in areas in between. In many areas, pansies are grown as annuals. Gardeners extend pansy bloom time by starting the plants indoors. You can plant pansies in the fall in cold-winter regions and there is a good chance these tough plants will survive to flower in early spring.
Read more at Gardening Know How: Pansy Bloom Time: When Is Pansy Flowering Season https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/pansy/pansy-flowering-season.htm
Well that is certainly what ours have done.
Thanks.
