Recent content by Old Perennial

Thanks Steve, Took your advice and bought a new one! G

Hello All, I have an under the counter fridge in my kitchen which is about 11 years old and is currently showing 15degrees C. ( setting on max) Its never been what I call "cold" since it was installed with the kitchen. Im wonderring if its better to replace the fridge with a new eco model...

If your farther has a hosepipe I can recommend a garden feeder by Superspray. www.superspray.co.uk You can clip it to the hosepipe and it will dilute any liquid feed, detergent for car washing or window washing and its dilution is accurate. It will also spray clean water at the turn of a...

I use a product called 'Lawn Magic' from www.superspray.co.uk name sounds a bit corny but the stuff works great. Its a liquid concentrate and is applied with a Superspray fixed to a hosepipe. I think its better than pellet feeds as they can burn the grass if it doesnt rain after its applied...

I wouldclear off all the vegetaion but dont dig the ground, just dig up the plants and weeds. You will destroy the soil structure. Give the area a good raking down to about 2inches. take out all the stones and rake the soil about so you have a flat area. Do this by raking north to south...

I would recommend using the Ronseal decking oil product or even the Decking seal which comes in "Tints" eg Pine. Over time the deck willgo grey due to the lignum in th ewood being degraded by sunlight. Some people like this mature look but if you dont then use one of the tints. Oil need...

Should be OK to brush but if a bit thick, then add no more than 10% water to thin it down a bit. This is a waterbased product and will accept "water"!

I prefer taking weeds out by hand and lawn feeding by using liquid feeds. less risk of burning as with pellets if it doesnt rain soon after application. I read a product review on QVC for a lawn feed and sprayer which im going to try this year as Ihave spoken with the makers in lancashire...

Mushroom compost can be made with chicken manure . Its also very Alkyline. The compost is generally supplied in bales about 18" x 24" x 6" deep which are laid on shelves and Touching. A layer of peat [casing] mixed with lime is spread over the top about 2" deep and the spores are sown. When...

I guess you are using this for a drive way? Depending how deep the scalpins are then ordinery landscape cloth should do. (Black and a bit like tissue) Or for tougher duty, you can buy rolls of woven polyprop with squares pinted for use in nurseries for standing pots on. The lines give...

I live to give!!!!

removing the larger flat leaved weeds (dandies, thistles, plantain etc) from the lawn one is left with quite a large area of non grass which must be filled and reseeded. use a pot carrying tray for 3" pots usually scroungable foc at the GC and fill with compost to depth of the pot grips. sow...

Sometimes its the keel slugs that do most dange. They are very small and live below ground. The huge slugs you see on the surface are easily spotted and treated but beware those lurcking below ground. I use slug pellets underneath the foliage and surrounding area.

I have no problem with companies restricting parking, its their land and its their business. If you go over your stay then so be it! But 7.30 a.m Sunday morning for half an hour and £70 seems like a money making excersize rather than a deterant.

My local B&Q store just gave me a £75 parking charge for parking my car in their car park last Sunday morning between 7.30am and 7.54 am. They dont open until 10a.m. so I wasnt obstructing potential customers. This store is becoming a bit of a joke though im not laughing! If you visit twice...