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Quite happy with my Cotech cross line one from Class Ohlson for £29 on a special.

Thanks, I'll find something suitable.

I never knew! Ah well, that's the sleeper edgings out of the question then 🙁

Planted Monday, nada yet. I do note, that when I look at them early evening the soil is dry. I water them, leave for a bit for excess water to drain from the seed tray then bring indoors overnight.

That could by my new username right there...

Err, it's a famous Bob Monkhouse quote. Read his autobiography Crying With Laughter, really good.

What do gardeners do when they retire?

Could do worse than bag Katy Perry...

The place we went to collect them, the truck looked posh!

You sure it's not more like 1:30.25 or something?

After missing out on some sleepers on Gumtree a little while ago, at what I thought was a steal, I figured it wasn't meant to be but reckoned something would turn up. My nephew suggested I look on FB which I don't frequent particularly. Had a quick look but nothing local and been busy since then so didn't really bother again. Then tonight my nephew rocks up and asks what I was doing tonight. He'd found this lot posted on FB an hour before, free! Off we went: A mix of proper sleepers and some modern pine ones I think judging by the varying weights.

Have you bought and installed that carbon monoxide alarm yet? https://www.screwfix.com/c/safety-workwear/carbon-monoxide-detectors/cat10650015

You need to liquid tank it. Plus use the proper tape at internal corners and junction with the floor. https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DhpoOHm4LiUE&ved=2ahUKEwjcrsr08Mb3AhWA8LsIHSWZCv8Qxa8BegQIBxAF&usg=AOvVaw2OSXc9j_QtUPz8xkvEO9OT

Was debating printing a set of rollers in black PETG rather than the white nylon ones that are there now. One issue though is a potential to hit your head as you come up underneath it...maybe leave the white so it catches your eye (not literally).

Looks smart enough in the light of the dawn! How long the PLA will last, who knows.

Have you not seen those PLA benchies someone printed and anchored to a rock on the beach? A couple of years down the line and no degradation just a little bleaching.

Not going to lower myself to that.

Tonight's mistake! Fitted the amber warning light that will flash as the gate opens. The black ring is 3D printed PLA, primed and sprayed black. The actual flashing beacon is nigh on the depth of a brick. I didn't like that, looked far too "council gritter". Probably shouldn't have stuck it in with CT1...bulb changing will be fun! Why did I do that? Didn't have any cheap clear silicone, could have got some tomorrow...by the same token could have re-printed in black PETG...sometimes I'm so impulsive! Still, it looks nice and pleased with the sheen on the bricks and flints from where I sprayed the concrete sealer on yesterday.

I've ordered some "bean string" to tie on the metal frame. Still in two minds as to whether to surround the patch with sleepers. Worried I'll create this dug over, "sterile"patch the slow worms won't be able to hunt in for slugs.

Just gerbils now?

Looks a good workspace. What's the story with that amp then, spec etc?

They are gorgeous here. The babies I found the other day were pure gold in colour with black around the neck. The bigger, older ones vary but generally a dark bronze. Not sure if there's different sub species etc here as we're in a bit of an isolated valley. Found a dead one a while back and it was silver like it had been sprayed from a can. Neighbour found a baby grass snake the other day and brought it in a bucket to show me as he wasn't sure what it was (ex inner city boy ) That was really cute. Vivid colours.

I was debating nematodes but the place is crawling with slow worms. It's like bloody Tremors here with them (and snakes). I didn't want to deplete their food source as in the slugs.

Rabbits, the odd hare, deer, badgers, possibly feral pigs. The puma is likely a rumour...

50 beans in little pots, in a multi purpose compost today. Good / bad, who knows? Aim is to grow them until end of May / the last frosts: