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Japanese Garden 10 Years on
An update to the Japanese Garden, aorund 10 years after it was built.
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The ground cover is being removed in …Bike Chain Cleaning
Chain Cleaning method:
read moreClean the chain with WD40 (water dispersant). Wipe dry with kitchen roll. Spray with Comma White Grease …"JapaneseGarden"
"Potting Bench"
Homemade potting bench, using 15 2.4M Fence boards (£45).
Note for ease of building the height was 1.2M …
read more"Self Watering Propagator"
"Planter"
"Tiered Raised Bed"
"Bread: Doves Gluten free"
For use with the Panasonic Bread Maker SD-2501 & SD-2500.
Online Manual.Gluten Recipes can not use timer function.
For best …
read more"Kettlebell Rack"
Kettlebell rack with 24kg, 16kg, 8kg, 12kg, 16kg, 20kg.
End detail showing bracing.
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Underside of rack."Craghoppers Pro Stretch"
Last year I got a pair of the pro stretch trousers for walking, they were pretty good for walking in …
read more"Raised Bed, Update"
Update to the raised beds. Delivery of top soil:
Raised bed lined with weed barrier and then 20mm Gravel. Filled …
read more"Tool Acquisition"
Just after Christmas I got a Joseph Bently digging spade (larger than the border spade). Bought from Dunbar Garden Center …
read more"Propagator trays"
Sunday trip to Marryhatton. Getting serious about propagation now, got these seed trays to move the seedlings to after they …
read more"Spicy Chocolate Cake"
Ingredients
That is Ginger not stem ginger pictured, it works, but stem ginger is much better.
read moreDark choclate Shavings (for …"Puy Lentil Wellington"
Based on a uktv recipe.
Ingredients
read more150 g Puy lentils 400 ml Water 3 Onions 1 tbsp Sugar …"Rocket & Chilli"
The first batch of seeds in the propagator are off to a good start.
Rocket:
De Cayenne, Chilli Peppers:
Soon …
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"Rocket"
On Saturday I placed Rocket seeds in my propagator and by Tuesday it had germinated and started to sprout.
So …
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I have always had trouble getting seeds to germinate, therefore I have purchased a propagator to help. Ideally I would …
read more"Raised Bed"
Putting together my first raised bed, 8 foot by 2 foot, 1 plank high.
Cut parts ready for assembly:
The …
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Based on :
Jamie Olivers Minced Beef Wellington from Jamie's Ministry of Food.
Ingredients (for 4-6) :
read more1 Large Potato 1 Medium …"Kitchen: Le Creuset"
Le Creuset do not list pan volumes on there site so for Round Cast Iron:
read moreDiameter Volume 18cm 1.8 … "BirdBox"
Dunbar Garden Centre Over Jan & Feb 2014 ran a 2 for £12 offer on Chapelwood bird boxes. Due to some …
read more"Garden Design Books"
2013 I got my first garden and I had no idea where to begin. So I picked up a few …
read more"Coffee Table"
In 2007 I built our coffee table from 2.5" thick Elm purchased from Lanarkshire Hardwoods.
The wood was rough …
read more"Chandelier"
A new feature in the dining room.
Approximate materials and cost:
read moreSection of plywood ~£10 16 meters of 2.5mm …"Exact Fit Blinds"
Fitting is relatively straight forward. Use a credit card to place clips in the frame 85mm from the top and …
read more"Tray Bake Chicken Dinner"
Tray Bake Chicken Dinner.
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Based on recipe from "Jamie Oliver's Recipe" iOS app.
Ingredients …
read more"Cowboy Chilli"
Cowboy Style Chilli
Based on recipe from "Jamie Oliver's Recipe" iOS app.
Ingredients (for 6)
read more1KG Diced stewing beef …"Sweet and Sour Pork"
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Based on recipe from "Jamie's Ministry of Food"
Ingredients (for 2)
read more200g Basmati …"Chicken Tikka Masala"
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Based on recipe from "Jamie's Ministry of Food"
Ingredients (for 4)
read more4 Chicken breasts …"Gardener C14e"
The programs available on your Gardener C14e water computer (timer) are:
read moreProgram Cycle Duration 00 None 0 01 Every 6 … "Micro Irrigation"
As the growhouse stops the plants recieving rain I decided to try micro-irrigtion. It comes with a gardnen computer to …
read more"Growhouse"
A cheap (~£15) four tier Botanico growhouse, with my current selection of potted herbs.
Over the course of the summer …
read more"Pork and Beef Meatballs"
Meatballs (£? a portion) time to table ~?.
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Ingredients (for 4)
read more400 g lean pork mince 400 …"First Tree"
The first tree I purchased was this Yoshino Cherry: Prunus x yedoensis Ivensii for £40 from Smeaton Nursery.
For the …
read more"Beef & Guinness stew with dumplings"
Stew (£? a portion) time to table 3 Hours.
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Ingredients (for 4)
read more2 * 375 g …"Coffee Cake with Rummy Cream"
Cake (£? a portion) time to table ~?.
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Ingredients (for 8)
read more3x25 ml double espresso …"Black Forest Gateau"
Cake (£1.23 a portion) time to table ~1 hour 30 minutes.
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Ingredients (for …
read more"Lamb Keema"
Lamb curry (£1.95 a serving) time to table ~1 hour.
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Ingredients (for 4 …
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