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Planning the veg garden

Crop Rotation

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Keeping Rabbits

Quail

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Ouir bee garden

Varroa Mites

Honey Bee Anatomy

Wildlife Habitat

Planting Hedges

Trees in Hedges

Wildlife Pond

The Birds & the Bees

Preserving

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Chutney making

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Make your own butter

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Last updated

05 February 2012

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Grow your own food

Make yourself a home made plant propagator

 

You can make something like this from simple tile baton and re-cycle twin wall poly-carbonate sheeting.  With shelves inside it can hold about 30 standard seed trays.  

 

The sheeting allows heat to radiate through and keep it inside.  The temperature builds up and helps germination.  If it gets too hot then the top third folds down to allow the heat to escape and ventilation.

 

We built this for just £22.  Ok we were given the sheeting, but all other materials were purchased as cheaply as possible.  Home made mini greenhouse holds up to 30 seed trays

 

It turns out plants which turns into food.  As a functional piece of equipment it works as well as an expensive greenhouse.  

 

 

 

Doesn’t look as nice, but then a greenhouse can’t be bought for £22!