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    I've been reckoning up and so far I've spent £30 Is this unusual? Granted I grow all my toms/aubs/chillis peppers in morrisons tubs and use it for modules, plus the baskets etc, not that I begrudge it you understand, it's my hobby.
    Last edited by cupcake; 21-05-2010, 01:24 PM.
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  • #2
    [IMG][/IMG]Too much or in other words this much.....


    Last edited by Brengirl; 21-05-2010, 01:59 PM.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by cupcake View Post
      I've been reckoning up and so far I've spent £30 Is this unusual? Granted I grow all my toms/aubs/chillis peppers in morrisons tubs and use it for modules, plus the baskets etc, not that I begrudge it you understand, it's my hobby.
      Have you been on to your local council? surely they would/should be passing compost, via the stuff WE all put in our green bins, a chap few doors from me told me where we can 'claim' ours in st helens, dont know if they would mind you asking or if its any good! As I only heard about this few days ago myself

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      • #4
        Waaay tooo much, but it keeps me happy
        S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
        a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

        You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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        • #5
          I get through about 3 bales a year: £18. Although this year I could only get small bags of peat-free, so more like £30
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            Ooh, was wondering about this expense the other day as I loaded another 70 litre bag into the boot. But compared to your £30 cupcake, my £13 doesn't seem bad at all
            Gardening forever- housework whenever

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            • #7
              I've spent £14 but I need to another bale so that will be another £6 ish, then I've sieved 3 bags worth of my own compost
              Location....East Midlands.

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              • #8
                I was at my local garden centre today about to oik another £5 worth into the trolley, when it suddenly struck me I was only buying it to plant some peas in guttering for a final sowing, and in that case my few peas would have cost me £5 - so being a tight wad - I promptly oiked it out again and decided I'd direct sow for FREE, although others I've direct sown have put on a poor show in comparison to the gutter method
                'May your cattle never wander and your crops never fail'

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                • #9
                  £10 so far, and another £20 tomorrow, but that's it then...honest guv....

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                  • #10
                    £10 so far but then again I get split bags for free from the GC I work at. Would have been waaaay more if I had paid for 'em
                    WPC F Hobbit, Shire police

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by mogs View Post
                      I've direct sown have put on a poor show in comparison to the gutter method
                      You need to get your mind out of the gutter

                      Sorry, couldn't resist!

                      I start peas off in modules. It stops the mice gettting to them. I sow them soon after they've germinated though, before the root gets too long.

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                      • #12
                        start peas by chitting: no need for compost at all
                        All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                        • #13
                          Chitting - Is that just putting on damp kitchen roll until they sprout and then putting in soil Two Sheds?
                          'May your cattle never wander and your crops never fail'

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                          • #14
                            about £20, but this is a fresh start year. i would hope to halve that next year

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                            • #15
                              About £20/30 but I'm growing in a lot of tubs so it's not just pots for seedlings to fill.

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