Having bought new galvanised metal dog run panels when I moved here thinking the old ones would be a nightmare to dismantle and take 150 miles south, I then forgot about them till the kind young man who bought my house unbolted them all and asked if i wantged them. My also kind son took them down here on a borrowed trailer, then added them to those he and his brother in law had built for me here and found there were a few left over including a gate. He set them up in a sunny spot attached to my 6ft fence and said they do as another spare run for visitors. Hmmm, Mum has other ideas!
Run panels, 6ft high, of weldmesh 2 inch square lets birds through, but I can stand upright in it. Covered in the bits of net lying around the garden, and a new net for £4 for the roof, and BINGO - I have a fruit cage
And that's not the only recycling - 2 builders dumpy bags left over from building the conservatory, plus a gift of another two from son, and I have four ready made raised beds. An old tarp retrieved from behind the garage when the new runs were going up provides the floor, so no need for planks or muddy feet. Filled the bags with soiled straw from the chickens and duck sheds, left to sink from the weather, the spoil heap of soil from the conservatory piled in on top, then a thick layer of PayLess compost, and they are ready. Dug out the rasp, blackcurrant and redcurrant bushes from their overgrown makeshift bed in the front garden, and replanted in their new homes. You could almost hear the squeals of delight as they sank their toes - sorry roots - into the ground. I can see buds appearing already. Not only that No 1 Son has brought it two bags of ready chtted potatoes for me so that's tomorrow's job, weather permitting. It's been lovely outside today and enjoyed relocating some strawberry plants this afternoon. Roll on Summer
Topic: Recycling at its best (Read 3069 times)
