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Chris, Don’t waste time looking for Bordeaux as it is banned in the uk. Although I do use it because I stock piled beforehand.

Best gardening book of all time Adam the Gardener I still refer to my grandmother's copy. A second hand reprint can be had from Amazon for less than a fiver delivered.

Lawns are usually full of wire worm. And leather jackets (daddy long legs larvae) Both love spuds :( You don’t need any fertiliser until the leafs show You realise about earthing up?

Chris. I suspect your crop will be riddled with wire worm . :( Regarding fertiliser, growmore works fine. When I plant spuds the spud goes into the bottom of the trench and then a layer of compost on the top. I find that this reduces scab.

Last year I bought seed potatoes as usual and also planted some odds and ends from the vegetable box that had chitted. Could see no difference in the results.

Avast for me too

You might be in luck. Lidl have a cordless on offer in their shops Tool plus battery and charger for less than 50 quid. I had the previous incarnation and it has been an excellent tool

I am sure you are right but I have enough back saws and all are sharp and properly set. Several are my dad’s, and I feel a connection when using them.

My brain and muscle memory cannot deal with a pull cut. I can saw with a back saw without thinking about it too much. ..... my life is too short to learn this new skill.

Not something I would ever need, but as a matter of interest, how much has it been costing?

Diesel is 20 p a litre cheaper than it was a month ago.

I have just been reading about past pandemics. Obviously the plague(s) and Spanish flu are common knowledge A surprise to me is that there was a flu pandemic in1957-8 Apparently at least a million died worldwide and 14,000 in the uk. My surprise is that I am pretty sure my parents (and in...

Cheers Phil, they’re half the price of Bosch so I will give them a try. If I am unhappy, then not much money is lost.

Quite a while ago I was sanding a length of wood away from my bench on a lowIsh trestle. I fired up the sander and the wood shot out from underneath straight into my nuts :D It really hurt :cry:

Thanks But I know my limitations! I am worse at tiling than I am at painting :( My tame plumber however is excellent , but it's going to be a long while before he can get in.

Any opinions on Saxton ones? Have used their reciprocating blades and like them

Although it is 40 years since I worked in medical microbiology I fully understand what you are saying. Over the years, when I hear a scientist say “I think”, “it’s my theory that “, “ evidence may suggests “. I am (because of my training) hearing something different to what a journalist does...

That’s the plan on advice from my tiler :D But thanks

Thanks Mike, Nothing will hang on the wall either side. No fixtures other than wall sockets just above the cupboards One side will be tiled the other just plastered but will have kitchen cupboards to bench height only. It’s 11ft long Need to check height :roll: Will use 400 centres...

As building materials are hard to get at the moment I am doing some rescheduling, so.. I need to build an internal stud wall. One side will have that sheet for tiling and the other plasterboard and skim. All I want to do at present is build the frame. I skip dived a pile of wood stud work that...