Allotment update - Leek scapes, rhubarb and bean frames...

Work is progressing on the plot, more prep work done, this time I have to deal with the rhubarb flowers, and the weeds, it does feel as though we're getting somewhere with things now, just waiting for the weather to pick up.

I've also made two simple bean frames for some of our climbing beans, it was a nice sunny day and I'm happy with the work so far, it'll soon be time to plant out the beans and squashes and all the other stuff.

Anyway here's a video from the latest trip to the plot -

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Handmade pin cushion without a lathe...

Another pin cushion I made recently, this one was made without using a lathe, and it's made from a piece of spalted birch with a tie dyed pink cushion, and in a droplet style shape.

It's something that can easily be done with hand tools and is a bit different from the usual round pin cushions I've made, it's a really easy wood working project and one that you can get creative with, this one like all the things I make is made from reclaimed materials, so not only is it a good project it's cheap as well.

I do sell some of the things I make and I've now listed the pin cushions on my website, there's a load of other stuff on there as well - www.the-shed-and-beyond.co.uk

Droplet shaped pin cushion - 

And here's the video I took while making it - 

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How to repair a puncture...

A rough guide on how to repair a puncture in a bicycle inner tube, or at least the way I've been doing it for years, it's a simple process, it can be done almost anywhere as long as you have a repair kit and a pump.

There are products you can buy that will temporarily fix a puncture really quickly, Tire weld is one that springs to mind, technically made for cars but it does work for pushbikes.

Anyway hopefully this will prove useful -

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Allotment update - Strawberries,Radish,Bees and a Butterfly...

Finally got the fruit bed sorted out, so now the strawberries, black currants, gooseberries and rhubarb are weed free (ish) sowed some radish seed in a blank patch of earth while we decided what to do with it.

Didn't get round to moving the skirret, but as it's started to grow I'm leaving it where it is for now, and really it's just getting ready for planting stuff out, once it's grown.

We've loads of stuff on the go in the greenhouse, beans of various types, squashes of various types and a host of other things, but the weather has been a bit bad for the time of year so we're holding off on planting a lot of stuff out.

Another productive day though and I'm pleased with the results.

Here's the latest video -

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