Mega blog - Triple decker, Things to make n do level 8.5

How can you top that? How can you not like it?
This is an 'everything you ever wanted in a blog' blog!

That arch is seriously impressive! Most stately!

Love the lambs and that omelette!

And how did you manage to organise those chickens to do all the work - after you took their eggs?!

It's a great blog.

Excellent blog Stevie, keep up the good work!

fab blog, love your handiwork gonna look great when spring finally springs...

that's a phenomenal blog! were those arches the usual narrow-rounded ones? I've got a couple and was wondering about somehow combining them into one wider one; if so, interesting to see that being done.

Could you do a how-to on the water feature? couldn't quite make out details to work it out for meself.

love the pics of assorted animals, talk about mugging you get to get in your blog!

like the trellis covers to the onions etc; wonder if a smaller version would work on pots without restricting growth?

hope to see updates of the trellies and arch in time!

Like the idear of the arch,will look lovely in time.
great blog :-)

wow comments flooding in, they love it!!! hehe..thanks.

You know when you do a simple meal but you think,yes thats is just about close to perfect ; )

Ok Fran, standard arch off the shelf ,
I made it to size by cutting about a foot off the legs (that length would be about the same as that that would normally be in the ground). I knew I had to widen it so I had a couple of other poles from something else (not included) and I cut them so the arch door would be perfectly framed. thats it. Just put the brases in sensible places to give it some rigidity. Also used string to make sure it stays near the wall and in position (it was leaning to one side). For this project i also tied some sticks to the side for the climbers and that gives it also a bit of extra rigidity.
The thing to remember with these pole things, is these come supplied with rubber skirts that go over the pole joins so water doesn't get in, as if it did then it would rust. so pretty much this is just a standard arch with a couple of extra poles cut to fit this task.
In the range I did see an extra wide version but that still would not have been wide enough so went with my idea

Tremendous blog, Stevie! Great fun as well as some seriously good ideas. No pallets, though!

Yeah Stevie, you run out of pallets? lol

Brilliant! Just brilliant! Love your blogs Stevie :))))

You want ALL this!! AND pallets??? tempted to take a pic of the kitchen sink and put that on the end!!!

dont worry plenty of pallets stored ; ) they'll be pallet action for sure, gotta pace meself!!

lol@ kitchen sink!

Is the chicken in the sink doing the washing up, now she has finished the weeding?

hehe

Your blogs = great fun

thanks Stevie: I was worried about stability as I've no ground to sink it into; did think of making it shorter and using as an arch over a seat; it's how to do safely with what I've got, where I've got. I've not had them out of the box yet, so it's high time I did!

Oh Stevie you are funny ! Great blog, really enjoyed it. You have certainly been busy and its all taking shape isnt it. I'm sure the Queen will be impressed when she visits.

Just a fab blog Stevie, phew! bet you are lying down now after posting this lot!! Love the baa lambs and your arch and everything too numerous to mention. Keep em. coming they are great entertainment! Lol

excellent blog stevie.. great pics and entertainment...

Gratuitous, Disney-esque usage of animals an omelette and throw in a couple of rashers of bacon...Surefire Sunday hit.

Steve, :). This time I liked, how you engaged all those hens in planting :) Otherwise, funny as usual. Thank you.

That poor chicken......looking for its eggs and you had had them for lunch! What next ...lamb cutlets?
Once all that planting is done it will be onion soup all the way. I think this blog is having a funny effect on me :o/
Your plants in pots will be fabulous next to your excellent arch Stevie. :o))

Ah Pimper, should have added a Sunday lunch and a paper, maybe a bit of football ; )
(err maybe not lamb err or chicken Linda : /)

Fran sounds like the bench idea might be a good thing to tie it too, wont move then : )

Katarina, well just dug around the edge and then raked the bits of grass n weeds off the top. The great thing about the chickens is they love to claw over the earth which will keep the weeds down for a bit

A XXX link for you

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150738498068408&set

Link doesn't work..just as well !

...sounds like elaborated technology.When will the patent expire?

It does work pimpernel!!

X rated I think you mean!?

Does it ?

What did you see?

Two friendly animals?

Ahh, it works then. I posted it yet can't see it !

good thought, Stevie, I hadn't thought of making a bench to tie it to. *s* do you have a pallet how-to on that theme???

Well Stevie, what can I say that hasn't already? Outstanding blog mate, I only wish I could click like more than once.....hold on a minute...... ;)

Everything looking great Stevie....really enjoyed the blog...:>)

Hello Mrs STT...You've been quiet, Making soup and using that fab pallet bench that you got for Christmas no doubt.

erm, filling gaps on that trellis..........you gotta be joking..... gaps, once all that grows!!
So much in blog have forgotten what comments I was going to make!!
ps I got a polytunnel/greenhouse thingy. It's my new den! I got it cheap at the GC as it was the last one. It's not very big though. Will post pic when I recover from my w/end mega gardening...am pooped.

Great and funny blog! I clicked like - that doesn't mean I'm a member of the WI (No offense to those who are :)) but I do like animals.
That hen looking for her eggs is brill!! You have a lot going on there and it looks like a great place to live :)

er/thanks folks,

was going to ask your advice on the clems Lulu, but I think it will get some coverage ; ) and kinda nice to see how the odds and ends do, glad to hear you are up, out n about, look forward to the greenhouse.

Lovely blog Stevie! Especially as it finished with a giggle at Twisted Sister! :oD

I WONDERED where you'd been hiding, STT. I don't know how you find the time to do any gardening, what with all this lot and photographing it, talking to horses, making omelettes and laughing evilly (I particularly liked that bit), then putting it all on a blog. Nice to catch up with you, though.

There's so much in this blog ! I can't remember the beginning lol. But I saw some good ideas ... so good luck with them, and I hope the results will please you :o)
Great animal pics too Stevie :o)

Brilliant Stevie and before you check yes I clicked like :P

Am suitably impressed at just how much you crammed into one blog. Must admit to being slightly dissapointed at the lack of pallets though, you really must do better lol :P (only joking).

Great pics Stevie, looking forward to seeing the trelis and arch when the plants have grown up a bit.

Steve, one word is unknown to me. What is mother clucker?

Leave that explanation to you Stevie!

come on Katarina!!

Cluck : ''The characteristic sound made by a hen when brooding or calling its chicks''.

but not to be confused with the mother clucking sandwich on this menu ; ) see sandwich list
http://www.kneadonhigh.com/knead-food.htm

how on earth did you find that?? sounds rather nice!! will you be serving those at your open day???

Very polite Stevie! LOL

lol

Great blog Stevie, very entertaining, it has a bit of everything, love to see the chuck making itself at home in your abode, guess it thinks it has as much right in there as you do in hers, lol,..
Smashing pics...

lol the things we google ; )

what would we do without google??? oh i know probably a lot more!!! [i cleared out the greenhouse and sorted out my fuchsias while the electric was off this morning!!!

LOL sticki! By the way............I must be better.....drinking wine again and smoking and coffee..........WATER! Cluck!

Steve, I did not understand your explanation of mother clucker. So I started to read the menu you enclosed and come to conclusion, that for me was cheaper lunch in Rome then.
I had perfect lunch with a cold glass of fine red vine on opened air in Rome - for seven euros. I did not finf in the menu nothing so cheap. Could not believe how expensive there are few beans on plate! Yes, your hen is laying golden eggs then :)

Crikey epic blog very funny:) but not clicking the like button in case you think I am in the WI lol:)

Lol tut tut Nana, its open to non WI members as well!! Ohh I see I have the top blog spot at the mo, thats good enough for me ; ) click the 'epic' button instead : )
(psst, but we are know you are a member really!! ; )

I did think twice about the WI cos Im not doing one of those calendars! But I did like those lambs, and the arch of course and it did make me laugh!

Brilliant blog STT ... Just the job to make us giggle and smile , it made me wish that I still had our chicks they use to come to the back door ,if the door was shut they would Tap Tap with their beaks until I opened it and gave them a grape they loved them ...

First time I've seen your blog and was smiling all the way , awesome stuff youve made cant wait to see the arch in all its glory...
Will be coming back for my fix of fun soon
thanks :D

Amy, its been a while since my vines have produced a usable grape but now they are in the polycave so this year!!

Square, dont forget to check out the previous blogs, if you want to make a potting bench for a quid them I'm your man : )

Hi Stevie, do you still have the water lily? How is it doing in a pot? I'm thinking of doing the same as you, growing a water lily in a pot of water, but I've never grown any aquatic plants before and I would be grateful for your advice. Any problems you've encountered? What do you do with it in the winter? Many thanks in advance! :)
P.S. I love your pot garden (as seen in other blog posts). At first I thought it was a border in the ground, it looked so well established and full!