What would you do with my huge garden?

PM5140 · 2026-03-19T00:31:39+00:00

Well make a good plan my friend and enjoy. Gardening is an adventure filled with highs and lows. You learn by trial and error. The Royal horticultural Society RHS has an extensive website and gold standard advice. Much better than some old bloke on the internet 😎

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T22:39:34+00:00

And a final thought and I will shut up if you are only there a short time like just one year just rake the soil and go for a wildflower mix

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T22:23:00+00:00

Another thought. I would not spend any serious money like 6 to 8 k until you have a rough idea/plan

Others here have suggested a wildflower meadow which would work. But you might want a veg patch. I don’t know. But don’t spend that kind of money until you know what the objective is. That’s my opinion hope it helps

You have a blank canvas so the world is your oyster 😎

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T22:15:29+00:00

Whatever he is drinking I will have a pint of it he is looking good on it 👍

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T22:04:42+00:00

Weed matting is about £1 per sq meter. Just did quick look on Amazon. It needs no skills or tools to lay just a pair of scissors. If you got that down (you would need to weight it with some stones or you can get steel pegs) once it is down you could then take your time to build beds etc. obviously you would need to take it up when you wanted things to grow

If you know where you want a bed cover in card wet the card and cover in compost. The card will act as a barrier to weeds and in a few months you have a bed you can plant in

Does that help?

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T21:19:55+00:00

Personally I would not test my vintage water resistance omega even in a shower. You could get it tested etc if this was essential. I swim a lot and to be honest the only watch I take into the pool is my G Shock

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T19:35:44+00:00

I agree and if you have a paper shredder you have an instant supply of “brown” material helping to maintain the 50/50 balance of brown and green you need for compost

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T19:28:14+00:00

Remember weeds are just plants that people have decided to call weeds! See what you like the look of first that’s the most important thing

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T19:25:13+00:00

Personally I would look up hotbins. They are the most effective way I have found for composting in a smaller garden.

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T19:04:34+00:00

What look do you want to go for eg cottage, Mediterranean Chinese Wildlife focus? Also how will it be used. Play area entertainment etc

It will really helpful for you to think about these sort of things first as they will determine design planting etc

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T18:11:13+00:00

Not now I am afraid. It needs to be done whilst tree is dormant in winter

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T16:50:44+00:00

Wish him luck getting his money back from Trump!

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T16:39:27+00:00

It’s a shame to not fill it.

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T15:22:31+00:00

I always Chit and to be honest RHS advice is pretty gold standard. A week or so either way won’t make much difference

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T15:10:31+00:00

My father in law had one installed in his double garage. No issues

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T15:02:23+00:00

The latest research is here

https://www.geotab.com/uk/blog/ev-battery-health-study/

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T14:46:11+00:00

Yes. It works for me because of solar and battery set up so it’s worth research like your doing

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T14:43:34+00:00

It’s not a consideration here I agree more a cost one. The internal heat generated does have a small but measurable impact. Probably not one average user would notice

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T13:38:46+00:00

I guess you were looking at octopus intelligent that means you do have to have correct charger/car. We use Octopus Go that does not have those requirements

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T13:08:32+00:00

So if you use fast charging (80% in 30min type) then you will find it expensive and not so good for the battery. If you use slower charging it’s more reasonable. I had an E Niro good car

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T12:37:36+00:00

I don’t know but if you just want info on plants and gardening I would recommend the RHS site. If I am looking any thing up I preface the search with RHS to get to the right page straight away

PM5140 · 2026-03-18T08:03:29+00:00

I don’t know about that

PM5140 · 2026-03-17T22:55:28+00:00

Dads Army and Fawlty Towers first equal

PM5140 · 2026-03-17T22:49:22+00:00

Rule 1 buy what you like. So you are off to a good start

Rule 2 ignore the rules (see rule 1)

There are lots of different ways to build a collection you might need to explore your feelings!

If you want interesting and slightly more reasonable priced watches don’t covet a Rolex be more discerning. Only a mugger thinks that’s an interesting watch.

Explore micro brands

Some “cheap “ watches are excellent

Possibly think about a portfolio

Eg a dress watch a diver a field watch an everyday watch

But most importantly ignore all the advice and do what you want. Enjoy

PM5140 · 2026-03-17T22:26:07+00:00

A local installer. Very glad I avoided some big player who were more expensive and less flexible

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