This year to make the job a little bit easier we have our outdoor washing station. It's simply an old Belfast sink with a bucket underneath the plughole to catch the water and a short length of hose from the outdoor tap next to it.
We give the veggies (and plant pots, wellies etc) their first rinse here and it saves the pipes in the kitchen sink from getting clogged up with soil. The soily water drains into the bucket underneath and we use this to give the veggies in the tyres a drink. Very environmentally friendly in my opinion as the soil goes back to where it should be. It's surprising how such a simple idea has improved things.
...and immediately give all the trimmings to the chickens, so they get a fresh tasty snack too. You should see them lining up by the fence to watch me preparing their salad!
Sue xx
Phew - glad for your 'don't panic' comment. My heart was sinking when I saw your carrots, until I read that.
ReplyDeleteLove the sink. What a great idea. Your pics are like something out of Country Living, Sue!
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ps Harvested the radishes last night - pathetic!! Woody and tiny! Ah well.... can't get it all right :-)
Well done with the carrots and the outside sink is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI gave up on my carrots - planted something else in there and what do you know they are starting to grow now.
BTW I do like your right hand list of everything home made thats in your store cupboard.
Excellent love it ! Love the Belfast sink recycling water. I'm not sure when things are ready ! Trial & error his year.
ReplyDeleteI remember in the heatwave in the 70's Dad putting an old bath under the kitchen window to catch all the sink & bathg water to put on the garden - I seem to remember bubble bath was banned !
I did this from my washing machine in Spain - it was in an outhouse & I led the ( extended ) wastehose directly onto the garden - I had lush roses !
I can taste those sweet carrots from here! M-M-M
ReplyDeleteAgain, great photos Sue.
It's a really good idea to be able to wash the mud off the veggies outside.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great set-up. I've been using the outside hose over an old bucket to give our veggies the first rinse (and using the bucket to water too), but an actual sink to wash them in would make things a lot easier! I will have to keep an eye out for anyone renovating in my village to see if they leave a sink on the curb (kerb, sorry) for the trash man that I can nick!
ReplyDeleteCor, I bet those carrots tasted delish! Sue x x x
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