Johnplotman's Journal

John, did you not wash like a 'zillion' pots only the other day? I see you are still re-using, the toothbrush. Great. I use my used toothbrushes for scrubbing around the taps where it is difficult to get a potscrub or cloth. Works a treat.

I did Jacinta,but the pots done today were all that size.Helps to keep them together.The toothbrush is handy where only the smallest garden pests will hide,thinking they escaped such as the corners from under the tunnel table etc.

John, you really do look at every thing from beyond the box. Something else for me to remember in the future.

Fran,just trying to think ahead.Every time i lift a flower pot in the greenhoouse or wherever before filling with compost i always look underneath first off.Nip them in their tracks before they feast and cause you more trouble.

The old tooth brushes come in handy for many cleaning jobs, like Jacinta I use mine round the taps and also to clean in the grouting, a bit of domestos in the water helps to get rid of the mildew. I use an old washing up brush for the pots, I,m probably not nearly as fussy as you John, but at least I am now washing the pots!

Whats with the fish tanks in the green house?   have i missed something?

They also come in handy sometimes at the sowing of carrot seed Myrtle.Slightly damp the brush to pick up fine seeds like them from the seed packet.Gently brush the seeds that cling to it on to soil.You can see and control what is used.With them been dark they will stand out again the white bristles on the brush.Sounds like a lot more work with them but helps again thinning out to encourage carrot fly.Hope all goes to plan for you with the pot washing.

MaryJoe,they will be used as a sort of a propragator for some veg that will stand the frost.I have some clear plastic trays to leave over them.When they come on in the Spring,and outside touches maybe [just maybe] about 10 or 12 degrees then inside them will be about 15.Once the sun appears they will be like a greenhouse in a greenhouse.

And here was i  thinking you had some exotic fish over-wintering in your greenhouse!   Into koi myself but strictly outdoors

I wish i had MaryJoe.The water from them at every clean out would be a feast for the compost heap.I have some exotic,slugs,vine weevils,aphids,caterpillars,snails,etc over the year and they are so exotic that they always come back to me for a food harvest.

John, how did you manage to take that photo?  Never thought of a tooth brush for pots myself - around taps yes. 

I use my old toothbrushes to clean the ornaments in the fish tank :O). I have a pile of old pots in the shed that will need to be cleaned before I use them again.

One of the visitors came in handy yesterday Mairin.Others saved from before.

Very busy man how many pots all together ??? or are there too many to count.

That is a six marker Clara.Sometime i will give a good clean up around the gathering tub area and you can guess from there.??