Paras bus resto

Para you should be ashamed of yourself giving Paul a van in that condition.

 

Thanks for the updates paul

 

I've done some more... no photos due to the rushing in to see what was going on with Lad

 

Plenty of seed sown

Ive gone for

carrots in deep root trainer trays
radish in small pots
spring onion in plug trays to stay for the duration
lettuce of different shapes and strains in plug trays to be potted up
Also 3 pea plants for a complete can it be done experiment

Tonights temp was 18 deg c and 60% humidity

 

Shouldnt be long now
Looks very tidy work.

 

As stuff germinates ill do a post then after that ill do a weekly update untill christmas

To be honest im not that bothered if it works or not
The chance to sit and watch plants grow full under (fake) early summer light is rewarding in its own right

 

I was on about the Paravan

 

Oh yeah i forgot about that

 

Para, whats going on. None of that looks smokeable.

 

Nope all edibles dude

 

Ow do Para. I ve tried the same as you with the veg. Found best reults with leaf veg, root crops tended to be all top and no bottom. Keeping light levels up for 12 hours + may overcome this. I ve suplementle lighting under glass this year with a heat mat, but I m growing herbs for the hall. 60% humidity is dry enough not to need a fan, but one will help. Give us a list of varieties bud and we can do a paralel trial.

 

Carrots chantenay red cored 2
Peas Kelvedon wonder
Radish French breakfast 3
Spring onions White lisbon

The lettuce came from a multipack of seeds and doesent display what strain
Salad bowl lettuce red and green a colourfull oak leaved variety
Mixed spicy salad leaves a diverse mix of full flavoured salad leaves

 

Why not do a veggie thread ... rather than interrupt the restoration one with reports on how many lettuces have germinated

 

I always enjoy growing plants!!

My current success is a avocado Gonna try germinating some acorns... just need to get them in some damp sawdust in the fridge for a couple of months

 

When the oaks are ready to be potted on use long tom pots.

 

So a little update to wet everyone's appetite




Just need to cap the ends, and drill the jacking points to do a bolt retainer

Next the lack of seatbelt mounts, beings that the paravan was originally a panel van!!


Quick trip into the back of the Fish to measure up mounting points..

A few holes drilled later!!




A couple of welds later...

 

Handbrake out


Welded up the B pillar, just needs a dressing!!


New rear arch has been delivered this morning... will see how we get on

 

Looks good, I like the 70's side exit exhausts...... used to have a capri like that.




before you say duh!


I know.