I use the aircon if it's really hot, but I try to have the window open for a short while after setting off, before I get to the motorway/fast roads. In spring pollen season the aircon or vents alone is better than opening a window because there's a pollen filter. Sneezing and watery eyes while driving isn't good .
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Went to the GC to buy some 8' poles and persuaded non-gardener OH to take me in his little MX5 (convertible) so I could just sit holding onto them sticking up. Five minutes after leaving the GC there was a sudden and heavy downpour. We got soaked, the inside of the car got soaked.
I roared my head with laughter. OH never did see the funny side....
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Apologies to the original poster - we seem to have gone a little off-piste as per. 🙂
One of the most important considerations for me is that whatever I'd buy to transport plants would need to be multi-functional and / or collapsible.
I have 2 collapsible 2-compartment fabric crates which I use for SM shopping. When folded out they're deep, rigid and stable, they hold a lot, things stay upright and they fold down to 30cm x 30cm x 8cm (so easily stored in the boot). They're also great for transporting anything that needs to be kept upright (tins of paint, bottles of weedkiller etc)
I have used them for transporting plants in an 'emergency' but they have to be wiped out afterwards.
I keep a plastic crate in the boot which also folds flat and that is mainly for transporting plants and other potentially dirty things
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
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AC uses fuel too.
I roared my head with laughter. OH never did see the funny side....
One of the most important considerations for me is that whatever I'd buy to transport plants would need to be multi-functional and / or collapsible.
I have 2 collapsible 2-compartment fabric crates which I use for SM shopping. When folded out they're deep, rigid and stable, they hold a lot, things stay upright and they fold down to 30cm x 30cm x 8cm (so easily stored in the boot). They're also great for transporting anything that needs to be kept upright (tins of paint, bottles of weedkiller etc)
I have used them for transporting plants in an 'emergency' but they have to be wiped out afterwards.
I keep a plastic crate in the boot which also folds flat and that is mainly for transporting plants and other potentially dirty things
But if the plant is taller, then in the footwell behind the front passenger seat.
We do have some wooden boxes made by my father, which come in handy too.
So good luck with your project!
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