Hi Chicky, the box only took a few minutes to make: I had a spare hardwood flooring board going spare so cut the long boards to 490 mm (49 cms) and the short sides to 230 mm long then drilled 3 mm holes thought the long boards and used 40 mm x 6 gauge twin-fast wood screws to screw the sides together. Then stood the frame on a piece of melamine chipboard, used a pencil to mark the inside of the frame and carefully cut a base and screwed that into place in the same way (you can see the screw fixings in the pics). A box does at least keep everything stable and when I want to plant out the tubes all I need to do is remove one of the sides and pop them in the raised bed without disturbing the root ball.
I tried deep root-trainers last year fidget for my parsnips but opening them did disturb the roots more than I wanted so I've gone for the loo roll tubes and kitchen roll tubes (cut down) this year.
Hello folks - hallway, sitting room and dining room all looking spick and span, thanks to a lot of help from OH when he got back from work at 3.30 Now the bedrooms need spring cleaning I'll have to get on with it before the weather improves 'cos the garden will beckon ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Very sore again but to cheer me up persuaded OH to call at a great nursery on the way home from the hospital, Whoops didn't have any money!
OH found himself paying for a Harvington hellebore called Picotee,
Can't plant it but felt good buying it. Will maybe pot it up first.
I'm sure Shadow will be fine. When my son' dog was 'done' they didn't have a car so they walked the dog home )about couple of miles) Dog had no after effects but a lot of synpathy
Posts
Wow Lizzie - what a beautiful "hedge"
Hi Chicky, the box only took a few minutes to make: I had a spare hardwood flooring board going spare so cut the long boards to 490 mm (49 cms) and the short sides to 230 mm long then drilled 3 mm holes thought the long boards and used 40 mm x 6 gauge twin-fast wood screws to screw the sides together. Then stood the frame on a piece of melamine chipboard, used a pencil to mark the inside of the frame and carefully cut a base and screwed that into place in the same way (you can see the screw fixings in the pics). A box does at least keep everything stable and when I want to plant out the tubes all I need to do is remove one of the sides and pop them in the raised bed without disturbing the root ball.
Today I planted sweet pea seeds in the greenhouse, in deep roottrainers.
The hellebore seeds I took off my plants last year are starting to germinate.
12strong Polka raspberry canes arrived. I hope tomorrow is warmer, I need to get them in soon.
I hope your cold gets better soon,Verdun.
I hope shadow doesn't miss his bits too much.
I tried deep root-trainers last year fidget for my parsnips but opening them did disturb the roots more than I wanted so I've gone for the loo roll tubes and kitchen roll tubes (cut down) this year.
Hello folks - hallway, sitting room and dining room all looking spick and span, thanks to a lot of help from OH when he got back from work at 3.30
Now the bedrooms need spring cleaning 
I'll have to get on with it before the weather improves 'cos the garden will beckon ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I missed that about Shadow's bits
not a nice thing to do when it's Valentine's tomorrow poor lad will miss out 
Nite from me hope all & pets have a good evening, I'm up early to help postman carry the post to my door
Hiya
Very sore again but to cheer me up persuaded OH to call at a great nursery on the way home from the hospital, Whoops didn't have any money!
OH found himself paying for a Harvington hellebore called Picotee,
Can't plant it but felt good buying it. Will maybe pot it up first.
I'm sure Shadow will be fine. When my son' dog was 'done' they didn't have a car so they walked the dog home )about couple of miles) Dog had no after effects but a lot of synpathy
Don't worry RB, he's safe with me
He'll be back in the shed very soon 
Lovely rose, Lizzie.
Hope Shadow is ok.
Oooh err, not sure why its so spaced apart
Oops meant to say, thank you RB for the yummy pud and custard.
Quite a few have gone AWOL....Lyn, Fairy, Orchid Lady, hollie hock, Frank, ooh and Sweetpea has been missing for ages.