Saturday, 27 April, 2024

Month: April 2022


Owning an EV with no home charger

I’ve been owning an EV with no home charger access for over a year now. Not having a home charger hasn’t been an obstacle for me. Here I run through what it’s cost me, how much free electricity I’ve had, Read more…


Buddleia pruning

This is the 6th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I am preparing seeds for hydroponic growing, tidying a raised bed, ready for seed sowing, and pruning a Buddleia Read more…


Sowing seeds in trays

I show how I go about sowing seeds in trays, using my new seed trays and melcourt compost. I’ll be potting up tomato, cucumber and physallis seeds. I take you through getting the trays ready with compost, pre-watering, sowing and Read more…


Reviewing Wild Orange Zest

In my latest video I am continuing my deodorant reviews. Here I’m looking at the Wild Orange Zest refill for Wild Natural Deodorant, which is a sustainable Natural Deodorant. That means they use ingredients derived from nature, not synthetic chemicals, Read more…


Nio UK Jobs

Covering EV news including the search from Nio for staff in the UK, where many new jobs have been appearing on LinkedIn recently. Plus news from CN EV Post regarding Tesla’s desire to stop profiteering from delivery delays in China, Read more…


Apple tree pruning

This is the 5th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I do my apple tree pruning, fit a Palram greenhouse automatic vent opener, then tidy up the strawberry bed Read more…


Holding seed tin after a seed Spring clean

I have a good seed Spring clean to remove unviable old seeds and make room for a new batch of seeds I’ve bought from Mr Fothergill’s. Seeds will lose their effectiveness to germinate over time, so there’s no point keeping Read more…


Potting up tulip bulbs using bulb lasagne technique

This is the 4th of a semi-regular series where I report on the gardening activities I’ve been performing. In today’s episode I use the bulb lasagne technique to plant my tulip bulbs. I pot up some strawberry runners to grow Read more…