I began the day with a trip to my local town of Carrick-on-Shannon and managed to fit in a spot of urban foraging while I was there!
You see, many of the shops package up their cardboard waste into huge bundles, ready for the waste collection, a service they pay for, by the way!
This kind of waste is excellent for using in both the cottage and on the land.
Using it in the cottage, in the stoves, as an excellent way to start the fire, as the cardboard gives out a brilliant heat!
As a mulch in the garden, especially around newly planted trees as it keeps the weeds and tall grass at bay for a year or more!
This kind of foraging is very practical, as it offsets the cost of the petrol used in the car driving to town…the cardboard in the stove alone saves money that would be spent on firelighters!
When I was building the porch, shown here, I used a lot of recycled cardboard as an insulating material and it works rather well too!
It is also a great, compostable material after using it on the floors on particularly wet days…muddy feet and wet paws!
The video today is about Roses and coppicing…accidental coppicing!
