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It will very much be determined by which species thrives on the land. No point in having something limping along just to have it in the mix. Plant a wide mix of coppice-able species and take stock. It will vary throughout the plot with different soil types and moisture levels.

For my twopenneth, I would prefer to see Arbtrader improved rather than clutter Arbtalk up with classified ads. Born out of frustration, my immediate suggestions would be making Asking Price and Location (County, Town, 1st half of postcode?) mandatory fields. Anyone else care to offer their constructive observations?

Don't shoot the messenger but, if the above is true, someone needs to tell .gov as they still have ragwort down as a danger to animals, controlled by law and subject to enforcement action if allowed to spread. https://www.gov.uk/prevent-the-spread-of-harmful-invasive-and-non-native-plants

Be wary of what you stock. The modern real creosote seems to come in two flavours: 1) Genuine stuff that's as good as it has always been and sold in a translucent barrel so you can see that the goods inside are consistent and display the same viscosity throughout. 2) A bit of genuine stuff pre mixed with waste oil and about one third of the barrel is filled with water. As oil floats on water and this stuff is sold in opaque drums (usually blue) you only find out when it is too late.

Make no mistake that sewage sludge/cake is widely used on agricultural land growing both crops and grazing land. Soil testing is done anyway so it is not that complicated or onerous (and in any case it is usually done by the Water authority who have no option but to get rid of every tonne of the sludge). From the farmer's perspective, the "management" of the application process is just another part of cross compliance; nothing that special really - just a few rules to follow. Applied 'biosolid' works out at about half the cost per kilo of available nitrogen. An overview is here: https://www.gov.uk/managing-sewage-sludge-slurry-and-silage

The local land prices are largely irrelevant. The buyer and seller are well aware of the real value of this plot is what it adds to your property. As long as the asking price doesn't exceed the additional amount it adds then you should be pleased. On the face of it, getting an adjoining acre (with potential) for £30k sounds like a decent deal but a quick drive by valuation from your local estate agent will confirm. On land prices, the average farmland prices in 2014 (England) was £10,200 per acre which obviously encompasses all regional variations. We are most definitely on the wrong side of the average. Last month we had a 10 acre lot sell for just under £22k / acre at auction (arable use only - no speculation). Previous local 'record' was £18k / acre. Anything with even the remotest hint of building in the next 20 years is bringing approx 60k / acre. Anything with planning is now over £300k per acre.

It just goes to show how different it is from one authority to the next. I am in West Lancashire - we don't (yet) pay anything over and above the rates for green bin collection. Our local tip closed and so it is now a 20 mile round trip with admin permits required in advance for quite a wide range of waste. It is a household recycling centre but, as others have said, it is badly abused by trade waste being delivered by the allowable car.

The article says there will only be a charge if you don't have a permit. A small bit of admin inconvenience will not stop a genuine DIYer but it might be the end of watching the same white bib and brace wearing Volvo estate drivers emptying plasterboard / paint tins etc every other day who, despite the obvious, are not 'trade' because they are not in a van. Cost of disposal is no doubt priced into the job but there is a bit more left in the arse pocket if you let the local ratepayers foot the bill for your trade waste. Is it really that bad an idea?

I can't remember exactly but I fear my old 6100 did not have a continuous pump circuit. In any case whilst the pressure would be fine it is unlikely that the 6100 will have the flow rates to keep you happy. Beware the PTO rotation. Depending on where it was sourced from the B6100 did have a CCW pto - a legacy of the Japanese standard rather than the rest of the world cw standard. On a new unit Riko can tune the pump to the hp of the tractor so they should be able to advise on whether 12hp will suffice. The other consideration that springs to mind would be moving the splitter. I doubt this tractor could lift a decent splitter on the 3pl without rearing up. Our 7100 couldn't even lift a pumpkin:

Depends on how it is stored. Parquet flooring is often made from Birch.

Still at it. Using pot grown now rather than bare rooted. Hope to be done by another week or so.

And / Or bundled to boiler size so the whole lot goes in. Much more interest in this method since RHI kicked off. Please don't get an £8k strapping machine; the £80 hand held unit works much better. Don't ask!

Just had this near us last month. Council gave them 48 hrs to clear it or face a 2k fine. No hard 'evidence' other than the obvious due to location but all three houses complied and got it tidied up.

Well we know it wont be John Inverdale replacing him. The tint.

I very carefully resprayed 4 range rover wheels in the living room. Thought I had got away with it but left the carpet with a new five stud hole pattern in silver.

An earlier post refered to a FW article. Possibly the best and most succinct lists I have seen on the topic and worth carrying around with you if you are correctly using red in what might be termed grey circumstances. Dissecting red diesel rules - Farmers Weekly

It's 'cost plus'. Definition: relating to or denoting a method of pricing a service or product in which a fixed profit factor is added to the costs. Never heard of this being applied to such a task... it is a common tool in large defense contracts (to cover the contractor when the MoD keep changing their mind about what they actually want).

I've always propagated dogwood through layering. Others may well have tried other methods.

I've had a go but nearly took my eye out in the process so just sell it on now. Spacing originally 1ft but I have stuck a cutting in in between any weaker stools just in case. Interestingly I put some dogwood in about 7-8 years ago. About half of the planting died off and the remainder struggled to get going. It is growing well now and it had its first pruning a few weeks ago.

Ash trees in the photo are about 8 years old. We also have some triandra for basket making. The stools are about 6 years old and the whips get better evey year as it all thickens up. The alder planted at the same time (to mark the end of each variety of the willow) was harvested this year for logs. Not much volume but at 10" dia they have been the best perfomers to date. We have just germinated some cherry from seed to plant this year along with more alder, syc and an additional variety of Euc. I wish I had a database, or even recorded stuff with a pen and paper!

In over 30 years of using a chainsaw my feet have never left the ground so in this brave new world you would want me to cease trading even though I have the relevant qualifications and PPE for the tasks I perform. I don't remember ever having to show my licence to buy a new car or get spares for it. Not sure what the problem is that you are trying to fix but the original posts reads to me that the OP feels that only identical clones of the OP are good enough to work with a chainsaw. Let's start again with the problems that need fixing rather than throwing about "fit all" solutions to undefined problems.

Re the ongoing willow trials... We have been that busy propagating cuttings into some meaningful plantations that the stock has not been left alone long enough to produce the goods. This year we did leave two trial patches to actually compare growth. Over the last year and from well established stools the ordinary basket making willow Salix Triandra grew whips of 10ft with a base dia of approx 22 - 25mm. The hybrid willow (unknown variety) grew 14ft whips with the rod base dia being consistently around 35mm. From our experience, the basket making willow doesn't really do that well in a second year; it seems to send out more wispy shoots from along the stems rather than thickening up the main stem although this may well be due to the open aspect of where it is planted (so we are trying some in a more sheltered spot). We will leave the hybrid willow for another year and report back. The photo doesn't really help but FYI the cut length is the basket making willow.

Done. My real top answer to Q10 (10. rate what makes you buy a bag of coal from 1 - 5( 1 being the most attractive to you)) was the source. Might be wrong but I would have thought where it comes from would be highly significant to many.

Just finished the 10 episode Fargo tonight. Very good