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Blue Peter badges. Get down Shep. Valerie Singleton's knickers. Oops 😆
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The same; rotating the JB chute makes no difference at all
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Anyone use pick up trucks for small/medium tree and hedge jobs?
nepia replied to Lou Brown's topic in Arb-Trucks
I've used Navara Kingcabs for 18 years. You can add a trailer to carry more and/or make up some greedy boards. Do you have a tripod ladder? If so you can use it to hold down several dumpy bags of arisings; stand on the ladder to press the dumpy bags down and to get the front feet down into the back of the buck against the tailgate and strap the thin end to the ladder rack behind the cab (you need one of those to put mesh onto to protect the rear screen). All sounds a bit niche but it's how I've done small tree and hedge work for all that time (with the trailer bit). -
Magnolia getting too large, no I.D. Keep or cut down?
nepia replied to Little Splodge's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
It's a soulangeana or similar which should stop at about 6-7m tall. As said cutting it back will result in ugly 'lollipop' growth but you can minimise that by cutting back to a strong sideshoot, i.e. small branch. Now is a good time to do it unless the tree is drought stressed due to the weather of the last few months in which case either water it a lot or wait until there's been good sustained rain. For the future regular light pruning is the way to go; that will generate much less ugly reaction. Keep it small, don't make it small. -
Housing shortage, so what’s going on here then?
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in The Lounge
I agree! Even better if new build garages could accommodate something bigger than a Smartcar! -
Housing shortage, so what’s going on here then?
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in The Lounge
All of them according to the construction lobby! -
Housing shortage, so what’s going on here then?
nepia replied to Steve Bullman's topic in The Lounge
Even down here in the south east developers are building and then unable to sell. So where's this 'massive demand for housing'? Oh - it couldn't be anything to do with the construction industry having waaaaay too much sway over government could it? £££££££......... -
...whilst being abstemious in his habits!
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They do look very dark but Peacock?
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THIS ADVERT HAS EXPIRED!
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Arbor Eater 7.5 ton single phase electric logsplitter. Used last winter. For sale due to the passing of the owner; I'm helping out his family by advertising this on their behalf. Located near Haywards Heath in W Sussex. If you have questions please ask but remember that neither the machine or pics are mine; I can probably get answers though. Because of the difficult family circumstances I can assist with delivery within a reasonable distance of Haywards Heath Cheers, Jon£200
Haywards heath
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But it's not a crime to sit down over a cup of tea and offer friendly advice 😋 Unless there's arsenic in the tea
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In the event that anyone actually likes the fitted ear muffs I have a brand new pair of blue and yellow ones taken from an out-of-the-box new helmet. PM if interested and I'll send them to you Jon
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They look like Thuja. At this stage I'd say leave everything alone, see what starts to sprout and take things from there. Thuja is more resistant to pruning than the cypresses but still has its limits; new growth will give you a guide as to what's going to be possible
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Highly likely Mick but that doesn't mean short-term or that Charlie hasn't got many years ahead of him with a decent quality of life
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Picked up some 8-9"dia rounds of dry rotting ash yesterday (firewood that's too many years old); will drill many holes in them and put them around the place. They won't last long but perhaps a couple of years with a roof of offcut WRC board.
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Well that's a bit inspiring - thanks. I'm on the case now as, like Spud, I thought the things were for £££s in Surrey garden centres. I have offcuts, I have roof tiles and I think I know where to get some old garden canes. And we have many small insects with this stunning weather 👍 Does it matter much about the siting? Sun or shade? Perhaps the site merely affects the species using them...?
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Ah sleep - that ever impossible dream! I have lived on 4-5 hours of it most of my life unfortunately. But recently much better (that won't last) and I slept till just after 8 this morning after a midnight start; 7 full hours of it. I feel ready to take on the world!!! Well done Stevie - keep up the good sleep; we all need more than we get.
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I expect we'll see Black Kites here one day and maybe not too far in the future the way the climate's going. They are the world's most widespread raptor.
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Actually this could be a good reason to use the app; just point your phone towards the garden/woodland/fields, hit the green button and see what's there even if you can't hear it. You may be pleasantly surprised. For example I had no idea blackcaps were so numerous or widespread - they're everywhere, heard (apparently!) but not seen
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Not jealous. Not at all
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@farmer rod They're as good as on your doorstep; brace the kettle! I'll be in touch soon Jon
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It tells me how deaf I am
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All good ideas chaps. I have raised veggie beds, I have slate crates to line with dumpy bags for 'alternative' planters and I have a pair of 1200L non-bunded oil tanks on 600mm pedestals for rainwater harvesting from the roof of a 6x9m Sussex barn. Sooo.... if anyone wants to make their own posh planters or harvest their own rainwater I have just the things for you... 😁
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@AHPP I'd rather not keep the bottles at all if possible so I'll offer them to anyone who'll listen. I don't actually see why they couldn't be used static on a pallet (rainwater harvesting?); wouldn't a ratchet strap round the middle be sufficient to maintain shape? As said all taps and caps are in good order
