nepia
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As I do hedges a lot as well as tree stuff (a groundi me) I have an ammo box (£5 a time)... spare chains combi spanners for both saws and hedgecutters pruning saw in sawpod pot of grease with screw on lid tube of Stihl hedgetrimmer grease (high temperature) pr wooden 'hands' for picking up clippings gloves loppers secateurs ear defenders (Sordin MSN) x2 wooden blocks for levelling ladder chain files pliers The tools of a one man band!
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Big Bolt, I've never seen one of those pedestrian balers before; what a fantastic machine. And to think that of all the whingeing I've heard down the years about 'awkward corners' and 'difficult field to work because of the shape' the answer was there all the time. I'll bet the concentration attached to using it is as tiring as the physical side though. What make is it as a matter of interest (or is that on the pics?) Excellent...
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Slightly off topic but perhaps useful nonetheless... we had our home insurance renewal quote come in at £599. Went online as a new customer and the same cover was quoted at £283. Rang them up and said 'what's to stop us cancelling the policy and starting up a new one as new customers?' Answer 'Nothing'. So we paid £283. Don't take insurance companies at face value - argue!
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They are well known in the south of this country as a rare summer migrant. I guess that if any year suits them coming here it'll be this one. Would be great to see one wild here.
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I don't know the cost of Heras fencing but I've made cages with pallets on bricks and concrete reinforcing mesh sides. I use wire stays to hold it all in place; you don't need many. Niggles: you need to walk into and out of the cage as you empty it (from one end) and the wire stays can be a pain but stacking logs 8' high is easy and gives you efficient use of ground area.
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From my days of Latin I believe 'littoralis' means of/from the shore so couldn't be more appropriate!
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If the RSPB, National Trust etc don't know about you they need to; those are top notch and I'm sure they'd like such work to be done in their names. But of course you may have been working for the first anyway...
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700 Stumps ground out & Crane fed chipper hire???
nepia replied to benedmonds's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
That thing has got to have one of the highest engine size: implement size ratios going! 400 geegees to mulch an 8" birch (only joking!) But it'll keep the Middle East in 6-star hotels. -
As said - now, when the sap's in full flow due to fruiting. Just thought three folk saying the same thing might help!
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Just had a look on a garden forum: organic suggestions are spraying with diluted milk, homemade garlic extract (crushed, blended, filtered, diluted) or Neem oil. There are also a couple of predator insects available if the owner's really into natural control.
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There's always someone worse off than you.
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To be more precise Continental Landscapes do the grounds maintenance; whether they do the street tree work I don't know. I believe City & Suburban are running the waste depot having taken the contract over from Biffa but if you take things further check all this.
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...and Croydon!
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Don't waste the wood will you; turners love it. Cutting the rings ~4" from the knots (one side) is ideal I'm told. If it needs storing on site put it in the shade with open grain on the bare soil and don't cover it. That allows fungal action and subsequent spalting of the slowly drying wood.
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Good thread. Can tolerance towards the old farts be exercised too please? Where are my slippers...? Ta.
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Viburnum rhytidophyllum I'd say. If it's the one I'm thinking of it's vigorous, has creamy white flowers in late spring and the young leaves and stems are slightly hairy. In case you're asked to deal with a large one don't put it through the chipper unless you're upwind of it; it produces an irritating dust that makes that from ivy and buddleia pale into insignificance. It's absolutely horrible in that respect.
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Found a whole patch of oxeye daisies doing that on the north coast of Scotland (Scrabster) some years ago; we called them Dounreay Daisies.
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If the tree karks it - brace yourself for the possibility - you can buy seeds and grow from there as a small project; they aren't easy. Germination is tricky, the soil needs to be sterilised and the seedlings damp off (a horticultural expression with specific meaning) easily. But have a go.
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If the soil type and/or aspect are likely to be the problem it may be worth moving the shrub now; cut it back quite hard and plant it with ericaceous compost mixed into the soil. More of the same added around the base each spring should see it right.
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Keep your eyes peeled from now on; you'd be surprised how common this is in plants of all sizes and types from trees to bedding plants. I've got Holly and Euonymus in the garden that do this all the time. You just need to keep on top of the green bits, i.e. cut them out. I gave up with a variegated privet some years ago as the pure green simply took over the moment my back was turned.
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The most likely cause hypothesised (guessed!) was not the cold per se but the prolonged dry conditions around the roots ('cos the water was frozen). I'll bet that if you look around you'll find that the smaller the eucs the more of them are suffering; the big ones have come through. This thinking originated with an instructor on an RHS course. Jon
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Glad it's working for you but be careful; 7mph in Bexhill is deemed 'dangerous driving' you speedfreak. Yes, I had the dubious pleasure of spending a considerable part of my childhood thereabouts!
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To someone who hasn't a lifetime of saw use and is far from being an expert that's a concise, well written and meaningful review. When I come to replace my groundsaw this is one I'll definitely look at. Thanks a lot.
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700 Stumps ground out & Crane fed chipper hire???
nepia replied to benedmonds's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
There are other makes; go onto Youtube and search 'stump grinder'. -
Too much root disturbance at re-potting? I could be wrong here but something's rattling at the back of my mind (as ever) to the tune of they resent disturbance.
