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  1. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Hi all, just thought I would share a few things on the carbon Nitrogen ratios, which is fundamental in soil biology. Soils my pet subject for the foreseeable future so youll be seeing a little less fungi and a lot more soil management stuff coming from me in the not too distant. This carbon to nitrogen ratio stuff along with researching soil sugars has exposed some really interesting stuff for me, and urge you all to look very deeply into the area, one we could all do with thinking about a lot more. http://www.rockymtnbioproducts.com/pdf/Understanding%20the%20Carbon-Nitrogen%20Ratio.pdf http://www.icrisat.org/what-we-do/learning-opportunities/lsu-pdfs/Carbon%20Nitrogen%20Ratio%20in%20the%20Soil.pdf Compost Fundamentals: Compost Needs - Carbon Nitrogen Relationships http://bernalilloextension.nmsu.edu/mastercomposter/documents/carbon-nitrogen-ratio-simplified.pdf
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    Thats a fine find indeed Mr H:thumbup1: just makeout Windsor in the background, in fact one could probably find that spot with some ease (if the painter was accurate)
  3. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    An overall reduction by say 4-5 metres and instalation of a rod brace 2 metres above the compression cushion would be my prefered method
  4. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    by bracing we admit the fault, by reducing as well we deal with that admission. where an a frame style brace cannot be installed (to control "barn door" type failure. if barn door can be countered as well as the tensile load reduction is not required to alleviate the admission of fault. if we ONLY cable for tension (outward bending) we MUST also reduce the risks of barn door by alleviating the potential for "barn door failure" i.e sideways bending of the lever arm. IMO this isnt a bad "fault" especialy in beech which fuse like this a lot. Your looking at a small windo of time in the development of this feature.
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    perfect:thumbup1:
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    its a good job, theres some fine dieback in the crown, house is brand new.
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    in their defence we should all be thinking local these days, I think its daft if its not a level playing field though and stihl will lose so much it is going to go down in the quartely board meeting as the biggest cluster f... ever made in their long history!
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    having been in a similar position, the advice i recieved was yes, phone them first, then what happens between the feds arriving is "your business" as they said! play the game, by the rules, and youll be O.K no matter how far they "push YOU" to defend yourself. and knowing Dean, it will be a push and a half!
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    I found that there was a good back up system from the local town Council is the tree is rated as dangerous I dint understand that sentence at all. 'Elf and safety will back you too in very prompt removal. the HSE will not back you up, why would they? There are also waives to TPO's as well. requiring a five day notice I believe? under the DDD dead diseased and dangerous claus On a survey you will have six months time period to comply else you are putting your self and the public at risk. depending on the recommendations given in the survey data/report, they may have stipulated within 7 days, 3 months, 12 months or something entirely different.
  10. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Take more than that to upset me kiddo:lol:
  11. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    90% off, no not if he was working to BS 3998 post 2010!
  12. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    Tony - i'll be very interested to see how your plants progress using your personal 'techniques'. documenting it as I go, they will be two years old at innoculation, going to leave one or two untreated as controls. I have lost some due to several issues now, down to 5 really good ones now, ones that didnt bud burst (2) AND 2 that appear to have died but may break/flush again after the tap roots removed. the remaining trees will be recieving their first tea on the 2oth june I could do with a few more so ican have some with tea and myco, some tea only and someno treatments, 5 saplings wont make an article for publishing. any chanceme picking say 10 more up? (20+ years is a looooong time to wait!) I will be sixty when they are giving some back! only a long time in our time though:001_cool:
  13. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    im sure Mr Humphries will have some constructive advice, he wont miss this thread
  14. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    no worries, you know I mean Laetiporus sulphureus dont you:thumbup1: sometimes I assume folk get me!
  15. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    try fish fry imitations for some cracking pearch! by the towers, apparently
  16. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    look on the brightside, its going to be harder for the non pro, your enemy to buy them. though more likely to nick em off YOU!
  17. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    assume the worse till proven otherwise? its our job to work the other way!
  18. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    chicken
  19. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    You can help remove metal particulates by placing two stripmagnets on the oil filter, when you change your filter you remove particulates stuck to the magnets. the old magnetic strips on Learner "L" plates are best
  20. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    goodtoknow, thanks Nepia:thumbup1: was thinking teazels for the finches
  21. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    good images and subject mr humphries
  22. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    its viscosity needs to be high for chain use too, or it flings off the tip and is about as usefull as a wet paper bag in a rainstorm, besides the ecological disaster that old engine oil would pose:thumbdown:
  23. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    No no no no no!
  24. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    good to see the paint option (with suitable materials) being discussed again. may also have (if chalk based) a beneficial run off as it deteriorates, reducing PH (pathogens dont like alkaline conditions) nice find on the article guy
  25. Tony Croft aka hamadryad
    get a wildflower seed selection they love tough barren land and will restore the soil over a few years while contributing much needed wildflower habitat

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