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the body language of Decay, The Delights of D
RobRainford replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in Fungi Pictures
Can anybody guess the culprit?
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Hmm, could that not just be host/parasite incompatibility? I can't remember if they grow well or even at all on limes but do well on poplar. When we get some at Christmas I'll see if I can get a bit stuck on some apples weve got here and see if anything manages. There a farm local to me with a ball of it hanging on a poplar, might go and ask them for it!
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A step up from a prussic is a blakes, same technique but you can alter the length of the knot so when you are thrusting up.
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Common names are handy for lay mans and easy discussion, but common names differ with where you go, so to get the right species you call the Latin to someone and they will be able to know what your talking about.
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I was under the impression it was simple. Silly BBC documentary! They went to a place that grows it on a load of apple trees and all they did was pop them open and stick them in a union. It was mentioned that birds use the twigs and the berries get stuck on their beak so they wipe them on the branches to get them off. And that was how they are spread.
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i dont think the arbortechs will last that long, i did a few hours of logging up with them on the sawhorse and some stitching has already come away on one of the pads!
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what would you do if you won the lottery though mark? i put a few tickets on in hopes i would, but looks like someone beat me to it! id buy some rather shiny kit, some even shinier place to put it all and some HUGE blokes to guard it all! id happily live off the interest, give nearest and dearest a bit each and buy anything i want at any time for the rest of my life!
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i believe chemicals such as glyphosate and other generic herbicides aimed at perennial weeds contain chemicals that trees and other plants produce to grow such as auxins and gibberelins, in high concentrations found in the chemicals, it is harful to the tree, inhibiting growth and causing death to weeds, it wont be any good to the trees but they dont die as they have a larger area to spread out the chemical causing a lower concentration once it has spread throughout the organism. id best mention this to my dad, he has been doing a lot of weed and feed recently!
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Thanks 2 years gone, a very quick 2 years, some challenging spots but managed to get through and come out of it feeling good for it!
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Heres one of my best achievements. Passing my degree, i never originally planned to go to uni at all! Although ill do graduate again next year and hopefully have another great achievement, it still feels pretty special to be half way there!
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Here's an addition from a photo taken a while ago while out on a climb! This one hurt!
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I use a jawbone for my iPhone. It's a little earpiece but I've found it very good.
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The Wee Chipper Club Prospect -Will I make it as a member?
RobRainford replied to Xerxses's topic in Large equipment
I have a pickup with a chip box and I leave the chipper strapped onto the trailer so then it doesn't move around when being used, the straps don't interfere with the use of it, normally I take the back one off so you can stand next to the chipper in the trailer for easy feeding and operation. I'll have to take a picture to show you, im looking for pedestrian roller trailers that I can adapt for the chipper, which should be easy enough and I've seen it done. The little trailer is good for now as it will still fit tools and even logs in, with the chipper in it leaves me with 250kg spare payload in the trailer. The welding of tie down points would be a good idea -
The Wee Chipper Club Prospect -Will I make it as a member?
RobRainford replied to Xerxses's topic in Large equipment
As in the other thread, it's well built and so far since owning it from early march my only issue with maintaining it is that the bolts underneath are blooming awkward to undo! the main issue with using it on a trailer is that there are no decent tie down points so you have to improvise, i use an ifor williams p7 trailer which os only small, i strap it round the chute to the front of the trailer and have the feed hopper open and strap it through the handle at the back, ive found that is the best way for me to keep it from moving around too much -
Very well, couple of teething problems with knackered belts that only got worse when I got it but put a new set on and it was like a different machine. Sprayed some belt dressing on and kept them tight and it is surprisingly good! 4" is a fair size piece and although it takes time feeding bit bits and is difficult to feed logs without thinner branches and leaves on it's just technique when sending that means you can feed them easily.
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Erm, hardly tidy!
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It's one reason... Per day! Haha I wish I was there too. Weather took a downturn midday so it's probably like a bath down there We will get the next one rob. Whenever that is! Are there any more shows this year?
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"now then lucky winner, do you want the money all at once or £16,000,000 for the next 10 years?" "if your gonna mess me around like that I'll have my £2 back!"
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When I say havoc, I mean jolly little chat about trees
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I wanted to go but couldn't justify it. Bit far for me. We will have to carpool next year in something comfy like your car rob Let's cause havoc while big boss steve is on his jollys
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Not yet. Look close at the picture of the foliage, there are spines on the leaves very similar in design to other ilex species.
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Herbicide Application Rates and re application
RobRainford replied to Mike Hill's topic in General chat
What's the active ingredient? If it's glyphosate at 360ish g/l then 500ml for a 16l 4 gal knapsack is how we applied it. A higher rate of glyphosate in the concentrate, I think a higher rate glyph is in the 500-600g/l range, can't remember exactly. We used 300ml of that per knapsack. It's application rate is about 5l/hectare 1/7 parts water would be 2.2l of chem in a knapsack which is a LOT and is an illegal amount afaik. with regards to runoff and leaching into watercourses. Glyph isn't super dangerous to us ground dwellers but fishies don't like it! I would recommend doubling what I mentioned here, 1l for lower rate and 600ml for higher rate glyph. Hope that's some help -
The electric start is a godsend on these little chippers! You don't realise how big a piece you can put in. Keep the belts tight and blades sharp and it's brilliant, feeding gets a little awkward with bigger stuff if there's lots of branches but it does manage. You get used to knowing what will and won't go in easily. Get a big wheelbarrow that's a similar width of the chipper, a wheelbarrow full of chip isn't very heavy and you can chip into it in back gardens then. A ramp into the van or even lift it in if you can, two people would manage, then just tip it in. Fingers crossed for a new toy!
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Woohoo another converter! Is that the 14 or 18? I'm jealous of the trailer. Wouldn't mind one of them myself now! Looking at pedestrian roller trailers but can't seem to see any for good money! Just remember to keep that chute clear. Takes nothing to stop it starting up! And it's a right pain when that happens too!
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As you squeeze the seeds and the sticky stuff comes out with it you just stick that in a union somewhere on an apple or poplar, there another species it grows on too but can't remember. People seem surprised you can and it's so simple. It's semi parasitic and is generally spread by birds as they wipe their beaks on branches to get them off. I should have a go myself really and see if I can manage any!
