Omniata
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I was about to say so... Was nearly £75 for 25Ltrs about two weeks ago when I was down that way... Two weeks before that it was £50
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Does anyone bother with the "bio oils"?
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That makes more sense
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A few crocuses have started popping up and the snowdrops... Generally speaking though the weathers been warmer in the day so a good sign of spring
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I've been thinking of giving them a good soaking then wrapping perforated microwave clingfilm round them so they can still breathe but seals them up a bit more... Once the mycelium get into the wood they'll create a root system through its structure drawing water up... It's a little tricky at the moment though as we keep getting warm dry spells during the day and cold and damp later on... The ground seems to be holding water though so they'll get a good start
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Oh dear.... Fingers crossed it's just rubble...
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Midden? How do you mean? It seems to run the whole length of the border... Oh well here they are in place: From left to right, Pearl Oyster, Shiitake and "Chicken of the Woods"... And for comparison with the first batch of Fir Oyster I did: It would seem after a little cursing with my phone I managed to get the lighting right too The logs are 3ft tall x 12" diameter and made of Beech... They're buried about a foot... Also they dry out pretty quick so I'm having to keep and eye on them during the day to keep them damp...
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Comparison between first Fir Oyster set and new logs
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From the album: Fungi diary
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Three logs in a row, from left to right, Pearl Oyster, Shiitake and "Chicken of the Woods"
Omniata posted a gallery image in Members Albums
From the album: Fungi diary
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Congrats!!! Have fun!!
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Well this "new idea" is progressing a little more, and "larger" than I expected... I've got two logs in now 3ft x 12", one with pearl oyster the other shiitake mushroom plugs... The logs were gained from a very helpful member of the forum and are beech I've a third planned which I'm currently working on, this will harbour "chicken of the woods" mushroom/mycelium... Pictures to follow Based on the size of logs I may be lucky enough to have a small/medium harvest towards the end of the year My only difficulty now is keeping them damp enough, they're buried a foot deep resting on what appears to be a cinder/stone/ash bed from the last hundred years of occupancy of the property
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Apparently I've got £30k worth of contents cover with my house insurance, bugger is it doesn't cover any tools or equipment Hope you get sorted out...
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Who's your website hosted with? You could probably get email included for peanuts with a few companies that I deal with I could sort the site out too if you want any help... Just an offer, I've got plenty of time on my hands at the mo and used to do things like this all the time... PM me if you want... Regards, Jim.
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Already cleaned and ready Would say more time to drink but then the HSE police might get onto me tomorrow
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I was the same and ended up better on my maintenance lol... Good luck, it's easier than you think
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Sounds daft but I'm better if I don't "think"... The more I think about something the more I worry if it's the right thing to do or not... After years of "experience" and "stupid mistakes in the past", these days 99.9% of the time my first thought is usually the right one... Practice helps, LOADS, just a case now of building experience and letting it become second nature...
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Bit better prepared... NERVES?!?!?! About a million times worse than the first time, EEEEKKK!!!!! Once I got my head screwed back on I was fine, I've always been like that though, the more nervous I am the better I do, even though I feel like I'm doing crap
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*BUMP* Looking for work now, CS30&31 passed... If anyone has any going in the above area let me know... I may need to stop for a quick swig of Lucozade every hour but I'll do my best I'm of the generation "tell me what to do once and leave me to it" if that helps... I might ask a few questions to start with but then you'll get no meither
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Cheers Hopefully this'll be the turning point I need
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Some of you said I'd be on here ranting about it when I'd done it so here I am... CS31 passed!!!!! Went through bits I'd gotten minors on too and cleared everything up on re-assessment... The assessor was a lot more impressed at my felling this time asked why I hadn't managed it week before last Jim.
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Cheers... I'm due back down there within a week or so to "redo" and get "reassessed" on the bits that were dodgy... And to go over a few other things I questioned that I haven't discussed here... My instructor was quite good about it and the centre have been quite supportive... Fingers crossed... Jim.
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Cut the sink, then cut and bore through when starting the felling cut, make the hinge, then when cutting towards the back bring the saw out to leave a holding piece in the back corner. Insert a felling lever or wedge then cut out the remaining piece below the felling lever/wedge. It works for trees leaning in either direction with a "slight" lean, gives you a little extra chance for extra planning aswell before commiting to the final fell to double check... I used it a few times on +60ft pines, worked really well and gave me loads of control over the fell...
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Sick and tired of being confined to a desk in a room with no windows is part of it... Really want to get back outside too, trees are a necessity as well, without them we can't breathe... The idea of forestry management too, unfortunately there doesn't seem to be enough done to manage it effectively... I see a lot of cowboys doing things wrong too, I want to try and help to get things done right... And that's something I want to try and prove wrong, I really am ******* sick of being stopped from doing things by diabetes, and I'm sick to the same extent of being sat behind a desk... I'm hoping after a few years grafting I can start drifting into forestry when/if the opportunity arises and just get on with it...
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I could have done more if I'd been allowed to take the breaks I "needed" as opposed to "wanted". I'd quite happily work all day but if I do that I'll end up in A&E in a coma from running my blood sugar to zero... Diabetes isn't a "walk in the park", you have to manage it, sensibly... I may have to work harder to get further, but with all due respect if I don't eat or drink lucozade when my body requires it I might as well be sat in a wheelchair with no arms and no legs...
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It would be an assessment but just for a couple of straight fells... The assessor said that... I'd done everything else "competently" so just need to do a straight fell to pass the assessment...
