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Enjoying it a lot. Last week I felt totally out of my depth, cracked on with some coursework and read some stuff and things made sense today. Was chuffed.

I take it this isn't normal then?

I take it this isn't normal then?

Hi, I think it was storm water. It didn't smell at all. If it was a burst pipe, it would have been fresh water.

Hi, I think it was storm water. It didn't smell at all. If it was a burst pipe, it would have been fresh water.

Hi, I have had problems with a high water table, which we initially thought was a burst service pipe. Water had been rising from an old drain amongst some redwood plantings and had consequently waterlogged a large proportion of the root zone. We had attempted to keep the water moving by digging a shallow trench to get it away to a nearby drainage ditch. Once this was in place, it ran for a month after. We had had out contractors to check for leaks as I refused to believe that the water from the drain wasn't a leak. We have loads of old service lines under the park from various layers of history and I guess it is possible that it is an old drain and the water has come from elsewhere but has found the pipe that runs to this. It stopped running about a month after the heavy rain stopped. The problem is, the 2 adjacent trees, a wellingtonia and a coast redwood, are now yellowing off throughout the foliage, getting worse every day. I am hoping it's not too late to save them. We are on clay, would we benefit from airblasting the root area and applying a mulch? I have read that 2 weeks is pretty much the limit of a tree surviving waterlogging. I'm hoping though that the water being kept moving as much as possible might have stalled this. Any advice would be pucka please.

Hi, I have had problems with a high water table, which we initially thought was a burst service pipe. Water had been rising from an old drain amongst some redwood plantings and had consequently waterlogged a large proportion of the root zone. We had attempted to keep the water moving by digging a shallow trench to get it away to a nearby drainage ditch. Once this was in place, it ran for a month after. We had had out contractors to check for leaks as I refused to believe that the water from the drain wasn't a leak. We have loads of old service lines under the park from various layers of history and I guess it is possible that it is an old drain and the water has come from elsewhere but has found the pipe that runs to this. It stopped running about a month after the heavy rain stopped. The problem is, the 2 adjacent trees, a wellingtonia and a coast redwood, are now yellowing off throughout the foliage, getting worse every day. I am hoping it's not too late to save them. We are on clay, would we benefit from airblasting the root area and applying a mulch? I have read that 2 weeks is pretty much the limit of a tree surviving waterlogging. I'm hoping though that the water being kept moving as much as possible might have stalled this. Any advice would be pucka please.

Glad I kept the email with that on.

Glad I kept the email with that on.

I had that slime mould thing on a wellingtonia at work. Think it was suggested as Fuligo septica, "the dog vomit slime mould"

I had that slime mould thing on a wellingtonia at work. Think it was suggested as Fuligo septica, "the dog vomit slime mould"

Some chicken of the woods on a stem that had been used as a bench elsewhere, attracting fires and litter, that we relocated to our new outdoor classroom area.

Some chicken of the woods on a stem that had been used as a bench elsewhere, attracting fires and litter, that we relocated to our new outdoor classroom area.

Hi, it's about now where I've thought perhaps a photo would help here, but I'll try and describe my query. At my work, I have a 25' high beech stem that has long since died. It is riddled with Ganoderma and insect holes and is a fine habitat. In a perfect circle around it however, approx 5m from the stem, is a circle of fern-leaved beech, all leaning outwards. It's a really nice feature, providing shade on a hot summers day. From what I have been told, the original beech crown wept to the ground and suckered into the ring. Is this normal? I've never heard of it occurring before, but then again I have only knowingly seen one of these. Do I need to get a photo?

Hi, it's about now where I've thought perhaps a photo would help here, but I'll try and describe my query. At my work, I have a 25' high beech stem that has long since died. It is riddled with Ganoderma and insect holes and is a fine habitat. In a perfect circle around it however, approx 5m from the stem, is a circle of fern-leaved beech, all leaning outwards. It's a really nice feature, providing shade on a hot summers day. From what I have been told, the original beech crown wept to the ground and suckered into the ring. Is this normal? I've never heard of it occurring before, but then again I have only knowingly seen one of these. Do I need to get a photo?

6-7 hours. No matter how much I have though, I always want just one more hour. I find that my most useful sleep is when I wake when my wife leaves for work but then manage to sleep until half 8 (on days off that is). For some reason, I can feel like crap before that shorter bit, but feel totally refreshed afterwards. Generally though, I feel like crap after sleeping, especially if I have gone to my Krav class the night before, but once up and about I'm happy as larry. My dog tells me when to wake up now, by climbing all over me. Usually at 4-5am.

6-7 hours. No matter how much I have though, I always want just one more hour. I find that my most useful sleep is when I wake when my wife leaves for work but then manage to sleep until half 8 (on days off that is). For some reason, I can feel like crap before that shorter bit, but feel totally refreshed afterwards. Generally though, I feel like crap after sleeping, especially if I have gone to my Krav class the night before, but once up and about I'm happy as larry. My dog tells me when to wake up now, by climbing all over me. Usually at 4-5am.

Yo, In my limited experience of processors, anything 5 inch and below might as well just get ringed up. This is quicker and with less fuss by taking the blade of the processor out and just letting the bar+chain cut to length. I wouldn't bother selling anything less than 3inch in the round though. That would go for chipping for mulch most likely.

Done.

Looking at their page, you are quoting the price of assessment only. The course appears to be £320, plus the £215 assessment charge. Still looks good on price though.

Price aside, that's quality workmanship!

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