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  1. Billybonfire
    I sometimes get wooly aphids on my cacti in the conservatory. Best method I have found is to pick them off with a long needle and wipe into a tissue. Can take a few goes to get them all but very effective.
  2. Billybonfire
    It's a Coalbrookdale, no longer made, taken over by Aga some years ago. A good well made stove, lots still about. Billy.
  3. Billybonfire
    Hawthorn blackthorn ash
  4. Billybonfire
    It's a Yeoman, either a Devon or County model, we have a Devon which is excellent. | Yeoman Stoves
  5. Billybonfire
    Look green to me too, when where they split and stacked ? never seen 12 months CSS wood look that fresh.
  6. Billybonfire
    I'm going to coppice as many of mine as I can before any more restrictions are brought in.
  7. Billybonfire
    Hi Deb, Robina Pseudoacacia is known as Black Locust in the USA and is considered one of the best firewoods. I have been looking for some in the UK to try myself. regards Billy.
  8. Billybonfire
    Just leave it to die down naturally, sometimes I find enough embers to restart in the morning without trying, all depends on the wood
  9. Billybonfire
    Hi Nick, if you load up the stove and turn it down you're going to end up with creasote in your flue and a very black window. To burn overnight we fill the stove, burn it hot for an hour or two til a big bed of glowing coals and little flame, then turn it down for the night = no black glass, no creasote. Good video, overnight burn info at 6 mins 30 sec ish -
  10. Billybonfire
    If it gets to hot we just open the stove door and use it like an open fire for a while, feels hotter at first due to radiated heat, after a while the room cools down as the warm air in the room is sucked up the flue. Charnwood do a nice 6kw stove in the Country range, double angled doors and is ok to open doors back and run as an open fire (according to their website).
  11. Billybonfire
    Thats what people with small logs would say
  12. Billybonfire
    I have a 5kw stove, Yeoman Exe, recommended log size 12". Firebox is 18" internal width so cut my logs 16", makes for less work, less loading and less waste. Never understood why Yeoman recommend 12" log length.
  13. Billybonfire
    I got a Stihl one off amazon, seems pretty good. [ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moisture-Digital-Tester-Detector-Timber/dp/B004NQ0RL4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344947265&sr=8-2]Stihl Wood Moisture Meter Digital Damp Meter Tester Detector Wood Timber Moisture: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools[/ame]
  14. Billybonfire
    Use 2 long lengths of wood to stack on to keep the splits off the ground, cris cross the ends of the stacks, this will stop them falling over, top couple of rows barkside up if no covering. Have a look at hearth.com and see ho they do this in the US. Some fantastic woodstacks on there which will give you the right idea.
  15. Billybonfire
    Thanks Mick, got a Handy 6 ton electric/hydraulic splitter, seem very sturdy, bought it local from Husky dealer who supplies/services our saws.
  16. Billybonfire
    Good afternoon I have finaly bought a cheap log splitter (must be gettin old), just split a load of green ash and have noticed that the splits are not as clean as when split with a maul. Wondered if this is usual ?. I guess it may be a good thing as it may help the splits to catch when put in the stove. Thanks. Billy.
  17. Billybonfire
    Hi Lee, I will have the logs, sent you a pm.
  18. Billybonfire
    Thank you very much for the help and advice Alec. Regards Bill.
  19. Billybonfire
    Thanks Alec, Theyre mainly pear trees but the tree on the left in the first pic is a bramley, I was thinking if I cut them to about 1 or 2 feet on the first limbs they might revive, but as you say some of the old pear trees are quite tall before any branches. I'm in west lancashire by the way. Bill.
  20. Billybonfire
    Hopefully some pictures attached.
  21. Billybonfire
    Thanks to everyone for the advice, I am not really concerned about fruit production, just want to tidy the place up and hopefully save some of the trees. I will try and post some photos. Thanks again. Bill.
  22. Billybonfire
    Hello to all, new to the forum but have been reading for a while. I need some advice on pruning old apple and pear tree's in an orchard which is approx 80-90 years old. Many of the tree's appear to be on their last legs and wondering if I prune them hard, would it revive them ?. Any advice wold be most appreciated. Bill.

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