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progreen.co.uk
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Just a heads up that Asulox has been licensed from 1st July to October for use on bracken this summer. Get it whilst you can!!
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do it now would be good
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Cut it back to healthy growth with an upward pointing bud and it will grow away into a good shape.
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Walnuts are very frost sensitive so can colour up red if under stress from weather in spring. Many plants go a bit red for a while if things are a bit cold for them. No long term harm though. -
Strange choice of potion to kill it. Any tree that suckers freely from the roots needs a systemic herbicide like Glyphosate or equivalent. An overdose of fertiliser, such as Amcide, is unlikely to do much. Yes they are hard to kill in this situation, but only something that translocates throughout the plant stands any chance.
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It's a bit ironic but the smaller your chainsaw the more sharpening you will have to do. So the less experienced and interested you are in chainsaws the more hands on you have to provide. So look at Rob's excellent videos on his website on sharpening chains. Its pretty easy and if you're not getting better results with a guide then you're doing it wrong. Stick to Stihl chain, its good and for the price saving not worth looking elsewhere. Cutting with very small chains blunts very quickly but you'll need a much bigger saw before you start using 3/8 chain which lasts better.
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How should I rough cut lumps for making bowls?
woodyguy replied to Woodworks's topic in Woodcraft Forum
Split it through the heart wood (as you've done). Paint the end grain with PVA and stack it with good air flow in the shade with no sun. It will dry over a couple of years and turn lovely. I've been turning some sweet chestnut of similar size and its great. -
My advice - buy a good metal detector!!
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Interesting discussion. Clearly the argument is really about what is regarded as a nuisance in custom and practice eg branches damaging roof tiles and making roof leak vs right to light, water and a view which are very iffy and probably wouldn't stand up in court. I guess what always interests me is being confident enough in what I do that when they consult a lawyer he tells them to forget it. So I'd prefer to stick to broken roof tiles rather than parched lawns.
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I'm burning a couple of tonnes of rowan at present. Lovely firewood. Also turned a bit and has a nice dark heartwood.
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Make up a pot of potting compost and sharp sand equal amounts mixed in. Dip in the rooting hormone (works better if fresh) and push in around the edges of the pot and water well. Put a polythene bag over them and put them in a sheltered shady spot. May not root as a bit late with the leaves coming out but may do. Have to say though that my money would be on drifted selective herbicide causing growth distortion, especially as it is the lower branches.
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Root a cutting of the growth and see if you've got a new variety?
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They just aren't interested. I've reported many things and they both don't get back to you and rarely cancel the listing.
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Time of year for tree pruning
woodyguy replied to aesmith's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I think the idea is that plums and cherries that are both prone to infections should be pruned when actively growing, so that the cuts heal quickly and are less likely to get infected. But... in reality that could equally apply to any tree and the established wisdom of winter pruning has no real evidence behind it. What is most important is not cutting right back to the trunk and allowing the tree to compartmentalise the cut surface quickly. Some trees like sycamore and birch will "bleed" profusely if cut back in spring when the sap is rising. That's the only problem I've ever come across. -
The smaller bamboos are pretty easy to cut to the ground with a strimmer or metal bladed version. Digging them out is hard work but spraying the regrowth is manageable but maybe difficult by water. Even with digging out you will never get all of it, so spraying is the only option, unless you can return each year for 3-4 years and strim it each time.
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none of the indocalamus grow much above 3-4 foot. They are pretty aggressive and on wet soils will spread rapidly. I grow four different species which don't run much as my soil is fairly dry and have been stable for the 10 years I've had them. Are you looking to control it or admire it???
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I love my concept 2. Real all round whole body exercise. I like the way that with it measuring the watts you put in, you can push yourself but within sensible limits so you don't end up feeling sick from lactic acid.
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Sorry, forgot to say that yes it is a type of bamboo!!
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Its Indocalamus tessalatus (or a close relative). They all spread rapidly and are fairly deep rooted. They don't form massive clumps that you need a mattock to get out. Nice plant.
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Small Ash tree self set thinning
woodyguy replied to Sharpy92's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
When I visited the 200 year cycle french oak forests I was interested to see how they manage regeneration. The regrowth of oak is 100's of times denser than we ever see since American Oak mildew hit. They walk through and cut with a bill hook all the saplings they don't want. They cut them at waist height to save their backs and because the growth is far too dense to be able to bend over anyway! The uncut trees grow on and soon smother the cut trees. As you've only got two acres and they're doing 1hectare minimum squares, I'd have thought it would work for you. -
Lyme Disease not that fruity after all..
woodyguy replied to Katie at FoxMedics's topic in General chat
As the article says, remove tick at first sign of bite (ie check at end of each day) and you're unlikely to get infected. -
Brush cutter them to the ground. Then spray with pro-strength glyphosate when they restart growing. Cleared 3 acres this way very easily.
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No law just a requirement of some grant funding
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I never add anything to my power washer and it is fine. Doesn't upset my trees or shrubs either.
