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  1. Peasgood
    Top one is Scots Pine, second is variegated laurel. Or they might be both hornbeam, can't tell without more pics.
  2. Peasgood
    Definitely scale insects, that white fluff is the babies hatching out of them. If you are lucky blue tits find them and eat them all.
  3. Peasgood
    I have been told many times that red is exactly the same just with dye tipped into it. So many have told me that I find it hard not to believe it. There was a time red was actually better than white as there was more sulphur in it (or the white had to be reduced sulphur to be precise) but I don't think that is the case any more. My Orion ran better on red back then (times were hard)
  4. Peasgood
    My real job is growing apples, making them into juice and selling it. Last week I did not have one single order which is very unusual, it might happen in January when things usually go quiet but not at this time of year. Normally my customers order on a Monday and I had just one order today, very unusual. Personally I am OK, it doesn't impact me in a great way financially but if the trend is across the board then people are really going to struggle. Hope I am wrong but I think really bad times are coming. Plant potatoes as quick as you can is my advice.
  5. Peasgood
    Brilliant. Lucky you 👍
  6. Peasgood
    Dunno but it has made me hungry
  7. Peasgood
    Ha. Been there done that, except I was the lodger. Have to say I was the fittest and possibly healthiest I have ever been in my life. A bit skinny but fit as a flea.
  8. Peasgood
    I've looked. Can't see anything bad about frozen peas or carrots. Happy for you to show me different if you think they are bad. Fish fingers are questionable as a main part of your diet but not terrible and better than nowt.
  9. Peasgood
    I would think so, in theory you could have a 5kw and not have it running flat out. As for multifuel, personally I would stick to log only as I feel they burn wood better than a multi does. That is personal choice and I have no intention of using anything other than wood. I think using my oil boiler more is better than putting solid fuel into a fire in the living room.
  10. Peasgood
    Don't go too big. We have a 5kw log burner in a room a similar size and it is too hot for me. It is only a little fire too. On the plus side it uses very few logs. Try and get one that is suitable for an external air feed too, stops them from drawing cold air into the room.
  11. Peasgood
    Neighbour poisoned them and I don't blame them. Ridiculous place to plant them.
  12. Peasgood
    Son turned his L200 into a flatbed, insurance were fine about it (NFU) you need to talk to your insurance about it but generally as it doesn't alter performance they don't care.
  13. Peasgood
    I had noticed that the leaves were in groups and it did throw me a bit. Google images suggest American Beech does look like that and also wonder if it is because they are just coming into foliage. I still think Beech but happy to be proved wrong, I am not familiar enough with Whitebeam to know.
  14. Peasgood
    Beech
  15. Peasgood
    Yes they are the ones. I am surprised at how much they have increased in price but I was also surprised how cheap they were beforehand. Sharpening Silky's is not for everyone but can be done, it suits me to spend a few minutes now and then for what it achieves.
  16. Peasgood
    No they are not but that does not mean you can't. A diamond feather file is about £3 off ebay and takes 10 minutes or so to bring a dull blade back to new. Can be done more than once. Probably not for you if you are happy to pay twice the price though.
  17. Peasgood
    My electric secateurs do up to 1.5" and chainsaw above 4-4.5" (depend how far away the saw is). Don't do many cuts above 5" anyway, that is the nature of the job.
  18. Peasgood
    I think Silky are only worth the money if you can teach yourself how to sharpen them, otherwise they are not cost effective compared to cheaper versions. I haven't had a folding version so I am only guessing the same applies. I honestly think a Bahco triangular bowsaw is a very close alternative other than it won't fit in your pocket. I have used both extensively and the Silky is loads better for carrying around but not loads better at cutting. This is using it as a pruning saw in commercial orchards, at the top of a pine tree may well be different but not somewhere I would be likely to venture.
  19. Peasgood
    Yes. That is how you bed the piston rings in properly. Needs to be under some load though not just in a shed doing nothing. Maybe that's why they make the chain too tight.
  20. Peasgood
    troll!
  21. Peasgood
    It is quite common practice to deliberately get apple trees to do it. Or more it was as modern orchards are quit different. There is a mature oak nearby that grew two separate leaders which then grew back in and natural grafted together. I doubt anybody else spotted it or took any notice even though it is on the roadside. (hardly dare to say this bit but it is currently in severe decline and covered in that plant we don't mention any more)
  22. Peasgood
    I would pull it back upright but you can't do it until the ground is soaked, in winter provided we get enough rain. Yes it will survive, even if you don't pull it upright.
  23. Peasgood
    This isn't plant related but my Grandmother's name was Ivy. She was completely bonkers so it is relevant.
  24. Peasgood
    Never known them to. NFU as far as most farmers are concerned stands for No F******* Use.
  25. Peasgood
    Try it, I think you will be surprised.

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