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Resurrecting my thread as the dear lady is playing up. Not done massive amount of work as using electric for most of my hedgelaying. Starts on 2 pull every time, runs and cuts perfectly, but as soon as I stop cutting and put the saw down she stalls. Then need to re purge to get her to start. Thought I would get advice before fiddling with idle.
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Load of decent sycamores got blown down round here 30 years ago. They pollarded them led down, dug out the hole for the roots, stood them up with a back hoe and filled back in. Most survived and are still going now, or they were before last night!
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I thought he was getting opinions to prove to his family that his advice was right!
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
organic guy replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
Found these growing all over a field of permanent pasture by the sea. Gills end up rusty brown before they rot away. Beyond my book. Thanks
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
organic guy replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
What is this please? From a permanent pasture field which is producing a bumper crop of horse mushrooms.
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2 pairs of pliers?
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Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....
organic guy replied to David Humphries's topic in Fungi Pictures
pleonasm, more annoying than tautology! -
Probably over pruned my holly
organic guy replied to Unfortunate Fool's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I believe elder releases cyanide or something similar to kill it's neighbours to reduce competition. -
or I ate sum of the pies
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is the stihl or milwaukee battery one any better?
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It was an old slasher handle, so probably ash. I re shaped it on the lathe and bored it for the tang. I have another one I used the stock from my FiL old shot gun!
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Before and after, found under the farm work bench when tidying😀 Now have a matching pair, one for me and one my wife!
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Just bought R tech 181 and switched to argon from co2. is so much more adjustable than old non inverter and seems to have more penetration on lower settings with less risk of blow through.
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I need a replacement strimmer. Straight strimmer or multi tool? Have milwaukee and stihl batteries. stihl chainsaw and pole saw. Milwaukee workshop kit. Will need a new hedge trimmer in future. Would multi tool hedge trimmer work for a lady to use? Would value experience and recommendations. TIA OG
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Nice work, pity about the letter box!
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Consensus would be you only lay when dormant, if it is brittle in the spring when the sap is starting to rise. Against that I read on here that pruning is best to take place close to or during growing season to give maximum healing time before disease spores about, so I've talked myself into early spring!
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If you have time to faff make sure you get some woodchip and put a deep mulch around the trees you have planted. Plant less and do them better, you will be rewarded in the future.
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Not an expert or luckily a sufferer but had an employee who suffered and researched to try to turn him around. Diet kept appearing as important, plenty of variety and minimal UPF. The effect on your gut microbiome of UPF is scary, the chemicals produced in your gut are absorbed into your blood and affect your health, immune system etc, ie everything. The lad in question only eats processed food, zero fruit and veg. Exercise. A friend has avoided winter SAD by jogging. Another friend has come off anti depressants by swimming, cold water probably more effective, but the impact of short term cold water therapy can be measured in our blood 6 months later! Good luck.
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Can an Elm survive Dutch Elm disease?
organic guy replied to AnnieDee's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Yes, Brighton, the fact that there are elm trees still alive. Rachael Carson talks about the spread of DED in "Silent Spring" published in the 60s? and the potential to stop or slow it's spread. -
Found this little beauty, I know there was some discussion on here earlier about modified hammers but there is too much metal in the axe head to be drawn out from a hammer head. My builder suggested a firemans axe?
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Very smart. Did it have the old handle on, to me that looks too long for the billhook, more like the length of the Yorkshire pattern where they usually have two straps down the side of the handle which I assume is for strength to counter the long handle. Still very smart.
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Husq 345 leaking fuel when full and laid on side. Assume it is leaking around the fuel pipe. Any easy fix or is it a new fuel pipe? TIA OG
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Seeking Advice on Tree Pruning Techniques
organic guy replied to stevesmithh's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Follow these pruning videos, I don't think you will do better. Whole series of them and then u tube will throw up some more from America which are different technique but explain principles. -
I can't really match your photos. A variety of pruning, interested by the 2nd photo which appears to show first pruning, how old can you start without killing the tree? Napoleon cedar in Tours I think. Villandry gardens, 1100 limes plus others.
