spandit
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It has a leak from the oil tank so has been lying in a drip tray for some time now. I use the other one, although that’s also a bugger to keep running sometimes
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Looks identical to my Wessex Scrubmaster. I'd had it on the tractor for 5 minutes when I hit my first brick. It smashed the brick and kept going. Does a good job and fun to reverse into heavy brambles
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Being told I'm wrong is the only interaction I get
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Don't want my trees bullying each other. I though too much water would be detrimental but glad to be wrong. Should have planted more!
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Had an excess of willow (salix viminalis) cuttings from last year's growth so stuck a few into the banks of my pond, which was quite low at the time. Since then, the pond has filled up and the willows are now under water. Do you think they'll survive? Not terribly fussed if they don't, as we have plenty (as you can see I've planted a fedge on the island) but they have come into bud (this photo was taken today, March 1st 2019). Can't see it in that picture but just along from there is a huge mass of frogspawn, which is good news.
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Looks like a good Hugelkultur base
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A 14 tonne excavator makes a pretty effective conductor for 11kVa too
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Managed to actually ask said neighbour as to what he meant. He reckons because we live in the countryside there is enough habitat around already and making some deliberate piles wasn't necessary. I disagree - my land is largely unmanaged but without the log piles, it's just grassland which is valuable for nature but limited in biodiversity.
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I keep my cherry in a separate pile and I use it for cooking on in the summer
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Environmental vandal (mother in law rant)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Ivy was that thick. Despite my insistence that the tree and the ivy could live in harmony, she had it cut. Wouldn't be surprised if the cut went into the tree trunk too (it's a hawthorn). I've looked into Swiss options but the AN-225 is booked out for years in advance. With the queues at Dover, the rental cost of a low loader would be unaffordable -
Environmental vandal (mother in law rant)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Technically it's mine, but it was a gift that she bought for herself. Was going to fly the flag at half mast to mourn the loss of the hedge -
Environmental vandal (mother in law rant)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Only just noticed that. She's had the ivy cut. I won't be surprised if that tree "dies" and gets cut down whilst I'm away. She's a spiteful old fat hag. -
Environmental vandal (mother in law rant)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
I only hired a 3 tonne digger. Ditch nowhere near big enough -
Environmental vandal (mother in law rant)
spandit replied to spandit's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
The fat **** threatened to chainsaw and weedkill the hedge so I hired a digger to transplant it elsewhere. Here's the glorious sweeping vista that was behind the hedge. She refused to pay for the digger hire (let alone the labour/fuel) because to just trash them would have cost her £20 and she said she gave me some money as a gift earlier in the year (that I wasn't aware I had to spend on her, the spiteful old cow). I'm ****ing seething. Seriously unhappy
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Anyone interested in quoting for a job in Uckfield? Need some small trees (overgrown hedge) cut down plus a bit of pruning. Will need to remove the brash/chip/logs but you can dump them for free at mine about 5 miles away!
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I presume they run a forest school - tell them they can use the logs to make habitat piles or for fires to make 'smores - it's what happens at my daughter's school (also in Sussex). I wouldn't want her playing on that. Surprised school haven't mentioned it.
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Woodland floor management
spandit replied to Dan.masterman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
I suppose I was thinking of putting some pigs in and feeding them with pellets, whilst letting them grub up brambles and bracken. They do make a mess but will expose seeds whilst fertilising the ground. If you want a scrubby area clear, they're a great means to do it and then after 6 months you eat them! -
Woodland floor management
spandit replied to Dan.masterman's topic in Forestry and Woodland management
Why not just electric fence and put some regular pigs in? Bacon breeds are pretty large and should be easier to handle than wild boar. -
Would an MS181 handle a 60" bar?
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Need to buy a Tirfor to tension it...
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Got a few logs to cross cut and my MS181 is just a bit weedy so thought I'd better get something more appropriate. It's not top handled but I might use it for a bit of climbing too...
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Thanks for all your replies, glad to know it's not some horrific fungus that is going to eat my log pile. Thinking about it you can make ink from oak galls and iron, so this actually is an ink stain!
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Built a large one near the back door as wife refuses to have a big log basket inside. Still find I'm the only one who brings them in. Made sure the little log holder by the fire was full when I went to bed so they'll be warm and dry for today
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Tree surgeon who cut it down didn't mention finding any metal. Seems odd that it's vertical - I've seen plenty of fence wire embedded in trees - or is it the tannins travelling up the grain from one particular spot?
