spandit
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It's a pity they couldn't cut during the winter. Fed up with the power lines - wish they'd bury them
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Had the contractors round to cut underneath the powerlines on behalf of the network. I know as it's willow it should grow back again but not a very sympathetic reduction... Before: After: At least I can see the target at the end of my shooting range, now, but my camouflaged treebog is now fully exposed...
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My roe deer loved the aspen and spindle, haven't done so much damage to the willow. I had to send one of them a 150gr invitation to quit but generally I like seeing them around, especially now my woodland is better established. That willow will probably survive, although I might be tempted to put rabbit spirals around it
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Yes, would also look like Slade prison...
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Since they replaced Nitromors with something akin to distilled water, is there anything else you could recommend for stripping the varnish?
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I have pine driveway gates. They were considerably cheaper than hardwood ones and I think they look great although they have developed dark mould stains down them. The one on the right has been pressure washed to see what difference it made but without removing quite a lot of the wood the stains are still there. They were previously covered in yacht varnish, I think. What wood treatment would be advisable one they're stripped back again?
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Have a look in the tip directory and see if they'll take the logs. I'd take brash here especially now I have a means of moving it to a debris pile somewhere
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https://arbtalk.co.uk/recycling/nearby-tipsites/
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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.
