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  1. spandit
    Ah, thanks. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/GCHydroponics?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
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    Which seller do you use? I've only seen the originals and the postage is crippling
  3. spandit
    I had wondered about using pond baskets but might invest in some air pots. Don't they need more frequent watering, though as surely the water drains out of all those holes?
  4. spandit
    Just looked up air root pruning and it does seem interesting. Poplar seems pretty easy to establish (like willow) but there are other trees I want to grow anyway. Will look at polypots, thanks! Thanks both!
  5. spandit
    How do nurseries produce bare root trees (i.e. how do they remove the soil without damaging the roots?)? Are they grown in sand or something? Just thinking about propagating some poplar from cuttings but growing it away from rabbits, weeds and deer until it's got enough of a root on it to be able to transplant once dormant?
  6. spandit
    If it's untreated then great. If it's treated then I'd welcome it for landscaping. Are you actually getting rid of it?
  7. spandit
    Wow, can't believe people aren't biting your arm off - I'd happily let you tip it here but probably a bit far to make it economical
  8. spandit
    My alder have grown massive in 3 years - almost a match for some of the willow! I know the tops of the trees won't be browseable but won't the lower bark be open to damage by rabbits?
  9. spandit
    Generous offer - how big did the trees get for you to remove them?
  10. spandit
    Haven't even checked if my blackthorn have fruit. Other fruit trees are heavily laden, though.
  11. spandit
    The problem I foresee is that to buy a second tractor for that sort of money means there's a reason it's being got rid of and unless you are really keen on maintaining old machinery, it's probably not going to be the reliable workhorse you desire
  12. spandit
    I've never eaten squirrel.
  13. spandit
    Very excited. For the first time, some of the hazel trees I planted in 2014 have started producing nuts. Out of the 200-odd I've planted, I can only see 3 with nuts on them (and they're all within a small radius) but hoping the others will follow suit in years to come:
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    If you're keeping the acre as a lawn then a ride on mower will do. If it's a paddock that needs topping (and you haven't got livestock) then a tractor will be better. Does give you the option of PTO accessories but how many logs are you going to produce from one acre that will need splitting? My local hire place has a 20tonne petrol splitter that costs around £80 for a week - any logs we can scavenge in a year get processed in bulk and for the rest of the year it's someone else's problem! We've got about 10 acres and haven't needed to by a tractor yet. Having a vehicle to lug stuff around is useful but we've got a Jimny for that (Kawasaki Mule was more useful but more expensive)
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    Think it's actual planning permission, not just building regs. Under 300mm and it's not a problem
  16. spandit
    There are differences, of course, and many of the trees were planted to take account of this but at the end we just wanted the damn things in the ground. I've marked all the dead ones & will replace next winter
  17. spandit
    I'm sure you'll find someone closer but I'm 30 miles South if you get desperate!
  18. spandit
    This is mine:
  19. spandit
    I must be a lucky guy as I have a yew about 4' across in my garden...
  20. spandit
    I could be interested as end up with a lot of small diameter willow from the trees I pollard each year (c.40mm) - made a few batches in a tiny retort designed to go on a fire pit but it's flimsy and doesn't make a lot
  21. spandit
    The tallest tree is a crab apple, oddly enough. Some of the almond willow is really struggling too but the oaks are mostly out of the tops of the tubes.
  22. spandit
    I'll leave them for now as they've survived this far. Just an incredible difference between species - the alder is looking like proper woodland now and many of the others are way out of the top of the tubes. Could well be air pockets, planting that many trees was bound to give sporadic results, especially with the "help" I had. It's left me a few empty tubes that I'm re-purposing with different types
  23. spandit
    The bulk of my trees were planted some time ago and are now well into their 3rd growing season. Whereas many of them are over 10' tall, some are still barely 10" high (yet still alive despite having shown virtually no growth). Should I persevere with these sluggards (species vary but field maple seems particularly weedy) or replace them with hardier specimens?
  24. spandit
    I shouldn't worry too much about it. Millions of trees alongside roads and you very rarely hear of them causing an issue
  25. spandit
    The trees would probably fall down the hill towards the house anyway

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