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  1. spandit
    I use Tegera 17 gloves from Cromwell. https://www.cromwell.co.uk/EJE9611708P Just thrown out my first pair and been using them hard for about two years
  2. spandit
    Just wondered if enough compression might help
  3. spandit
    Won't the cricket bat companies be interested?
  4. spandit
    Would an iron hoop like on a cartwheel stop them splitting?
  5. spandit
    D'oh! Didn't see those...
  6. spandit
    I'd guess goat willow, salix caprea
  7. spandit
    I've no idea. We have two chestnut trees and haven't had a nut from either of them
  8. spandit
    Don't get the nuts, mind
  9. spandit
    OK, for you, I'll do it for £50...
  10. spandit
    It is prunus avium, please a stamped address envelope and your £15 processing fee so I can send the points
  11. spandit
    Nope. It is prunus (and the clues are there...)
  12. spandit
    First tree to make it out of the tube - I know what species it is but 100 bonus points if you can identify it
  13. spandit
    Watching trees grow is not great for someone with little patience... I'll give them more time, then - just worried they'll be swamped by weeds when other trees have shaded out the base of the tube to an extent
  14. spandit
    Trust me, lack of water isn't an issue - that was another reason for selecting them. The alder and cherry are doing pretty well
  15. spandit
    I'm offering a chip tip site. I'll be using it for mulching around trees, once composted
  16. spandit
    When I selected the species for my new woodland, amongst the order was quite a bit of aspen (populus tremula) as I was told it wasn't fussy about soil, being a pioneer species'n'all. It purported to be fast growing. However, hardly any of them have put on any significant growth yet, unlike all the other species. In fairness, the specimens I received were pretty spindly (much like the spindle, which isn't growing so well either!) but all the same, I'm disappointed. Was I misled or is aspen fussier than advertised?
  17. spandit
    Near Heathfield, TN21
  18. spandit
    I'll take any spare in East Sussex, please!
  19. spandit
    I need to start growing my own - buying large quantities of bareroot trees is quite expensive
  20. spandit
    You can make small quantities of good charcoal in a biscuit tin on the fire: How to make charcoal easy and cheap (pic heavy) - Page 2
  21. spandit
    My cherry seedlings were very quick to leaf but have all been eaten by some insect
  22. spandit
    No rock throwing here (although I didn't bother planting birch as it rots so quickly & we have plenty self seeding anyway). Can you post pictures of your efforts?
  23. spandit
    Bought 10 acres last year and have planted 1,500 trees, plus a few hundred willow rods and 150 hawthorn in a hedge. Added to the many oaks, birch & willow that have self seeded (although I did throw buckets of acorns about) I'd say at least 2,000 Although I did initially want complete coverage, quite glad I didn't plant to capacity as there are other species I want to introduce that I didn't know about a few months ago. Hoping to plant a few hundred this Winter, mainly chestnut
  24. spandit
    Compost it and use for mulch?
  25. spandit
    It's the false castor oil plant and not poisonous, unlike the ricin containing real castor oil plant. You lot never fail to astonish me at your knowledge!

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