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  1. Conor Wright
    I believe all you said there is true.. watching our hives (all 2 of them!) On the move the last few days has been surprising.. still finding ivy, some long lasting marigolds and borage and even heading off towards the bog, presumably for Heather.. honey bee treatment in the US is shocking and it happens for all types of crop from oilseed rape to oranges, apples, almonds..
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    Yep. Ash. Most likely caused by movement in strong winds and torsion, as already mentioned. if there was an option of using a different limb to climb.. do that instead.. looks like it's there for a while.. probably fresher at it's extremities as I would expect it to be spreading as the tree is subject to strong winds. Could be letting in moisture and causing rot further down.. I do not know if there is a specific proper name for this type of crack or if what I am saying is even correct.. just my estimation of what caused it. A potentially risky limb to cut and not to be regarded as safe imo What part of the West you in..? I'm out that way too.
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    In the village I grew up near there was an old house with a grape vine growing in the front porch.. happened to pass it back in August. Masses of grapes ripening on it! I think what Mark means by 45 degrees is to plant and train the pear or chosen plant against the wall but at an angle.. so as opposed to growing vertically, you essentially force them to grow closer to horizontal.. like this ////// or this\\\\ not like this |||| it can look attractive, not my style.. more of a wild/natural habitat person, but for your surroundings it could look impressive, especially with that wall. Nice contrast between the hard lines of the brick and using the angles of the espailer to pick up on the angles of the surrounding roofs. Add a couple of raised beds and that's your summer evenings sorted! (The produce of the vines will sort your winter evenings in time too!)
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    Did you prune out any visible canker? I stand to be corrected but the wilt fungus can reside in the canker over winter?.. the codling moth may easily travel to your tree, so whilst it sounds like youve done all you can to give the tree the best chance you may not have fully removed that threat. Also, everything has it's life cycle, if it is an ancient tree, it may be in decline and as such be more susceptible to disease and decay.. Possibly three threads, bees, wild food and fruit/ nut trees. You seem to have a broad understanding of many subjects.. any advice for a novice beekeeper?!
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    Plenty of room up there... be grand, have two, learn how to party!
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    Have yet to find any around home. Don't think we are lucky enough to have it but we have some organic varieties overwintering in straw covered outdoor drills.. Also a few I've tried to trick by putting them in the fridge for a fortnight then planting to the tunnel. Can you direct me towards a reliable source of nut bearing trees, please?!
  7. Conor Wright
    It's slow progress!, only bought it earlier this year but already have about 70% of our own veggies, a few wild edibles we've discovered, sorrell, some edible fungi, we've dried our own chamomile, nettles, lime leaves for infusions. Tansey and nettle "potions" for plant fertiliser.. we got a couple of beehives, could start a thread on bees too, if one doesnt already exist on here?
  8. Conor Wright
    Some valid points here.. cutting down multiple trees to manufacture an item to protect one.. I didn't consider that in my first statement. I guess it depends on the value of that tree, has it a historical/aesthetic significance etc..
  9. Conor Wright
    Not much of a squirrel issue here.. have yet to see one within 20 miles of where we live, that's not to say we may attract them once they find out there's nuts to be had!.. to be honest, I wouldn't mind having some wild varieties.. space isn't an issue, we are still building soil fertility across the couple of acres we have. The idea of a multi purpose wood pasture appeals to me more than a formal orchard.. maybe I could do both using the same varieties and see which system gives the best returns, not just in terms of amount, but quality, tree health, external inputs etc.. my overall knowledge of fruit production is fairly limited, my knowledge of nut production even more so.. I will take any advice on board and see if I can apply it!
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    Not just you brits, us Irish could too! We had some roasted chestnuts over Christmas and it got me thinking.. surely we could manage a few chestnuts, walnuts, hazelnuts etc with little effort.. something like a wood pasture, maybe encompassing the orchard too, add a few wildflowers and a bee hive or two and it should take minimal input.
  11. Conor Wright
    Sounds like a good idea, could it cover nut production also, this is an area I wouldn't mind exploring.. we planted a small orchard last year.. rabbits and hares stripped a lot of bark over the harsh winter, followed by a dry summer this has stressed the trees so we may end up re planting..
  12. Conor Wright
    No joy I'm afraid.. there seem to be memory issues regarding the name, but the sight of the bottle has stirred some vague sense of nausea! we had a quick Google of bottle designs and limited runs of the stuff.. nothing with the same bottle, a few close to it but not the exact one!
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    Have no idea myself, but my well travelled better half instantly said metaxa when I showed her the bottle.. immediately followed by "horrible stuff" and a mild shudder... may explain why there's some left!!
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    Good chance it will be broken for parts, there was a gardai raid on a "chop shop" in longford a couple months back.. seems as if they were stripping jeeps and vans overnight to sell on.. wouldn't surprise me if that's what's happened.. very hard to trace parts.. check any private cctv you can find from people local to you.. never know, you might see something. A lot of folk have cameras on their front gates now.. Any distinguishing features? Custom toolbox etc? Plaster pics of it on car and classified sites and social media. Let them know you're looking for it. Make em sweat. It's a proper blow and I hope you either find it or get it's value back through your insurance.
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    You're right! Because they know "and" from counting their kids.. there's paddy and Mikey and Mary and Bridget and Mikey and johnny and paddy and Mikey.. They know "takes" paddy takes stuff and Mikey takes more and Mary takes it to the market and Bridget takes the money... They saw "for sale" on the house beside the one the council gave them... "Box" is what paddy told Mikey he'd put him in if he didn't fight him for his caravan.. where does whale come into it...
  16. Conor Wright
    Well earned if you've been 50 years climbing! Some old pics from the early days would be good! Put all the zigzag, battery powered tophandle users to shame!! You must have seen a serious progression of skills and equipment over the years.. Looking forward to reading about it!
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    This one is real... Tinkers in a small local town near where I grew up used to sell old second-hand furniture and trailers (presumably nicked) the sign outside read as follows And Takes and whale boxes for sale (The r backwards, of course) I believe they meant antiques and their term for trailer was wheel box.. the accent of course making it whale. But in fairness it shows one of em went to school long enough to learn most of the alphabet!
  18. Conor Wright
    As a palax ks35 owner I can comment on them, no experience with the farmi but I have a farmi chipper, built like a tank! The smaller palax is good but not fantastic, the sawchip blocks on the exit, the splitting ram is a little bit weak, overall the machine is built to a price. But it is simple to run, maintain and with decent sized timber, reasonably productive. Tajfun are better built machines, hakki pilke are worse but all of them are better than an axe when you're looking at that much wood .if you intend to hire it out, get the strongest machine you can, I sometimes have to come back to finish jobs with the log splitter and chainsaw if there is crooked or knotty hardwoods. It's ok for me, not ideal, but I'm not processing the whole time.. but if you're having to do it a lot it would be a pain
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    Looking into the long term then, with other trees to consider, would a raised walkway, essentially on stilts, be a solution? A single row of stout oak piles supporting a long "rope bridge" effect walkway? I guess it's cost versus effect.. would cost less to drop the tree! are there other noteworthy trees along the path?
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    Nice part of the world, I bought a log splitter out your way I think.. niall in proarc, cornamona. I'm over near the Galway roscommon border, east of tuam.
  21. Conor Wright
    S o c, Are you near me? West of Ireland? Think I saw work you did in Ashford castle on here..
  22. Conor Wright
    Tricky enough.. large sweeping curve on the path, add soil where path was and plant some bulbs/flowering perennials where the path used to be to take away the odd look? Looks like there is a tree to the right also so don't know how far you can go with the path.. doesn't look like the tree is suffering in fairness.. probably more danger of someone stubbing a toe than having a branch land on them!
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    Have been up a couple of times. Do a wee first would be my advice! Depends on the formality of the lesson and instructor.. I know the pilot ive been up with well.. till wouldn't recommend shouting Allah hu achbar as you go into your first descent..! but jokes aside, just take it in and absorb as much as you can and enjoy it.. stunning way to see the countryside. You will want one after it!
  24. Conor Wright
    Direct sales only as far as I know.. I brought mine direct from Poland. Can't say for the woodland mills, have heard good and bad about them.. as is the case with most things in life! An awful lot of "american" made stuff is rebadged Chinese.. make sure you see it in the flesh to assess the build quality. Keep an eye out for a chipper with the likes of John mason.. Well worth having a quick chat with him and letting him know your in the market.. Also keep an eye here for one.. tends to be newer equipment but you never know what may come along.
  25. Conor Wright
    Maybe try linking the imagery of the videos to some key words, this may also help to keep your study relevant to the topic as well as acting as a visual and aural aid to "trigger" a thought pattern of other key words and phrases.. take plenty of time to repeat relevant parts of videos and memorize them.. However you memorize is up to you, break down words to help.. make up daft rhymes.. whatever, as long as it works! Oh, and don't shoot yourself! It won't improve your memory.. what with there being brains and whatnot on the walls.. nah.. stick to the videos!

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