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David Lawrence 88

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  1. David Lawrence 88
    Long grass allwn sythe
  2. David Lawrence 88
    Hi i planted a privet hedge this spring the plants are reported to be doing well but just growing up not out or bushy at all should we wait til they get to final height and then trim the tops or cut the tops out now to encourage side shoots thanks
  3. David Lawrence 88
    Scythe on nettles brambles meadowsweet anything firm is great and easy cutting grass is taking it to another level of sharpening ‘peening’and technique which I have yet to try as don’t want to ruin my blade
  4. David Lawrence 88
    I had my seldom used strimmer serviced as it was not starting well and generally unwilling as it lies in the shed with fuel in I bought some husquvarna fuel it went well but next time I used it fuel leaking out so back to dealer and new seals fuel lines required councidence or down to fuel change ? thanks
  5. David Lawrence 88
    Tried a cross between apricot and cherry plum nice little fruit and survived the hills of Northumberland so far tasty too
  6. David Lawrence 88
    Grant aided gas stove is that because it is replacing a stove burning coal anthracite type fuel ?
  7. David Lawrence 88
    Mini sizedhalf tonne electric pickup Google ‘yewt ‘from Australia looks handy for gardeners or running about on odd jobs not yet in production or here in uk would suit me 100 percent thou
  8. David Lawrence 88
    Could they be the invasive Quagga or zebra ones ? they don’t look like the native ones which are in our local Northumberland river
  9. David Lawrence 88
    Collected some calor cylinders 2 x 47 1x 19 1x 3 just went to local guy it was £194 pricey ???
  10. David Lawrence 88
    Fresh growth been frosted ?
  11. David Lawrence 88
    Got the new veg beds in there is a barely meter wide path membrane and gravel Then a hedge along one side its full of ground elder will it burrow across to the veg beds ? if I crawl along dabbing on glyphosate with a brush just how carefull do I have to be of the stems of the hedge ? its blackthorn and field maple mostly with some holly and other bits they are probably quite safe but don’t want any disasters any other solutions? thanks david
  12. David Lawrence 88
    Hi i am going to edge veg beds with scaffold boards to treat or not to treat and what with any tips ? thanks
  13. David Lawrence 88
    Hire in a man and processor if there is anyone up in your area you have to spend your rhi money on something
  14. David Lawrence 88
    Garden centres have quite big trays for sitting plant pots on i use one in my pickup it goes most of the way across behind the seats only a few £
  15. David Lawrence 88
    Will it be the water ? not salt from winter roads seen it kill a row if conifers
  16. David Lawrence 88
    If you log up at home rather than in the woods all you need is a sleeper or similar,some pallet wood to form vertical ‘teeth ‘ and a couple of pallets to sit it on either end its too heavy to move around but works well
  17. David Lawrence 88
    Do I see from pic you have a power barrow is it handy ? how does it go on soft ground ? thanks
  18. David Lawrence 88
    Perhaps the wood gas gets away up the chimney without burning if you make a pyramid
  19. David Lawrence 88
    Hi i pulled the liner out of my pickup bed to have a look its been treated with waxoly type thing In the past Not bad at all Bit of surface rust and one nasty bit by wheel arch for now I just want to keep rust at bay what would you use? thanks
  20. David Lawrence 88
    Split last lot to about 3 inches and it’s fine just thought I might chance it and do a bit less splitting sounds like I should carry on splitting it small
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    Hi i have some oak to split and season it will have two years on pallets in reasonable sunny and breezy spot Cut to 500 mm how small do I need to split it to get to the magic 20 percent Thanks.
  22. David Lawrence 88
    Mr .Woodworks technique it is great a few pallets and a giant block height as suits i go for knee high less bending and no chasing logs round the yard ???
  23. David Lawrence 88
    I have found Branch logging green is easier on the machine and the branches tend to cut cleanly dry branches tend to shatter more leaving a lot of shards I have cut mine at about waist height aiming for mini pollards easier to re harvest in 5? Years time also rabbit proof and giving shoots a help to compete with vegetation don’t really think there is any way of making it viable in £ terms for the fuel unless you have excellent access across the site (unlikely) perhaps client would like to help you with dragging and loping if he is an enthusiast the felling part is the least of it i can send you a pic of my area just started on it yesterday if interested ? david
  24. David Lawrence 88
    I planted a little boggy patch with various willows including some ‘biomass’ strains Small bits thru branch logger into bags I trim of brashly tips so it is time consuming probably ok to put them thru whole makes great kindling with a firefighter larger bits in to logs Wouldn’t want to just have willow in the woodshed but handy to get things going and cheer up the fire if you were branch logging into bulk bags I think you would have to watch for mold david
  25. David Lawrence 88
    Looks like they are birch if so they are prone to mould quickly

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