v8kid
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| posted on 9/11/13 at 09:10 PM |
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free to uplift
90 Goat willow saplings germinated this spring free to uplift
Cheers!
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 10/11/13 at 11:37 AM |
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I declare this to be the most random post of the week 
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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v8kid
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| posted on 10/11/13 at 01:06 PM |
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If I put my mind to it I reckon I could get a locost connection - eventually
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TimEllershaw
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| posted on 11/11/13 at 09:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
If I put my mind to it I reckon I could get a locost connection - eventually
Shame they are not Ash saplings, it could be a grow your own Morgan replica kit.
[Edited on 11/11/2013 by TimEllershaw]
http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/
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nick205
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| posted on 11/11/13 at 10:00 AM |
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Intrigued....what did you have in mind when you planted them?
Could they be used for fuel?
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/11/13 at 10:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Intrigued....what did you have in mind when you planted them?
Could they be used for fuel?
Not in a car  I posted a link on arbtalk, they grow pretty quickly if someone wanted a field boundary with a view to future firewood.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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v8kid
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| posted on 11/11/13 at 10:28 AM |
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Thanks for the link Peteff.
The story is I bought a 6 acre field next to my house only to discover that it would cost more to replace the choked field drains than I paid for the
field (:
So I thought I could plant trees on the swampy part. Initially the plan was for firewood to make us self-sustaining for heating but I got sucked into
the ecology stuff.
Anyhow I formed a community group and hence qualified for free tree packs from the Woodlands Trust. So far we have planted 1500 trees and I reckon
another 250 willows (coppiced) will fill all the swampy areas. A mixture of hardwood, food (berry & nuts), firewood and shelter trees.
As an aside I also discovered after I bought the field that there was a transmission gas pipeline under it with planting restrictions - plus the 11kv
overhead line has similar planting restrictions - rats!
So it is mixed use field with trees and hedges planted round the perimeter, in wet areas and corners.
I plan to plant a wildflower meadow if I can get seeds at a reasonable price - they cost more than gold !!!!
Back to the free trees. They are surplus to my planting plan and were free from the woodland trust so I do not want to see them wasted.
At present I have not fertilized for the last 2 years in prep for the wildflowers and the silage yield has increased -blessed if I can work that one
out BTW I give the silage to the local farmer for free and in return his son in law lends me his JCB (to construct scrapes for creepy crawlies) -
barter is wonderful!
Cheers!
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