Planting woodland - heavy going!

[spandit]

The site local to me with sea buckthorn is often inaccessible in places due to flooding, so I reckon it will cope with a bit of water so long as it dries out some of the time.

Despite our land being very wet, most of it isn't submerged (there is a pond that has a few inches in most of the year but it needs digging out and lining with clay)

 

[British Red]

Wow, from the amount of stuff you produce I thought you had a vast estate! When is the book coming out?

I'm hoping my daughter will learn to shoot the .410 in due course

My lass likes 410 as does my wife!

Kind of you to say it about what we do. We do enjoy it!!

 

[spandit]

My lass likes 410 as does my wife!

Kind of you to say it about what we do. We do enjoy it!!

Hopefully picking them up tomorrow, one folding, one bolt action. Already bought some cartridges so I can play immediately!

 

[British Red]

I the folders - so light and handy.

Do check you have the right length of cartridge, some only accept 2"

 

[spandit]

The folder is 3", the B/A 2.5"

 

[British Red]

That's cool. We don't buy 3" for the reason of having a mix like yours.

 

[spandit]

That's cool. We don't buy 3" for the reason of having a mix like yours.

Yeah, I bought 2.5". Lyalvale fibre wad. Hoping to moderate one of them

 

[British Red]

I'd just buy a moderated Baikal. Its cheaper than buying a can and threading a barrel.

 

[unruly]

So are alder and gorse. I've cut some of the gorse down to make space for the robinia - should give it good shelter whilst it grows. Planted some more willow yesterday and I've been told a friend has some bamboo for me, which will be perfect screening for where I need it

Have you considered planting Autumn Olive? It seems a favourite with forest gardeners

 

[spandit]

Have you considered planting Autumn Olive? It seems a favourite with forest gardeners

Never even heard of it - will have a look

 

[spandit]

I'd just buy a moderated Baikal. Its cheaper than buying a can and threading a barrel.

Not when you have a lathe

 

[British Red]

Aaah perhaps not if you can cut a Unf thread

 

[spandit]

Aaah perhaps not if you can cut a Unf thread

20tpi if I remember correctly

 

[unruly]

Never even heard of it - will have a look

Elaeagnus Umbellata

I planted one a few weeks ago, I don't think its invasive in this country.

 

[spandit]

Sounds good, I'll have a look

 

[Wayne]

Well done on the tree planting. Having planted over 14000 trees at Bersted Brooks during the last 7 years I feel your pain. Taking the tree guards off is worse in my experience. My volunteers arent so keen especially when the ants build there nests in them or the occasional mouse leaps out. Ours is a riverine woodland designed to get flood each winter. Its good to put something back

 

[spandit]

The tree guards I have are perforated so designed to split - don't they just fall off?

Reading other people's tree planting totals makes me feel very inadequate at times - I did get quite excited ordering the species I have, mind, so a bit sad that I won't be ordering any more for a while, aside from a sea buckthorn & winter almond or two!

 

[British Red]

Have fun doing what I do, add in rare and unusual trees singly or in pairs....True Service and the like. Quite exiting watch them come on

 

[spandit]

Have fun doing what I do, add in rare and unusual trees singly or in pairs....True Service and the like. Quite exiting watch them come on

That's the plan. Have you burnt any wood from trees you planted yourself?

 

[British Red]

Only prunings, nothing substantial yet. Plenty of the weed trees we extracted to make room for them though.