- Location
- Carmarthenshire, West Wales
I feel sorry for you, having to fit the insulatorsIt is a bit. About 1000 of these, and half a tonne of 1.6mm HT.View attachment 944064
I feel sorry for you, having to fit the insulatorsIt is a bit. About 1000 of these, and half a tonne of 1.6mm HT.View attachment 944064
They are insulators clips just lock on with a wedge system so you can move the wires to suit.I feel sorry for you, having to fit the insulators
Does it have to be "either/ or"?None... this tree planting all seems to be part of the current fashion for 're-wilding'.
Lets hope its just a passing fad and the next fashion is for eating, rearing beef and lamb is what im good at and enjoy so will stick to that for now.
Not sure, i havnt looked into it.Does it have to be "either/ or"?
In response to the BBC headlining that National Trust are planning to plant dozens of trees this year.
It strikes me that I have made a bit more of an effort myself. How about you?
My answer 6500
Could some trees planted on field edges not provide shade and shelter?Not sure, i havnt looked into it.
But dont want grazing land hampered by trees really.
Yes in a scheme, what do you think - I am made of money?Unless you're in a scheme where you are being paid I'm afraid this is somewhat self defeating from a business perspective.
Done the same in the past (3000), we have a nice personal space but it doesn't pay AND it won't pay when/if DEFRA bring in schemes.
Far better to wait and see what comes. Otherwise you are reducing much needed future earnings and reducing land space where you can make those earnings.
sounds like a job for a tree shearTrees plant themselves around here. I have one steep bank that was clear and grassy when I was young and we had sheep. Fenced it off for 'conservation' back in the late 1970's and now it is an impenetrable jungle with quite large trees growing all over it with their branches needing trimmed to keep them clear of the productive part this side of the fence.
It's only about four years ago we trimmed back large branches to the cwm [valley] but last year they were again invasive and I had to row up twice on the relevant headlands to allow the forage harvester to travel. The second time was obviously to offset the windrow further. I have many hedges and valley borders like that and I'm threatening to cut the bigger, older trees off at the knee rather than trim the branches back every four or five years.
Trees and hedges have grown far more vigorously during the past five years than I've ever seen them before. A combination of damp summers and more CO2 perhaps?
Have other people found it impossible to source Douglas Fir forestry plants this season,must have tried nurseries all over the country,with no luck, had to be all sitka this year,difficult getting those as well.
Now this is an idea. Tons of blackberry bramble we want shut of and this is a very good idea!Blackthorn hedge I planted 6 years ago for making sloe gin wiil be ready to lay next year then probably another 3 years before it thickens up into a decent hedge. Already had 2 harvests off it but last year got nothing due to late frosts.