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Monthly Archives: May 2016
Ever thought about Scarifying your Lawn – Pt1 Machinery
Well the decision was made to scarify the lawn on 2 points. 1 – The lawn mower would not go over it 2 – The weeds were beginning to get the better. So we selected a dry week in May, … Continue reading
Clutch of Pheasant Eggs
So well concealed I nearly stood on them. And the mother was on the nest only flew off when I was about 30 cms away. It gave me an almighty fright. I left them as they were for the mother … Continue reading
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Omega grafting using a hand tool
I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to grafting, using a knife a secateurs. However I was asked why I did not use the new ‘Hand Tool’ for grafting. So I thought I would give it a … Continue reading
A botanist can be a very lonely life.
Again linked to my Rose tying post. My family have taken a photo of me, taking a photo of a very old Mulberry. It can be a lonely life being interested in fruit and nut trees. I see a tree … Continue reading
How not to tie in Roses
Whilst out with the family at a very large park near Coventry a few weeks ago, I happened to notice the method used to tie in roses. As always on the look out for different methods of doing things I … Continue reading
Now is the time I prune my Grapes
This time of year is when I always prune my grapes. I then know which branches are dead and which are going to be trained. All of my varieties are grown as single stem cordons. Some years the stem may … Continue reading
Fox cub caught in Rabbit trap
Its amazing what gets caught in a live rabbit trap. This is a really nice, healthy fox cub. It did not take to kindly about me trying to let it out. It was snarling and hissing at me, but it … Continue reading
Grafting below ground level into Sweet Chesnut’s
Firstly I have been asked how can you do a graft, but then not see the graft on a Sweet Chestnut tree. Well I hope to explain things further. Firstly a picture of a typical sweet chestnut seed growing and … Continue reading
Creating an Apple Family Tree, a word of caution
Creating a family tree is so very tempting, especially if you have limited space. I have been doing a batch of cleft grafts using P22 as the apple rootstock. But a word of caution. You must select the varieties with … Continue reading