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Mousepractice posted:Great photos as always, cheers Dan! Loving the videos as well.  Thanks postin' buddy! I like the videos too and I need to remember to take more cats by the pallet     Hi  tried cloning some more sea mallow at home, bit late in the season but I want to see what happens- have one successful clone from last year but otherwise the nursery here is bare and I intend to move my supplies to the farm at some point soon      cat was very interested in the pallets, as was I, goddamn what a haul- new car earning it's keep  someone parked across the gate so I had to throw my car in a bush for safekeeping  burdfuuud top up as well, really need to find some fat balls but there's a drought on them seemingly and I ain't paying a tenner for 50 (until the robins beat on me)  5 more pallets is by far the best haul of pallets yet- the bulkiest one outweighed the other 4 put together I think  A friend followed me the whole hike out but this is the best pic I could manage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC-3jrJ-uWo  and this little guy/gal/non binary pal has been lurking around at home too- think they are a stray and we are attempting to get it to the vets in case they are chipped and lost- there will be more, soon!
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Clarence posted:Do the powerlines go directly over the acres? I'm wondering if you can do the fluorescent tube trick (if it's not an urban legend) to get free light in the caravan. naw they run a few hundred metres to the south of the border and from memory getting the trick to work takes certain types of tubes under strict conditions to work with power lines (I have done it myself with a small fluorescent and a plasma ball it's fun) I do have an emergency lighting system in the caravan that needs to be reattached to the "new" solar system but otherwise should still work, maybe if I clear out the caravan a bit more this summer I will hook it up again
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trying anyway   first time I have left it parked in my preferred spot this year- the long grass made the proximity alarms go mad, lol   the attendant made sure I was inside the correct bay         had two failed attempts due to fatigue, today was about as bad but not doing it would have been worse gently caress this goddamn condition I gotta live sometimes  loads and loads of longhorns around, there were little moth raves happening all over the place and you know I'm down with that  don't stand under this tree imo  brought a few bits in, really looking forward to trying out this new attack spade/shovel (it's a spade but it says shovel on the packaging, must be a mistake)    Fed the birds, watered the plants and the compost- which has shrunk much and I'm looking forward to autumn and filling them up again  this trailcam- the oldest one- is having issues and won't let me use half the controls right now- still seems to be shooting though so it's still in place and I'm hoping it rights itself somehow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLoPOxTbi18  and after my union mandated break I hosed off to do my other chores- hopefully more soon
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We had a lot of hogweed in our garden growing up and I never realised it had such an effect!
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Maugrim posted:We had a lot of hogweed in our garden growing up and I never realised it had such an effect! well, it's the most likely candidate, periwinkle also grows in the same place and can do the same, as can a few other plants around the giant (and it is indeed loving giant) variety is more aggressive but it doesn't grow on my patch and I have only ever seen a few on the neighbours land
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It's nasty stuff. Bizarrely, the closely related Persian hogweed grows like crazy all over Arctic Norway after someone imported it as an ornamental. So much so that it's locally known as the "Tromsø palm". The recommended folk remedy after coming in contact with it is to thoroughly wash the skin, stay out of the sun, and have an ice cream.
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big scary monsters posted:It's nasty stuff. Bizarrely, the closely related Persian hogweed grows like crazy all over Arctic Norway after someone imported it as an ornamental. So much so that it's locally known as the "Tromsø palm". The recommended folk remedy after coming in contact with it is to thoroughly wash the skin, stay out of the sun, and have an ice cream. it was introduced here as an ornamental too- I would complain but the bugs love it Clarence posted:Good advice for us all to live by when the weather's like this. indubitably! ain't beeen misbeeeehaving     hot day, low energy  Seeds and water brought in- lots of spare drinking water to join lots more spare drinking water  and what does badger love?  And just as some background, here's an average days kit retrieved from the caravan to take to the office   have tried for a good pic of a common blue for awhile, and here's two!  Wasn't initially planning on being here long and thought I took about 20 mins looking at bees and such, was nearly an hour and a half  Can't quite remember how long this has been here but I'm fairly sure another week or three will bring it to 3 months of timelapse footage- a picture every twenty minutes- at that point I'm gonna see if it still has battery life and debate what to do     Currants and gooseberries, my Ribes crew, been savaged by animals but that's absolutely fine I still get some and they will poop seeds around for me  Some apples sticking around but the pears have dropped most if not all baby fruit- the lack of rain over the last month or two hasn't helped  had some chilli con carne and rice (encona hot sauce saves all) and decided to lurk some more   big changes afoot! yes! we ran out of green woodstain!   Not quite halfway but close, provided some prehistoric throwback doesn't drag more pallets in  some bits really needed the water, hopefully the forecast for next week holds up and we get rain  Compost needs water too, not too much but enough to keep processes going  there's a really good video with a bunch of bees in it (hence the post title) for you but yootoob is a gently caress so I will post it tomorrow and course there will be more, soon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-nafsjVoTk bee good to yourself today constant reader
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ThisIsJohnWayne posted:thank you ¡no problemo! didn't quite work out     hi  This is the latest I have ever seen the cherries ripen off   the forecast rain for this week turned into sun, but at least sunday and monday had some storms and a few downpours- meant the container is a bit more full and I didn't have to use any, yay  this thing hasn't improved but it also hasn't gotten any worse so it stayed in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL_llnxSbRY  well the fatigue was pretty bad today but I tried anyway in case I got a second wind but I didn't so after the absolute necessities I sat and watched things awhile and then went home, gently caress CFS/ME but it won't stop me because there will be more, soon
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spookygonk posted:Sometimes it's best to just sit and watch things awhile. couldn't agree more best when I plan to do gently caress all tho- watch this! watching lead fly   this is Fig Roll, who has gone from an occasional and very nervous visitor on the deck to strolling in the back door every morning demanding breakfast- we are near certain she's a stray so she's getting a lot of love and food and will be getting her checked by a vet soon           Today was intended as a gently caress around day because I have been busy- amongst various other poo poo my eldest has dragged me all over the country looking at vet schools so today we went and shot things instead   st johns wort and long time thread fav birds foot trefoils coming on strong, good year for wildflowers all around so far but I crave more more more!  Had meant to come back and grab a handful or three of these, hopefully be back before they get munt-jacked   Loads of assorted creatures too- absolutely hundreds of spider nests like these too, so proud of our brave little troops   Not much more rain but I only had to use some on the two most drought affected new trees (think we may lose a bird cherry, I uno) and wet the compost bins- it's been a harsh year for the saplings so far- you can see how much I used by the algal trace, that's about a bucket and a half   time to gently caress up some metal ducks, they clearly pose an immediate threat and ignored several clear warnings to retreat etc  Used to be that 40 shots of .22 would last me about ten minutes, can spend this much in about two now, and goddamn its wholesome fun for the whole family   Less fun for the metal ducks, who aren't holding up quite as well under fire as I had hoped but maybe if I shoot it up a bunch more it might help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umgJW0pYHuM  hopefully the heavens will align and I will get some decent work time and make use of some of the prep work- more, soon!
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Failson posted:Thank you for all of these, and taking care of the kitties. thanks I love being in and amongst the bees while I'm taking shots pathway to victory  so we took Fig Roll to the vet to check for a chip and it turns out she was chipped and missing for ages so they were returned to a very, very, very happy owner so I guess I'm back to trying to attract alleycats again      hi, let's get some fuckin' work done   water levels up, pond still extant and pond shaped still  used this a bit today   tidied up some pathway and other areas- bramble was blocking bits and would only get worse, solution would normally be a bit more brutal but I'm holding off on brush cutting as late as possible this year for our bug friends  forgot before pics, but my youngest cleared this solo in order that we can build the new parts of the office comfortably and not inside a blackthorn tangle, this was about halfway in  they did great and more importantly they did it careful, and I can't wait to build a new wing to the office and get some of these drat pallets used to make room for more pallets  Did some repotting too, only had enough compost for 7 so we did 7 hedgerow heroes  Found this lady while looking for pots and so had to apologise and gently replace her till she's done guarding that eggsac   Not nearly as rootbound as I feared but still ready enough for a repot  Used a bunch of water- it was needed. Smells really nice and fresh too, I expected a bit of an aroma but it's fine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx1c_6XFUpM  also stupidly left access to the top cupboard available to a very adventurous mouse so some stuff got nibbled, even lost a pack of mi goreng, and I had to clear up but thats just the casualties of war and there's probably other poo poo I forgot but hey, more soon
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Thank you for finding Fig Roll's home! Sharing your work brings me joy. Thank you.
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Szechwan posted:This is a good thread. Now I want five acres
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Failson posted:Thank you for finding Fig Roll's home! Szechwan posted:This is a good thread. Now I want five acres Sarah Bellum posted:This is such a lovely thread and project to watch. I'm so invested in the pond and love to see the hangout area expand and develop. You're doing a great job and I hope you get to share tons of organic produce with the local wildlife. ThisIsJohnWayne posted:You're a good man, Dan thanks all I had planned on both Saturday and today but storms got me each time- bag is packed and ready for tomorrow though- will be splitting or staining or both and I can't do that in the rain or repairing storm/mouse damage lol   year and a half in on these boots, happy so far and think they will last out the 3 or 4 years I would expect from them as primary boots, especially if I clean and polish them a  couldn't find rainbow laces long or strong enough for my demands but these purples look pretty fuckin' spangly imo- gotta get them into action, more soon
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