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Sapium? They lose 9/10 of the lot in about four days.
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dam wish you were closer, Id love to take that off your hands.
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Pyrus ussuriensis/Manchurian Pear. Eight of them on the one property, and two Robinia's and a Desert Ash on the nature strip. I will be busy for a while yet.
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I planted this Ornamental Grape vine (Vitis vinifera) a few years ago. In the summer it shades the house from the afternoon sun, in autumn it displays these stunning red leaves and in winter it allows the sun to filter through the windows. It's fast growing and will endure the summer heat and winter frost. Another of my favorite plants.
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[QUOTE=DFB FGXR6;6438504]I planted this Ornamental Grape vine (Vitis vinifera) a few years ago. In the summer it shades the house from the afternoon sun, in autumn it displays these stunning red leaves and in winter it allows the sun to filter through the windows. It's fast growing and will endure the summer heat and winter frost. Another of my favorite plants.
image image[/QUOTE My biggest claim to fame with plants is I rescued a very old Dicksonia Manfern from one part of my yard when the 3.5 metre tall plant finally succumbed to huge winds and snapped off about half way up . It's crown was about the same height as the tool shed roof it sat beside. Was devastated that day when I got home to find it .. Rang a good friend in the hort biz and he told me to cut it well above the break and replant it . I dug about a 80 cm deep hole in a sheltered shady spot near the garage and trimmed the fronds back as he told me . Had to water it every day for ages and Wayne told me to mix sugar and water a couple of times a week and tip it in the heart of the crown too. A few months went past and then one day I noticed the first hint of new fronds existing . A few days later and they began unfurling . It's only a third of it's original height but it's growing like a teenager now again and with healthy fronds .. Other than that I grow ripper weeds ..some of the best around . I'm noted for my weeds . To Dicksonia Antarctica ...otherwise known as the Tasmanin Tree Fern or Manfern locally , they pay big bikkies at nurseries in Europe and North America for them ..Here's a Canadian who likes them.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPTV1UkLvlU.... If only he was here . Up under South Sister Lookout about ten minutes drive from me is a place that is surrounded by very old and very big Dicksonia's with several having trunks between two and three feet thick and at least five metres to the crown . You half expect a dinosaur to wander out on you because they say these date back millions of years .. This one in the clip is probably half the height mine was before the wind got it about a year and a half ago .. Last edited by roddy1960; 10-05-2020 at 08:46 PM. |
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More work for my little chainsaw this afternoon, cutting up branches of Melaleuca. Really happy with how it performs. Granted, I'm hardly felling trees with it, but it certainly makes jobs like this so easy.
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Leaves, leaves and more leaves at this time of the year.
I dragged the BR600 Magnum out to clean up this car park yesterday. It really makes short work of jobs like this. ![]()
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this woo flu, has made lawns look good..
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Does anyone here have experience with name brand battery hedge trimmers? All my local lawnies seem to use stihl, either battery or 2 stroke.
And today it had to happen, was cutting the lawn that houses a pit bull, it’s land mines are football size, I vapourized one with the whipper and wore it. ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() https://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Produ...SA-56-Kit.aspx You will be investing not only the tool but also the battery system so choose wisely with future purchases in mind. I have added to pole hedger, chainsaw and blower since getting the hedger. I have two batteries, a large capacity one and a lower capacity one. I have never been caught short of charge this way. Spend some time and way up how much you want to spend and consider how much you intend to use it. Stihl offer a three different battery systems depending use. https://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Produ...-Trimmers.aspx I have not looked back with Hedging with battery power. As for the doggie mess, better you than me!
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https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/24/h...ent/index.html
Bayer will pay out 10 billion (US) to settle Glyphosate cancer claims. I use glypho daily and have done on and off for 40 years. I have always gone with the science; that it is safe to use, (providing you follow the safety instructions), that is does not cause cancer and that science needs to constantly review new data. Bayer still claims glypho is safe and does not cause cancer. They are appealing the 3 cases that have gone to court; they are not part of this settlement. Bayer claims the jury decisions in those cases are not based on science. I am guessing they are paying out all the other pending cases, and setting up a fund for future cases because it is a cheaper option than fighting every case in court! Where does this leave self employed contractors like me and others here? Could we be sued if a customer was unlucky enough to develop Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma? I am still using glypho although a few customers have expressed concern to me. What's everyone else doing?
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I am not a scientist, my qualification is in horticulture which is a science.
An article from The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. https://apvma.gov.au/node/13891
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I don't fully understand how they do the epidemiological modelling on a case like this, given that it is likely that everyone, in say the US, would have been exposed to glyphosate at some stage.
This is aside from the fact that, looking at the molecule, it is impossible to see a moiety that would elicit a cancer response. Anyway, lawyers and big money are involved, so step back!!
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No lawyer is going to bother suing gardeners, no money there! Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a terrible cancer and I feel for anyone diagnosed. The cancer was identified before Glyphosate was invented, so it can not be the cause. If the argument is it could be one of the causes, surely epidemiology would have picked up a spike in cases after the introduction of the use of Glyphosate. A spike would have followed the use of Glyphosate as it spread around the world.
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We have to put signs out now and they're like red rags to a bull. We used to quietly get away with it but they see the sign and hunt you down for a tirade. Funny I was approached by an outraged citizen today whilst hand spraying, she wasn't bothered by the boom sprayer nearby putting out a much worse substance, just by my glypho. Seriously though we're all pretty accountable and responsible. Everyone is trained and licensed. Accurate wind, temps and delta T is recorded. We also program the spraying of glyph with seasonal growth spurts. We've tried some alternatives. Pine oil can work in large and very expensive doses. Pelargonic acid it just that, bloody acid! The PPE you need to mix it is crazy, we stopped after golfers complained about us getting around in full rubber gaunts, aprons, shields and respirators ![]() Steam is a complete joke. Only contact kills, misses stolons and tubers. Is very time consuming. Theres two things weed seeds need to germinate, heat and moisture, regrowth soon follows. Then theres the carbon footprint of running an internal combustion boiler all day to run it. The only other one we use is pre-emergents, generally more toxic than glyph but no one seems to care, because they're not in the media and the only nasty chem they know is glyph. Lol. Anyway thats where I'm at with it, will keep using it in a professional manner and deal with the numpties as they come.
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I discussed this topic with a concerned client, and gave her some perspective, a full driveway, pathways and tennis court spot spray might use 20-30ml of 360g/l glyphosate, the qtys are minute. If it comes to it I will carry a sprayer full of slasher (non annoic acid) to use on request, but my fee will reflect that its 8 x more expensive than gly. Unfortunately the general public get very upset about certain dangers, but are completely oblivious to others, I heard of a school groundsman who was weed spraying after hours, a parent saw him and caused WW3, because won’t someone think of the children! They probably drove home in their petrochemical powered car.
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We trialed it at the Nursery but I found that the place stunk for days after using it for spot spraying path weeds. I have since learnt from the Rep that Slasher can be used at about half the recommended strength and still being more than effective at killing weeds, often within hours. Slasher for those who may not be aware - ![]()
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Well the green spell was nice while it lasted. Now the frost is killing it all
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