the daydream fund challenge thread

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

alfie...if that nursery you spoke of as selling stuff off has any english yew that you notice could you let me know (and tell me where it is ). I've started a load of yew seeds, but don't mind starting the hedge with some plants. Yew is best lumpy bumpy anyway, IMO. And before anyone panics its roadside behind a ditch...I'm not killing of the critters!

i am a bit confused as i had an email price list from nursery at the weekend [ears must have been burning !!] i will go there wednesday and find out.
brill news...MY 1ST EGG TODAY!!
also just been given 2 hens ,4 kakariki parakeets,2 canaries and something else.... friends husband has done his back and cant look after them now so asked if id have them, my brain said NO but my mouth said YES !!
im def wanting some of your chooklets... im onto your geese ,waiting for a call.

sorry CTC i was repeating myself and i know you are "on the ball" without my wittering...
i do believe in fate, thats how i got this place... there was a reason you saw that place and wether it works or not it has sown the seed for what you want out of life. good luck.

took my friend to A&E today, she has concussion and was a bit disorientated so drove her there. she has to be off work and take it easy .

alfie_1

LIR just a thought and you/davesnave will know!!

i have a HUGE yew tree x 2 opposite my gate and im sure iv seen lots of "young" trees growing in the undergrowth....are these any good for you ??? more than happy to have a look and dig up if so...

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

LIR just a thought and you/davesnave will know!!

i have a HUGE yew tree x 2 opposite my gate and im sure iv seen lots of "young" trees growing in the undergrowth....are these any good for you ??? more than happy to have a look and dig up if so...

ROFL, they might be....my guess is if its a big tree it might be Irish yew, but davesnave will know if we can use that for hedging....I'd wondered if being more upright it might be nice in the hedge for topiary balls later :o

I had a look under our one bit of yew and there was nothing

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

ROFL, they might be....my guess is if its a big tree it might be Irish yew, but davesnave will know if we can use that for hedging....I'd wondered if being more upright it might be nice in the hedge for topiary balls later :o

I had a look under our one bit of yew and there was nothing

it is a spreading branched yew, not a tight compact one, but maybe thats cos theyve never been pruned?? really red inside core of wood, like beautiful dark redwood cedar ?

bearing in mind they were put here pre 1880's iv been told !!

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

it is a spreading branched yew, not a tight compact one, but maybe thats cos theyve never been pruned?? really red inside core of wood, like beautiful dark redwood cedar ?

bearing in mind they were put here in the 1880's iv been told !!

I don't know...needs a more experienced voice than me.. spreading sounds english though.....

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

I don't know...needs a more experienced voice than me.. spreading sounds english though.....

i will take a better look tmorow, 1st to see if any babies, if yes then i will take pic for you??

Davesnave

Spreading sounds like English yew. Pre 1880 is nothing; that's a teenager! You can use any of them for hedging.

Lir, you can have first dibs on this as your need is greater than mine, but if there are any spares...:)

Paid 56p/litre for oil today, but with the uncertainty in the Middle East I can't see it getting any cheaper for some time, if at all. With a bit of luck we can shut the Aga down in 6 weeks or so and hang on to what's left. Last year's fill-up at 41p looks cheap now!

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

Lir, you can have first dibs on this as your need is greater than mine, but if there are any spares...:)

Davesnave, Alfie offered them to us both. Lets share. Besides.....until my seeds finish their two year decision making process then gow on a bit, I'm only able to patch

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Davesnave, Alfie offered them to us both. Lets share. Besides.....until my seeds finish their two year decision making process then gow on a bit, I'm only able to patch

OK. I shall be over alfie's way in a month or so.

rhiwfield

Davesnave, topped up oil at 56p as well a couple of weeks back. Looking at the futures market it may well be that we dont see heating oil falling back as much as usual this summer. Time to dust off the heat pump plans again.

CTC, I'm watching with interest to see how you get on. Dont forget if its close to swansea you can check out any submitted planning applications online

Bit down atm, been running an infection for over two weeks now, energy levels low and the specialist antibiotics are causing some side effects.

Still, thats nowt compared to whats happening in ME and NZ, had text from DS1 this am who's in Wellington waiting to operate on casualties evacuated on flights from Christchurch.