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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 06 3:49 pm Post subject:

ExilesinGalway wrote:

Are you going to have an open day and we can all come and admire???

One day, when I have some time.

No new photos recently, will try and take some soon.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:14 pm Post subject:
Someone's just told me privet's toxic to livestock, I'd never realised that, anyone???

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:35 pm Post subject:
Defo not good for sheep - can be fatal. Stick insects like it though.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:36 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Defo not good for sheep - can be fatal.

Stick insects like it though.

Ta, looks like I need to get into stick insect ranching then.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:44 pm Post subject:
So it's looking like this: Hornbeam 4 Gorse 2 Holly 1 Hazel 2 Field Maple 2 Cherry Plum 2 Barberry 1 Buckthorn 2 Broom 2 Anything toxic in there?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:47 pm Post subject:
Don't think anything is toxic, but if you're thinking about grazing some sheep near it, they will devour the broom in no time at all. Guess how I know this

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:48 pm Post subject:
I could put the broom on the footpath side?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:50 pm Post subject:
Do you mean on the footpath side of an electrified razor wire fence?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:51 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Do you mean on the footpath side of an electrified razor wire fence?

Hmm, no I don't think so. Are you saying I shouldn't bother then?

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 4:55 pm Post subject:
In which case: Hornbeam 4 Gorse 3 Holly 1 Hazel 2 Field Maple 2 Cherry Plum 2 Barberry 1 Buckthorn 3

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
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Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 5:01 pm Post subject:
Looks good. Try to protect the plum with the spiky ones, as the little buggers like those too.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 5:02 pm Post subject:

judith wrote:

Try to protect the plum with the spiky ones, as the little buggers like those too.

We won't start putting the sheep in there for at least 5 years, would they still be trouble at that age?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 5:07 pm Post subject:
I don't know, to be honest. I've seen mine standing on the trunk of a tree to bend it over and get at the leaves . It wasn't protected by spiky things though, so you may well be OK.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45712
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 5:10 pm Post subject:
Ahh, they're little buggers aren't they? OK I'll steer clear.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu Sep 28, 06 10:53 pm Post subject:
in a few years that will be an ace hedge

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