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 Topic: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
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 Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Oct 28, 23 5:16 pm Subject: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
I have seen on youtube videos of people recycling the heat from the exhaust gases. Using a homemade heat exchanger.
Also seen exhaust pipe being made from some sort of ribbed flexible pipe, akin t ... |
| Topic: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Oct 23, 23 12:28 pm Subject: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
Greenhouse is a standard glass/aluminium frame 20ft x 10ft
Concrete floor, no insulation.
Exhaust to go through bottom of aluminium plinth. So no proplems with fumes. Concerned that no catalytic ... |
| Topic: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Oct 22, 23 8:19 am Subject: Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse |
Anybody used a a diesel heater for a greenhouse
Something like one of these [url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305135666208?hash=item470b80c420:g:qoMAAOSwFLNlEUlN&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwKTDO3TWiAF ... |
| Topic: Advice plz on hedges, grass verges, roadside, council |
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Fri Mar 25, 22 11:56 am Subject: Advice plz on hedges, grass verges, roadside, council |
Advice plz on hedges, grass verges, footpaths, roadside, council
I have a roadside hedge, that is mine. I appreciate that any branches overhanging the highway, I have to cut. Not a problem.
But ... |
| Topic: Broccoli has cropped, what now. |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jul 19, 21 6:37 pm Subject: Broccoli has cropped, what now. |
My broccoli has cropped, what do i do now.
Just pull them up. Or will they re-shoot for later in the year. |
| Topic: Mistletoe |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Apr 19, 21 1:12 pm Subject: Mistletoe |
How far up inside an apple tree does mistletoe grow.
Never managed to to grow from seeds, but got some apple branches to graft, about 25mm dia. Top worked an old apple tree.
But wondering if no ... |
| Topic: Hazelnuts or Cobnuts |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Nov 10, 19 4:38 pm Subject: Hazelnuts or Cobnuts |
Just picked up on this topic.
I can concur with Tahir about squirrels. I have shot, trapped loads of squirrels this year. And I still have the same amount as I had at the start of the year.
I ha ... |
| Topic: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 29, 19 7:17 pm Subject: Vinegar for weed suppressing |
Tried with white vinegar. Not particularly effective as it only burns the leaves. Maybe good for annuals, but not perennials
Try Acetic acid.
White vinegar is only 5% acetic acid
Horticultural ... |
| Topic: Hedge flail cutting with Tractor - advice plz |
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Forum: Land Management Posted: Sun Jan 01, 17 11:17 am Subject: Hedge flail cutting with Tractor - advice plz |
I am after advice as to what is the maximum reasonable diameter of a tree that a tractor mounted flail hedge cutter will cut (flail).
This is the first time in 25 years that I am not capable of han ... |
| Topic: I know that we have one or two nutters on here. |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 11, 16 6:54 pm Subject: I know that we have one or two nutters on here. |
| Just for info my Broadview walnuts are already dropping their nuts, far to early compared to other years, which is normally 2nd week of October. |
| Topic: Sprouting chestnuts |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Sep 11, 16 6:51 pm Subject: Sprouting chestnuts |
| Chestnut blight—a devastating disease of the American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata) that in the early 1900s nearly wiped out all of the population in the US. But it also affects the European Sweet ... |
| Topic: My first top fruit crop of the year Red and White Mulberries |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jul 19, 16 3:08 pm Subject: My first top fruit crop of the year Red and White Mulberries |
Both types are very sweet.
In the whole picture of things, then no they are not worth growing.
But as there are no other top fruit about yet, then yes they are well worth it.
I think the me ... |
| Topic: My first top fruit crop of the year Red and White Mulberries |
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Jul 19, 16 2:12 pm Subject: My first top fruit crop of the year Red and White Mulberries |
Mulberry Red (Morus Rubra) and Mulberry White (Morus Alba)
The texture is very much like a blackberry. The fruit on this tree is the size of a pea, but the sweetness is so intense. ... |
| Topic: Any ideas what these fungi are? |
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Jun 22, 16 8:03 pm Subject: Any ideas what these fungi are? |
I reckon they are 'fairy rings' or Marasmius oreades unless any other ideas.
Reference http://www.mycokey.org/result.shtml?genSpec=Genus&ID=480&showList=Result&random=21513 |
| Topic: Any bird identifiers on line, to id my bird |
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Tue Jun 21, 16 12:42 am Subject: Any bird identifiers on line, to id my bird |
I have the full video. the birds are just over way throu the video, blink and you will miss them.
checkout http://www.gb-online.co.uk/dump/imag0081.avi |
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