Mundane News

[pawl]

Another enjoyable Saturday afternoon watching the rugby 🏉.

 

[fossyant]

Dry out, although just discovered my son has left a fair amnt of the content of his boot on a garden table the last few days. Flooded tyre pump and an airbed pump. Will have to hope they dry out. I'll be sending him out to sort it later - currently tipped onto the greenhouse floor to dry.

I'm drafted in again to help clear MIL's house. Got to wait till SIL has been (she's only doing an 'hour') as I don't want to go spreading my germs.

 

[Speicher]

My favourite oats are from the Paw Ridge mountains of the Appalachians.

 

[biggs682]

Bluey grey sky here damp underfoot
Second cuppa about to go down well

 

[Jenkins]

Good morning from a wet & miserable Suffolk. The good news is that the first cuppa of the day was a good one and it's just stopped raining with some patches of blue sky visible in the distance.

Could you not ask who works harder nurses or teachers, was the recent budget left or right leaning or some similar question and watch them spin!!

I could have done, but the problem with that side of the family is that half of them would have got their phones out to try to Google the answer and most of the rest of them would have used their phones to video the others to put onto faceberk/instagranny/toktik or whatever.

 

[oldwheels]

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Not for me can make fresh stuff just as quick and more tasty Mrs 73 likes the golden syrup stuff.

I only use pinhead oatmeal with water and sometimes a bit of dried apple or perhaps a banana mixed in.
Five minutes in the microwave and rest for up to ten minutes before eating.

 

[fossyant]

No longer positive ! Lungs still not upto cycling !

 

[Speicher]

There are four damson trees at the end of my garden. Technically they are on the farmer's land. He is not remotely interested in looking after them, and they are getting very old and the fruit they produce is out of reach. The fruit that falls off the trees make a real mess of the lawn and the border.

My next door neighbour is at the early stages of thinking about removing the ones at the edge of his garden. If he does this, I am thinking about removing mine. The farmer is not bothered how we prune/pollard them. These house were built in about 1970, so the trees are at least fifty years old.

So, a question for peeps who know about fruit and trees etc. If "we" ask the farmer who owns the land, and if he agrees, would you remove them or prune/pollard them to regenerate (and spread less fruit in the process). Or would you replace them with another sort of tree for instance an apple tree? If they are to be pollarded, what is the best time of year for that?

I know that some trees need other trees for pollination purposes. Would you put in four trees of the same variety, ie apples, or mix them up? Or cherries, or something else? I am just seeking people's thoughts on this, at this stage.

 

[biggs682]

Nice hour long stroll around the big block completed.
Time for a rest me thinks before continuing with the day .

 

[gbb]

Must remember to switch off shouting voice when I leave.mums (she is horribly deaf)
I got home after visiting mums, spoke to my son and he turned to me , looked bewildered and said.
Dad, what are you shouting for ?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Been for a ride of 1.5 hours. It all went well, my second since testing negative yesterday, Lovely out in the sun.

 

[classic33]

Lights out in just over a minute.

 

[tom73]

There are four damson trees at the end of my garden. Technically they are on the farmer's land. He is not remotely interested in looking after them, and they are getting very old and the fruit they produce is out of reach. The fruit that falls off the trees make a real mess of the lawn and the border.

My next door neighbour is at the early stages of thinking about removing the ones at the edge of his garden. If he does this, I am thinking about removing mine. The farmer is not bothered how we prune/pollard them. These house were built in about 1970, so the trees are at least fifty years old.

So, a question for peeps who know about fruit and trees etc. If "we" ask the farmer who owns the land, and if he agrees, would you remove them or prune/pollard them to regenerate (and spread less fruit in the process). Or would you replace them with another sort of tree for instance an apple tree? If they are to be pollarded, what is the best time of year for that?

I know that some trees need other trees for pollination purposes. Would you put in four trees of the same variety, ie apples, or mix them up? Or cherries, or something else? I am just seeking people's thoughts on this, at this stage.

i'd prune them you've nothing to lose by trying. starting with the basic 3 D , Dead, diseased and damaged. Then any crossing over branches aiming to open up the tree in a goblet shape. Cut back side shouts to shape don't go mad you will get lots of growth with little substance. Water well and feed in spring with potash. You nothing to lose by trying. Forget the painting of cut ends if any one tells you it's way out of date and brings trouble.

If you want to plant others your right some need others around. Domestic setting in practice some one will have something to pollinate.
The bees will find them so don't worry too much. Plenty of options if you want to mix the planting up if you keep them or replant add plenty of wildflowers , meadow seed mix are best the more bees the better.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Lights out in just over a minute.

You do know the sun came up a few hours back, no need for lights?

 

[Illaveago]

There are four damson trees at the end of my garden. Technically they are on the farmer's land. He is not remotely interested in looking after them, and they are getting very old and the fruit they produce is out of reach. The fruit that falls off the trees make a real mess of the lawn and the border.

My next door neighbour is at the early stages of thinking about removing the ones at the edge of his garden. If he does this, I am thinking about removing mine. The farmer is not bothered how we prune/pollard them. These house were built in about 1970, so the trees are at least fifty years old.

So, a question for peeps who know about fruit and trees etc. If "we" ask the farmer who owns the land, and if he agrees, would you remove them or prune/pollard them to regenerate (and spread less fruit in the process). Or would you replace them with another sort of tree for instance an apple tree? If they are to be pollarded, what is the best time of year for that?

I know that some trees need other trees for pollination purposes. Would you put in four trees of the same variety, ie apples, or mix them up? Or cherries, or something else? I am just seeking people's thoughts on this, at this stage.

I think cutting them back needs to be done when it isn't in leaf.
On my ride out today I was thinking about the damson tree by the side of the road . It is nice for a snack on the way out or back about August time . We only had one plum tree in our garden and it produced fruit .