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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Boggert on May 05, 2008, 18:14:49
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Last year we were given some land by our neighbour... Very nice of him.. :lol:
Well SWMBO had the bit ear marked for a kids play area, so I started clearing the area, got it down to soil, but there were a few irises, which were a pain, but I thought I had them shifted.
I built a frame for the wood chip to go in and put the weed net down, it looked great. the frame butted up to a lovely silver birch all looked fine.
Well as the summer went on, I noticed the bloody irises starting to come through, no matter what I did they kept coming through, so I dug out some heavy duty root killer, pulled back the 5 inches of wood chip and weed net and then went to town.
Job done, they died, however in my haste I think I may have damaged the birch tree! :shock:
This year it looking a bit sparse of leaves, there is some but its not as full as the rest! probably only 50% :shock:
I think my haste to kill the irises I may have killed the tree!
Does anyone know if it will recover??
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dont know for sure :-k BUT when we have had a similar situation on most plant/tree type of things we cut it right back quite harshly, and then the growth goes into the existing tree/plant before it re shoots ( hopefully :lol: )
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there is a products that only farmers can get hold of... ask a farmer nicely, and im sure he has some INDUSTRIALLY strong week killer kicking about :P
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there is a products that only farmers can get hold of... ask a farmer nicely, and im sure he has some INDUSTRIALLY strong week killer kicking about :P
No way want to keep it alive.........Don't let me near the stuff or I'll desimate the whole street!
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Hey Patrick,
I'm sick and tired of the weeds on my drive year after year, looks like your the man to call :lol: :lol:
See you Wednesday mate.
Keith
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Give it a hug :lol:
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Give it a hug :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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It might work. . . .If my partner hugs me a part of me grows :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Let the tree recover, then next spring drill a small hole in the trunk, tap the sap off and make birch sap wine. Yum Hic Burp. Don't forget to plug the hole afterwards with a bit of dowel though, or it'll 'bleed' to death.
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Let the tree recover, then next spring drill a small hole in the trunk, tap the sap off and make birch sap wine. Yum Hic Burp. Don't forget to plug the hole afterwards with a bit of dowel though, or it'll 'bleed' to death.
You're barking......
I'll get my coat.....
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your only option is to sit it out. there is a good chance it will recover.
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Let the tree recover, then next spring drill a small hole in the trunk, tap the sap off and make birch sap wine. Yum Hic Burp. Don't forget to plug the hole afterwards with a bit of dowel though, or it'll 'bleed' to death.
You're barking......
I'll get my coat.....
:P :P :P :P
It does make good booze though. Goes nicely with stinging nettle soup.
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Wanted to try that...New Covent Gardens rubbish these days..
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Wanted to try that...New Covent Gardens rubbish these days..
Have got the recipe if you want it. Goes nicely as a starter for grey squirrel casserole