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 Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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 Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Fri Feb 22, 19 10:09 am Subject: Wildlife |
i have seen a few, something that did surprise me was the cornish pair i watched for a few weeks raising a nestling were catching voles if no avian was convenient
a lowish hover and scan then a nea ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
Replies: 219
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Thu Feb 21, 19 10:21 pm Subject: Wildlife |
this afternoon a perigrine did a death vortex to a blackbird above and into the garden over the alley
three times round each tighter and lower than the last and a squeak on the lawn.
awesome
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| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Thu Feb 21, 19 3:18 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
i can think of a crab hedge about 100 yrs old with 30 varieties in a 100 yards.
a deliberate planting of no two the same 
the small prunus things are both planted and wildings. there are lots ... |
| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Feb 20, 19 10:43 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
if i do apples and pears ( if i can ) i needs somebody to do the plums, gages and damsons and bullace.
the york historic collection is extensive and includes loads i have never seen before.
at a g ... |
| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Wed Feb 20, 19 2:15 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
i just found that one of the rootstocks has 2 successful grafts from last year
i was looking to see if it was a suitable host and spotted them so that makes two new trees so far, new from old and ... |
| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Feb 19, 19 7:38 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
about 10 in assorted styles onto 5 maturing rootstocks.
that covers the pear and 3 types of apple so tomorrow i have 2 more types to do
one of the rootstocks was ideal as there were 3 perfect br ... |
| Topic: Adventures in grafting |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Feb 18, 19 6:40 pm Subject: Adventures in grafting |
those did not go too well 
the summer rootstock twigs casually pushed into damp soil still seem alive 
today i collected , the little russet, the horizontal one i did the serious pr ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Feb 16, 19 1:31 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
a quick kilning would do for any live worms. once it stops steaming it is done .
it might take a bit of the timber to heat a suitable drum with a lid but if it makes most of it saleable etc
thin ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Feb 15, 19 10:52 am Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| sunny ,mild and rather like spring here. |
| Topic: AI oi oi |
dpack
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Fri Feb 15, 19 12:19 am Subject: AI oi oi |
| [url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/14/elon-musk-backed-ai-writes-convincing-news-fiction] ummm if that sort of artificial intelligence was to meet natural stupidity things could go ... |
| Topic: pasties, yum yum yum |
dpack
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Thu Feb 14, 19 11:41 pm Subject: pasties, yum yum yum |
first make pastry that is
edible
robust
and deliciously nutritious
it needs to be strong enough to use the crimped rim ends as a handle and to hold the contents while munching happens
it nee ... |
| Topic: Speed test software |
dpack
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Mon Feb 11, 19 10:09 pm Subject: Speed test software |
details please
pretty please
a very tidy info protocol , working kit and leccy is a node
mobile linux on a stick and a working usb port is fine if one can find or make a working usb po ... |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Feb 11, 19 12:50 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| it is the season to prune blackberries . i did mine yesterday as well, the birds will get used to it. |
| Topic: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
dpack
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sun Feb 10, 19 5:52 pm Subject: ... the sky is baby blue, and the just-unfurling leaves ... |
| iirc one aspect of the delay is you might have rent issues due to unpaid housing benifit, although universal credit will cover back rent eventually if a person has or borrows money and pays the rent d ... |
| Topic: Wildlife |
dpack
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Forum: Conservation and Environment Posted: Sat Feb 09, 19 4:22 pm Subject: Wildlife |
bunny update , i just saw a big lean one and two youngish juveniles.
even if they do seem much reduced in numbers there are still bunnies in da hood. |
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