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Post by sweetpea on Jun 23, 2020 18:48:02 GMT
Shredders.
I've got a Bosch so called Silent shredder although it is more of a chipper. Had it for years but the biggest problem I find is that it tends to clog up with foliage and then you have to fiddle around trying to unblock it.
So my question is what would you recommend that would deal easily with branches but also with softer stuff which could then be composted? Ta.
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Post by ladybird on Jul 2, 2020 12:34:36 GMT
Have you got a tool to push the stuff into the shredder Sweetpea? My shredder does the same but I just push the soft stuff down and it eventually passes through
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Post by ladybird on Jul 2, 2020 12:49:58 GMT
Just tested this little gadget from aliexpress it has a sharp blade on one side for cutting soft stuff like flowers heads and held to a finger on top with a a stretchy wire bit and it is spring loaded so springs open again after each cut. The blade is really sharp and it cuts clean every time, great for harvesting lavender and cutting flowers even thick lupin stems. It cuts better than secateurs as you can home in on the stem quicker and it keeps the hand free. I think it would also work well for cuttings. The little stretchy wire thing around the finger is a bit tight and the blade is not replaceable but a handy we gadget for £1.70 I love it   |
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Post by sweetpea on Jul 2, 2020 12:57:34 GMT
Have you got a tool to push the stuff into the shredder Sweetpea? My shredder does the same but I just push the soft stuff down and it eventually passes through Yes but it usually means going into reverse and even then awkward to remove. On occasion it works very well but as I say it has its drawbacks.
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Post by ladybird on Jan 27, 2022 2:10:11 GMT
I made these diy soil blockers to see how they perform before investing the real thing. One is made from the cap of a spray starch with the top of a Tesco herb jar and the little one is a cut pilchards tin wrapped around a dowel with duck tape ( very sharp , the decoration on the dowel is my blood   |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 23, 2023 9:17:07 GMT
My new root it 120cmx40cm heated mat, is working a treat in the greenhouse, a bargain on Amazon for only cost £35.85 ( now gone up to £48  ) sorry I didn't buy a couple more .  |
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Post by Cherry on Mar 23, 2023 10:55:15 GMT
You really are a designer ladybird and our greatest seed collector. More power to your elbow. Your seedlings are coming on a treat. |
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Post by grindle on Mar 24, 2023 3:47:46 GMT
Looking great ladybird might have to look at those, certainly a lot cheaper than heated propagators and all the space is useable |
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Post by ladybird on Mar 24, 2023 11:30:10 GMT
Looking great ladybird might have to look at those, certainly a lot cheaper than heated propagators and all the space is useable It quite warm grindle warmer than my heated table and it warmer under the actual trays. I have both the mat and the table connected to a plug that I can switch off from the house if its sunny . The other plug is for the light .  I love gadgets another one below , a Govee thermometer that I can moniter on my phone via bluetooth 
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Post by ladybird on Mar 24, 2023 11:31:36 GMT
You really are a designer ladybird and our greatest seed collector. More power to your elbow. Your seedlings are coming on a treat. Thankyou Cherry I do love my seeds and the little seedlings, its got worse since all the kids have left home 
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Post by grindle on Mar 25, 2023 4:58:14 GMT
sounds like a good set up, is it very big ?
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Post by balc2 on Apr 22, 2023 13:51:05 GMT
I bought these the other day. I don't really have a great deal of use for secateurs but they are always useful to have. My last pair spent the winter outside on the balcony & were all rusty. They didn't cut all that well really either but I hope these will do better & I will try to remember to bring them in before winter sets in at the end of the year.
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Post by Eli on Apr 30, 2023 8:05:29 GMT
I have a few and keep losing them, even though I've tied a red ribbon around the handles to make them conspicuous. There's probably several pairs lying around in the garden somewhere.
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Post by Cherry on Apr 30, 2023 9:13:15 GMT
I use my Felco 12 with the moving handles for pruning the apple trees and sharpen them every time I use them at the farm. I could be a bit excessive, but it shows the love for my garden tools.
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Post by ladybird on May 25, 2023 11:46:50 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has experience or recommendations for a telescopic hedge trimmer or chain saw ? I have a hateful bush arching over from my neighbours high fence about 2 meters up . The seeds germinate all over my garden and I have to pull up loads of seedling every year. At the minute I`m using a pole pruner from Lidl. I have to stand on a ladder and pull a string for each cut. the neighbour is an elderly man and I don't want to bother him but he cant even see the shrub as the hugh leylandii tree behind it hides . That s my second question how do you kill a 30 foot leylandi  |
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) sorry I didn't buy a couple more . 
