Ziggy's Farm

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It's all about the trees at the moment...

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Ziggy's Farm Feb 1, 2017 20:57:01 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this

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Feb 1, 2017 19:19:56 GMT SueA said:

Don't envy you ziggy , I did just one recently & used a power saw to take half an inch off the top & bottom, had to plane the side as well (tried sawing it but line too wobbly as it was only a small amount I needed to take off), tough going with a handsaw on solid wood so I went with power but the wood was so hard the battery kept running out! I want some more new doors fitting & they'll all need trimming to fit if you fancy doing some more!

I was so exhausted after fitting new hinges etc. as well that I might just repaint the old ones that are on already.

It's exhausting.. lol. I have to pace myself and do two doors per day.

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Ziggy's Farm Feb 2, 2017 12:26:22 GMT via Tapatalk grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this

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Tree update: the peach tree is now too big for the growing bench and I have moved some judas tree seedlings inside under the light to try and save them as some succumbed to mould in the polytunnel... sigh.
Everything else out there seems ok for now. Just had some monterrey cypress germinate along with more whitebeam, evergrewn oak, rowan and jumiper.

The peach tree seedling

Baby monterrey cypress...

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,774	Ziggy's Farm Feb 3, 2017 6:02:31 GMT SueA and ziggy like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Feb 3, 2017 6:02:31 GMT at this rate you'll soon have enough for your woods

ziggy Full Member It's all about the trees at the moment... Posts: 223	Ziggy's Farm Feb 3, 2017 13:07:05 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ziggy on Feb 3, 2017 13:07:05 GMT More germinations today! English oak, red oak and purple berberis!

ziggy Full Member It's all about the trees at the moment... Posts: 223	Ziggy's Farm Feb 3, 2017 13:07:41 GMT via Tapatalk SueA likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ziggy on Feb 3, 2017 13:07:41 GMT Baby berberis

ziggy Full Member It's all about the trees at the moment... Posts: 223	Ziggy's Farm Feb 7, 2017 16:09:13 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ziggy on Feb 7, 2017 16:09:13 GMT More to add to the germination list... himalayan birch, brewer's spruce and more rowan, whitebeam, holm oak and juniper. The nursery is growing!

ziggy Full Member It's all about the trees at the moment... Posts: 223	Ziggy's Farm Feb 9, 2017 11:10:39 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ziggy on Feb 9, 2017 11:10:39 GMT Yay! Look what arrived today!

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,930	Ziggy's Farm Feb 9, 2017 21:15:53 GMT ziggy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Feb 9, 2017 21:15:53 GMT That looks a great little kit ziggy , hope you get something to 'take'.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,774	Ziggy's Farm Feb 10, 2017 4:56:30 GMT SueA and ziggy like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Feb 10, 2017 4:56:30 GMT I agree with SueA good luck with it ziggy

ziggy Full Member It's all about the trees at the moment... Posts: 223	Ziggy's Farm Feb 10, 2017 7:58:05 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ziggy on Feb 10, 2017 7:58:05 GMT Thank you. I tried hawthorn and cotoneaster yesterday but then gave up as the windchill factor was making my fingers very cold! Will stick some to the apple trees later.

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Ziggy's Farm Feb 10, 2017 12:54:31 GMT via Tapatalk grindle, SueA, and 1 more like this

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I'm discovering that the previous owners here loved bulbs. They are popping up everywhere over the farm! I even found a huge number of what I think may be daffodils sprouting up around where I planted brassica last year. How did I miss them?? Lol.

Is this an iris?

Also plenty of snowdrops and daffodils.

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,930	Ziggy's Farm Feb 10, 2017 21:21:16 GMT ziggy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Feb 10, 2017 21:21:16 GMT Yes ziggy it's an iris reticulata, a pretty dwarf early iris. You might get lots of nice surprises popping up by the sound of it!

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Ziggy's Farm Feb 10, 2017 21:27:44 GMT via Tapatalk grindle and SueA like this

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Feb 10, 2017 21:21:16 GMT SueA said:

Yes ziggy it's an iris reticulata, a pretty dwarf early iris. You might get lots of nice surprises popping up by the sound of it!

That is exactly it. There are surprises out there every day at the moment! I am so grateful to the previous homeowners!

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,774	Ziggy's Farm Feb 11, 2017 7:53:54 GMT SueA and ziggy like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Feb 11, 2017 7:53:54 GMT a new garden is a lovely journey of discovery ziggy

Eli Top Member Posts: 5,151	Ziggy's Farm Feb 13, 2017 17:46:53 GMT ziggy likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Feb 13, 2017 17:46:53 GMT I hope you find lots more nice surprises ziggy

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