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I usually look for a better solution 🤔 and during the past week or so while cutting up the logs into rounds; I've been doing that. I'll be making a few adjustments to my timber base, but the TYRE stays ! As you say, its mighty 🤣 Thanks for taking the time, always appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

Not sure how I missed this one Martin, my apologies 😔 I've thought about other ferments and 🤞🏻I get round to it some day, but to answer your question, no yet 😉 🍀

The brine often goes below the level of the weight and cabbage; I keep an eye on it and just top up with a 20% brine solution. I still drink a litre of Kefir every day, so easy to make. Quite a few people here in Ireland use raw goats milk, so good luck there. Never tried making my own sourdough bread; too much to do at the moment, perhaps things will settle down next year when I have my log store built and the boiler stove installed 🙂 Most of my mini forest is now planted, some of the trees are looking like trees and not saplings 🌳 Your support and encouragement is much appreciated 👍🏻 🍀

I like the texture and flavour of Hellmann's Martin, though may give it a go some time. Quite a lot on at the moment. As always, thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 🍀

Hi Jack, I drink about a litre a day, approximately 34 US ounces, 35 Imperial ounces. Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

Hi Jack, I drink about a litre a day, approximately 34 US ounces, 35 Imperial ounces. Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

maybe 🤔

I'm not on an ideal site, though as I've said, everything will eat them, even if on the very slim chance they manage to germinate 🙁

My experience is that they need a sustained temperature above 18 - 20℃ Night time temperatures in the poly tunnel are too low. Paulownia invasion via seed germination in the wild here in Ireland won't be an issue, and I doubt invasion by suckering will be either. Thanks for taking the time ⏱️ much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀 meantime...

They have been hardy to around -8℃ for a couple of weeks. Parvula, Urnigera, Glaucescens, Subcrenulata and Dalrympleana would be more hardy. I have left everything that was here before; Beech, Oak, Willow, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, as well as all the non-tree plants. Everything is thriving 🙂 I don't spray any chemicals 😉 Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 🍀

It was severe at the end of last year whatever they were spraying 😏 Some of the flowering shrubs are dead. At the time I looked up when they were allowed to spray, and they were spraying illegally 😠 Thanks for sharing 👍🏻 🍀

The Tomentosa seed you sent 👍🏻

Glad it helped 🙂

You're welcome Jonathon I still have some Swish spares 😉 Subscribers help 🙏🏻

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There are fabulous trees, I loved the clack, clack noise of the leaves when a gentle breeze blew. Yes, all Eucalyptus benefit from Full sun on a south facing slope. Some protection against the Atlantic gales is also helpful, though I'm encouraged by the complete lack of wind burn on the one that survived 2022 ❄️ Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 Subscribers always appreciated 🙏🏻 Good luck 🍀 meantime Craig

No, if anything I find the artificial light has a detrimental effect on seedlings, both Paulownia and Eucalyptus. 🍀

@@Craig-MItchell so you germinate them without light ?

During the winter I germinate in the grow room ua-cam.com/video/lsptYjbwxoo/v-deo.html for the most part, Paulownia are OK with the artificial light, though the Eucalyptus don't enjoy it. As soon as the days lengthen and the temperatures are warm enough I move everything into the poly tunnels with natural light. The Paulownia I've recently sown went straight into the top shelf of the polycarbonate poly tunnel. At this time of year, day time temperatures on a sunny day with the doors open are around 25 - 30℃ on overcast days with the doors closed, 20 - 25℃

@@Craig-MItchell okay very interesting. Have you ever tried germinating Paulownia seeds with sunlight only?

That is what I'm doing now with those in the Poly Carbonate Poly Tunnel Rofl. I'll update one way or another in a few weeks, subscribe if you aren't already to be notified. Are you in Ireland ?

Another week and they'll be ready 😉 🍀

Still cold here in Ireland as well, with slow growth. Forecast to get warmer in about a week, though they said that about a month ago 😏 🍀

Thanks Mark Very much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀 meantime Craig

Hi Craig , a few of my Rodwayi's are looking very poorly still . I heard you say in the video that you were feeding a few trees that you thought might be for the compost bin, just wonder what was the feed ?? I think my Rodwayi's are definitely in need of a good feed but am unsure what to get , any suggestions?? Thanks 👍🏼

I'd leave them a few weeks Mark, hopefully the weather will get warmer. Most of mine are putting out some new growth, though its slow 😏 and they look a bit ravaged 🙁 I'll send you up replacements FOC if you pay the postage 🙏🏻 Was going to make a video on what I'm feeding the plugs; NOTE once in the ground they don't get anything, just in the plug trays as they can't access additional nutrients themselves. 🍀

@@Craig-MItchell I was just down this evening checking on them and yes mine definitely look RAVAGED 😂 as well but I did notice a handful of them with signs of new growth, tiny growth but it's hopefully a good sign for the others.. I did have a few cows break onto the garden 2 weeks ago and they did some damage to a few trees so I will be in touch for a few replacement Rodwayi's for sure 😊 . If you could keep me say a dozen that would be great 👍🏼

No bother Mark, just drop me an email when you're ready 😉 🍀

They should be fine without the hight temperatures once they have germinated for a couple of weeks or so. I don't have a fixed time period for plugging them up, depends on growing conditions / temperature. I wait till they have reasonable growth, perhaps a couple of centimeters. Hope this helps 🤞🏻 Good luck 🍀

@@Craig-MItchell Your response has been of GREAT help to me. So THANK YOU. Chances are I'll be pestering you later on in my seedlings progress. Once again, THANK YOU. Your responses are very helpful to me.

@@johnterrance3075 You're welcome Seymore, where in the world are you ?

@@Craig-MItchell I'm from Ontario, Canada

Not at all John Happy to help 🙂 My apologies for the late reply 😔

Hi Matt, fresh stock ready for planting, get in touch on the email to order. Those I planted towards the end of last summer and starting good new growth; I'll do a video in the next few days 😉 🍀

Not nocturnal, which is nice for me filming them 🙂

Yet to get seed Michael, so can't say for sure. I would assume that once the flowers have died off and the capsules dry out, perhaps six months, though it's a guess. I update with my findings regularly, and am letting everything grow now to get flowers and eventually seed. Subscribe to be notified 😉 🍀

Thanks for the reply I need about 650 trees for fire wood what would you recommend how much and when would you be able to supply I am in county down BT34 3qb we are South facing and about 500 ft above sea level I have some planted doing well but need more to finish the project

@@MichaelDavis-zb6nv Could you email me Michael. You'll get my email from my channel home page, or the get in touch page on my web site. Thanks 🍀 Craig

Thanks Julian It would be great if Ireland could start small plantations of distinct varieties in order to gather seed for more adapted next generation Eucalyptus trees; they have so much to offer the country 😉 Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻 🍀

Forecast is for more rain here in the next couple of days, but then to be drier 🤞🏻 Hopefully it will start to become warmer as well, feels cold for this time of year. Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

You're welcome, glad it helped. Do like and subscribe 🙏🏻 Good luck 🍀

Absolutely Julian I did use the grass cuttings to the same effect, and will continue to do that in the future. If I could get wood chip or bark at reasonable cost, then that would be better. Turning a sod is a very effective technique, used in commercial forestry, though for now I'll stick to my small earth augers and battery operated drill. Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻 🍀

Thanks Andrew, from what I've read and watched, the trunk needs to be around 7cm diameter at the base. None of mine are close to that yet 🙁 I'm happy to let them do their own thing for another season 😉 The slug eradication measures have worked and most are growing nicely now 🙂 🤞🏻for better growth this year, so I can experiment with doing a technical cut. Though I'd say that on an exposed north facing slope, they aren't going to grow at the 3m a year I was hoping for; still, if they get to 5m total height and produce lots of beautiful purple flowers, I'll be pleased with that. Thanks for taking the time, I know you are keen for me to have success 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀 meantime...

The Arbora are particularly fast ! They've been in the poly tunnels and last year they got too hot in there and I lost most of them, hence taking them out a bit early. Though my feeling is that winter is past and it will be a warm year ☀️ Thanks for taking the time Evojigger, much appreciated 👍🏻 🍀

Going to be packing and posting tomorrow Tony 😉

@Craig-MItchell oh my word,was just thinking of you, give me time and I will get our Julie to sort you out with payment,Julie our girl,many thanks,Tony.

@@TonyBlaney I sent you an email Tony 😉

You're welcome Chris Subscribers and likes help 🙏🏻

You're welcome Ron. The benefits to me of eating probiotic food continues to accrue. Sauerkraut has also been very beneficial ua-cam.com/video/_eKywZAVwHs/v-deo.html though early on I forced myself to continue being active with long mountain walks ua-cam.com/video/a7P19eQqaec/v-deo.html Being active is very much part of it. I strongly suspect I'd have also had a heart attack or stroke if I hadn't managed to escape my previous environment and eating / drinking habits. Good luck 🍀 with your recovery. Subscribers help 🙏🏻

It really is game over for ICE cars, EVs are now comparable to buy new and second hand. Battery technology in a couple of years will have improved dramatically, range and charging times will likewise. Say the taxi driver works a four day week for forty eight weeks; they save £12,480 a year. Anyone buying an ICE car is insane 🤪

The person who gave me the seed says they are Glaucescens, and that's possible. They're certainly one of the round leaved juveniles as I call them; Gunnii, Glaucescens, Urnigera. They're about 80mm high now, so not too much longer till we find out 😉 🍀

I seen some quite large ones here in Ireland, a metre and a half diameter at breast height. Certainly been high rainfall here in the last twelve months 🌧 Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

Thanks for taking the time Evelyn 👍🏻 Thats interesting about that particular Bacteria ! If I get the chance to try a goats milk ferment I will 😉 Thanks for the encouragement and good luck 🍀 Craig

Interestingly Stella; I'd say for me as well, it was possibly a neighbour and a few other people I sometimes had to be around, though I did also have the incredible binge on the way back from collecting my things from storage. Thanks for taking the time to watch it, much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀 meantime Craig

Thanks a mil, much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀

Thanks for taking the time 👍🏻 I've heard of the raw goats milk, and would like to try it, though am a bit wary. A few years back I got food poisoning, not a pleasant experience 🙁 so for now I will stick with the pasteurised, homogenised cows milk, I do think I'm getting some benefit, and also eat a lot of raw sauerkraut ua-cam.com/video/_eKywZAVwHs/v-deo.html, so am getting a good range of the beneficial bacteria. I've tried raw cows mil, scooped from a local farmers vat, the kefir grains loved it and grew at least 50% more quickly 😮 You can buy tested raw milk in the US, but so far I haven't seen it here in Ireland; I am very much into organic natural food, so would use it if available 😉 Thanks again and good luck 🍀 Craig

I'd say if you plant the same as I have, a metre apart staggered, then you'll be starting to thin them out and therefore harvest firewood from around year 4/5 I won't have Nitens this year, seed is scare and the seed I did buy wasn't viable 😏 I'll have other varieties towards the end of the summer. May have some Eucalyptus now, will know in a couple of weeks once I have cleared my orders and a couple of enquiries... Good luck 🍀

@@Craig-MItchell I agree with the seed quality, I have germinated loads of gunnii and silver dollar from my local supplier Forestart in England and they are doing well, but seed bought from a firm called Chiltern, only 1 gunni from the pack of a few hundred is alive, a couple of silvers and the snow gums didn't even germinate. I bought some regnans on a whim off ebay and they are doing well, I was shocked. Seed quality is key.

So difficult, as one variety from a supplier can be fine, and another variety from the same supplier can be very poor. I definitely rate ForestArt, nice people and good quality seed. Brexit though 😏 means I can't buy from them anymore with out an expensive phytosanitary cert 🙁 Good luck 🍀

You'll have a very big smile on your face if you do 😉 Thanks for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻 Good luck 🍀