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No dig diary, 3rd February 2024

Posted on February 3, 2024 by james

More chippping of apple tree prunings today. Nearly all done now, and would perhaps have been completely finished but I was too lazy to go and buy more fuel. Once that’s done I can chop down a few more sycamore … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 2nd February 2024

Posted on February 2, 2024 by james

My plan for today was to finish feeding all the brash from my apple trees through the chipper so it was all ready for making my flower and strawberry beds. I managed about half of it before some bits broke … Continue reading →

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Testing out the Crytec chipper

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

I couldn’t leave it sitting around for long, so today I hooked up the chipper to the towing hitch on the tractor, locking the stand in the “up” position to stop it dragging on the ground, and towed it up … Continue reading →

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A new toy for the garden

Posted on August 3, 2021 by james

Today a new toy arrived 🙂 In a crate, even. It’s a big toy. I’ve been thinking we need a decent size shredder/chipper for a while, but couldn’t really justify the cost. We have a lot of material that’s just … Continue reading →

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