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  • #5582
    marathon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    Anyone ever invest in trees with the company below??


  • #5583
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    Wheres the best place to get ibc tanks


  • #5584
    straight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,216 ✭✭✭straight


    marathon wrote: »
    Anyone ever invest in trees with the company below??

    NO THANKS.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?p=110041316


  • #5585
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,329 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Where can scallion seeds be got ? My mother gave me a list of all she wanted and can't get scallion seeds.


  • #5586
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,398 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    whelan2 wrote: »
    6 weeks since kids were at school. Seems ages ago since they went to school

    And in our case 17 school days.


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  • #5587
    MickeyShtyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,371 ✭✭✭MickeyShtyles


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Where can scallion seeds be got ? My mother gave me a list of all she wanted and can't get scallion seeds.

    Thegardenshop.ie should have them.

    https://www.thegardenshop.ie/scallion-seeds/


  • #5588
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,766 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    Castlekeeper wrote: »
    I just put out 10 l/ha, but I know of some who put it out at 25l/ha if that's any good to you. I'm no expert, just feeling my way.

    Would you have any idea what the perfect carbon : nitrogen ratio of a fertilizer should be?

    Compost is 20:1
    Microbes themselves are 8:1

    So would 8:1 sound right and that leaves nitrogen available to the plant.


  • #5589
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,623 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    naughto wrote: »
    Wheres the best place to get ibc tanks

    Depends where you are. You'd have to get them fairly local. Got a few used food grade ones via a third party, €50 each.


  • #5590
    Say my name
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,766 ✭✭✭✭Say my name


    naughto wrote: »
    Wheres the best place to get ibc tanks

    Probably Done Deal. But check out the seller's other adds to see who you're dealing with first.


  • #5591
    BENDYBINN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭BENDYBINN


    Say my name wrote: »
    Probably Done Deal. But check out the seller's other adds to see who you're dealing with first.

    No flies on you!


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  • #5592
    marathon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 399 ✭✭marathon


    straight wrote: »
    NO THANKS.

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin//showthread.php?p=110041316

    Cheers that makes my mind up 100%ðŸ‘ðŸ‘


  • #5593
    ganmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,743 ✭✭✭ganmo


    marathon wrote: »
    Anyone ever invest in trees with the company below??

    There was a fund similar to that one that was sold last year. Check out the forestry forum, I think the thread is called 'the third forestry fund'


  • #5594
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    naughto wrote: »
    Wheres the best place to get ibc tanks

    Make sure and get food grade if used for storing water fof cattle.

    Better living everyone



  • #5595
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    If I can get my hands on two it I'll be for oil


  • #5596
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    naughto wrote: »
    If I can get my hands on two it I'll be for oil

    Label it as teat spray and hope any would be thieves would assume thats what it is.

    Better living everyone



  • #5597
    naughto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭naughto


    carrollsno1 wrote: »
    Label it as teat spray and hope any would be thieves would assume thats what it is.

    A shotgun I find works wonders


  • #5598
    carrollsno1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭carrollsno1


    naughto wrote: »
    A shotgun I find works wonders

    Were relying on our wits to save us down these parts still.

    Better living everyone



  • #5599
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 31,329 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    MickeyShtyles wrote: »
    Thegardenshop.ie should have them.

    https://www.thegardenshop.ie/scallion-seeds/
    Out of stock


  • #5600
    emaherx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭emaherx


    _Brian wrote: »
    I must look at those, we did a power and electricity project here last week and I made the kit out of stuff I had hoarded in the shed.

    7-E68-F109-D37-B-4457-A096-BC894-BB1-B68-A.jpg

    Generating electricity from an old motor to light a bulb.

    kids had great craic making this yesterday, Arts and crafts and tech in the one lesson. (Even more craic trying to play Mario Bros. with it after)

    49813142582_04f27fd111_z.jpgIMG_20200423_152904 by Emaherx, on Flickr

    49812296568_0d8dc828e6_z.jpgIMG_20200423_144707 by Emaherx, on Flickr

    🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈



  • #5601
    jimmy G M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭jimmy G M


    emaherx wrote: »
    kids had great craic making this yesterday, Arts and crafts and tech in the one lesson. (Even more craic trying to play Mario Bros. with it after)





    The poor dog in the background is very dejected looking.


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  • #5602
    emaherx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭emaherx


    jimmy G M wrote: »

    The poor dog in the background is very dejected looking.


    :D
    Thats why I love this forum..... lads always look at the background :pac:
    she gets like that when they are all inside.

    🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈



  • #5603
    emaherx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,676 ✭✭✭emaherx


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Out of stock

    Seems to be common to a lot of places now. People who never grow anything are givining it ago and the likes of scallions are probably popular for small plots.

    Noticed the same with baking stuff too. flour and yeast are in short supply in some shops.

    🌈 🌈 🌈 🌈



  • #5604
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,375 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.


  • #5605
    TheFarrier
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 613 ✭✭✭TheFarrier


    _Brian wrote: »
    Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.

    Same here thank god. Now if the bullocks hadn’t got into the grass seeds straight after it would have been a great morning altogether


  • #5606
    kollegeknight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,398 ✭✭✭kollegeknight


    TheFarrier wrote: »
    Same here thank god. Now if the bullocks hadn’t got into the grass seeds straight after it would have been a great morning altogether
    _Brian wrote: »
    Clear herd test thank god. Vet was an hour late but when it’s clear I don’t mind.

    Great. Nice to have the relief.


  • #5607
    GoneHome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    Lime Tree Farm wrote: »
    https://www.thejournal.ie/farming-accident-14-year-old-death-5082281-Apr2020/

    So sad to read this -

    Just reading about this on the Irish Times, who in their right mind would allow a 14 year old to drive a big powerful tractor or any other piece of machinery for that matter. There needs to be a big crack down on this by the HSA/Gardai, maybe doing spot checks on farms etc. I have two nephews aged 13 and 15 who live on my brother's farm, no way in the world would they be allowed to even sit in the cab of the tractor while it's being driven by my brother never mind being allowed to drive it themselves. Lunancy of the highest order.


  • #5608
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,375 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    We have cuckoo back again, they came back here last year after being absent for maybe 20 years.


  • #5609
    GoneHome
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭GoneHome


    _Brian wrote: »
    We have cuckoo back again, they came back here last year after being absent for maybe 20 years.

    Heard one here in our garden this morning, first time in many years also, great to hear.


  • #5610
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 19,375 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Was in garden centre earlier getting bedding plants for the mother.

    Guards came in and checked on their social distancing work. They are running a tight ship but are only open because they sell fuel and dog food.
    The guard said “but everybody here is buying flowers”, the owner said, go down to Tesco and they are allowed sell flowers and compost.

    Guard agreed and headed off.


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  • #5611
    Mortelaro
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,429 ✭✭✭Mortelaro


    _Brian wrote: »
    Was in garden centre earlier getting bedding plants for the mother.

    Guards came in and checked on their social distancing work. They are running a tight ship but are only open because they sell fuel and dog food.
    The guard said “but everybody here is buying flowers”, the owner said, go down to Tesco and they are allowed sell flowers and compost.

    Guard agreed and headed off.

    Some Yoke probably reported that shop
    Meanwhile, heard of the first death of someone I knew of coronovirus today
    Used do some work here years ago
    Mid 40's


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