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Just FYI, Someone asked how long it takes to for a stump to look like a bush and other than it being some years I didn't really know. So when I worked on one area I decided to keep track of the changes. A lot of cutting was done in early 2020, the first photo gives an idea of the size of the...

By then it may be too late. At the moment there is, or seems to be, some space between the trunk and the fence. So currently it should be straightforward to take off the top of the trunk (above the fence) and then take off the rest of the trunk in sections. I thought we were talking about a...

Key words there are "I could see". Quite thin roots can be covered in soil and essentially invisible but still be enough to hold it in place. The first time I dug out two tree stumps I, foolishly, cut them off low down and then started digging. The first, smaller, one was hard but I got it out...

IMO the key thing when cutting down a tree is to decide if you want to remove the root stump first. If you do then don't cut it the trunk off low down but c. 3-4 foot up. This gives you leverage to help break the roots. This is a bit late for you now, but may help someone in the future. For...

A long, long time ago I had a bin the same proportions as a dustbin one but the side was a piece of very heavy duty mesh, sprung into place, and the bottom was a circle of the same mesh. This lasted a long time, many years. So when it finally died I tried to replace it but could not find one. I...

Patio Magic (and Wet & Forget) are basically dilute forms of BAC 50. BAC 50 is a 50% solution of benzalkonium chloride. It depends on how thick the moss is. If I get round to doing my tarmac before the moss gets too bad then I just spray it with BAC 50 diluted to the right level. If I have let...

@amfisted I have a somewhat similar situation, roughly the same width and c. 4m long, however I can access both ends. I have quite a few Gardena combisystem tools, including a telescopic handle 210 – 390 cm and a garden hoe...

In https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/below-ground-bitumen-paint-for-wooden-posts-in-concrete-will-it-trap-moisture.615002/ @Burnerman recommended them and said he had used them. You listed all of the problems you perceived with them, I asked you if you had ever used them and you did not answer...

I think there @JohnD is assuming that the wooden posts will be set in concrete. John is quite knowledgeable but he comes across as thinking that there is only one way to solve a particular problem. In another thread some months ago, he said that he had never used postsaver sleeves but he knew...

I needed to replace my main hose and, after looking around, I bought https://www.hozelock.com/product/ultraflex-hose/ I wanted to be able to get half-way down my garden so I needed a 50 metre hose. Some that looked okay were not that long. I bought it maybe two years ago and it has been fine...

That is very different from The latter is saying that this is true of all machines. Personal circumstances vary a lot, partly what I was getting at by saying it is nuanced. I have lots of areas where it would be very awkward to use a lawn rake, also awkward to use a corded blower. Hence I use...

It is a bit more nuanced than people have said. I have a largish garden and plenty of mature trees, so I collect c. 2 cubic metres of leaves per year. I have three machines, two vacuum / blowers and one (cordless) blower. Only if the leaves are on the lawn, or they are very close to it and can...

So evading rather than answering the question. That is a meaningless question, so I will ignore it. Someone, correctly, said "A wooden post in the ground will rot, at the point, ... where the gradient of damp and air reach the perfect proportions" (emphasis added). It is not just a matter of...

On that basis, a cover that extended 6 foot up the post would mean that it would rot c. 6'6" in the air. Will capillary action take the water up that far? Have you ever used these protector sleeves? I doubt that John (@Burnerman) would recommend them if he had not done so.

But only if the post is allowed to have sufficient water & oxygen. And that can only happen in a relatively narrow height band. The OP's second post refers to a thread, which may well be the one where I posted this...

So how would the "one 240V tool" do the four different jobs that my tools will do? And how much would a 100 metre (or more) extension lead cost? As that is what I would need to get power from my house to the corner of my garden. And if it is "mains power again all round" why is that you...

Phew! So I'm off the hook. When I bought two (Lidl) cordless tools I bought four batteries and two chargers, on the basis that the batteries will eventually die. Also if I only had one charger then if it stops working, for whatever reason, then all of the kit would be useless. Since then I...

I thought he had replaced the children. At least that is what I thought meant. ;)

As I said, I have no idea how reasonable a concern it is. You say that all the comments listing the various problems with BEVs are propaganda, I think they show why BEVs are not appropriate as a mass market solution but they are being forced on the country exactly as a mass market solution...

As I said I have never used them, but it does inspire some confidence. And that is the purpose of a guarantee, you don't want to claim on it. Well, there are bound to be some sensible limits; e.g. you must have fitted it tight to the surface. More limiting is that, somewhere on the site, I saw...