I'm talking about large, powerful pruning loppers designed to cut through sapling trees more than an inch thick with little effort on my part. Of course, some people might prefer to forego pruning loppers and simply use a chainsaw for their tree trimming...
The Mini Mill is a compact milling attachment for your chainsaw that lets you cut logs into lumber or beams. Netatmo Personal Weather Station Know what your ultra-local weather is before ever rolling out of bed with the Netatmo Personal Weather Station;...
The job seemed simple enough. The other day, I was reminded that the best of preparations can go for naught. What had appeared to be two cedar branches extending past an ash in fact extended into and through the ash.
I made the prerequisite cuts, taking out a wedge in the direction I wanted it to go and then over cutting the missing wedge from the opposite side of the trunk, leaving a sheaf of fiber for a hinge.
Here are tips on buying as well as other ways to mitigate noise. If it seems like loud machines are a big part of life on the farm, well, that's because they are. When I work with loud machines, I wear a pair of noise-cancelling earmuffs.
The suckers will draw the brush killer into the root system and kill the Bradford pear tree. Allow to sit for 48 hours. Follow those instructions for painting the stump.Allow suckers growing out of the root system to grow between 1 and 2 feet high, then...
Coconut trees tend to lean towards the direction of the morning sun. In some areas, you need a permit and supervision to use chemicals to kill trees. The tree will now fall.Drill ½-inch holes through the top of the tree stump with a ½-inch drill bit...
The most faithful amongst DG readers have certainly read my articles on the Botanical Garden of Mascarins which was the scene of aof Indian Ocean. Some of those damaged trees were kindly pruned free of charge by tree surgeons from the Indian Ocean Arboriculture...
Basically the climbing techniques and tools will be the same as for. It is also a common activity for people growing fruit trees as they need to give them a shape that will later on facilitate both phytosanitary work (spraying) and harvest.
“Portuguese landscaping” we'd call it: “One of every single plant they liked in the nursery.” Of course, now that I live in Europe and know a bit more about the landscaping here, I know that most of the gardens in Portugal actually show a wonderful...
Farmstead cleanup is a multifaceted chore, and the right tools make all the difference. Use the infographic below to figure out what piece of farm machinery will help you complete your springtime chores.
Pull the cut branches from out of the canopy and discard in the trash, bypassing the compost pile so as not to spread any disease.Use your chainsaw, hand saw or loppers to cut away any crossing or unbalanced branches in the interior of the tree.
Pruning Loppers Strong, powerful pruning loppers with handles at least 2 feet long are my favorite tree trimming tool. I personally prefer a handsaw for most of my pruning needs because I frequently stop to change tools and move cut branches out of the...
Hang some pieces of wire or twine down the stump to help the vines climb. Use caution when doing this, and don't try it unless you are very comfortable using a chainsaw. Using a chainsaw, sculpt the stump into spirals, flowers, or human faces.
The long handles on loppers provide more leverage than short handled tools and make the job of cutting pampas grass plants easier, but even so, you can expect sore muscles and a few blisters the next day.Before you begin, you might want to use a long...
The thickness of the slab is determined by the width between the two cuts, and the cutting angle determines the length of the oval slab.Cut both ends of the trunk off evenly to start a rectangle slab.
Remove all of the bark from the grooved areas around the tree. Make the cut deep enough completely penetrate the bark.Remove the bark between the grooves, using an an ax. Start the saw and slice into the tree, following the painted ring around the tree.
What You'll Need tree trunk (any recently deceased tree with a trunk diameter of a foot or more should suffice) a few wooden planks (for the seat of the bench; the length of the planks will determine the length of the bench) chainsaw electric drill or...
Cut off the clusters with scissors to get a second set of blooms.Pinch off dead or dying leaves and stems as you see them. Too much pruning may actually decrease blooms. For an indoor/outdoor succulent like kalanchoe, pruning can be as simple as pinching...
The blueberries didn't get trimmed.It was probably 1999 before we did any serious work on the bushes. There was Stan, whacking the bushes down to 18 to 24 inches from the ground. Still no blooms.
Water it in well, to make sure the nitrogen soaks the root zone where it will be absorbed. Use a chainsaw for trees with trunk diameters of more than 12 inches.Apply a nitrogen fertilizer to the soil around the black walnut in early spring and late summer.
This causes fungus to grow that will soften the stump over a period of four to six weeks. Once the stump is removed and the roots are severed, the holly tree should not be able to grow back.
Cactus plants comes in various shapes and sizes. Wear thick gloves as well as long clothing to prevent accidental contact with the spines.A cactus can grow rather large, which makes removing it quite difficult.Cut the cactus plant into small pieces or...
Chainsaws & Log Splitters romanlily/Flickr Back in the old days, if you needed to cut your own firewood for fuel, you had to fell a tree using hand tools, saw it by hand into short logs, and split those logs manually using an ax or similar tool.
The National AgrAbility Project ‘s online assistive technology database, The Toolbox, has expanded its offerings to include horticulture, gardening and forestry tools. “Our new products are meant to serve a wide range of disabilities because we have...
Spurs are used for palm trees such as the coconut trees although they do hurt the trees with the added problem of lack of cambium tissues in palm trees, cambium as you all know is responsible for healing injuries made to trees.All right, by the time our...
While I made a few attempts at the job, other projects always had a higher priority. Another somewhat positive side effect is that deer damage is insignificant where the cottonwood are thriving.
