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by XRS001
Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:18 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Growing Ash for firewood
Replies: 17
Views: 964

Re: Growing Ash for firewood

There is evidence of coppicing in Europe dating back the the Neolithic
by XRS001
Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:18 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Growing Ash for firewood
Replies: 17
Views: 964

Re: Growing Ash for firewood

In planting a new wood I would avoid growing Ash due to die back. It does affect young trees and it could become like Dutch Elm disease. Dead young Elms are however a good bushcrfters resource for standing deadwood. Elm suckers from the root, & is common in Hedgerows. This usually indicates that...
by XRS001
Thu Jan 12, 2023 12:47 am
Forum: How are you preparing
Topic: Growing Ash for firewood
Replies: 17
Views: 964

Re: Growing Ash for firewood

I heard the suggestion today that I grow Ash trees on oe waste land to use for firewood. Is this as good an idea as it sounds? I have about 1/5 of an acre of pretty rough ground that grows brambles and a fair few annual weeds of various kinds. The soil isn't very good at all, definitely no use for ...
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Mushroom growing
Replies: 20
Views: 904

Re: Mushroom growing

Ok so baking the logs is not recommended. As long as the tree was visibly disease free you should be fine. Cooking the log drums it out. Once it's dry you can't get that moisture back in . The logs should be cut in February/ early March which is when the sap is rising this winer sap is full of sugar...
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire
Replies: 91
Views: 4914

Re: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire

Just for a moment ignore the annoying tactics of just stop oil. Let's look at the science that informs them. 420ppm C02 in our atmosphere has not played out it's full warming potential as yet https://youtu.be/qTdJRy1uqsc IPCC scientist Peter Carter says we are heading for beyond 1.5°C which will be ...
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Mushroom growing
Replies: 20
Views: 904

Re: Mushroom growing

All you need is a 10mm drill bit, some paraffin wax, an old saucepan to heat & melt the wax & this innoculator tool.

A good source of logs cut February/ early March.

That's not a huge outlay for equipment

https://imgur.com/gallery/DaEMJNq
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:23 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Mushroom growing
Replies: 20
Views: 904

Re: Mushroom growing

iv always said that us in work are treated like mushrooms,"kept in the dark and feed on bull s##t" lol LOL rusty you read my mind , The government treats us all like mushrooms . On the subjetc i have tried many times over the years and out of the times i have tried i think i only once got...
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:20 pm
Forum: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Topic: Mushroom growing
Replies: 20
Views: 904

Re: Mushroom growing

Rusty74 wrote: Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:05 pm iv always said that us in work are treated like mushrooms,"kept in the dark and feed on bull s##t" lol
No sh** required to grow these premium mushrooms
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire
Replies: 91
Views: 4914

Re: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire

I see people have been watching Funkyprepper & like his content. I would be wary of this individual.. 1 his skills are very limited, but his estimation of them is way greater. This is a man who thinks he can survive in the woods indefinitely with just a bashan, knife & MREs 2 His views are ...
by XRS001
Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: New Members Start Here
Topic: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire
Replies: 91
Views: 4914

Re: Long time survivalist/prepper, new to this forum- hello from Oxfordshire

I see people have been watching Funkyprepper & like his content. I would be wary of this individual.. 1 his skills are very limited, but his estimation of them is way greater. This is a man who thinks he can survive in the woods indefinitely with just a bashan, MREs & knife. 2 His views are ...