What exactly does an acre look like? - Downsizer
My dad's little paddock is two acres, if that's any good to you. And my grazing pastures are about equal at 5 acres each. The two hay meadows put together are 20 acres. wellington womble: Yup - works in my brain! SheepShed: Wales is about 4,942,115 acres, so just imagine an area roughly one five millionth the size of Wales. Does that help ?
What exactly does an acre look like? - forum.downsizer.net
2006年12月20日 · I apologise for the stupidity of this question in advance but can anyone give me a visual image comparison for how big an acre is? I've tried googling for this but all I can get are equivalent measurements in metres/yards/square feet etc which is fine but I need to be able to visually relate these to something tangible :oops: Suzie
energy required to cut an acre of grass - forum.downsizer.net
Thats a damn sight more energy then a scythe mower or horse team. However I would like to get some figures for a number of tractor and mower attachment sizes. This leads me onto how much a scythe mower could receive for his work. 50p/litre of diesel oil = £2.50 plus the wear and tear on the tractor and mower.
Crayfish, how not to do it... - Downsizer
2/ or that you'd get a license to trap where there are known to be any native White claws - but ask away. Come Monday, I'll phone the EA and see what they have to say.
Laying paving slabs to take weight - Downsizer
cab: Laying paving slabs to take weight Got a water butt for out front. Big one too. I don't have a hard surface to put it on, currently soi
ID please - weed?? - Downsizer
Looks very like weed that used to grow all over our allotment, but no idea what it is! Andrea: My first thought was that it has a similar look to hemlock, but that has a very strong smell. It's a massive family though. Kellyn: Morning, could it be a young Ragwort plant? They are sometimes a bit like this when they have a growth spurt ...
Damage to hedges/trespass - forum.downsizer.net
Apart from the fact that it's not nice to have people trespassing on your land we've had trees and fruit nicked in the past. Our 4 year old hedge which has been maturing nicely has just had some big gaps chopped in it by a nice local, barbed wire up wouldn't be any greater deterrent than rosa rugosa/hawthorn etc, not hard to cut a strand of barbed.
Single Payment Scheme - Downsizer
2009年6月17日 · Posted: Fri May 19, 06 2:31 pm Post subject: Treacodactyl wrote: With grants forming such an integral part of farm finances I can't see how you can ignore them when examining the finances.
Selling Plastic Barrels (30 litre ones at the moment) - Downsizer
2008年8月24日 · Hi, l've started selling recycled (\\
Mongolian felt making
I will try again today - I made a couple of samples, a nuno wrap, a bag and a vessel (I don't like the vessel much but it met the requirements). Cathryn: At last a use for my horse. Save all that rolling and sloshing aound in soap. marigold: There's something about the word vessel that makes me squirm .