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I like how the land is being used for multipurposes.They can be mounted off the ground so sheep etc and wander underneath
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Not true if he grows Pine.
The Eastern Pine can attain 3ft per year in ideal conditions.
"If you plant your tree in prime conditions with about four hours of direct sunlight every day and acidic, well-draining soil, the annual growth goes as high as 36 inches. At the least, you can expect close to 24 inches of annual height increase, which puts the Eastern white pine in the fast-growing category for pine trees".
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How Fast Do Pine Trees Grow? (And Which Grow the Fastest?)
If you’re looking to add natural privacy or shade to your yard quickly, pine trees are an excellent option. As a sturdy, fast-growing species that thrives across many climates, pines can easily adapt to a
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You’d of thought I was burning printer ink if anything …… we’ve got 500 left so we are okay as we’ve burnt 3 cube of wood through winter .
We don’t use boiler juice as it’s cheaper to go direct for us but they aren’t normaly far away
It’s now borderline criminal … thinking of re jetting to burn red derv as I can get plenty of that shhhh
Drilling and exploration have been greatly reduced, over here.
Coal burning power plants are being forced to shut down or switch to natural gas.
The reduced supplies are forcing prices up.
When power plants start drawing on the reduced supply, prices will go through the roof, or fail to meet demand.
And that is the optimistic assessment.
Coal burning power plants are being forced to shut down or switch to natural gas.
The reduced supplies are forcing prices up.
When power plants start drawing on the reduced supply, prices will go through the roof, or fail to meet demand.
And that is the optimistic assessment.
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Put the clock forward an hour every day but go to bed by a different clock? Sounds like a plan!
Onoff
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I find it rather ironic that a mate who covered his roof in PV when the FiT rate was at it's highest and gets I think just < 55p a unit, now sees that eaten into.
He is after all a generator. I think he should be able to increase his standing charge and unit rate. It's only fair...
He is after all a generator. I think he should be able to increase his standing charge and unit rate. It's only fair...
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Aye but they will buy from someone cheaper and then he gets nothing.
mart
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I feel that Blobber is on to something here with the idea of creating a wood.
Filling it with fast growing pine trees could have an additional benefit beyond growing firewood.
Whenever I visit a DIY shop for timber, it is always pine .There is a massive demand for pine timber. Whether it is a few pieces of 4x2, new joists for the flooring, or timber roof trusses and other aspects used in the construction industries.
Imagine the area full of mature trees, and an outbuilding closeby with a sawmill inside. If you just consider the four sides that are cut from each tree that results in a large oblong shaped log worth £££s. Even the four side off-cutts from each tree would provide lots of 'wood fuel'. Not just for himself, but a decent amount sold on at a profit, plus all the thick branches chopped in to logs.
If the trees are cut down near to the ground (coppicing) they will regrow again. What's not to like?
Coppicing - Wikipedia
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Get back to us Edward, we all need to be doing and sharing everything that may be of help.I had a wickedly, sharp, jabbing pain in my a*****le yesterday morning,
And funnily enough
It was just after I opened my new, from April, gas an electric tariff, from British Gas
From an estimated £2400 to £3550 per year
Does it really make that much difference, switching everything off,
It should, the electric is not being used.
I'll have to do some testing, to see what electrical savings can be had,
Its not something I have ever worried about,
'That's just how it is',
Better late than never,
Time will tell.
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Only for the welfare unit, its double what I have been paying for the forklift gas. That too has probably doubled.
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You cant eat the trees but in and around trees live lots of wildlife! we can get a good harvest of willow in 3 to 4 years and there is a load of other old poorly maintained trees that need removing so were well on the way!
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I think this might be an option, certainly not all pine but Im going to have a look around for prices!I feel that Blobber is on to something here with the idea of creating a wood.
Filling it with fast growing pine trees could have an additional benefit beyond growing firewood.
Whenever I visit a DIY shop for timber, it is always pine .There is a massive demand for pine timber. Whether it is a few pieces of 4x2, new joists for the flooring, or timber roof trusses and other aspects used in the construction industries.
Imagine the area full of mature trees, and an outbuilding closeby with a sawmill inside. If you just consider the four sides that are cut from each tree that results in a large oblong shaped log worth £££s. Even the four side off-cutts from each tree would provide lots of 'wood fuel'. Not just for himself, but a decent amount sold on at a profit, plus all the thick branches chopped in to logs.
If the trees are cut down near to the ground (coppicing) they will regrow again. What's not to like?
Coppicing - Wikipedia
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Onoff
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Energy never really disappears it just changes form.
Fitting storage batteries seems to be the current sound bite in the face of leccy prices and then charge from PV. Great idea and maybe there's some monetary concessions for early adopters.
At the end of the day, if we're still reliant on China for the PV panels and the raw materials for the batteries, then the day will come when they too can hold us to ransom.
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