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This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
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Sumach suckers
This is getting stupid.... for the first time I have not 1, not 2 but 3 lawns that are being invaded by Sumach suckers. I've tried Praxys - it was almost as if I had fed them, not tried to kill them. How do others deal with these suckers?
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Setting up payroll and work pension requirements
My son may soon be joining me as my first employee, having always been a soletrader, this is all new to me.Is the HMRC basic payroll software any good? bearing in mind it is just the one employee, i have no plans to gain more!The auto enrolment work pension thing, my son may well set up his own private pension, as i did many many years ago, so do i still have to register with a provider just to legally be able to opt him out?Thanks,Anthony
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Spraying to prevent disease
Does anyone spray Portuguese Laurel to prevent disease as part of their routine maintenance?We spend 2 hours a week on a garden we started a year ago. Spraying the hedge was never mentioned and now the customer wants to know why I haven't been doing it as it has been hit by mildew
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Suppliers for curved garden shelter
Hello again,Thanks for your responses re the curved wall. In the same garden, we are looking for someone who makes a shelter like Jacksons Fencing used to do - see photo. Any ideas? My client's in Richmond if that helps re a local constructor.Thanks, Jane
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Renovation of a rutted/neglected school field
We maintain school grounds in the East of England, primarily grass cutting, line marking, tree and hedge work. Our client has approached us to renovate a school field which has been neglected, and bring it to a useable condition for playing football, hockey etc. This is totally new territory for us, so we're looking for advice, options, to establish if it can be done in-house with a compact tractor and attachments or bring in a specialist contractor? The field is 6-7 acres of grassland. We have…
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manual augers
How do you get on with manual augers for posts? For a light duty 3 inch square post (or banging in a 4 inch pole) they make a beautiful hole. When the ground is good they go in very easily. In some ways they go in too easily and you end up with a deeply buried augur.On the down side, getting the earth out of the hole is tricky unless you go for 'small bites'. Then I have to pry the clay core out of the corkscrew. They are ideal for checking 'is this a good place to use my post hole digger…
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Value your time ....
Not mine, but this little 'story' sent to me via SM and so relevant : A customer asked a contractor how much it would cost to do this project. The contractor gave him a quote: £4500 The customer responded: That’s seems really high. The contractor asked: What do you think is a reasonable price for this job? The customer answered: £2500 maximum The contractor responded: Ok, then I invite you to do it yourself. The customer answered: I don't know how to. The contractor said: Alright, then how…
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Spraying long grass
Hi AllI look at a job the other day it a piece of wast ground with long grass and weeds in it!The cline what it cut down and weedkiller use on it, then put matting over the top!Now how the best way of doing this, please?Do I cut back then spray and I leave it for some day before putting the weed matting down?Or spray fist leave it then cut back leave the matting down?Thanks
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