Jon Melleney

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Full time Accountant who has mildly green fingers

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Accountant - Part Time Hibiscus Grower

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Dave Colton replied to Henry Voice's discussion Season's greetings 🎄🎅🏼

"Happy Christmas Henry, hope you had a good one."

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John F replied to Peter sellers's discussion Bahco tools vs Chinese?

"It's meant to demonstrate buying preferences in general Dave .
Quantity over quality is it false economy ? , You could apply it to secateurs £10 ones or pay much more for a pair which will last you the duration of your work life hopefully if you…"

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Dave Colton replied to Peter sellers's discussion Bahco tools vs Chinese?

"But the shoe analogy doesn't work as when the tool that you using lets down when you need it then most when used in the field to fix something to get job finished and your cheap socket shatters or the gap in the spanner has loads of slop in it."

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Stihl Motomix fuel

I've always been sceptical about using this fuel as I just reckoned it a waste of money at 3x the price at the pumps. Anyway, read you can leave it in machines for years with no problem and having some tools that just get used once a year at the…

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John F replied to Peter sellers's discussion Bahco tools vs Chinese?

"It's a bit like the analogy , Do you prefer to buy one pair of shoes costing £100 or Ten pairs of shoes costing £10 a pair ?
I have had a Halfords socket set for over Twenty years and it's still serving me well but I feel the quality was better…"

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Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd replied to Peter sellers's discussion Bahco tools vs Chinese?

"We have several of the S106 socket sets and they are just brilliant - built to last a lifetime with fine movement on the ratchets!"

Edward baker replied to Henry Voice's discussion Season's greetings 🎄🎅🏼

"Happy Christmas to you too. Thank you for this great forum. "

Peter sellers posted a discussion

Bahco tools vs Chinese?

Well it's that time of year for some serious machine fettling.The shortcomings in our tool collection have once again brought us to a halt with some jobs, where did those Whitworth spanners come from!? Like most people our tool kits have been built…

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Adam Woods replied to Adam Woods's discussion This works well

"Algo Clear Pro.... as has been said below you really have to wet the surface... and only do it when there is no rain or frost expected for a few days."

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Henry Voice posted a discussion

Season's greetings 🎄🎅🏼

Dear Juicers,
It's that time of year again (already), finishing off little jobs, last minute present runs... before winding down for the holidays. Christmas is always a favorite in our household, my Dad used to love it, and would keep the…

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Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd replied to Adam Woods's discussion This works well

"We use one of these https://www.progreen.co.uk/sds-algoclear-softwash-delivery-system-p... - pricey but brilliant. So much quicker to apply, no mixing and nothing heavy to carry."

Graham Taylor replied to Adam Woods's discussion This works well

"I always find it best to strim off moss where its significantly above the surface and then spray the area. I uses BAC50 from Trade Chemicals https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232214948482?_skw=bac+50&itmmeta=01J... I get a 25 litre container…"

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Jake replied to Adam Woods's discussion This works well

"Out of interest what are you spraying to get rid of the moss, how many times a year do you apply and do you find you still need manual removal or are the chemicals good enough?
anything to make life easier im in favour of"

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Phil Voice July 2, 2008 at 8:36am

Hi Jon

You must forgive me for not responding to your comment.

The Hibiscus thrives in the climate I am in and I will put one in one day - I think that for the late summer they are perfect.

Do you have a photo?

Regards

Phil
Jon Melleney April 26, 2008 at 9:40am

Thanks a bundle.

Thats exactly the stuff i was looking for , how did you manage to locate it as i must have tried umpteen combinations on google with no success.

Now all i need to do is find a local supplier so that i don't have to pay the postage.

Phil ,

I may have bigged myself up re the hibiscus growing , really only a big amateur who inherited one from my grandparents around 1993 and am now on my 4th or 5th generation cuttings , thinking it may be the last as i couldn't find the right rooting compound.

Now i have i look forward to the next 15 yrs.

Regards

Jon
Clive Rossington April 25, 2008 at 7:53pm

Hi Jon, I know what you are describing...hormone rooting powder. Just found it on the web... it is called Strike and made by Bio. In a small yellow tub with green dibber on the lid.
Clive
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Phil Voice April 25, 2008 at 9:27am

Hi Jon

Thank's for joining the LJ network - I notice that you are a hibiscus grower - that would make a very interesting blog post if you have the time.

All the best

Phil
Jon Melleney April 25, 2008 at 9:25am

A few years ago I used to have some potting compound the came in a samll is tub with a green dibber on the lid . i believe the compound was also greenish in colour. For the life of me I can't remember the name and wondered if anybody can point me in the right direction from the description. It was fantastic and the hibiscus cuttings i took would root within days , yet the current stuff i have tried , they won't root at all. Thanks

Jon Melleney

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