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David Benson replied to Matthew Cartwright's discussion 10+ Years experience struggling to find work (Flexible)

"hi Matt i had 30 years in the game (retired now) same as you all by word of mouth used to hope fore some gales after xmass so there was some fence repairs, serviced my own machinary inbetween or bad wether days, a lot of advertising is done on the…"

Adam Pilgrim replied to Matthew Cartwright's discussion 10+ Years experience struggling to find work (Flexible)

"Hi Matthew from15 years in the game - Jan and Feb are always quiet, especially given how tight the economy is currently.
Just had a quiet three weeks and now things are speeding up again - but that's with over five years established in this location…"

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10+ Years experience struggling to find work (Flexible)

Hello,Set up business last year and was going really well through word of mouth and now all of a sudden I've landed with very little leads (I know it's the time of year etc that is also contributing to this). If any of you would like to hand down…

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Graham Taylor posted a discussion

knee pads

Can anyone recommend knee pads that are not bulky and don't keep sliding down your legs? Not worried about the "cushioning" effect........... more that the missus complains about the state of the knees on my jeans and she has trouble getting them…

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Graham Taylor replied to Nicholas Breakspeare's discussion Propane torch to burn moss

"sounds a bit drastic and very inefficient..... can't believe anyone would use this method? I use BAC50... similar to the DDAC Nick uses below. Tradechem sell it 25 litres for £110 1.5 litres diluted down to about 20 ltres will treart …"

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Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd replied to Nicholas Breakspeare's discussion Propane torch to burn moss

"Does your PL insurance cover hot works?
We use products containing DDAC to control moss and spray it on with a knapsack or dosatron unit - very effective and long lasting on hard surfaces (except composite decking)."

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Propane torch to burn moss

For those of you who use a propane torch to burn moss, what do you use to shield the heat from affecting nearby vegetation / other objects? We work in a historical, public gardens and due to the proximity of beds/borders to the paths, burning is our…

Sam Bainbridge replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice

"Have looked at the westermann the biggest downside is they hardly have and dealers my nearest is 3hrs away so for any warranty work it would be major hassle.
The new weibang looks to be pretty much exactly the same as the westermann so I have big…"

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James replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice

"Keeps us updated Sam. I'm interested in getting a brush this coming year."

Tim Bucknall replied to John F's discussion Olive Tree Winter protection

"The busy road will raise the temperature."

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Adam Woods replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice

"I have a Stiga with plastic brushes - its used mostly to clear dead moss off a tennis court - before its arrival I hired a Westermann a few times, with the steel brush - that was so much better, almost no need to kill the moss first"

Sam Bainbridge replied to Sam Bainbridge's discussion Moss brush advice

"I discovered that after putting this on. It looks the same as the westermann but with a 5yr warranty rather than westermanns 2yr.
Going to have a demo see what it's like"

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