tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post793852889101379314..comments2023-08-28T04:49:47.536-07:00Comments on Milkweed & Teasel: Wildlife and Wild BoysJennifer Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-66774831270157316512016-08-18T05:51:19.343-07:002016-08-18T05:51:19.343-07:00Paula - The British hedge is a thing of beauty, an...Paula - The British hedge is a thing of beauty, and lots of them are stock-proof. I know how to lay a young hedge but have never had to do more than make repairs or re-lay thin areas. Mostly I'm lazy and stick a sheep hurdle in the gap and tie it with baler twine to adjoining stumps. <br /><br />It is true that you can tell the age of a hedge by the species, and also how/where it's placed. The beauty of a hedge is that it's trimmed by tractor once a year which keeps the bottom thick and keeps the woody plants young. <br /><br />Ruth Goodman would be proud of your knowledge!!<br />Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-83243509275582458692016-08-12T11:09:21.721-07:002016-08-12T11:09:21.721-07:00Me too on Edwardian Farm and Victorian Farm! I...Me too on Edwardian Farm and Victorian Farm! I've made my husband watch them with me twice now, which is quite feat.<br /><br />So has your experiment taught you anything?<br /><br />Maybe a good old fashioned hedge is in order...I saw that in England they drive hazel posts into the ground, and then cut hedge plants part of the way through the stem or trunk with a billhook, and then bend and weave the plants around the hazel posts. You leave them partially connected so that they continue to live and grow into a very tight living fence. I thought it was so cool that I want to try it some day. <br /><br />Incidentally, I read some years ago about a study that found that you can tell how may hundreds of years old a hedge is by the number of different species in a ten foot section. They evidently correlate.<br /><br />Well, that's enough useless information. Good luck with your rams and fences!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-33606696562552461582016-08-12T05:47:20.137-07:002016-08-12T05:47:20.137-07:00Funnily enough, my husband works on a farm in Dove...Funnily enough, my husband works on a farm in Dover, Massachusetts. I'll ask him to keep an eye out for the Dover Devil. And then I'll snicker to myself the whole day. <br /><br />Best of luck with the fencing! I hope the estate is responsive when it comes to these types of requests.Christinehttp://earthmorning.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-40156655507860031282016-08-11T10:04:39.231-07:002016-08-11T10:04:39.231-07:00I love Ruth Goodman! Have you seen tales from the ...I love Ruth Goodman! Have you seen tales from the green valley? They made it before Victorian farm so it's a slightly different style but my daughter and I love that too. It's set in the Stewart period. Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-33575318784127890662016-08-08T23:21:47.390-07:002016-08-08T23:21:47.390-07:00KJ- I'm Team Ruth all the way!! She's a gr...KJ- I'm Team Ruth all the way!! She's a great role model for daughters everywhere.Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-77552559222873762782016-08-08T12:27:46.346-07:002016-08-08T12:27:46.346-07:00I am thinking it was the very first episode - that...I am thinking it was the very first episode - that should "spare" you for "having" to watch it all again... We have gone through the Victorian Farm, the Tudor Farm (less interesting) and the War Time Farm - I am beginning to think my daughter and I have a crush on Ruth Goodman and the team...<br />KJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-69895273407081469302016-08-04T01:46:54.504-07:002016-08-04T01:46:54.504-07:00KJ- I loved that historic farm series! i must have...KJ- I loved that historic farm series! i must have missed the episode about birds and chimney cleaning, but that's interesting. I will have to thank my "volunteers" for their good work!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-59132556775067015192016-08-03T15:37:32.482-07:002016-08-03T15:37:32.482-07:00I think The Edwardian Farm showed that birds were ...I think The Edwardian Farm showed that birds were used to clean chimneys in the past? Unless they were jesting? They did use a different method in the episode, not to offend any viewers I suppose...but you seem to have volunteers :-)<br /><br />KJ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-857318096156941512016-08-02T22:27:34.021-07:002016-08-02T22:27:34.021-07:00Ha! Typo- it was supposed to say unremorseful, so ...Ha! Typo- it was supposed to say unremorseful, so pigs have no better manners than rams :) And they'd then make a new hole in the fence when enticed back in with food- never through the hole they made to exit. <br /><br />Thank you for the link, I'll follow it with interest. I end up down rabbit holes like that far too regularly!<br /><br />And I've just seen I wrote best instead of nest. I think I may have commented on my phone, which may explain the terrible typing.Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-78377626592156333752016-08-02T09:50:18.229-07:002016-08-02T09:50:18.229-07:00Hazel - At least your pigs had the decency to look...Hazel - At least your pigs had the decency to look remorseful! My rams know I don't want them in there but do it anyway. B*stards. Oh, and I added a link to the Dover Devil (or demon) so you can check it out. I was listening to a podcast about a mythology of elf-like creatures that many cultures seem to share and you know, one thing led to another....Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-63262605077897258452016-08-02T08:16:11.141-07:002016-08-02T08:16:11.141-07:00My mum had a spotted flycatcher best under her win...My mum had a spotted flycatcher best under her window at work :)<br /><br />Our fence looked like that when we had pigs and I'd still turn up and find one looking in remorseful on the wrong side of the fence! <br /><br />Glad you're reconnected but... What is a dover devil?? I googled it but no luck!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388175819512214533noreply@blogger.com