Re: sealant for cut tree limb?
The last new moon or the next would have been better. Walnuts bleed copiously if cut in the spring. I had a neighbour in Hastings, N.Z. who cut one at the wrong time and the sap ran, not dripped, for over a week before it slowed down. The tree went on to grow vigorously next season and thereafter. It had beenbobbed like a London Plane tree, so it takes a lot to kill a good walnut. In this case the cuts were left to bleed, there was no disease and no die back. I don't recomend the treatment described just suggest a better observation of sap flow before cutting a major limb. This can be checked by cutting a large twig and observing how the sap behaves. Best wishes, Peter. - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 9:30 AM Subject: Re: sealant for cut tree limb? Dear Ian,Thank you for this info -- I do have some month-old cow manure (gathered from a non-BD friends' farm) -- not as good as fresh, BD cow pats no doubt but I'll moisten and dress with what I've got. I wish I'd known about the full moon sugestion before removing the limb (which I did only a day or so before yesterday's full moon) but is good to know for future, thanks.-LilyIn a message dated 12/18/2002 8:41:39 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subj:Re: sealant for cut tree limb? Date:12/18/2002 8:41:39 PM !!!First Boot!!!From:[EMAIL PROTECTED]To:[EMAIL PROTECTED]CC:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I just sawed off a dying limb from a tree today, and have the feeling it might be good to seal it with something.LilyMay not be of much help if you do not have access to a cow but I always usestraight, fresh cow manure plastered on the wound. My thinking being that asit is full of beneficial bacteria (Bd cow of course!!) it can only be goodfor the tree. Any wound from perhaps 7mm (1/2") upwards I would dress. Todate we have had no mishaps with the trees. If you are using the calendartry to keep away from full moons etc where there are increased sap flow.regardsIan BuckinghamMaungatawhiriNew Zealand
Re: what about honey?
To elaborate on Gil's reply, honey contains an enzyme which produces peroxide, an antibacterial agent. It has thus been widely used as a wound dressing in folk medicine and in emergency. It carries the additional advantage of being hygroscopic (ie, it takes up water and thus doesn't dry out); no side-effects have been recorded on healthy tissue. The main effect of salt and sugar is to raise the osmotic pressure to a point where micro-orgamisms can no longer survive - which is, of course, why they are used as food preservatives. Honey might not be very good as a sealant for cut stumps on trees, as it wouldn't stem the flow of sap; it would also attract numerous flying insects, some of which might well carry infection on their feet. Definitely a no-no if you also keep bees! Tony N-S. _ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmailxAPID=42PS=47575PI=7324DI=7474SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsgHL=1216hotmailtaglines_advancedjmf_3mf
Re: grasp the nettle
Martha writes: If you grab the plant quickly and firmly enough the stinging hairs are crushed before they can pierce the skin... So it is said; however, when I firmly grasp a number of small plants during hand-weeding, I soon become aware that nettles are present! Do you remember that someone posted last year the suggestion that elderly French gents were once recommended to roll unclothed in a nettle-patch to regain their sexual potency: one of them, reasoning that he didn't need to get stung all over, bravely grabbed a handful to apply where they were most needed - hence 'grasp the nettle' = take charge and get down to the nitty-gritty. Tony N-S. _ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 3 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virusxAPID=42PS=47575PI=7324DI=7474SU= http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsgHL=1216hotmailtaglines_virusprotection_3mf
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Re: Do you Hear what I hear?
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