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Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16121

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 22 8:47 am Post subject: Spring is springing

Spring is deciding to come in fits and starts as usual. The sap is starting to rise in the birch we are cutting as some of the stumps left are starting to bleed, so now might be the time to tap for birch juice. It hasn't got to the top yet, so if we are lucky we have one or two weeks still to cut.

Saw crocus in flower yesterday and there are some early daffodils. Robins have been pairing up for a while, but don't think they have started nesting yet.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 22 9:06 am Post subject:
Plenty of crocus out in flower around our way as well MR. No daffs flowering yet but there are plenty poking through, as well as the bluebells in our front garden.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6639
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 22 1:11 pm Post subject:
I should be able to see my lawn again after tonight's warm rain, and a very warm day tomorrow. But we're expected more snow on Friday. #falsespring is springing here. But mid season is around the corner. Maple sugarers have started boiling sap. I expect another month before crocuses

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9891
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue Feb 22, 22 2:12 pm Post subject:
the first leaves showing on elder now.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16121

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 22 7:52 am Post subject:

A lot more flowers here now. Don't know if we will be able to get to the birch this week as today is a clearing up day; several trees down over a public footpath and our main access track. Tomorrow and Friday I think are firewood days, so hopefully get at least the birch we cut last year and perhaps a bit more. May not be much more time left. We still have hazel coppice to cut and we have orders for charcoal too.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16121

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 22 8:26 am Post subject:
There are a lot of prunus in flower now; mainly mirabelle plum. They were planted on the other side to the road to us, but there are some blackthorn opposite us and they are not yet in flower. The early spring flowers are lovely now.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8987
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Feb 27, 22 11:18 am Post subject:

Nicky Colour it green wrote:

the first leaves showing on elder now.

Already 😲

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 16121

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 22 8:48 am Post subject:
I haven't been in that part of the woods for over a week, but there was no sign of one elder near the hedge we replanted showing any signs then. I hope to be able to get out there some time this week. The quince in the garden is showing green in the buds, but hasn't moved much in the past week.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46389
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Feb 28, 22 7:46 pm Post subject:
those sorts of shoots and stem tips on elder make a rather good "cold tea" as a burn salve steep in boiling water until cold, sieve, use the liquid on a non-stick bandage, change it twice a day a classic, tried it, it works re tried it, same arm(mine) similar burns, part got this , part got "burn cream" from boots elder is far better

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8987
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 22 10:59 am Post subject:
Good to know that, thanks dpack.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46389
Location: yes

Posted: Tue Mar 01, 22 11:45 am Post subject:
as a "simple", this time of year elder is perfect as a burn salve, not as good through summer but it still works i have no idea if it can be dried for later use

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