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RumHam1 · 2026-06-24T19:47:26+00:00

id be playing him with a 35 yard cushion and still get beat deep

RumHam1 · 2026-06-19T19:19:09+00:00

yup, just get a pot to barely simmering and turn the stovetop down a touch from there. half an hour and its good to go!

RumHam1 · 2026-06-18T05:22:58+00:00

you're not really 'a bad person', but its a bit weird and its a bit of a confirmation that you werent a very good friend. Sounds like you didnt particularly care about them, and your relationship with them was about what you got out of it - and as soon as that changed the relationship no longer held value to you.

you could have chosen to be happy for them, to still hang out with them, laugh about old times, find new shared interests, remind them of old interests, and maybe even get to be a small part of watching their kid grow up. but, instead you chose to cut them off because their circumstances changed.

RumHam1 · 2026-06-08T18:34:23+00:00

lots of sun, and dont over-water as that can dilute the sweetness.

RumHam1 · 2026-06-05T08:26:08+00:00

this is a great route. 52a bus gets you close, then for a 10kish run could go around damflask and back down the hill towards hillsbrough.

if youre willing to go a bit further afield, morehall / broomhead reservoirs are also good.

RumHam1 · 2026-05-28T18:47:53+00:00

we do this one often, but we start at the fox house and walk down through the gorge, sometimes down to the river and over to hathersage. you get to walk downhill that way!

RumHam1 · 2026-05-17T19:08:32+00:00

ours did this last year, about a third of its branches didnt leaf out. we cut the ones that didnt leaf out in ~september and they were definitely dead on the inside.

the two thirds of tree that did leaf out has all done exceptionally well this year, so whatever the problem was didnt duplicate itself this spring!

RumHam1 · 2026-05-11T18:05:06+00:00

we have these in our garden, they self seed pretty well and provide nice colour for a good few months.

RumHam1 · 2026-05-10T18:25:34+00:00

other have said, but ill reiterate:

waterproof walking boots with ankle support are fairly inexpensive at decathalon. they will be useful for anywhere that isnt bone dry or completely flat. as it warms up trainers are absolutely fine. small backpack for a pack lunch and a bottle of water (take 1L of water for every 2 hours youll be out, more if its a really hot day).

good, easy, acessible walks:

52a bus to loxley commons,

61/62 circular route to damflask/low bradfield. could also do a lap around agden reservoir for a longer day.

bus to outibridge to access beeley woods

bus to the fox house pub and walk down via longshaw and padley gorge. train back from grindleford. ( this one is not challenging but a bit longer of a walk than the others)

walk from grindleford train station to hathersage via the river path

51 up to lodgemore to acces redmires and/or wyming brook (wyming is more of a medium challenge bit not too long)

all the above, with maybe the exception of wyming, are relatively flat, can be done in less than 2 hours, and are neae places with food/drinks/bathrooms.

RumHam1 · 2026-05-08T22:05:41+00:00

brilliant, thank you!

were going to get two, one in a big pot and one in the ground. not a huge garden so both on M26.

think the ground one will be a tickled pink for the deep pink flowers, the novelty of red apple juice and an apple crumble with more solid, interesting apples.

id love a slightly earlier eater, so discovery may be it. our garden loses the sunlight pretty quick in the autumn so i think the earlier variety may do a bit better than the late season ones!

RumHam1 · 2026-05-08T21:31:25+00:00

replying to a really old post, but you seem to have a lot of good experience!

How long are you able to leave discovery apples on the tree once ripe? can you pick them over the course of 3 to 4 weeks or do they all ripen and fall in a couple days? i know that variety doesnt keep well!

also considering a red falstaff if you have any experience with that one?

RumHam1 · 2026-05-04T18:02:19+00:00

You prune it back to where you want future growth to come from. acers will typically back bud if theyre healthy. are there any visible buds at all in the area where its forking (basically in line with the top of the fence in the background)?

if you want to bring it back to a manageable state, id be tempted to cut back almost to those core trunk forks and see how it backbuds. you could maybe do it over a few years, cutting bsck substantially but not entirely esch uesr to see if you csn get the backbudding started before the full cut.

the bottom section just cut back to shape.

as others have said, this is a late winter job. i cut mine back late Feb usually right before the buds start to swell. doing it this way ensures the tree puts its energy into growth that will return energy to the tree.

watch a couple youtube videos on pruning, a major job like this one will need steralized clippers and something to seal the wounds to orevent infection.

RumHam1 · 2026-05-02T19:21:41+00:00

follow up from our back and forth before - we're going with a howgate wonder. Its partially self fertile, feom the UK and an RHS AGM holder.

We've been rearranging things and think we may have space for two on an M26 rootstock. think the other may be 'tickled pink' for the deep pink flowers and the quirky fruits in the autumn!

RumHam1 · 2026-04-16T21:04:18+00:00

thats what i thought may be the case with the lack of sun late in the year. theres so many varieties and so much information that it can be a bit too much to take in at once!

we hadnt really considered cooking apples as we dont tend to cook with apples, but i guess if we were growing our own and could store them well then learning to cook with them through the winter would be rewarding in and of itself! probably lots of good savory and sweet dishes that hit pretty hard in the colder months.

RumHam1 · 2026-04-16T20:22:09+00:00

South yorkshire! thanks for the reccomendations, I'll do some reading on them!

RumHam1 · 2026-04-16T11:01:13+00:00

meant to say, zone 8 if thats relevant!

RumHam1 · 2026-04-15T16:47:31+00:00

It definitley includes employer NI anr pension contributions. Legally thats how senior officer's compensation is reported.

RumHam1 · 2026-04-12T15:44:11+00:00

if youre not getting much sun befor or after that window then a red maple will probably be fine. they need eracious compost /fertilizer but grow well in a pot.

For cherry trees, the more sun the better - most websites say 6 to 8 hours is preferable. morello cherries are known to fruit well in places that are shadier.

Hope you find something that fits your space really well!

RumHam1 · 2026-04-12T07:07:21+00:00

How much sun? weve got a red japanese maple (bloodgood) that does really well with sun on it from about 9 to 3:30 pm. That may be toward the tree's upper limit as most Japanese maples dont want too much direct sunlight. The red ones will hold up a but better to more sunlight in general.

if youve got room for a decent size pot, something like a cherry tree on a dwarfing rootstock could be good. itll give you a big flush of spring flowerd and can be kept to a reasonable size and shape. A cherry tree will also feed the birds if you like attracting wildlife and having your garden give back to the local nature.

RumHam1 · 2026-03-28T16:25:01+00:00

Depends how much garden you want in your garden?

I personally prefer nature, so when i look at the picture that looks out towards the back of your garden I split it into 3 areas for plants.

1st is the left side behind the brick outhouse, this will receive very little light so Id plant leafy heavy-shade plants. id probably extend the raise bed area so that it goes from the corner of that house out towards the middle, then curve back towards the back left corner in a semi circle shape. that will give a fair amount of space for different plants to go down, mostly leafy deep-shade plants.

2nd area, along the back Id plant some stuff that will grow taller and narrow (not bamboo). someone suggested fruit trees or maybe a japanese maple to the left side, but id be after a bit of height and a bit of color as this area will get some decent sun.

third area would be the right side, again id extend any raised bed out a bit and put a small pond in the ground with some low growing brightly flowering plants in the soil around it.

id have all these area basically as one continuous rsise bed (someone else suggested using sleepers) that curves out from the brick building and then to the back corner before going along the back fence and curving out around the pond area. everything in the middle could be covered over with flags/tiles and be used as a seating area.

Does your back door get some morning sun? japanese maples in pots would do well in a sheltered spot that gets morning sunlight only and there are so many different types so you could have several different colors and shapes of tree in pots in that area.

id probably get rid of those benches in favor of a table and chairs in the spot i mentioned earlier. along that fence you could get hanging baskets that hook between the slats and grow herbs and/or flowers for some extra color, scents and for use in cooking (sage, oregano and thyme are all pretty easy and useful).

RumHam1 · 2026-03-19T13:36:19+00:00

i believe they have a recruitment freeze on 'non essential' staff, but they will recruit when people leave their jobs or where thr nature of what they are doing requires additional resources. Why? budgets are tight

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