Jay Angler wrote:
Ladislao Biro invented the ball-point pen, so many countries in the world (except notably the USA) refer to pens as "biros".Diane Kistner wrote:
Nancy Reading wrote:An old biro embosses this nicely. The label then stays with the plant as it is transplanted (and more labels made), just pushed into the ground closeby.
What is a biro? I'm looking at different metal stamping and embossing thingies on Amazon and just wondering what folks might recommend for easily making labels from strips cut from aluminum cans.
Nancy Reading wrote:An old biro embosses this nicely. The label then stays with the plant as it is transplanted (and more labels made), just pushed into the ground closeby.
Anne Miller wrote:Wow, you recognized the author of those quotes!
Anne Miller wrote:Diane, I can understand how the word "invasive" is scary.
Look at my signature for my opinion of invasives.
This might also help:
Jay said "The new wild : why invasive species will be nature's salvation by Fred Pearce He makes a strong case for invasive plants invading because the ecosystem is out of balance due to human activity
https://permies.com/t/134666/Native-prof-Don-fight-invasive#1054905
Phil Stevens wrote:One of the most common trees planted all across NZ in the early settler era was the Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa). Now lots of these old giants are being felled, some because they're dying of canker, but most because dairy farmers don't want them around their cows and heifers, as the green foliage induces miscarriage. So I get lots of macrocarpa shavings, bark, and offcuts, and it's one of the main components of the poultry bedding and mulch around the property. It decomposes in a similar manner to most other softwood, although not as fast as pine.
The thing about most cypresses is that the oils that make them resistant to rot and insects don't stand a chance against the fungi that enter from the soil. Macrocarpa is regarded as a durable timber here as long as it's not in contact with the ground.