Himalayan Balsam: 2023
June 14th, 2023General: Work covers some 18 acres of wetland and adjacent areas that stretch some 1.1Km along the river. Areas are labelled {1,2,3 and 4} and are numbered from, north to south (1&2), south-west (3) and west (4)
Area 1
Area 1 is partitioned as follows:
- [A] yellow Part of the top field east to the drainage channel of the lower field. Update map to include strip alongside Trekensa
- [B] green This is the lower field, between west, south and east drainage channels.
- [C] blue The line indicates the western edge of the bund.
- [D] orange Area 2
Diary
- October 29th: 1A 0 Only checked the patch on the slop to the drain
- September 27th: 1A 73 around new patch 4 further north by the drain and 4 alongside Trekensa: Then 31 from Trekensa and 1 by the adjacent drain
- September 9th: 1A 2214 around new patch 4 further north and by the drain (see July 26th) and 4 alongside Trekensa: Then 31 from Trekensa and 1 by the adjacent drain
- August 23rd: 1A 6315 around new patch and 16 alongside Trekensa: Then 31 from Trekensa and 1 by the adjacent drain
- August 22nd: 1A Just off the path, maybe a quarter of the way down from the north west
- st 3rd: 1A 2214 around the 'new' patch and 8 along the boundary with Trekensa
- July 26th: 1A 37north of the 'new' patch and down by the drain. Huge clearly a missed bunch
- July 6th: 1A 27 9 from the 'new' patch and down to the drain and a bit north and 20 adjacent Trekensa
- June 15th: 1A 190 Half from the 'new' patch and down to the drain and a bit north and half along the wall to the south adjacent Trekensa
Area 2
Reason for the grid
Area 2 covers three major problems, which may not be the last, namely
- The large patch of Japanese Knotweed (E8)
- The failure of the bund by the Japanese Knotweed (E9)
- A major break in the bund (F3/F4)
The southern end of Area2 is 35m from the drain that separates the lower fields Area2 and Area3 or 25m from the damaged bund drain.
Diary
- August 22nd ? @ E8 and 1 @ F4
- June 26th 3 @ F3 and 2 @ F2
- June 14th None
Further areas sections hidden as no sightings for some three years
Stockholm | Pine Tars
May 31st, 2019July 14th 2022 This tar is much less viscous than the previous one, however it is summer.
Wood tar is produced when making charcoal or burning stumps. . . .The tar dries slowly, taking around 3–4 weeks to achieve a dry surface. During that drying period, the tar has a strong odour that fades over time.
swedishwood.com
A soaking oil of 1qt. turpentine, 1qt. boiled linseed oil, ½ pint pine tar, and ½ pt Japan dryer is used on some work boats and collection vessels. This mixture has been called "Old Down East Deck Coating" by some people. A variation of this coating for a wood preservative below ground eliminates the Japan dryer, and the other three ingredients are of equal measure by volume.
nationalhistoricships.org.uk ~ pine_tar_history
(Compares to my idea of 9:1)
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- timbersave.co.uk ~ Auson pine tar
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10Lt Genuine Pine Tar £126.40 + VAT
10Lt Kiln Burned Pine Tar £170.21 + VAT
& carriage of £22
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Himalayan Balsam: 2022
May 12th, 2022General: Work covers some 18 acres of wetland and adjacent areas that stretch some 1.1Km along the river. Areas are labelled {1,2,3 and 4} and are numbered from, north to south (1&2), south-west (3) and west (4)
Area 1
Area 1 is partitioned as follows:
- yellow Part of the top field east to the drainage channel of the lower field.
- green This is the lower field, between west, south and east drainage channels.
- blue The line indicates the western edge of the bund.
- orange Area 2
Diary
- November 4th
Area 1 yellow : 1 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields - September 22nd
Area 1 yellow : 11 9 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields 2 spreading in from Trekensa - September 11th
Area 1 yellow : 43 23 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields including approx 6 from the slope below to the drain [BIG~Seed popping] and 18 from spreading in from Trekensa - September 1st
Area 1 yellow : 25 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields. At least 6 from the slope below to the drain [BIG~Seed popping] - August 23rd
Area 1 yellow : 49 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields - July 27th
Area 1 yellow : 54 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields - July 1st
Area 1 yellow : 40 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields - June 13th
Area 1 yellow : 149 From the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields - May 19th
Area 1 yellow : 42 Small from the 'new' patch on the upper part of the far fields
Area 2
Reason for the grid
Area 2 covers three major problems, which may not be the last, namely
- The large patch of Japanese Knotweed (E8)
- The failure of the bund by the Japanese Knotweed (E9)
- A major break in the bund (F3/F4)
The southern end of Area2 is 35m from the drain that separates the lower fields Area2 and Area3 or 25m from the damaged bund drain.
Diary
- August 23rd 5 3 from D0 and two from Trekensa
- August 6th 7 F3
- August 6th 4 F0
- July 26th 1 F6
- June 1st 21 D0 on the slop from Trekensa.
- Apr 29th 1 E8 on the riparian south side of the bund.
Area 3
- September 11th 16 12 In the east corner just off the drain going NW~SE 4 river edge just south of large felled willow
Area 4
is 7 acres of reed bed and carr that stretches west from the boat.
Area 5
is the small triangle field