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21-05-2010, 12:09
what are you views on taking seedlings and cuttings from local woods and fields?
personally i dont think theres anything wrong with it, as long as you use some common sense i.e. if their in a bunch take the outer seedlings so you don't disturb the others roots, only select plants where there are already a well established population, always put things back how they were i.e. scatter leaves/mulch and dont leave holes in the ground so it looks untouched
and with cuttings alway use sharp tools and leave a nice clean cut, then dab a bit of mud on the cut to help protect it
also if the plant takes,and it produces seeds, plant the seeds you get from that plant and transfer the seedlings back to there roots (pun intended :) ) or if its a clump forming plant separate some segments of and replant them where you got the original from
im trying to learn some basic tree/shrub/ wild flower/grass/lowerplant/moss identification skills and i think having some specimens would help, plus i could have my very own bit of woodland/wild fields
i already have a bonsai sycamore, oak and citrus tree (these i grew from seed) some mosses and a small fern
do you think the way i'm going about this is ok, any suggestions tips advice etc would be really appreciated
after all bushcraft is about living with nature right, so bringing a bit of it home is a good thing imo
personally i dont think theres anything wrong with it, as long as you use some common sense i.e. if their in a bunch take the outer seedlings so you don't disturb the others roots, only select plants where there are already a well established population, always put things back how they were i.e. scatter leaves/mulch and dont leave holes in the ground so it looks untouched
and with cuttings alway use sharp tools and leave a nice clean cut, then dab a bit of mud on the cut to help protect it
also if the plant takes,and it produces seeds, plant the seeds you get from that plant and transfer the seedlings back to there roots (pun intended :) ) or if its a clump forming plant separate some segments of and replant them where you got the original from
im trying to learn some basic tree/shrub/ wild flower/grass/lowerplant/moss identification skills and i think having some specimens would help, plus i could have my very own bit of woodland/wild fields
i already have a bonsai sycamore, oak and citrus tree (these i grew from seed) some mosses and a small fern
do you think the way i'm going about this is ok, any suggestions tips advice etc would be really appreciated
after all bushcraft is about living with nature right, so bringing a bit of it home is a good thing imo