{"id":3806,"date":"2021-12-14T18:13:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/?p=3806"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:13:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T18:13:29","slug":"pea-sticks-and-bean-poles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/pea-sticks-and-bean-poles\/","title":{"rendered":"Pea sticks and bean poles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3806\" class=\"elementor elementor-3806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc42f18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc42f18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6b21a8\" data-id=\"b6b21a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db61a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db61a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We made the most of a pleasant Sunday afternoon to coppice one of our hazel bushes at the allotment. The morning had been cloudy and drizzly but the clouds cleared away to leave us with some afternoon sunshine. It was pleasantly mild for the middle of December.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3804\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/40F07E05-E824-40D0-A853-FB4717F190A8.jpeg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/40F07E05-E824-40D0-A853-FB4717F190A8.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/40F07E05-E824-40D0-A853-FB4717F190A8.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/40F07E05-E824-40D0-A853-FB4717F190A8.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Every few years we coppice one of our hazel bushes. This stops them becoming too large and the branches provide us with pea sticks and bean poles. Once upon a time I\u2019d use a pruning saw to cut back the trees but these days the jobs much easier to do using a battery operated saw.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DB2FB4FB-7C41-4666-84D3-E6C62A4DA505.jpeg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DB2FB4FB-7C41-4666-84D3-E6C62A4DA505.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DB2FB4FB-7C41-4666-84D3-E6C62A4DA505.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DB2FB4FB-7C41-4666-84D3-E6C62A4DA505.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The prunings have all been piled in a heap and will be sorted out as we need them. The tops of the branches make excellent pea sticks and the sturdier sections make good supports for runner beans and sweet peas.<\/span><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5180ECFC-F45C-4521-9D61-959CDB45571E.jpeg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5180ECFC-F45C-4521-9D61-959CDB45571E.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5180ECFC-F45C-4521-9D61-959CDB45571E.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/5180ECFC-F45C-4521-9D61-959CDB45571E.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The only problem is that they aren\u2019t long lasting as, after a couple of years, they become brittle and have to be replaced. It\u2019s just as well we have space for a couple of bushes.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The middle of the week, 14 December sees the earliest sunset times, for us, as from now we begin to get later sunsets. However, for much of the remainder of the month sunrise times get later. It will be around the 21 December before our actual daylight hours begin to increase.<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0129F3D0-8BCF-4AF9-A571-3867F8F158F6.jpeg?resize=929%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0129F3D0-8BCF-4AF9-A571-3867F8F158F6.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0129F3D0-8BCF-4AF9-A571-3867F8F158F6.jpeg?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0129F3D0-8BCF-4AF9-A571-3867F8F158F6.jpeg?resize=929%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 929w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/0129F3D0-8BCF-4AF9-A571-3867F8F158F6.jpeg?resize=768%2C846&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/p><p>We were lucky to see a skein of geese fly over the allotment while we were busy coppicing our hazel bush. I think they were Canada geese.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/798E79FA-ABA2-449E-AE28-245D7843C4DB.jpeg?resize=1000%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/798E79FA-ABA2-449E-AE28-245D7843C4DB.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/798E79FA-ABA2-449E-AE28-245D7843C4DB.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/798E79FA-ABA2-449E-AE28-245D7843C4DB.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><p>We also made a video of our coppicing which you can watch below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21680ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21680ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99ff0f\" data-id=\"c99ff0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413ce15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"413ce15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=p7Hrf60tWbw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We made the most of a pleasant Sunday afternoon to coppice one of our hazel bushes at the allotment. The morning had been cloudy and drizzly but the clouds cleared away to leave us with some afternoon sunshine. It was pleasantly mild for the middle of December. 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