Phantom Planters

[Sonic007]

There is a group of people who go under the name of phantom planters who will actively encourage everyone to go out and plant a tree.

 

It could be a small oak tree from an acorn, fruit trees, some flowers, etc.

They are known as "Phantom planters" as they do it when no one else is around. So trees appear as if by magic. Maybe one day you may find a lovely set of daffodils have been planted too.

 

In this day where so much countryside and open space is being built on and taken away I think it is a wonderful idea.

Some of the great benefits of planting a tree:

 

- It helps you to survive! Takes away carbon and produces oxygen!

- Prevents floods and shifting ground as the roots help to hold soil together and absorb rain water.

- Fruit trees will give good crops. In these times when every penny counts we should encourage growing our own foods.

- Trees provide nesting and homes for many types of wildlife as well as food sources.

 

Now technically I must point out you would have to contact your local council for permission in planting on public land however this can take a lot of time and due to many silly laws will probably never give you the goahead.

Just be sensible about it..... Such as making sure that any fruit from trees didnt fall near a footpath or avoiding planting near power lines, etc.

I have already planted two apple trees around where I live. I will regularly go and maintain them too.

 

So, I encourage you all to go and plant a tree.

[Sharkman]

I'm a big fan of "flower bombs"; Seeds wrapped up in a ball of paper, almost like Papier Mâché that you can just toss into a grassy area or something. Best to find out what your native wildflowers are and use those seeds if you can

[TechMonkey]

I have nothing to add apart from support for flower bombs, but I misread this as Phantom printers and was confused upon open the thread

[Sonic007]

I have nothing to add apart from support for flower bombs, but I misread this as Phantom printers and was confused upon open the thread

 

 

Might get the fly tipping police on your back if you start throwing printers round the villages.

[southhamster]

Might get the fly tipping police on your back if you start throwing printers round the villages.

I tried planting an ink cartridge but it didn't grow into a printer.

 

We often find small oak trees growing in our raised beds - thank you Mr. Squirrel, or is that you @Sonic007 sneaking into our garden at night?

[Koldov]

Hate to be 'that' person, but...

 

Just be mindful of what type of tree you are planting and where you are planting them...

 

Background:

 

We don't use our front garden for various reasons (we rarely even use our front door - only for receiving deliveries and such) and as we have fake grass for the dogs and patio/gravel in the back garden we thought we'd try to even up the score by letting the front garden go semi-wild (we tried seeding a 'flower meadow' but it didn't work, so mostly just weeds), with bug hotels and bird feeders/water etc.

 

Anyway, it's safe to say we don't actually go out there much (sometimes for months), but when I did recently I found a sizeable tree starting to grow extremely close to the house (might have just been a seed when we dug over all the grass, or of course it could have come from bird droppings or squirrels). Couldn't tell exactly what type of tree it was, but all the surrounding trees in the neighbourhood are quite large, so eventually (OK, I know it would be maybe a few years) it could have given us serious problems in the the house foundations etc..

 

So, moral of the story? Just remember nature is very powerful and given time can cause a lot of damage (yes, I know 'she' was here first)... Also, 'mighty oaks from little acorns grow'.... and 'roots, bl00dy roots'...

 

EDIT: As a side-note, when we first moved into the house we had a row of conifers in the front garden next to a 2 foot wide, 6 inch deep concrete path. They'd grown quite big over the years and were too close to the house (according to the surveyor) so they had to come down (unfortunately conifers that big don't take well to harsh pruning as they grow from the ends of the branches and were pretty much dead and brown in the inside), but the roots had still managed to lift the path to an angle and makes you feel like a drunk person walking home from the pub late at night...

 

EDIT 2: Although we are not exactly an 'inner-city' school, we are in an 'urban' setting and have quite a few trees around the outskirts of our field but when you walk up the path on the other side it's like a mini-rollercoaster with all the tarmac and paving slabs that have been lifted by the roots.

Edited February 2, 2023 by Koldov

[andy_b]

and 'roots, bl00dy roots'...

 

Thanks, got that stuck in my head now