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PEP BB greywillow.sand.can - Move a Willow Feeder Can to a Willow Tree

BB greywater and willow feeders - sand badge
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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Greywater and Willow Feeders.

In this Badge Bit you will move a willow feeder can to a willow tree.


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Here are some threads on the larger context of willow feeders and poop beasts:
 - Tree Bog vs Dry Outhouse
 - The First Willow Feeder
 - Willow Feeder #3 - Willow Wonka
 - Willow Bank
 - Poop Beasts

Here are a couple videos about willow feeders and how they work!




To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - move one willow feeder can to a willow tree
      - must be when the tree is in heavy growth
      - under the tree, but not touching the trunk
      - cover with lots of wood chips

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
 - a picture of the willow feeder can (lid on) before being emptied under the willow tree (can near tree)
 - an after picture of the empty (and clean) willow feeder can and the area where the can was emptied (now with wood chips)
 - OR a 2-minute video of you doing the above
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Here is my submission for the Grey Willow - Sand - Move a Willow Feeder Can to a Willow Tree BB.

To document the completion of the BB, I have provided the following:
 - a picture of the willow feeder can (lid on) before being emptied under the willow tree (can near tree)
 - an after picture of the empty (and clean) willow feeder can and the area where the can was emptied (now with wood chips)
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Full Can next to a Willow Tree in Heavy Growth
Full Can next to a Willow Tree in Heavy Growth
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Clean Willow Feeder Can with Pile from the Can Buried under Wood Chips
Clean Willow Feeder Can with Pile from the Can Buried under Wood Chips

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I got to feed a willow at 2021 PTJ!
It's a tiny li'l willow in the middle of the third pic
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the full 2 year aged willow candy!
the full 2 year aged willow candy!
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schlepping the candy to a willow
schlepping the candy to a willow
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me, tiny willow, and cleaned can and pipe!
me, tiny willow, and cleaned can and pipe!

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Feed willow with  2year ‘cured’ willow candy. BB submission
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Fully ‘cured’ willow candy (2 years)
Fully ‘cured’ willow candy (2 years)
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Willow tree with new growth shows it is actively taking up nutrients
Willow tree with new growth shows it is actively taking up nutrients
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Candy dumped and covered fully with wood chips
Candy dumped and covered fully with wood chips
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Bin was thoroughly scrubbed out, rinsed, dried, and reset for next batch
Bin was thoroughly scrubbed out, rinsed, dried, and reset for next batch

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I fed some Willow Candy to a willow tree today.

Here's an image of the full can and the tree, now that Spring has sprung.



Here's me feeding the tree, then covering it with a liberal layer of sawdust.





Here's the new can, cleaned and ready to be added back into the Willow Bank.



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Dumping the willow candy barrels after sitting for 2 years.
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Full barrel before dump
Full barrel before dump
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Empty barrel after dump
Empty barrel after dump
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All covered up
All covered up
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Clean barrel
Clean barrel
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Here is my submission for PEP BB greywillow.sand.can - Move a Willow Feeder Can to a Willow Tree

To document completion of this Badge Bit, I am posting:
- a picture of the willow feeder can (lid on) before being emptied under the willow tree (can near tree)
- an after picture of the empty (and clean) willow feeder can and the area where the can was emptied (now with wood chips)
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wow!
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To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
 - move one willow feeder can to a willow tree
     - must be when the tree is in heavy growth
     - under the tree, but not touching the trunk
     - cover with lots of wood chips

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
- a picture of the willow feeder can (lid on) before being emptied under the willow tree (can near tree)
- an after picture of the empty (and clean) willow feeder can and the area where the can was emptied (now with wood chips)
- OR a 2-minute video of you doing the above
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C'mon, we got s**t to do!
C'mon, we got s**t to do!
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Yeah this looks like a good spot
Yeah this looks like a good spot
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1...2...
1...2...
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...3!
...3!
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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Uh huh, yeah, hit it hard with the water!
Uh huh, yeah, hit it hard with the water!
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Yeah even more water
Yeah even more water
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Clean can, new saw dust, ready to be refilled!
Clean can, new saw dust, ready to be refilled!
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Back to the Underdark with you!
Back to the Underdark with you!

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Note: I ceertify this BB complete.  Just going through the BB motions

 
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Removed a Can from the warehouse at The Lab and fed a willow by the shower at base camp.
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A hungry willow tree
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The empty can, still wet from cleaning
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Willow food. Now, with wood chips!
Willow food. Now, with wood chips!
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I'm at #SKIP2024 and Boot Ben asked "who wants to move a willow feeder?" so me and Matthew both jumped to it!  We each moved one, then moved old cans out to feed willows.  We helped each other with lifting, but did our own tasks and our own bin.

I was asked by Ben to fertilize this Willow Patch.
Unfortunately, 3 of the 4 willows I found did not survive, so the candy was spread around this one and then around the rest of the patch in hopes of new ones being planted later.  This one is green and growing!  It's leaves are bright green.  There was some chop-and-drop mulch but not much.  

The pump was broken so I had to hand wash the bin with a 5 gallon water can we brought, so I got it "clean enough" for Boot Ben's approval to be put right back in at The Willow Feeder.

Because we were at the Abbey and had to go to another location, I had to come back on my own time that afternoon with wood chips to cover, completing the task after the bin was removed.
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Final pic of willow properly covered
Final pic of willow properly covered
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Picture of can near spot for dumping
Picture of can near spot for dumping
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Picture of tag showing it is from May 2022
Picture of tag showing it is from May 2022
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While at Wheaton Labs, I had to explore the willow candy system.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
  - move one willow feeder can to a willow tree
      - must be when the tree is in heavy growth
      - under the tree, but not touching the trunk
      - cover with lots of wood chips

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must post:
Attachment 1  - a picture of the willow feeder can (lid on) before being emptied under the willow tree (can near tree)
Attachment 2  - an after picture of the empty (and clean) willow feeder can and the area where the can was emptied (now with wood chips)
 - OR a 2-minute video of you doing the above
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