ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
(Audiobook playlist below) Summary:– The author is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and believes that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. She tells a story mixed with teachings of her people, mythology, parables, memoirs, scientific technicalities and has a poetic feel to it. I loved her idea of using the term braiding … Read more
(Full video below the summary) You’ll be pruning 90% (of the BUDS), it may seem a lot but it will be worth it. The trunk will be the oldest part. The canes were new growth last year. Spurs are a darker colour and they’re thicker and they have canes coming out of them. The canes … Read more
Summary:Figure out what nature does. Humans have come up with the term pest and it’s personal. Same with weeds (insert link). If we weren’t there these ‘pests’ would be doing things like growth control, composting, pollinating/spreading seed, cycling life, working with nature. To control these pests we need predators and nature will bring them naturally. … Read more
Video below the Summary (Links contain Amazon products)Pruning helps plants look and grow better, to keep them to size, remove dead/diseased wood, promote growth/fruiting/flowering and deter pest/disease. Know your limits, the hazards and see if you need an expert. Tools you need: Secateurs and pruning snips. Loppers and telescopic ratcheting loppers. Chainsaw and pruning saws. … Read more
Summary below Summary: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now – Chinese Proverb Have a look at your garden and spend some time to figure out where the sun goes, your slopes, etc. Make your observations season to season and year to year. First know … Read more
23/12/20 – Meet Clair and Lincoln at Caltex and she takes me to farmland in her car. Past Vasse and next to a place called Hidden Valley Forest Retreat. See Wayne there and he shows me where the guys shear the sheep and in this kind of heat, they could lose 2 kgs just working … Read more
