In this video, we explore using freshly cut palm fronds as mulch under fruit trees and we go through several other exciting things happening on our acreage/homestead.
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Great video, thanks for sharing. I can sympathize, as I have had both those palm fronds to deal with as well as that Queenslander house staircase! Queenslanders are nice but golly, there is a lot of maintenance! For the information of overseas viewers, the design of those steps were originally so that the horse and buggy could stop up to the house and the ladies could exit the buggy directly to the first landing; of course the existing handrail there would be a gate or none at all.
Very nice ๐ In the new house that we just bought, there are two 31 year old apple trees and blueberry bushes! I'm so excited.
You're the CHAMPION! LOL
two jobs in one !! and who don't like free mulch !! free any think is good !!
I really enjoy watching your videos,
Although I live in a different environment. I believe you grew a winter tomatoes..
What is it called?
Do you grow it in a greenhouse?
Enjoy your presentations much.
Entertaining vblog.ย enjoy much.ย thk U
and… just subscribed. ๐
I find myself tonight writing down you're suggestions… cool! ๐
I toss palm fronds in a pile. After it dries out, my chickens tear them up looking for bugs. It breaks them down into nice soil.
Go Ahead With Australian Cows and Sheeps Dungs instead on Legend Ace Ventura White Bat Guano.
OMG!…You drive on the wrong sside of the road…errrr umm. Left.. startled me for a tic..lol
The old woodchips as it is composted into the ground around your trees provide the earthworms food, also when ever it rains the rain passes thru the old mulch and fertilizes your tree, the decaying woodchips/ now compose, helps naturally retain water for the deeper roots as it moves down. I hope that when you were talking about 'replacing' the woodchips, that you don't mean 'removing' the old and adding new, that would be anti-nature ๐ and you will lose your benefits, some folks might think that is what you mean.
Also, here in the states the popularity of putting high 'donuts' of woodchips around a tree, as you shown, is going to the wayside as it actually harms the tree. People who suggest that you do that, are going by faulty science. I've talked to a tree surgeon and another tree expert and they warn against it. The first one had me pull some of the donut away (this was after a rain) and I noticed that a hard 'crust' had formed and all the water had been running off. The woodchips inside the donut were 'bone-dry'. This causes the small new roots around a new tree to starve of nutrients and water. It was quite an education for sure. So I knocked them down and the trees took off! All of Paul's ways are to add, not remove, do all compost, or woodchips etc as a 'lasagna style', but never to pile them up high around your trees like you have on the newer woodchip donuts as you shown around some of your trees
Also, a video or so back, young woodchips will have the slugs and such, but by the 2-3 year all the predators move in and clean out your beds. The young snakes that can't eat bigger things also make slugs their main course as they grow up! hehe. I'm not sure about those wonderful 'high' beds and how they would reach them, but they keep the shorter ones well maintained after the first year :). Thank you for all your wonderful videos!!!
Hi Mark. I also have a few palms on my property that often need pruning. Just thought I would share my little trick with cutting up the waste which saves me a ton of time. If you have a bandsaw, run the palm through at a cross-cut. It makes it much easier to remove, put into green bins or use in gardens. I also tried saws/sheers/loppers/mulchers to nothing but disappointment and hard work. Happy pruning!
You've got a great thing going and I appreciate the growing tips. Cheers mate.
Don't waste that bigger stuff. Lay it under your fruit trees and chip the small stuff over it. Waste not want not.
It's easy building stairs; one day to wreck out and one good day to rebuild.
Hey you are driving on the wrong side of the road there down under, lol.
Nice place, lots of thought goes into design & up keep. Thanks for sharing. Ps. Love watching the ducks.
I've just started top feeding my Plum Trees & Blueberries w/ hot chicken manure. I'm thinking about mulching and could use compost, horse manure or wood chips. It can get dry in the Summer, but is often very wet in the Spring. For instance half my ginger just died from too much water. Do you have a recommendation for the best mulch under these varying conditions?
Thank you we always learn something from you take care
I'm like #600 and comment #70
Do you grow yuca root ?
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