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by Martyn
Fri Aug 19, 2011 11:39 am
Forum: Questions about the book, 'Back from the Brink'
Topic: Burning vegetation to lessen fire risk
Replies: 15
Views: 27754

Re: Burning vegetation to lessen fire risk

They grow really well in our climate and soil. If you don't want them to multiplye - that is keep them under control, take cuttings from only one individual tree. Those trees will sucker, but they won't spread. THere are also different varietes, the pencil one you see around Bredbo and the silver on...
by Martyn
Tue Aug 09, 2011 4:06 pm
Forum: All General Questions about NSF
Topic: African Love Grass -any sollutions?
Replies: 17
Views: 35081

Re: African Love Grass -any sollutions?

I can gaurantee you that increasing the fertility will only increase the ampount of lovegrass you have. The assumpstion everybody makes is that it is a weed, like thistle or dock. Its a non native grass, like phalaris, if you encourage it, it will dominate. It just happens that the ten years of drou...
by Martyn
Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:06 pm
Forum: Questions about the book, 'Back from the Brink'
Topic: Burning vegetation to lessen fire risk
Replies: 15
Views: 27754

Re: Burning vegetation to lessen fire risk

If you really want to burn your lovegrass you need to do it now, whilst there is moisture in the air and the nights are cold. Burn it at sundown when it is still and moist and get the guy's from the RFS to help. The biggest problem with burning lovegrass is that it will come back thicker then ever, ...
by Martyn
Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:50 am
Forum: Information for the Day
Topic: NSF Introductory Course Launched
Replies: 7
Views: 12182

Re: NSF Introductory Course Launched

Thanks Duane


Did anybody do the course or heard how it went?? Some feed back about it would be good.


Martyn
by Martyn
Tue Feb 01, 2011 12:45 pm
Forum: Information for the Day
Topic: NSF Introductory Course Launched
Replies: 7
Views: 12182

Re: NSF Introductory Course Launched

Duane Congradulations on getting a course together, at a price that is reasonable as well. But, like most people probably, I don't get to visit the forums very often, it was only by luck that I came in here today. And being the president of the local chapter (Upper Murrumbidgee) it would be nice to ...