Natural Sequence Farming

thanks for replying novaris. i agree that this plant has the virtue of surviving in low p soils, and therefore has the potential to be a great resource. i geuss i am more specifically asking what its potentiel effect on soil acidity levels may be.in the chapter on acid soils peter says that 'weeds' ...

i read a short article in the land this week about a discovery of a gene in an old variety of chilean wheat which enables the plant to create an acid which makes otherwise locked up phosphorous available to it.they say that creating new varieties with this gene will mean that fertilizer applications...

hi ian would you mind sharing your new cropping program i'm very interested. Cheers

oh dear we don't seem to be overly positive about the profitability of small farming or farming in general do we?the lifestyle it seems has it's failings too.i don't have the wealth of experience that some of the others on the forum do but for what its worth in my first year my brother and i, with f...

hi there just wanted to add that if you've got a covering of summer grasses no matter what condition they are in identify them and let them seed-they probably already have anyway.i personally think that any grass that is gowing now and has even survived this wretched summer has earned the right to s...

just wondering if there is anyone from the holbrook area practicing nsf i'd really like to get in touch

hi there i read a small article in the stock and land about biochar recently.i am not claiming to be well read on the topic.it just doesn't sound right to me. One idea apparently is to burn up an area of forest to manufacture bio char and then turn it in and plant another forest?!?!does this sound c...

hi there thanks for your replys.just wanted to run an idea past the forum any comments greatly appreciated. we have a paddock on a creek flat( not on the creek itself) that has been a very good cropping paddock in that after several years of chemical treatment practically nothing grows. the weed bur...

hi there we farm 350 acres and have done for last 4 years. i'm not quite sure what point i'm making here but anyway-we started with no money and still have no money. we have had 3 yrs of well below average rainfall. we have not managed our grazing well and have tried to traditionally grow crops on s...

hi thanks for your speedy replys and your welcome.i'm really excited about joining this forum.i think i readily understand the concept of the importance of green surface area no matter what that plant maybe. it is my understanding at this point please let me know if i am or are not correct- that the...

hi there this is my first post. I have just read the two books. Wow. I feel so happy like i've just been let in on a huge secret. I am currently experiencing a new sense of joy when i think of the work i have in front of me repairing our farm. This is replacing feelings of dread and anxiety about pr...