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- Wed Sep 09, 2009 11:32 am
- Forum: Information for the Day
- Topic: WONS: New native weed- Eucalyptus
- Replies: 41
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Canopy?
In most "farming" areas here, there IS not canopy, or groundcover, or for that matter soil either! When there is mulch, this is piled up and burnt in aslow and smoky fire. But relax, I've been an organic farmer for 35 years and use Peter's methods combined with a fusion of Permaculture, Biological f...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:25 pm
- Forum: Information for the Day
- Topic: WONS: New native weed- Eucalyptus
- Replies: 41
- Views: 58719
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:08 pm
- Forum: Information for the Day
- Topic: WONS: New native weed- Eucalyptus
- Replies: 41
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Eucs and Acacias in Viet Nam
Just started on an organic/sustainable ag project to the north east of Hanoi and visited an Oz sponsored "Farm Forestry" nursery project. (':shock:')Shocked to find tens of thousands of Eucalyptus urophylla and cloned Acacia Manguim as the Oz contribution to forestry in Viet Nam. Out in the field I ...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:02 pm
- Forum: Questions about the book, 'Back from the Brink'
- Topic: Burning vegetation to lessen fire risk
- Replies: 15
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My experience in the Tweed Valley NSW with burnt bush is that it remains fire prone until it has remained free from fires for 20 or more years. After this time, fire proof species begin to take a hold and the longer between fires, the less likely it is to ignite. Deliberate planting of fire proof sp...