small property info
Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:05 am
Hi there! We own a small 11 acre property in the Adelaide Hills SA, and have been developing our own ways of interpreting agronomy, organics and pasture management for a few years after virtually always getting bad results following standard advice! Have loved reading Peter's books and finding a 'fit' with what we're trying to do, able to afford, and the immense experience Peter offers.
We are a 'hobby' equestrian farm. We run our own 4 horses plus a handful on agistment (other people's horses who we care for and let eat our grass!). Keeping adequate ground cover to prevent erosion is the primary issue we have.
We have perhaps the ideal situation - the top 1/3rd of our property is on the top of a hill, which is where the house, arenas, stables etc all are - the next 1/3rd is a steep slope; the bottom 3rd is floodplain. So lots of Peter's ideas are fairly easy to work with despite our small scale operation.
My first question is whether there's any quick-reference info on suitable plants to work under powerlines! With such a small property it's hard to work around our limitations such as boundary fences and where the overhead lines go, I'm pretty sure willows and sheoaks will grow too tall. Any suggestions on shorter suitable species for us to start with? Thanx heaps in anticipation.
We are a 'hobby' equestrian farm. We run our own 4 horses plus a handful on agistment (other people's horses who we care for and let eat our grass!). Keeping adequate ground cover to prevent erosion is the primary issue we have.
We have perhaps the ideal situation - the top 1/3rd of our property is on the top of a hill, which is where the house, arenas, stables etc all are - the next 1/3rd is a steep slope; the bottom 3rd is floodplain. So lots of Peter's ideas are fairly easy to work with despite our small scale operation.
My first question is whether there's any quick-reference info on suitable plants to work under powerlines! With such a small property it's hard to work around our limitations such as boundary fences and where the overhead lines go, I'm pretty sure willows and sheoaks will grow too tall. Any suggestions on shorter suitable species for us to start with? Thanx heaps in anticipation.