Food forest surviving on complete neglect.. & what we discovered under the grass 😬🌾

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  • @dreamsofgreen
    @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

    I’d love to know, what have been your biggest food forest challenges? Alex 💚🌿

    • @jaydnhughes6947
      @jaydnhughes6947 Месяц назад +2

      My biggest challenge has been wallaby and wild turkey pressure on my ground cover and young trees/shrubs. I have been using wire cages around everything important that I will remove when they are more established. I need to make a nursery for my next big project I think

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +4

      @@jaydnhughes6947 thanks for sharing! We don’t have any bush turkeys..(yet!) But a friend’s Syntropic rows were destroyed after they cleared some nearby lantana.. the turkeys moved in and only the eucalypts and bananas were left! So yes, great suggestion, I’ve just put baskets around some of the fruit trees to stop wallabies nibbling.. and definitely worth having a home nursery if you’re able to. Saved me a fortune! 💚🌿

    • @leonshomegrown
      @leonshomegrown Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen I’m in Queensland Australia and mine is not that old. Only real challenges so far was the frost we had earlier this year. But only lost one plant and everything thing else has bounced back. Oh and the horse like to stretch over the fence and eat the banana plants. 🤔

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      ⁠ Haha yes we have that problem with horses and cows leaning over the fence to eat our trees, so I just planted their favourites and I don’t mind if they keep them pruned 😂

    • @learnsyntropy
      @learnsyntropy 19 дней назад +1

      My biggest challanges are the free roaming goat herd of a neighboring farmer that are just browsing through our property and nibbling on all the tops of everything ocasionally. They even use that tree protection fence I put up as a ladder to get up. Once they broke off a grafted Nashi pear right at the base of the tree. Luckily it resprouted again but I think it's more prone to disease now. Any ideas on how to make no-cost or low-cost tree protection? I was thinking about piling heaps of spikey gorse around my trees, of which I have also plenty.

  • @Syntropicfarmer
    @Syntropicfarmer Месяц назад +1

    Your food forest strategy is identical to mine. I use a lot of woody debris in my rows since it’s readily available here in Virginia. I use same layout as you, have the same slope, same tree and alley spacing. I have three cats who are excellent field hunters, so no varmit problems. They seem to leave the birds alone, so I can still enjoy the sanctuary effect. So glad I found your channel.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Wow!!! I love this. Thanks for sharing, so great to know you are using the same strategy with the same slope. And I see you’re in a much cooler climate too. Please let me know if you ever post some videos! Love to hear more about what you’re growing in your part of the world too. And yes, that was the great thing about our cat too..he really had a taste for rabbit, rats and mice which made up a good portion of his diet and tended to leave the birds alone thankfully. Thanks again for watching and all the best with your food forest, Alex 💚🌿

  • @alfarojaco
    @alfarojaco Месяц назад +2

    So far, placing small rocks close to the base of plants, has been effective to avoid digging of the roots. Thanks for sharing useful information.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks so much for sharing this tip, great to know what’s worked for you. I’ll definitely try this. Alex 🙏🌿

    • @alfarojaco
      @alfarojaco Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen Thank you Alex.

  • @ShaneKumbartcho
    @ShaneKumbartcho Месяц назад

    Great to see what you're doing there.
    I'm at Kilkivan Q working on a 350 acre treeless farm.
    7 ha planted 3 years ago, another 7 just done.
    Mostly fodder trees for stock.
    Putting in many Mulberry cuttings.
    Now creating beds by slashing & raking into windrows.
    No soil preparation & once the mulch has smothered grass planting tubestock, cuttings, & seed bombs.
    Follow up with slash & rake to remulch edges after planting.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      So awesome to hear about what you’re doing. We’ve just got the 10acres here so I always love hearing what others are doing on a larger scale. The mulberry cuttings are great. Horses, goats, cattle all love eating it! Thanks for sharing your techniques too, sounds like a really great system you’ve got going. What species are you using for fodder? Anyway, keep me updated. Would love to follow the progress, really inspiring work you’re doing. All the best, Alex 💚🌿

  • @christianemmanuelf.domingo793
    @christianemmanuelf.domingo793 Месяц назад +1

    Nice

  • @planterbanter
    @planterbanter Месяц назад

    Thanks for the updated! I’m invested in your food forest! It’s going to look amazing in 5 years! Sorry about the rodents, I’ve struggled with them in both Canada and Australia with trees I’ve planted.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      A pleasure and thanks so much for watching. Yes.. I’m really looking forward to when things really develop and we are harvesting! Great to know I’m not alone too, especially since you’ve experienced rodent problems in very different climates. Best wishes with your trees, Alex 💚🌿

  • @Robert_Hermigua
    @Robert_Hermigua Месяц назад +2

    Maybe plant some Australian native Gastrolobium species, too. A significant number of the species accumulate monofluoroacetate (the key ingredient of the poison known commonly as 1080), which caused introduced/non native animal deaths. Garlic might also help to keep rodents away. They don't like the smell and garlic is pretty easy to grow next to a newly planted tree.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Wow, thanks so much for this suggestion.. I’ve just been online researching this species and have learnt so much thanks to you! Such pretty flowers too. Now we’re getting rid of the setaria grass it would be great to trial the garlic too. Really appreciate your input. Alex 💚🌿

  • @mitakeet
    @mitakeet Месяц назад +5

    We had thousands of dollars of damage - to our cars! It seems rodents like the taste of the insulation on the wires and none of the repellents we tried worked and traps were useless, more would move in to replace the dummies. The solution we finally had success with was taking advantage of the local shelter's 'barn cat' program, where they have what are basically feral cats that've been trapped, spay/neutered, vaccinated, etc. that are perfect for ridding us of our rodent problem (not a single bit of damage - or sign of them since). In our case we got two sets of three (thus 6 total) and we kept them in a (large) cage for around 6 weeks to allow them to associate the local sights, sounds and smells with 'home' and they've all remained now, over a year. And a few have eased up enough to pet them occasionally as well.
    I've also had rodents do exactly what happened to you in my orchard. What I found I had to do was to cut all the grass away from the trunk in the fall, so there'd be no cover for them there. That, of course, defeats the purpose of letting the grass provide cover for the young trees.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Wow!! That’s crazy. I can relate though - they got in and ate through the wires to my air conditioning in the car. I couldn’t work out why it wasn’t working! That’s a great initiative by your local shelter too. And I’m happy to get rid of the grass now, it’s done a great job over winter but the trees are getting up now and can take care of themselves… thanks so much for sharing your experiences and what’s worked for you. Much appreciated, Alex 💚🌿

    • @freedom_born
      @freedom_born Месяц назад

      @@mitakeet
      Phwoar that is crazy. Acclimatizing the cat's was a nice touch.
      Wish you well. Happy harvests
      🤜🤛🏼

  • @stephseckold4324
    @stephseckold4324 Месяц назад +1

    Great to see you back! Love following your progress. I live on the other side of the range (Stoney Chute) and have used similar methods (for longer). You may find the setatria is replaced by paspalum with increasing shade- it takes a long time before grasses are shaded out completely. Wow, never had rats drop trees before, bandicoots more likely, more so in winter. Planting in the wet season definitely helps, the bandies seem to go for disturbed or fresh soil when freshly planted. Now have to lay chicken wire when planting cassava.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Thanks so much and great to know you’re practically my neighbour! Yes I learned from Weedy that the bandicoots were loving his cassava too haha! I think the chicken wire is the go. I think the rats ate through small trees (I’ve seen this in my nursery) and the bandicoots burrowed under and ate the roots of the bigger trees. Thanks too for the info on paspalum. I don’t know my grasses very well yet so I’ll research this more… love hearing about your own experiences and your local knowledge is invaluable so thanks for sharing. Alex 💚🌿

  • @freedom_born
    @freedom_born Месяц назад +1

    4:47
    Oof you're game.
    I was half expecting a jumpscare from a redbelly or an eastern.
    Sorry about kitty and the rats (buggers)... and the mangoes too.
    Looks like you've got your hands full. Loving the knowledge and tips.
    Thanks Alex.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Haha! Actually that’s a great idea, more eastern browns and red belly blacks would sort out the rodent problem!! But that’s why I’m happy to clear that grass now..more rodents nesting = more snakes. I’m happy to leave other wild areas for the snakes where they won’t be disturbed. Along with the pythons they sort out the rabbits too. They’ve definitely started coming out now.. we’ve spotted a few. No more reaching into the long grass! 😬 Thanks again for watching and for your kind words. Alex 💚🌿

    • @freedom_born
      @freedom_born Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen
      Man your botanical knowledge is scary. Almost reminds me of @Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't.
      Dropping species names like they're sons and daughters 🤣.
      Guess you have to know what you're propagating I suppose. Property looking great Alex.
      Loving the content.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Haha! Thanks heaps. Just so you know, I couldn’t identify one native tree around here when we first moved here and half of the fruit trees I’ve planted like grumichama, Jaboticaba, white and black sapote I’d never even heard of 😂
      I went down to Kyogle landcare who have an amazing selection. I took photos of every single plant label and researched.. and researched.. Nan and Hugh Nicholson’s rainforest books are amazing too. I need books with colour photographs! Also volunteered in the nursery at Zaytuna permaculture farm and Geoff Lawton taught me a lot.. I guess when you become obsessed you learn quick! 😂🌿

    • @freedom_born
      @freedom_born Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen
      Oh Stanthorpe area. I thought I heard you say something about Illawarra. Was thinking "woah, they're opposite ends of the state"
      Indeed, research is key, or else it's just reaching 🤣. I must admit, haven't heard of the Nicholsons books. Have now, will give them a gander.
      Geoff Lawton is cool too, he has a similar appearance to The Weedy Garden aka Dave Trood. But entirely different appeals.
      Hoocho has some good content, but mainly (r)dwc etc.
      Mark from Self Sufficient Me is a gem too. All property driven gardeners.
      Awesome to watch you guys do your craft and rattle off names.
      Thank you for your time Alex, sincerest appreciation. Hope the rains are treating you well.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Yes! All doing such inspiring things for sure! 💚

  • @leonshomegrown
    @leonshomegrown Месяц назад

    Fantastic 😊😊😊

  • @sharonhoffer3599
    @sharonhoffer3599 Месяц назад

    Lovely to see you and your wonderful property looking so good! This spring has been so great for growing! You have so many lush and healthy trees, so I guess the few losses don’t hurt too much. Except the pecans!
    The only ground digging wildlife I have to contend with is bandicoots. If I plant something in a certain area where they’re really active, I lay a metre square piece of chicken wire around the plant once it’s in the ground to stop the bandicoots digging around the root system. Works perfectly. But that would be too time consuming in your system. I’d say you need another puss to help you out
    😊🐀🐁🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks Sharon! And it’s all good, I’ve got lots of pecans elsewhere around the place and they seem to be doing really well ☺️
      And I think I might have to hire out the neighbour’s jack russell haha! But yes, I really like your method with the chicken wire and I can definitely do this for my more valuable trees. I used to do it to stop the chooks from scratching and it worked really well! 💚🌿

  • @dougs_urbanfarm
    @dougs_urbanfarm Месяц назад

    My biggest challenge in the fruit forest is fitting all the rare fruit trees in!
    I must say you are game to be whipper snippering around your trees, early on i ring barked some expensive specimens. After that i put some short pieces of 250mm pvc around my young trees at the base then cut them off when the trees grew. Now i dont have to worry as everything is mulched and am starting to spread pinto peanut around.
    Keep up the good work.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Haha!! I’m amazed at your place Doug.. what you have managed to fit in is incredible. So many species you have that I’ve never even heard of. And thanks for the great tip! I’ll definitely have to try that around my more precious trees! I’m definitely looking forward to planting pinto peanut once we get some more shade and that grass under control. What a great cover crop. Cheers, Alex 💚🌿

  • @lynnej7219
    @lynnej7219 Месяц назад +1

    So upsetting when you put so much love and energy into growing them. I hope the next lot survives and you manage to protect them. I follow a smallholder in Portugal, where growing anything is very difficult due to the extreme heat and lack of water/rain. He had rodents eating through his drip irrigation to access the water.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      It’s okay as I have the nursery and I can replace them with more established trees luckily.. these challenges are all good learning!! But that’s crazy about the rats eating through the poly pipe, that must have been so frustrating for them! 💚🌿

  • @cchurch5037
    @cchurch5037 Месяц назад

    Wonderful successes for such a low maintenance system. 👌I wonder if you will see owls/ tawnies moving in as the system matures to help manage the rodents 🤷‍♂️

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Thank you and I hope so! We get plenty of birds of prey over head so I'm sure there is a good chance! There are definitely a few tawny frog mouths along the creek, we’ve been lucky to spot one at night sitting on a fence post 💚

  • @Sk0oBz
    @Sk0oBz Месяц назад +3

    Do you think that heavy stick/log mulch around the base of the seedlings might help? I have recently done a heavy prune of two apple trees, and broke down the material with larger branches in soil contact followed by smaller stuff (syntropic agroforestry mulching style).

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +3

      Love this idea! We have to saw the larger broken branches of the acacias so this would work.. and it’s time to do a big chop n drop of the acacias too. Thanks for the suggestion 💚🌿

    • @Sk0oBz
      @Sk0oBz Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen Fingers crossed :)

  • @Mynervas
    @Mynervas Месяц назад +1

    40c at the end of winter is just ridiculous! Well for me in the UK it is a ludicrous temperature at any time but gosh...

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

      Trust me, it’s a ridiculous temperature for here too! Summer and even in Spring we definitely get heat waves that can hit 40 or more but not normally in winter…! Then a week later we were putting on the heater again. Shame, it triggered flowering on some of the fruit trees early, but then the flowers dropped off again when it went back to winter temps so we only got 1 nectarine and 1 Brazilian cherry this year 🌿

  • @chriskeaton603
    @chriskeaton603 Месяц назад

    Voles have a similar feeding pattern. What works for me is short grass and 1/4” hardware cloth. Still get some predation, but tolerable. If you like the birds, you might consider a couple of terriers instead of cats - nothing like seeing a couple of Jack Russells ‘working” out in the field!

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Yes! Just found out my neighbour has a Jack Russell, I’m going to have to hire him out! Thanks for sharing about your experience with the voles and the short grass and hardware cloth too, really great suggestion. 💚🌿

  • @paulinestevens9351
    @paulinestevens9351 Месяц назад

    🥰

  • @jrh2u
    @jrh2u Месяц назад +5

    Sorry about the loss of your cat, but it sounds like you need another cat or two😺

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      @@jrh2u have to agree, he was definitely a great farm cat! 💚

  • @philinit6476
    @philinit6476 Месяц назад

    Might be a good idea to just add an acacia fimbriata right ontop of the teak it might perform later in sucsession that way, and no worries having extra biomass

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      I think this is a great idea, I’ve observed exactly what you’ve recommended with great results. I’ve got a few pigeon pea that have popped up right on top of more sensitive fruit trees like black sapote and it’s really helped shelter them as well as providing biomass. I think it’s a really good strategy to follow so I’ll do more of this in the food forest to get that biomass up. I’ve got heaps of teak up in the native forest so I’ll leave those there and I’ll put in deciduous varieties such as red and white cedar in the food forest to allow in winter sun and have the surrounding trees benefit from their leaf litter. Appreciate your input and thanks for watching. Alex 💚🌿

  • @chessman483
    @chessman483 Месяц назад +1

    How many frost do you get approximately per year?
    Also what’s your lowest Temperature?
    We get about 12 frosts per year , here in SEQ inland . We find now that most things are fine in winter as they are planted close enough. We have major issues with bandicoot’s , rats and mice.
    Do bananas grow in your area. They have easily been the star of our food forest. Frosts and all. Gone from 9 pathetic banana stubs to over 300 thriving palms, providing awesome shade and protection.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      This is so good to know, thanks for sharing. This past winter we only had a mild winter and had a handful of light frosts. Sometimes it can get down to -3 or -4 degrees C, but just a brief frost as it will then get up to the low 20’s during the day. Usually if we get a frost It’s -2 but keeping the grass longer over winter really helps. I definitely want to try bananas again because now I have lots of pups with the bananas I’ve planted closer the house. The reason I didn’t plant bananas was more an issue with rainfall. The drought broke but then after all the rain it didn’t rain for a few months. The bananas I had planted shrivelled and died (although they were really small and not established). So I think it’s definitely worth trialling them again in a few different spots to see if they work (especially gives me confidence to do so now you’ve shared your experience with frost). Thanks again for your comment, really helpful! Alex 💚🌿

    • @chessman483
      @chessman483 Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen cool. We get to about -1 , and definitely once established they do better. Pups do die easier. Keeping things planted close together creates a micro climate, helps in winter and summer.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      @@chessman483 yes, got more shelter now and starting to get that microclimate going so I’m keen to give it another go. Thanks again 🙏

  • @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN
    @PRINCESSDREAMYLYN Месяц назад +2

    plants in the mint family rabbit's and rodents don't like it as a rule. i had butterfly mint common and pepper mint in my flower garden under a tree, not sure what mints you have that will help in your climate may check into it plant around the base of the trees.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Oh thanks for this! 🙏 A great tip, I’ll plant more around my nursery and veggie patch too! 💚🌿

  • @philinit6476
    @philinit6476 Месяц назад

    Could be worth planting on the diturbance of cutting the grass aswell.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      It seems we’re definitely on the same page.. I’ve been doing just that haha! Coming out in the next video.. 😉🪴

    • @philinit6476
      @philinit6476 Месяц назад

      @@dreamsofgreen cool! Glad you are making some videos so we can all watch and share with you

  • @mrgray3608
    @mrgray3608 Месяц назад +1

    Bicarb mixed with Milo is great natural rat/mice bait!?

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Oh wow I didn’t know this! Thanks for sharing 🙏

    • @chessman483
      @chessman483 Месяц назад

      Do they eat it and die?

  • @SuerteDelMolinoFarm
    @SuerteDelMolinoFarm Месяц назад +1

    Rats are just earthern birds. Replanting the only solution Alex

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Yes! And replant I will.. plenty of plants in the nursery ☺️
      And I just checked how your farm is going Martin.. I’m so happy you got some rain!!
      Looks like the dogs are loving it 💚

  • @Bernie5172
    @Bernie5172 Месяц назад +1

    Theres always something trying to eat/kill our trees/plants

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

      Like our veggie patch.. it’s all smooth sailing until they discover a new local supermarket! But not your she-oaks Bernie, they’re really starting to take off by the dam.. They mustn’t be very tasty!! Hopefully one day they’ll attract the black cockatoos that fly over 😊🌿

    • @Bernie5172
      @Bernie5172 Месяц назад +1

      @@dreamsofgreen we planted 20 new casurinas recently , and We accidentally left the gate open, The cows nibbled on them all.
      They will bounce back

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

      @@Bernie5172 I can relate.. today I discovered a family of goats proudly standing on our septic tank 😂 They had just started to eat the bananas when I found them.. that was close! 😅
      But yes, I definitely wasn’t happy when the cows got in and ate all the grafts off my grafted avocados.. 🥑🌿

  • @maxsonthonax1020
    @maxsonthonax1020 Месяц назад

    I knew you were going to say rats. 😄

  • @JakobFischer60
    @JakobFischer60 Месяц назад

    Perhaps rats and mice should be seen as part of the food chain and foxes might spare your chicken when they have enough mice. I have a small bush of red currant in my orchard and every year some deer kill every new branches only on this bush, so it will always be small.
    Perhaps you need to invest in some wire cage to protect those pecans until they are big enough.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

      I love this story with your red currant and the deer.. and yes I like your way of thinking. I’ve just completely changed the landscape, I think things need time to find their own natural balance. And I tried cages on some other pecans but they dug under, however I think I may be able to lay wire on the ground, let the grass grow through the holes to anchor it down and then they can’t dig. So thank you for this! And I think too, definitely no more chickens until we have a much more secure enclosure. I’ve noticed too, friends who have dogs don’t seem to have a problem with foxes with their chickens. I’ve noticed quite a few rabbits around too, so that might keep the foxes satisfied too 💚🌿

  • @erwinsegers3696
    @erwinsegers3696 Месяц назад +1

    Get the cat back in or some local birds of prey and give them some nesting places

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +2

      This is such a great idea to give them nesting places. We get the big wedgetails circling, but I’ve noticed smaller hawks and birds of prey overhead too. I’ll have to do some more research (and get another cat!). Thanks for your suggestion. Alex 💚🌿

  • @davidwarren4569
    @davidwarren4569 Месяц назад +1

    Those trees you lost were probably affected by a fungus initially encouraged by the dampness which perpetuates in long setaria grass allowing the rodents easy access. I’d be wary of that Sateria grass which is spreading like wildfire across the north coast however the tiny native finches are becoming used to feasting on the seed helping to spread it. Your cat is great loss undoubtedly but if you want something to keep the foxes and rodents at bay get a fox terrier or two. They will work much better than any cat who only kill for sport. The last thing the world needs is another cat. They kill millions of native animals every year across Australia. Our place is a bit further east of yours in rainforest country. We have planted thousands of rainforest trees and we are now planting fruit trees amoung them. Every avocado tree I have purchased has died with pythophera fungus which I suspect was in the nursery where they came from so I am propagating my own and planting them all through the forest. We have an original native macadamia on the property I suspect is about 100 years old. The offspring are very hardy. I truly love your enthusiasm and have missed your contribution. I’m looking forward to your next one.

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад +1

      Amazing!! Loved reading about your experiences and so inspired by what you’re doing. This is fantastic. You articulated exactly why we’ve been apprehensive about getting another cat. Our cat Reddy was always locked up at night and in his defence he killed rabbits, mice and rats and would eat the lot. The larger rabbits he caught, my partner would butcher for him for dinner and the cat was amazing during the mouse plague a few years back. However, not all cats are like this, and we definitely love the bird life here. As you said, a terrier may be a great option.
      I’ve had exactly the same experience with grafted avocados. All died. The seedlings are powering along though.. so I figured I can graft onto them at a later date, or just see which ones produce. As for the setaria grass, we’re right in the middle of cattle country so all the paddocks are full of it. However, we’ve noticed in the tree rows it’s getting shaded out and being replaced by shade-tolerant species which is great, and as we mow we’ve got more and more diversity. Lots of clover at the moment which the bees love. Anyway, really appreciate your insights, suggestions and sharing your experiences. That 100yr old macadamia sounds amazing too. Keep propagating those good genetics! Best wishes to you, Alex 💚🌿

  • @fritzvanorden9712
    @fritzvanorden9712 Месяц назад

    Get another cat or three! Immediately!
    I'm not sure about the hawk idea - they might prey on the cats

    • @dreamsofgreen
      @dreamsofgreen  Месяц назад

      Haha! Our cat Reddy was pretty special. He was very good at keeping the mice, rabbits and rats under control.. but a lot of other cats can be prone to target the birds.. I guess it’s luck of the draw. And it’s definitely the wedgetail eagles you have to worry about with small pets, they’re huge!