Killing saplings

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Sun, 02/22/2015 - 10:48 #1

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Killing saplings

Hi Everyone,

I am having a hard time getting rid of saplings. Can anyone recommend poisons to use and or techniques. I have used grazon and it doesnt seem to be doing much to the hardier trees, before I up the dose on it, I wanted to see if there were any other tricks? Also probably a silly question but what kind of dye can I use in it mark the saplings I have already done? Thank you for any advice you can give me :)

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Is 10 acres too much to manage?

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Sun, 02/22/2015 - 00:03 #1

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Is 10 acres too much to manage?

Hi everyone - we're right at the point of decision regarding leaving the big smoke and moving our family of 6 to the outskirts of the Bendigo region. We're looking at 10 acres with the dream of growing our own veggies, free ranging chooks and running our small business via an outbuilding. The land is flat and cleared with a dam onsite. 

 

If we were to run and animals on the site to keep the grass down (as opposed to slashing) what would be best to start out with on a 10 acre plot considering we have no experience. 

 

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Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:51 #1
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Grass growing red in patches

Hi Charlie and Robb,

My turn to ask a question. My friend has red volcanic soil which is sown to Bisset Creeping Blue grass. She asked me today why there are patches of the pasture where the leaves of the grass are turning red. I told her that it might be due to a lack of phophorous and perhaps sulphur and she may need to fertilise with single super. I have also recomended that she have a soil test done. As I am no expert on pasture, I thought I would ask the experts.

 

Thanks in advance,

Barb

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How much water do you use and need???

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Mon, 02/09/2015 - 21:45 #1

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How much water do you use and need???

Hi Guys,
 
Been quite busy with some other projects, but curious to know if/what/how much additional water (over the top of say catchment on your house roofs etc.) you would like to capture in the event of a rain event. I.e, if the forecast is showing a high chance of rain in your area, would it be of any value to you to have a system, that was mobile that you could essentially drop anywhere on your property with the ability to capture up to 800,000 litres (0.8 ml). If yes, what would it be worth to you?
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Barbed Wire Fencing

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Blady grass eradication

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Mon, 02/02/2015 - 14:25 #1

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Blady grass eradication

Hi,

I'm a new member and joined to share information re small farming. I currently have a problem with blady grass in rocky areas (slashing not possible). I have spoken to so many 'experts' and they all have a different opinion. From our experience, burning is the worst possible treatment but spraying normally with 'Roundup' does not seem to work either. Any ideas?

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Wed, 01/28/2015 - 21:20 #1

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Best way to buy cattle

Hi all,

I am new to farming and have a 100 acre property in the goulburn region of nsw. The farm has established  infrastructure such as fencing, crush and dams so we were looking to buy some cattle for the property. In this regard i am clueless as to how to buy cattle effectivley in terms of conditioning, gerneral health, price and composition of the herd. I have a Pic and am aware of the regulations i just need help to determine the best course.

Thanks so much, any info is much appreciated.

Glenn

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