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Farmer Jones
Приєднався 10 чер 2021
We are a certified organic farm in Qld Australia that is transitioning from till and kill tractor vegetable production to sustainable forever syntropic agroforestry systems. We believe with rising prices of agro inputs, diesel and labor that small farming may longer be viable. Farming practices of continual tractor tilling of the soil that kills the soils microbiology for short term gain is an entropic depletion game that is no longer viable. Syntropic forever gardens define true sustainability by mimicking the forest. It holds great promise for the future as it ticks all the boxes for production, soil conservation and carbon capture. It may be the key to keep small farms viable, no longer relying on fertilizer, diesel or machinery inputs. Syntropic agroforestry is a self sustainable and permanently regenerative system that will outlive the farmer who plants them.
Syntropic Agroforestry in Australia: Video 54: What to grow in between tree rows
Planting to your context, and shading level of trees, anticipate what you'll be planting in 5yrs time when shade out happens.
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Syntropic Agroforestry in Australia: Video 53: Safe management of tall trees.
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Safe management of emergent eucalypts, and some ideas for tree stems, some good tools to use, avoiding ladders
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logistics of dropping banana biomass and easy cutting ergonomics
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A marriage of tree lines, biomass production and market gardening.
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Recommended pruning tools in Syntropics and their uses
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The power of sugar cane as bio mass
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Status report after heavy rains. An explosion of growth. Almost at the 4 year point.
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Reviewing our previous thinking in no till. Addition of animals to the system.
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Using cover crops to increase fertility and bio mass on inter rows.
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Experimenting with sugar cane for bio mass
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The use of sugar cane in your tree rows as bio mass
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Food abundance in syntropic food systems: create the space and nature gives freely
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Some labour / energy / back saving techniques when pruning your system excellent tools
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Current theories on hay mulch, wood chips, municipal mulch and laying logs down on new rows.
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Incredibly practical and super valuable. Pure gold (like weeds)...
The sound of the wildlife that surrounded you is f.....king great❤❤ Nice job matey!!
I'm getting off my machete & cane knife & using more my Silky pruning saw!
@ShaneKumbartcho no worries Shane. I see you stuff on Facebook alot, I'm a mate of Rob Wyborn.
@@farmerjones2766 love your videos & what you're doing there. It's nice to see the Australian version of syntropic Agroforestry coming from real life farmers!
Hi mate, nice vid. Just looking at putting in a vege row now between our tree rows, we have 7m as you know you've been here. Just curious where do you get the biomass for your tree rows? Do you cart the hay in? Cheers Rufus
We chop and drop plus grow the bio mass directly next to the trees. We've tried lots of types but found silk sorghum the best. Cast the seed next to your tree rows ( not in them) and they get 9ft high. Then sickle cut them and lay them down in your trees. This variety is a winner.
Jerami memang bagus buat mulsa dan untuk kesehatan tanah
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Another great video mate, where can I buy that whipper snipper attachment from mate??
@@BamBamMaori got it off Ebay
I am a huge fan of your content🥰 1 thing I have not heard you mention (maybe missed): Do you experience compaction with using the tractor? If so, is there anything you do about that? Also I love that your recent videos have the topic in the video title. Makes searching and re-watching your content so much easier!😎 Other than that please keep the content coming🤠
Hi mate, we only drive down existing wheel tracks. Never on the veg rows. On occasion soil can compact during dry winters so we refresh with a rotary tiller. Or if you don't have a tractor you can use a broad fork to aerate.
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clever idea with the eucalypts for free living poles, free resource, why not👌
This is a fantastic video mate, I'm just growing about half dozen banana plants Guava pawpaw watermelon potatoes and tomatoes, but your video has me thinking of doing the same on my acreage in Brisbane, what you've done on your property is nothing short of amazing one of the best videos I've watched and thoroughly enjoyed, thanks heaps mate lots to look forward too
I'm still dreaming of the day i can afford land but i have been planning for a while now and your videos a such a great resource. So good to hear your thoughts and ideas. I really want to try syntropic rows with a rotational system for the interrows. Still not sure how exactly but i want to try high rotation of pigs and chickens but also vegetable crops. One question... Why is it that you don't plant anything in the understory of your tree rows? I.e. herbs or other shrubs that might tolerate the shade a bit? Having the foliage lower down will definitely help to protect and insulate the soil
Hi Henry the answer is I should. I should have perennial herbs shrubs comfrey and root vegetables like sweet potatoes. The issue is irrigation. We used T tape and these were quickly strangled by bananas and blocked. The solution is use one inch soft poly and pierce it at regular spaces with sprinkler buttons for those small but thirsty plants.
Thank you for this video. You said you are using hay. Why not straw?
@@ourhomesteadjourney1775 its just what I cut with my machines
Count me a fan! You give so much practical, specific and super useful advice/tips in each and every video ❤🔥. Thank you so much for the effort you take in making these videos and share your knowledge!🙌🏾
I think spring onions would love your dappled shade 😊
Nice one mate.
Pity about the plastic, but the organic ethos is fine with that
Bloody awesome mate! So fantastic to see such wonderful abundance being grown organically 💚💚💚 I hope you inspire many more farmers to take up this way of growing food, seems a lot easier and way more healthy for all
Thanks Sharon. If managed right it can produce quite allot.
Looks great 😊😊😊
This is great. I’ve just bought some land and about to start similar things. A few things I’d suggest, is African Weeder Geese in the rows to manage the weeds. Indian Runner Ducks to manage pests. I would imagine that biodiversity of the animals should be incorporated so that it’s not just a monoculture of chickens. Mulberry is an excellent source of protein rich foliage for animal husbandry. So if the climate can accommodate this, you may wish to examine the potential of incorporating it into the system.
Thank you Nicholas I agree geese are a winner as they can live off grass and weeds. Ducks make great eggs and are good at removing pests. Check "One straw revolution" by Manitobu Fukuoka. He details zero pesticide use due to his introducing sucks to his rice fields. The ultimate goal in my mind is to make a symbiotic diverse plant / animal system just like a natural forest. Mulberry is one of my favourite trees, fruits, easy to plant just jam a 20cm stick in the ground and it's leaves drop in winter providing bio mass. It's a winner.
I just don’t agree with planting the gums at all. Make a lot of unnecessary work. Just my opinion. They take over the food forest and provide no food. I certainly don’t have them in my food forest.
The main reason is to anchor the system down to the water table and draw it up. The roots go down 20meters. Second reason is the continual amount of biomass they produce and lastly in my case anyway they will become timer poles for other purposes and eventually dragon fruit posts. They are a key feature in syntropic systems as outlined by Ernst Gotch in Brazil.
@@farmerjones2766I thought the oils in Eucalyptus inhibit other plants from growing around them.
@@ourhomesteadjourney1775 It's well worth doing a bit of reading into syntropic methodologies. I guess learning is a nice skill to have. Saves asking stupid questions.
I am an engineer in the UK, I got some lands in Cambodia, the tropical country. What is your recommendation if I want to get my head into Syntropic Agroforestry
Start with ''Life in Syntropy'' by Ernst Gotch. That's most people's starting point.
Beautiful! Laughing at myself, I'm in Florida and not watching Everoak Farms, must do that. I still work an outside job so it's wistful and focus on growing trees at the moment.
Ive got a place in Glenwood im working on and would like some advice on sourcing fruit trees. Mainly bananas to kick things off. You guys are close are have been keeping me engaged for a while! Thanks 👍🏻 Your farm looks great!
Try Ross creek tropicals hes got a very good range.
Someday I’ll be like Farmer Jones. Thanks
Loved this video because it's so practical and there is so little info on what actually works 🙏🏾 Thank you! p.s. is it me or is there a strange static/loud noise that came into the audio at 4min58sec? Like you're inside the cabin of an aircraft 😔. It was distracting but the quality of the content kept me watching. Hope to see many more videos!
Yes there's a train line close by
Occasionally I sell the dug out pups or Ross creek Tropicals on tin can bay road. .
Where do you recommend getting banana trees in bulk? Im close to you in Glenwood. Cheers!
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Yes some viewers informed me recently. What to do? Main thing is so the dragon stems don't get damaged, so wire alone cuts Into them. Perhaps rebar bent into circles on an x ( welded then covered with 19mm poly? Open to suggestions.
Thank you for the heads-up about Arsenic on treated pines. On the same lines, I've heard but not confirmed that tyres can also come with several chemical agents that you wouldn't want in your soil. Do you know about that? Cheers
your awesome😁 love your style
Only four strike Honda's. No fuel oil mix and lasts forever. Got a 35cc five years old still going, they got a 50cc now, get that one, they start first kick every time .
Hey Farmer Jones love the videos, what brand of wiper sniper wire do you use. In WA haven't come across one mower shop that carries 4mm.
Hey mate, an idea for-ya don't lop off those gums just just use a wood auger bit to drill through them, then hammer hard wood dowel through to hold up your dragon fruit at varying heights ... tree stays alive that way. PS subbed.
Great idea. But there are usually lower branches that could be left but clipped approx 200mm of the Main stem?
@@farmerjones2766 True, but my way if there's no supporting branch, you just wack one in, use a X pattern through the trunk then fencing wire to create a support ring for the dragon fruit ... this way you get the ideal support height/picking height row after row ... best of luck, too cold down here in western NSW for me to do it so I'll have to live a little through you cheers =)
Great info!
How much dry biomass (for example kilos) does a eucalyptus plant produce in this system per year if i could ask? I am thinking about it being a more or less sustainable source for energy.
That's really hard to answer but it all depends on how far you let them go. I lopped the tops down on my tallest ones and they provided a lot, even logs good enough for fires. They were 12 metres. But after that when annually pruning I can't see them producing much other than leaves and twigs
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Thanks for the video info, going to get one of those pole saws! and get some more dragon fruit on the eucs, would love to see a photo on the finished product with the tyre set up.. or you could video making it ? Cheers farmer Jones 🙏🏼🤠
Yep that's so fir that Wil do. I think two aluminium straps (in an x shape with a hole drilled for a coach bolt might work well? Will video soon on this
Great video!
are you able to elaborate a little on how you prevent the allopathic drop from happening? you said you don't let them get that far, what does that mean? cheers mate, thanks for the updates and information!
Yes most people worry about the allopathic nature of eucalypts. When flowering to seeds dropping the tree drops oil similar to a pine tree. Removing competition for their offspring. I've notice grass sometime dying around certain species. To pollard (horizontal cut at certain height, then prune annually preventing any seed formation should retard its tendency to drop oil. Eucalyptus oil here in Australia is used as a medicine sometimes. I have cabin under some trees and the oil they drop turned to roof black. Simple by suppressing the tree via pruning should hold the tree back from trying to reproduce.
A fried does dragon fruit and most got wiped out by dew born disease
Love your videos but 2 things I find annoying and affecting your channel. The first is...I am crap at noting separately the points of interest in your videos...And spend hours to look for a topic you've addressed in a previous video, because the title is not descriptive of the content. Numbers are nice, but a title on content will be amazing. This leads me to the second point...I often need to come back on what you've said because Australian is not my native language and the sound is often terrible, inaudible. I'm feeling bad to whinge about those issues, but really please, see they are a tribute to the interest I have in them. I am extremely grateful for your content and time plus effort you must provide to our benefit. Hence, I'm on a very tight budget, but as an investment in my own knowledge 😉😛I'm willing to contribute to a proper microphone and fluffy cover!!! 🤞👌👍🙏🙏🤷♂️
Mr Jones I have one of those mics you can have if you decide to take on this recommendation 👍🏼 can bring to markets for you.
Hi Daniel yes your right the audio is terrible especially when windy. I have thought often about getting a mike and really need to follow that up. If you click the more button you should see a description or a synopsis of each video. But yes point taken it's not easy to see, may have to rethink that
Thanks Jonesy. Love your work mate. You're building a beautiful system there.
Thanks farmer jones
Looks awesome farmer Jones, might need some vollies in athere just give us a shout
Excellent advice mate.
Beautiful video quality! I have a cane knife from the 80's when Hawaii still grew cane and I lived there. It's got a wooden handle and is a bit heavy for me now though.
8% carbon content - phenomenal! Broccoli leaf colour looking good. was surprised that the cane didn't stunt the brocci or totally rob the nitrogen.
Yes that was my recent soil test result. Surprisingly the plants that have other stuff planted next to them seem to do better. Nature (forests) and diverse plantings are co-operative not competitive. I had struggling fruit trees flourish after I planted sugar can next to them. This totally flips our traditional thinking when it comes to other plants "stealing" nutrients from others. They don't, they share.
@@farmerjones2766 who'd have thought. i guess all related to more active soil biology, plant exudates as well as variance in each plants specific nutrient needs. you had a serious scale effort - very valuable!