Fruit trees are bad climbing trees & bad: tree house trees--they are weak. Your fruit trees fell from a storm, because their structural integrity was compromised. (The wattle & daub probably significantly strengthens your felled/failed fruit tree skeleton frame, however--which is alright for livestock.) I would (Mennonite, here) strongly encourage: hard woods: oaks, hickories, etc., for: skeleton framing of: dwellings, & raising the wattle & daub from the ground level: @18"--using: cinder blocks, concrete footings, or bricks, to help prevent: moisture wicking from the ground, & termites. Nice job, ya'll! Be encouraged to keep experimenting, in your efforts!
Rambutan, which is what fruit tree was primarily used, is actually quite hard, heavy, and insect resistant. Same goes for some other tropical fruit trees- I think your statement about fruit trees being bad and weak is a bit of a generalization. We used what we had available at this off-grid farm, and it works for the job we need it to do. old growth hard wood trees we don't want to cut! Appreciate your interest, thanks for the information.
Baaaad idea not having the water and daub separated from the ground!!! 🤯
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Cole and I are taking notes Spencer
Did the bamboo keep the big cats out?
Definitely nothing has clawed its way through that wall!
How can I get to punta Mona??
Fruit trees are bad climbing trees & bad: tree house trees--they are weak. Your fruit trees fell from a storm, because their structural integrity was compromised. (The wattle & daub probably significantly strengthens your felled/failed fruit tree skeleton frame, however--which is alright for livestock.)
I would (Mennonite, here) strongly encourage: hard woods: oaks, hickories, etc., for: skeleton framing of: dwellings, & raising the wattle & daub from the ground level: @18"--using: cinder blocks, concrete footings, or bricks, to help prevent: moisture wicking from the ground, & termites.
Nice job, ya'll! Be encouraged to keep experimenting, in your efforts!
Rambutan, which is what fruit tree was primarily used, is actually quite hard, heavy, and insect resistant. Same goes for some other tropical fruit trees- I think your statement about fruit trees being bad and weak is a bit of a generalization. We used what we had available at this off-grid farm, and it works for the job we need it to do. old growth hard wood trees we don't want to cut! Appreciate your interest, thanks for the information.
Should whitewash it then paint a primitive geometric design on it in black.