Planting Trees on a Regenerative Farm
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Very cool. With the willow, I wonder if you did a combination of coppacing and tip layering to create leafy shaded arches the pigs could rest under. That’s probably more management than you’re thinking but it would certainly created some nice protected spaces if you got it to work.
Either way, great stuff as always! Thanks for all the inspiration!
I might be able to do some coppicing and it’s not a bad idea. It may be worth a try for some of them. Thanks for the idea. It shouldn’t take more than an hour to coppice all of them.
Great video, really enjoy the content. Its nice to find a creator with aligning views. Keep doing what your doing.
Thanks, will do!
Awesome, I would also be planting some fruit trees for the people. The more diversity the better it is in the permaculture ecosystem. Planting is about feeding the people and nature so the whole system works in abundance for every thing. I know I did not word that correctly but I hope you get the idea.
People can eat some of these fruits, but most fruit trees for human consumption require significant management and chemicals. I prefer things at the moment that are low maintenance. Lots of other farm chores to take time.
Have you thought about encouraging swifts, swallows and housemartins ? They eat ALOT of flies and can have multiple nests next to each other (not so territorial as others) if you build the "eves" on some poles you may encourage them to come year in and year out.
Yes and bats as well. Just getting around to having the environment that they need. Thanks for reminding me about this.
You are awesome.
Thanks. You too bud!
Another great video, I am really liking this and Im sure the piggies & pollinators will too! I have herd a discussion by Eliza Greenman about apples and pigs where planting apple trees that succession ripen along the pens to have a continual supply of dropping apples. I guess in France its a specialty.
Interesting!
Also, ever explore llamas or alpacas for guard animals to get the scrub foliage. Sell their babies for the same. Just curious, I've seen some paddocks overgrazed with these dromidaries but hear they are good protection especially against coyotes and wild dog packs.
Alpacas would be good but we have been using donkeys for coyote protection.
Have you ever considered fruit trees like peach both for human consumption and the hogs? They eat the waste, and there will be, you eat the best?
The wild plums are what we grew. Peaches and apples both require lots of management. These are plant and walkway types and are very productive. I would like some pears though but have gotten any yet.
Would goats in such a rotation keep the trees and weeds down, and reduce bush hogging? Not sure of succession sequence, but meat goats are popular among latino and middle-eastiners for parties, family get togethers and holidays. They prefer to browse high and front hoofs up-on if possible. Close ground grazing bring more parasites which they are more sensitive to.
Goats and sheep would be great sometimes, but we are busy enough with pigs, cows, and honeybees. Got to get them settled first.
Have you considered coppicing or pollarding?
Yes. Second comment in this subject this morning! I may give it a try on the willows. Really that’s what happens when we bushing the willows. They regrow fast. I need to look into the practice more effectively.
Question: how do the pigs handle big seeds like peach, apricot and plum?
They eat them!
@@DowdleFamilyFarms What about the pits? Do they just pass through or do the chew them up? I am wondering about them getting stuck in young pigs.
Just wondering if you can tell me. I’m thinking to put in pigs into my rubber trees plantation to get rid of the grass and some other weeds. Don’t know if you know about rubber trees. You think that can work
I don’t know about rubber trees. But If you test it out do it on larger trees and in a small scale first.
I don’t know really anything about rubber trees, but it sounds like sheep or goats may be your best bet. These species are able to live off of these types of plants while pigs will likely require some sort of grain supplementations. Pigs also root in the ground, so they may damage your trees although it really depends on how sensitive rubber trees are. If you decide to go for sheep or goats instead, keep in mind that the sheep will eat the grass and weeds at a similar rate, however goats target the weeds and may even decide to target the trees. I personally would recommend sheep, however I have zero experience with rubber trees and very little with small ruminants. I do however have a lot of experience with swine, which is why I would not recommend them be used in this situation especially since they have the potential to damage your existing business.
Thanks a lot for your input. I will keep everything in mind. Will start slow and low
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