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First blossoms of the season

One of the young almond trees we planted in the new orchard last year was the first tree to blossom.

This is an early variety called monavale. I only hope it is not too early as we have been getting the odd frost.

August 10, 2011

  almond  nut  blossom  spring 

olmec

More about our almonds

European hazelnut

Botanical name  Corylus avellana

Details  Broadly columnar, deciduous. Very edible hazel nuts in March with yellow autumn leaves in April. Make great windbreaks yielding nuts, small poles and rods. Coppice readily.
Wind pollinated (not self fertile)
Frost hardy

Family  Betulaceae

Diameter  3.00

Forest layer  low-tree

Height (m)  5

Jugulone tolerance  

Seeds / nuts / tubers  

Soil type  Most (prefers moist)

Wind tolerance  High

Tags    nuts 

Propagation method  Sow pot / tray

More Trees

This weekend I planted a number of crop trees. For the most part it was seedling walnuts collected from under my grandmothers tree but also included 5 grafted fruit trees I purchased.

2 x apricot
2 x nectarine
1 x almond

July 25, 2010

  trees  planting  walnut  apricot  nectarine  almond 

olmec

Fertigate with ducks

A simple and effective way to fertigate (fertilise while irrigating) fruit trees or other productive plantings using an old bath tub. Like all good permaculture solutions, this stacks functions by providing the ducks with a source of water to enjoy while collecting their nutrient, discharging it via gravity. It could also provide some thermal mass to help nearby plants during cold times...

  ducks  water  nutrient 

Check out the diagram

Japanese Chinquapin

Botanical name  Castanopsis cuspidata

Height (m)  25

Diameter  10.00

Forest layer  canopy

Seeds / nuts / tubers  

Evergreen  

Edible  

Perennial  

Date  August 01, 2015

Shade / Sun  Semi shade

Soil type  Most

Tags    nuts  evergreen 

Boosting plant and ecosystem health with compost tea

Fertigating is the practice of irrigating and fertilising simultaneously. To achieve this we brew liquid compost 'tea' using an assortment of fresh and decaying plant material. Learn how to easily make, brew and deliver compost tea or other liquid fertiliser. You can use all sorts of organic, nutrient rich, biodegradable substance.

The breakthrough come with the venturi mixer which allows for easy distribution of the heavy, smelly liquid.

  compost  nutrient  fertigate 

olmec

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