Lower Blackwood LCDC | Deborah Orr | Activity https://lowerblackwood.com.au/members/deborah-orr/activity/ Activity feed for Deborah Orr. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:20:17 +0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-AU 30 hourly 2 748f486aa57dfdfb7f3986a10d315e28 Deborah Orr replied to the discussion A bit of biomass to chew through. in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/perennial-pastures/forum/discussion/a-bit-of-biomass-to-chew-through/#post-24915 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 01:46:25 +0800 Reply to A bit of biomass to chew through.

Thanks for posting Brett, great to see what you are doing and it is very inspiring.

]]> 8bd2e11eb57b017868aa1c48562b1e06 Deborah Orr replied to the discussion Wind breaks in the forum Trees on Farms https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/trees-on-farms/forum/discussion/wind-breaks/#post-19687 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 02:45:40 +0800 Reply to Wind breaks

We have successfully used woolly bush as a perimeter hedge around the garden as a windbreak, we prune before winter storms arrive to keep it thick and secure in the ground. Unsure of the lifespan but ours has been in for 9 years and going well. I will definitely use in a mixed planting windbreak situation in the paddock and protect from livestock.

]]> 4701f0a3e9394391a8dad95a81256aa8 Deborah Orr replied to the discussion Current multispecies Mix progress in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/perennial-pastures/forum/discussion/current-multispecies-mix-progress/#post-18337 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:20:24 +0800 Reply to Current multispecies Mix progress

very encouraging Brett, thanks for sharing

]]> d9f950069cc30f5670ffc209a0758f9d Deborah Orr posted an update in the group Make Your Own Biological Inputs: If anyone wants to make a bio brew using paunch we will […] https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/3704/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:23:20 +0800 If anyone wants to make a bio brew using paunch we will have some available tomorrow morning, early. You will have to be self sufficient as we will be busy doing the rest. Post code 6286. Please let me know and we may be able to work something out.

]]> 0 49ca8a43fe2438cec076b749270311ed Deborah Orr replied to the discussion When to start grazing the green? in the forum Grazing Management https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/grazing-management/forum/discussion/when-to-start-grazing-the-green/#post-12245 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:12:46 +0800 Reply to When to start grazing the green?

We are still holding cattle in same paddock and hand feeding. Will apply foliar Liquid Trace Mix hopefully over the next couple of days to give a bit of a boost before grazing. Much like you Kate, some areas of paddocks have good cover and others not so strong so trying to give it just a bit more time. I am pleased this recent front has not…

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]]> 5958fb26731453ff0a77de595b1a0895 Deborah Orr posted a new activity comment https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/3515/#acomment-3517 Wed, 08 May 2024 04:37:47 +0800 @Lower Blackwood LCDC great, thank you.

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Hi all, I have some Nutri-Tech (20/litre) BAM and cannot find the recipe to increase volume. Also the ongoing maintenance in a 200/l […]

]]> 64fed71bf834433432b4a0798fe37d6b Deborah Orr posted an update in the group Make Your Own Biological Inputs: Hi all, I have some Nutri-Tech (20/litre) BAM and […] https://lowerblackwood.com.au/news-feed/p/3515/ Wed, 08 May 2024 04:08:30 +0800 Hi all, I have some Nutri-Tech (20/litre) BAM and cannot find the recipe to increase volume. Also the ongoing maintenance in a 200/l drum. Does anyone know where I can find it please?

]]> 2 b914b67ccaf77f05d00394fd51e83cb1 Deborah Orr replied to the discussion Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production in the forum Make Your Own Biological Inputs https://lowerblackwood.com.au/groups/make-your-own-biological-inputs/forum/discussion/sourcing-fishmeal-for-hydrolysate-production/#post-12047 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:47:22 +0800 Reply to Sourcing fishmeal for hydrolysate production

Frames with heads can be purchased from fresh fish shop in Augusta for about $2.00/k bulk. The supplier Brett suggested has a truck visiting Busselton regularly on a Wednesday.

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