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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year agoMake Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoWe have managed to source some cheaper seconds mulies for $2/kg – see photo. Much more cost effective!
So we have put 15 x 20kg boxes into a 1,000 litre pod to make a fish hydrolysate plus water, molasses and the base culture.
The ones that were made on farm with David Hardwick used a minced up burley block of Mulies which have gone well and…
Rosalind and Lance Sambell, Kate Tarrant and Joanna Wren2 Comments-
It’s all a bit fishy!😅
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A quick update – the fish bodies have all broken down with only the bones still around. Needs a stir every few weeks to help keep the process going which gets it bubbling again for a day or two. Smell wise it’s not sweet but it’s not like awful rotting fish either – just slightly unpleasant on the nose. Not to bad for 6 weeks of fermentation.
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Reply to Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions
Thanks Eric, exactly what I wanted to know & pretty much our experience as well. Interesting about the perennial rye – good point. Fine for irrigated pastures I guess.
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Reply to Perennial Pasture Species for High Rainfall Mediterranean Regions
Great work Eric! I’m really interested in how you got them established.. what sort of paddock prep, seeding timing & method?
Also not sure why not going into dormancy is a problem ( perennial rye)?
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Reply to How to Avoid Overgrazing
Doesn’t the selective grazing really only happen when the stock density is too low? Be great to see a pic of what your paddock looks like when you are ready to move the stock off ..
So are you saying that to leave 5 to 7 cm of fodder behind is too much, better to graze it hard then not come back for 90 days(Eric) or until the bottom leaves are…
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year ago (edited)Make Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoA couple of photos of the humate and seaweed drums, plus a patch that got a heavy spray whilst we adjusted the spray unit. You can see a solid brown stain on the grass from the extract mix. Maybe we will see super bacteria, fungi and microbes in this area 😬.
Should say if you have a fine screen in the spray unit it will block it up straight…
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You are welcome Brett.. let’s hope the Johnson Su does it’s job!😁
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year agoMake Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoManaged to do a Johnson Su extract and spray it out over the weekend. Our extract method was to hose approximately 40kg through a screen so only the fine material was utilised <1mm at a guess. We then diluted this fine slurry material into about 900 litres of water and added in 20 litres of humate and 10 litres of seaweed (all I had left…
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year agoMake Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoMaking the compost
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Awesome work!! You guys have definitely been busy 🙂
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year ago (edited)Make Your Own Biological Inputs a year agoBusy weekend, besides the seeding got a Johnson Su Compost Bioreactor going – made out of a couple of IBC’s..
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Brett Hazelden posted an update in the group
a year agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures a year agoManaged to get our 9.5ha of irrigation paddocks seeded this weekend using the Soilkee mulcher and seeder after coating the seed the day before. Also added in some guano to the seed mix to see if it helps putting it down the same seeding slot.
We have not killed the existing pasture but rather cut it down with the mulcher to allow it to…
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Great work Brett! What variety of Pennisetum is it.. haven’t heard of that in a mix before??
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