The Nectarine Gets Some Love | Chop and Drop in the Swale Food Forest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ค. 2024
- After the brown rot issues with my peach trees this past season I thought it would be wise to get into the food forest and clear some of the huge support trees. In today's video we are giving some love to the nectarine tree by opening up the canopy to give plenty more sunshine, space and airflow to hopefully reduce any fungal issues next spring and summer.
Join me as I take you through the essential steps to give my nectarine tree some much-needed attention. Learn about the importance of canopy management and soil health in a swale food forest setup.
- Opening up the canopy for better sunlight and airflow
- Benefits of support trees and their multi-functional roles
- Mulching strategies to improve soil health
- Managing tree growth to prevent fungal issues and promote productivity
To see what I mean about fungal problems, check out this video showing my peach trees last summer!
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Your nectarine is going to be loving all that sunshine, air and space :)
I hope so - thanks Tina!!😊
That was a lot of hard work! I LOVE to see a woman handling a chainsaw. Great video, Linda.
For some reason chop and drop in my food forest is one of my favourite jobs - very satisfying!! Thanks Sue!!
I have never used a chainsaw. I admire your ability to use one so effectively. I like nectarines. Hoping your tree does well.
I'm not bad with this small, light battery operated chainsaw and slowly getting better with my slightly larger petrol one. They do help you move through these tasks quite a bit faster than hand chopping (which I do still do on occasion!) Thanks Vicki!!
You’re handy with the chainsaw Linda👌 A great job off the list for you🌱 We’re just about ready to do the big prune here too, a friend is coming to help out on the bigger stuff as a couple of our trees are towering in height and need a good chop back while we can access them. Have a great week ahead lovely xx Cathi xx 😘
It's so satisfying to get it under control! Good luck with your pruning. Enjoy your week too xx
Many thanks Linda for sharing with us , you're very inspiring and uplifting ,when sometimes ,the courage is missing from my very busy day at work and I see all I need to do in the garden specifically for being ok on the vegetables self-sufficiency , just need to set down and watch Linda video's, all your friendly ways explaining the job ahead really help me through, for this Linda I must say yes you inspired me in many ways, so thank you very much , love from 🇫🇷
Oh thank you so much Marie!! It’s lovely of you to share your thoughts. The fact that so many people tell me that I inspire them often keeps me going in the garden when it gets a bit too hard. (Need to get those videos out to you!) So thank you to you too 😊
Great job, Linda 😊I was doing a day course on permaculture the other week and she talked about the fruit trees needs for a fungal based environment. She had fungal pits , which aren't really pits but are stacks of branches in metre high piles between the fruit trees. As long as there's branches in that area , I guess it will work. I need all the tips for using my chainsaw , I'm still nervous of that thing! Hahaha . May your nectarines be plump and delicious this year ❤❤
Oh Naomi - I understand completely with the chainsaw. It does take practice and respect! I still get nervous with the petrol chainsaw ( a bit more grunt in it )- although both the battery or petrol could do some damage to you if not careful!! My tip - I always (hopefully always) hold it out in front of me until the chain stops spinning before moving branches or putting it down to do things. Maintain the focus until it's safe!! I'll probably get told off for not using safety equipment in this video - but the battery one doesn't have a lot of power so I never seem as worried. Second tip maybe - always use safety equipment - need to follow this tip myself 🤔. Enjoy your week xx
@@huttonsvalleypermacultureYes indeed do use a helmet and visor
Yes I think you told me that last time 🙄
One of my projects is to prune my nectarine to get air flow. I've let it free range and it's free ranged a bit out of control. Lol it's too cold outside lately. I got myself a pole chainsaw, it's a great way to stay out of the way lol. Take care =-)
Haha!! Free ranging is my preferred method of looking after fruit trees. Comes a time though!!
I had a pole chainsaw - it was great . I broke it though - good luck with yours and good luck with the pruning!!
A pruning workshop about to happen at home. Thanks for your work.
Have fun with it 😄
The biomass you have now seems to be expanding exponentially! Tagasaste and many acacias only have a short life span, right? So you still have another few years managing them, but the nursing of the primary trees is going really well ❤ I have a chainsaw, have been trained to use it, but it still has me on edge when i get it out. A friend lost much use of her dominant hand from a tiny battery operated one.
You do have to give respect to even the battery operated ones - being on edge is not a bad way to be!! Tagasaste and the acacias are fast growing and short lived. I will add in young plants to these areas as the other trees get too big or die but will probably chop them when smaller - just need to find the time!!
Well done! Can you please tell me where I can get that grass sickle tool you have?
Thank you - you can get them from Japanese Tools - it's called a large grass sickle
@@huttonsvalleypermaculture Thank you Linda
Just wondering what size chainsaw are you using from Ryobi?
It's a 254mm or 10inch one - pretty light weight which makes pruning a bit easier!
I was going to ask the same thing 👍🏼