Fantastic you have a neighbourhood tree. Thanks for sharing about the crafts, what did u use them for?

I want to work

@@linnie-ei2gl oh dang! All this time with no tasting of the fruit! That’s sounds like a good idea. U could also prune your exisiting tree, so it branches shorter. It won’t grow as big if the limbs are split into shorter lengths. It can only transport sap into so many vessels as they reduce in size. The old Fibonacci sequence doing its thing.

@@DogsGoWoofProductions Thank you.. Yes, I could.. 🙂It would certainly be quicker and easier.. I'd feel very sad for the tree, losing large limbs like that, well a whole length of its main trunk, really, but I guess that's what I was intending to do with the grafted seedlings on a much smaller scale, so... It is already very tall and slim, though, so it will need some very careful surgery. For some reason my Peanut Tree didn't follow the Fibonacci route and never branched until wayyyyyy up high.. .🙃

@@linnie-ei2gl that’s true, it’s hard cutting any mature tree. The thought of how long it took to get to where it is. It is a risk too, where it might not re-shoot. I guess weighing up risk over reward is gonna be the thing too. We did it to a mature orange tree, and now it fruits more than it did before. But that tree was going to be demolished, so risk-wise was not as high. Sounds like the sun is ur biggest thing for ur tree. What ever u decide, I wish u best of luck. And great to hear from another kurrjong tree grower 🌳

@@DogsGoWoofProductions Absolutely.. I've pruned an orange tree and other fruit trees, but they are manageable and also most are already multi-branched. You're right about the possibility of it not re-shooting, too, as there are no laterals within metres of the height I'd want it back to, hence the grafting possibility.. Once the saplings grow thick enough I'll have to figure out how to even reach the foliage of the adult tree anyway... 🙃 Like you, I do aspire to grow as many useful species as possible in order to become self-sufficient, and to share the experience with others.. .. Did I see a Peanut Butter fruit bush in your video? Something red flashed past, and it seemed familiar :)

@@linnie-ei2gl Oh, wow I didn’t even know the peanut butter bush existed. Thanks you giving me a heads up about it. I had to have a quick google to see what you were talking about. Very intriguing bush. I wonder if it would grow here in coastal Perth region in WA. fantastic! The more we grow the merrier, I say. Thank you.

Wow a wild mango in the local bush! That’s the dream! Go for it :)

Thanks Benny! Great to hear you enjoy the series. Thanks for getting in touch. 🌱

Thank you for the kind words and sharing. Let’s hope more people get the opportunity to discover its potential.

Yes, her research is great. Hey over in South Africa! There are some things u can do to capture water in almost all climates, including dry-land areas. Check out Geoff Lawton’s desert Forest. Very little rainfall, but very abundant food forest. These principles apply to all climates that require water capturing during the hottest seasons. You will have to select the pioneer variety of trees (legume species) to get established, and then speed up succession by using their leaves and branches as mulch - but also design and dig in swales. They capture water in long term and rehydrate your land. And if you can achieve that, you’ll be able to grow a forest in the driest areas and even in a desert!

@@DogsGoWoofProductions Thanks so much for your information and effort to help us . I'll actually do that but I saw some . Now I'll just work hard to start with support species and intergrate with legumes trees where I started with productive species. Keep on giving us wonderful lessons for permaculture. We are reconnecting because of your touching episodes. God bless the whole process.

Hey Hannah, oh wow. Great to hear from you. It is possible! We dont have any double gees anymore 🌱 thanks to fixing the soil. Chooks are great 😊 you have a great acacia tree that grows natively out there, fixes soil and very useful other goodies. It’s called Acuminata - that’ll really help your plants grow. I hope it’s goes well out there - thanks for watching

@@DogsGoWoofProductions wow, thank you for replying!! I’ll definitely be doing my research, and can’t wait to get started! Your videos are giving me great inspiration, I’m onto episode 9 now.

Thank you. I really appreciate it. Great to hear you have seen the originals too.🌱

That would have been sweet back then. Do u mean the reef? It’s to the right of this part of the beach on the point

I grew up there through the 60s, 70s and 80s. The rock was a cave and at low tide you could walk right through it. At high tide you could usually wade right through it. We had heaps of fun in there. Then, in the 80s the Sterling City Council decided it was too dangerous and blew it up, collapsing the cave. I was devastated. Still am. It was an act of pure environmental vandalism.

Aww thanks @Earthler784 I really appreciate ur comment. I am slowly working on another episode ;) just financially it is a struggle, but it’s coming! Thanks you for getting in touch. It’s given me inspiration to keep creating them. 🌱

That’s a great idea! I will check in on it in summer and do an update video. It’s only been a week since it was done.

Hey Jakki, thank you! Yes, the clay wickingbed was really cool. I’m super interested to see how I goes too. It is meant to only be temporary, lasting a few years and then the surrounding roots break up the clay and it becomes a soil amended area. Great for the nearby fruit trees. Very keen to follow-up how it goes. I hope ur well. 🌱

True that.

Thank you @rlnfashiondesign 🌱

I appreciate the comment and I understand where you’re coming from. But, there’s a few things to consider here. One ethical and the other is practical. Looking at the bigger picture, the biggest question to ask is where does our energy come from? For me, all our energy is produced by burning coal. So, I either power my home with coal or find an alternative and reduce my need to burn fossil fuels or use no energy. But, let’s look at the practical and look at energy only. Coal is finite energy, 100% of that energy is lost once it’s used. You cannot re-create coal once it’s burned without another million years. While solar power, although takes large amounts of energy to produce and also uses finite resources to make, over the course of their lifetime, they produce more energy than it did to create them. So, in theory they are sustainable - because they produce more energy. Now, you made a fair point about where and what quality product you use. And, the better made products are, generally the better performance and materials are used. On that point, solar panels are recyclable, but how much so, depends on the materials used. They can re-use silicon and aluminium. Plastics are what they have issues with. So, it’s best to get higher grade products. So, really it comes down to that same question. Where is our power coming from? And, for us, it made more sense that if we want power, that we start producing our own in the most practical and sustainable way we can. Which, for us is solar.

Neither is a suitable long-term solution. Having watched many videos now of people trying to live off-grid, many are using forest-floor wood, or cut trees from their own forested land (and replanting trees) for wood-burner, if that is an option, and some are also using some solar-panels too. Oil, coal, nuclear, wind-turbines or solar-panels are all detrimental to the environment. Wind turbines are mostly produced in China too, and use tonnes of mined Copper wire to transmit the electricity. They also have a finite life-span and are dismembered and shockingly buried in the ground in wind-turbine graves rather than being recycled because it is too expensive to do that. Only wood appears to be the most environmentally friendly providing much mixed tree species are planted regularly to maintain the ecology and supply. We humans are at a significant disadvantage in many respects, but we cannot continue to decimate this planet for our own survival. Thank you for your response and I do very much admire your permaculture project and efforts to educate others. I do hope that I will be able to engage in PC soon as I too am a victim of the modern world and do not want to contribute to further destruction of our planet.

@@thevegandragon4676 it’s a tricky world we live in, with society and the pressures of living within those constraints and also trying to find a balance to look after the planet. You know, here I am typing on a computer with rare elements taken from the earth and creating these videos, which is part of the problem, but it’s important to remember its not what’s right or wrong. It’s about doing what we can with what we have. We are all on a journey, but if we have good intentions and look after the earth, each other and give back to those things that give us so much, good things will come from that. there’s that old saying. The best time plant a tree was 30yrs ago, the next best time is today. Let’s make it happen 🌱 and I wish you well on your journey.

Thank you

The rabbit trappers didn’t have an incentive to stop the rabbits, because they were being paid to catch them. So, they started farming them so they could catch more rabbits.

@@DogsGoWoofProductions ah, got it. Thank you for explaining that.

Hey Kathy, thank you. I really appreciate it and thank you for your support. I hope ur enjoying the summer sun on ur side of the world. 🌱☀️

Hey Jakki, yeah she’s super talented.

@@DogsGoWoofProductions totally! Is she your mum then, based on the surname? Or aunty or sister perhaps…

@@Rainbowgrrl she is my sister, and our mum is her inspiration ;)

Hey @Earthler784 thank you. It’s great to hear you’re enjoying the series and, it’s helping in SA! Keep growing🌱

Thanks a lot! Great to hear you enjoyed it 💩🌱

Thank you and great to hear you enjoyed the film

A rare shame

Cheers for the comment. Glad you enjoyed the vid

Hey there, yes the Ethics Documentary is available to watch. you can watch it on our website www.dogsgowoof.com.au/permaculturedocumentary and click on VIDEOS tab at the top

Hey, thanks a lot! I really appreciate the kind words and great to hear it’s helping and across the pond in saffa!Sorry, yes i know. I have delayed editing the new episodes mainly because things cropped up and took my attention away, (mostly garden stuff), but I do have loads and loads of footage that is ready to be edited. It’s coming… promise ;)

@@DogsGoWoofProductions thank you ,we can't wait to see your helping Episodes.we will be waiting

Thank you for watching. Great to hear you enjoyed the film

Oh yeah, i can see the resemblance. Not fun for the feet 🦶 but, very happy to find they no longer grow, Thanks to the soil!

That is true, it has many medicinal properties, but here unfortunately it is prone to becoming invasive and the prickles just out-way the positive use for me. But great point!

Goats r the best at getting rid of thorny bushes....