#67 Clearing a huge Mimosa patch (and building stuff with them)

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[@ProjectKamp]

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[@Bart-ed9ic]

In the last Q&A, I mentioned the possibility to stay and/or help the Project. Will there be a possibility to stay at the site in a year or so? Thanks in advance for answering my question! P.S: yes, I know. You guys cannot look into the future. 🍀

[@uribove]

Did you need permits to cut down that much forest, or is it fine because it's an invasive species? If you needed permits, was it hard to get them granted?

[@MmmM-mf3zd]

How do the forest smell?

[@Robert.Lavrik]

is the narrator girl single and will she marry me ? :D :)

[@15IgorS]

Question: Do you guys suffer from homesickness? I can imagine its hard after not seeing your friends and family for a while. Also some ideas: Use the woodchips on the stairs you made (you probably thought of that) and maybe using the wood as driven piles to avoid further erosion at the little lake.

[@MarinaVance]

Wow, this update was excellent! Not only did you get a ton done and made so many beautiful and useful things with the mimosa, but the video was expertly produced! Keep up the good work!

[@luther99flame]

The border of trees that you left between you and the public road, you could use a traditional British technique called hedgelaying - its a way of creating a natural barrier of a living hedgerow and has been used here in the UK for centuries.

[@bigsteamypeas]

Now this is what I call Project Kamp content!

[@thelostwarrior7998]

Yep

[@dirtcoffeethethird9490]

@The Flexiloquent Frog *kamptent

[@owadasaoluwafemi8819]

Now Here is the most underrated comment

[@normalcrystal32]

Yeah it’s good

[@julianmoller2148]

❤

[@guillermodelnoche]

I bet you could build a mimosa deck at the lake and ladders into the lake. They could make a great treehouse for guest to sleep in during the nice weather.

[@angelad.8944]

I love it all....except for the lack of clothing protection when you guys are working the landscape. My word, all I can think of is injury! I am a horticulturalist and landscaper that wears it all, even in the heat, to keep myself protected. Put some pants and long sleeves on people, haha!

[@strykeyboi7459]

the mimosa wood looks so pretty when used for the steps! Maybe they could be used to make raised beds with the same method?

[@michellezevenaar]

I would only do 1 extra step, burn the outside that's doing to be exposed to the earth. It will help extend the life of it.

[@suzettehenderson9278]

I was thinking the same thing! Raised beds or terraced beds.

[@sergiofreitas9368]

Steps and planters made from mimosa are actually somewhat common in rural Portugal, at least near the area where I live. Most people use mimosa to burn in their fireplaces/wood ovens though.

[@romanus4879]

I used them to make some natural fences and to grow native bushes on them. Also for firewood as they say.

[@romanus4879]

Oh, and Terra Preta soil is a great way to reuse undesirable trees, a fast way to compost trees

[@mrMacGoover]

WEAVING: This works for birch trees here in Canada but might work with memosa tree there. If you rip the green branches with a circular saw into 1/8ths, and beat the strips with a wooden mallet... you will eventually separate the growth rings and will end up with thin wood strips which need to be kept moist to remain flexible for weaving.

[@giovani6230]

Been following since episode 1! Just commenting to say keep up the good work! All your efforts are inspiring!

[@martin_mue]

The mimosa might lend itself well to "spindel-type" mortise and tenon joinery. This works with a round tenon. The tenon wood is (oven) dried to shrink it as much as possible. The mortise wood is used in green condition. As the mortise dries it shrinks around the tenon creating a very strong glue free bond. This technique was used for building chairs. To create this joint efficiently you will probably have to get or make a tool called a "tenon auger/cutter", basically a pencil sharpener for a power drill. As the mortise is a simple round hole that can be drilled, this joint can be created in a very short amount of time.

[@SamHarrisonMusic]

Handy if you have a pizza oven ;)

[@09conrado]

The bramble heap can be used: cover it in a lot of soil and it will retain moisture and slowly decompose. If you do it in a clever spot you can catch some runoff water with it and perhaps plant something beautiful or edible on it (hugelculture)

[@sandercalis7388]

Also covering it with woodchips could speed up decomposing. Leaving you with a rich and vertile soil…

[@chocomojo9552]

Why do I have the feeling it would regrow......

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@chocomojo9552 Yeah, one new tree from each chip.

[@lulubelle0bresil]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 hahahaha I think they are talking about the brambles/silvas/wild blackberries though. But just like the mimosas, they have the ability to spring up again full of force, mimosas and brambles are like horror movie monsters - never 100% dead 😄

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

@@lulubelle0bresil Whatever lol, we were talking about the Mimosas. Hahahahahahah

[@Rafasotobal]

Here in Chile we struggle too with the mimosa tree, exceedingly invasive and fire prone.

[@ricardomarcelino8388]

Maaaaan!!! This is a great episode, a lot has been done, cleaning, research, prototypes, woodworking, stairs with earth, recycling, fireproofing... The works. And looking! Woooow, great work guys. New editor is definitely approved by my standards. Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@ojonasplima]

The stool was an amazing project! Your neighbour's will love the gift :)

[@ontheroadwithyode390]

It's fun watching your channel. I sure wish myself and a couple of my logger friends from here in British Columbia 🇨🇦 could come over and clear your land. You are so inexperienced with tools and safety practices it causes me pain just watching!

[@PaquiCamus]

At least they are trying to learn by doing. Is the only way. It would be nice if your friends come to teach them the proper way.

[@alfredbucket848]

As precious plastic uses presses and extruders, maybe you could pelletize the mimosa wood chips into a useable fuel for a pellet stove?

[@ric_dk-9520]

Yes, compacting all the biomass they generate into pellets or briquettes would make a great fuel source for a bio stow/heater.. and they should have the knowledge to build a pellet/briquette press and a "chipper" from the precious plastic project. Plenty of information online om how to build the machines.

[@davidhendrox]

You can try few hugelkultur beds here and there with all those woods and even use them for heating in winter. In our garden we use mimosa for mulching and composting.

[@DrQuarzZz]

You actually got so much done this episode. Well done!

[@kintrbr]

I just realised one of the reasons why I like your work. You not only care about how humans can leave in harmony with the nature, but also use science to think about the realisation of this care, and act on it (don't just talk).

[@MariusAraujo]

Great mimosa bark weaving idea! love it!

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Yeah it looked good. I wonder how durable it will be.

[@herzterben8353]

@@JazzFunkNobby1964 I don't know about the stool but the basket is still quite sturdy!

[@l.m.2404]

I volunteer with an invasive plant eradication group in my local community and this was the episode I've been waiting for. Thank you for sharing your research and convo with mimosa expert and all the innovative uses.

[@oomwat6101]

Worth noting that when you're chopping down trees, you should attach the line and puil away from the direction you do not want it to go ... pulling it in the direction you hope it will fall does not give you any control over the fall, the main thing is to avoid it falling in an akward spot. When a tree gets hung up, don't try to push it over, tie a line around the base and pull it away from the direction it's fallen in - that way you have less chance of it falling on you or kicking back into your face! If you're going to do more carving, then I can highly reccomend a Ray Gonzalez Hooked Skew ... once you've tried it, you'll never use anything else for detailed work ;) Also the logs look ideal for making charcoal, which is always useful ;~)

[@maxsyrup2971]

the mimosa video game bit was cute

[@hermannhofweber1335]

The Mimosa Stems would make a great Fence,too. You know,the " guard rail type". I can imagine to see some Porco Preto growing up in a paddock like enclosure made of the stems ;) Greetz from Azinhal in the eastern Algarve P.S. I really love how you are interacting with the local people there !

[@JK-yf9sx]

In Australia those mimosas are called wattle. The early English settlers used them to build the walls of their first huts. Sturdy wooden posts, with thinner wattle branches woven in-between created a wall, and then this was covered with clay or mud to make it solid. It was called wattle and daub. The thin wattle branches acted like the steel re-inforcing bars that are used in concrete these days.

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

Love the baskets. You are probably going to have to remove the stumps or they will grow back.

[@PTemnikov]

Is it possible to weave mimosa branches instead of bark?

[@herzterben8353]

@@PTemnikov I haven't tried it, but I believe that when they are young they are flexible enough to do so without snapping. Willow branches are commonly used for weaving walls and fences

[@luther99flame]

I'd suggest charcoaling over chipping unless you have a need for the chips, the charcoal can be used for cooking and the ash for the soil - depending on your soil conditions ;)

[@hannovanderwoude]

Whathever you plant as a replacement for the Mimosa, don't plant Bamboo!

[@pedroakuma6939]

Haha bamboo multiplicates alot 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@Wesselvanwyk]

Why not bamboo?

[@amarillasolo5864]

Or spanish cane😳

[@Kpopsta_n]

Bamboo is good for shade but it's a grass and it's invasive. It also grows so fast.

[@pyrophile9972]

It cant grow anywhere idk if that area can grow it

[@daltongriffis]

This is so awesome! Love seeing the big-scale problem solving, and repurposing the waste usefully and functionally. Its really interesting content!

[@brendansharp4856]

What a jam packed, epic episode! Thanks so much Project Kamp! I’d love to see a follow up on the different things you make with the mimosa! The fist bumps with the back scratcher made me laugh hysterically 🤣

[@annejohnson491]

Hi from Australia, I have been watching bushcraft from vietnam. They knit or weave baskets bowls, plates, back baskets, they have lots of ideas that they teach from childhood. I do enjoy watching all your workers doing lots of different projects. Good luck I hope you are saved from bush fire this year.

[@patrickburns2274]

Such varied content, which illustrates just how challenging it is to create this Kamp (many different problems to tackle)...you have the best resources, though - your dedicated Kampers!! Great work! Keep it up!

[@ZekeFilms]

I was born and raised in Tasmania. You don’t hear much about tassie so it was interesting to hear about Tassie trees overseas.

[@LadyTL]

This was a great video! I loved seeing you all reuse the mimosa wood. You might consider using the sawdust or even half split branches on the stairs so they don't get too muddy from the rains and help with walking on them as well as the dirt compresses.

[@markusboating]

Yeah. The advertisement is still going and I am happy to get a 30 minutes + video! 😂 Thank you for your work 😊

[@Mike-jx2uj]

the weaving was beautiful

[@virginiabenatti8546]

I've been addicted to your journey... Loving to following the project... Hugs from Brasil

[@vickyreichel6479]

Question: Did you have enough water this summer? Or are you planning to create more water storage (to plant veggies or have a lager amount of people) next year?

[@izysep8617]

I love Project Kamp! I see Portugal is rough, looks like a land of thorns, fire and hardness, besides its amazing people! You maybe need to take the Mimosa's roots, and replace them. Mean while you have a lots of fire wood there, so you guys can get a warm shower, after a hard day of working in the land!

[@NickBoileau]

Can you describe what the local ecosystem would looked like prior to the introduction of invasive species? I wonder specifically whether this area would have traditionally been oak dominated given their fire resistance.

[@DaredeepThomas]

Really nice to see you all so much in action. Bringing back the wood chips on top of the soil is nice mulch material. In case you still have some wood chips remaining you could also carbonize it via pyrolysis and use the Biochar mixed with compost in your garden. Fixed carbon, improved water retention capacity, nutrient availability, and other soil benefits. Maybe something to consider.

[@YoDude874]

Love it! Question for Q&A. How much is this project funded by Precious Plastics?

[@karLcx]

it will be great to get a variety of native trees and bushes planted in place of these trees. the native wildlife will be grateful.

[@johnpenny41]

Mimosa is a member of the Legume family of angiosperms. They have mycorrhyzal fungi living in association with their roots, similar to other nitrogen fixers like clover, beans & peas, etc. This means the soil is likely to be good for growing crops. Perhaps you could experiment with growing crops among the mimosa trees once you have thinned them out.

[@owadasaoluwafemi8819]

NOW THIS WHAT WE CAN PROJECT CAMP.. ALL DONE BY PROFESSIONALS

[@coryart]

My childhood home had an old growth Mimosa tree in the front yard. The diameter of the trunk was about 45cm. It's branches spanned over our roof, and across the street.

[@gabrielsang4164]

I enjoy your videos all the way from Kenya. Thanks all. My question is, Do you all have background in outdoor/hands on kind of life? Never seen people 'Yay!' before diving into a thorny vegetation... Yes, even here in Africa 😅 Keep doing the good job! Cheers!

[@escapeearth2327]

Great job guys and ladies!!!! I love young creative and intelligent minds at work in harmony!!!! Best wishes to you all!!!!

[@benedettapollastrini7479]

Bless you guys! The latest updates are really insightful 🌈 You are doing great, I wish there were more people regenerating Portuguese woods like you are doing 🙏 Sending you a big hug

[@pedrofigueiredo4654]

Hi. can´t stop saying and seeing what a nice job you are doing. Keep on going. Congratulations 👍👍👍

[@leo22cuervo]

It was cool seeing not only the woodchoping, but also an informed opinion on the trees and how mcuh are they really EVIL (or not).

[@xmdishx]

man, this season have a lot of variety of editing, people, and jokes. lmao. i love it !

[@AbidKhan-oe3jn]

Way to go 👏 This is true sustainability with knowledge Love from 🇮🇳

[@MrChrisjv55]

This video answers a question I asked earlier this year. Invasive plants and animal species taking over our natural environment, in North America we have an invasive plant called phragmites, I have been trying to eliminate its growth on a 2-acre pond for the past four years. The task of controlling the regrowth is endless. I wish you luck in your endeavour and, thank you for updating us on my original question.

[@TheAurelsh]

You can build a cabin with mimosa wood, it will be very interesting to see, and you can have another place to stay.

[@hugopierrebarre]

This is the best Project Kamp episode since a long time ! Great content !!!

[@sharonmeier7688]

I am impressed with all you have made with the wood.

[@andrewdarnley4608]

I have not read all 500 comments and maybe someone has said that Mimosa will coppice. You need to poison [ yes I can hear the howls ] with herbicides that are allowable in your region. But to poison, it has to be done at the time the trunk is cut. As you have already cleared, the emerging buds on each stump will need to be treated. After that you'll need to deal with the seed bank by covering the seedlings with heavy mulch. Here in Australia we use wood chippers that are much larger than what you have available. You need to plant species that are not fire prone. It's so great to see you guys doing this. More strength to your arm !

[@eastunder55]

The chair building sequence was very funny although there were humorous parts throughout the whole video. Thanks for sharing.

[@Esther_In_SoCal]

amazing to see everyone's creativity

[@philedgerton7892]

I like the idea of charcoal production. If you can use a gas tight container to make the charcoal you can collect the wood gas to use as you would use propane as well! I think acacia is a legume as and it enriches the soil with nitrogen. Also maybe investigate the edibility of the seeds. I also like the baskets. Good luck with your projects!

[@Fenthule]

Idea for the brambles - while it is labor intensive you could strip all the spikes off of the vines and use them for things like basketweaving, could also braid them and use them as a weak makeshift rope or even for decoration. I wonder about a wicker chair type thing done in bramble, if you could get enough strength in a weave to be able to sit on it, I'm sure with some different designs ideas you could do it. I'm editing this as I watch the video haha, an idea for the mimosa bark - love the basket weave, what about some kind of tile for a roof? if you could make sure it dries out perfectly flat you could maybe tile them in a water proof manner for smaller projects or over tents etc?

[@markschattefor6997]

That is a nice idea, but it is very labour intensive as these link show; kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJWUknejbZigZtk or kzbin.info/www/bejne/r53Pi3WndrSYoZo But with a simple machine it could be a lot easier, that could be a handcrancked device or a foot operated thing. You need two sturdy brushes that rotate against each other to get the thorns of. The rest could be more or less the same as with flax or hemp when making rope I guess.

[@huntakilla1234]

Love the video, as always. I really appreciate these longer videos.

[@MachinistDom]

From my experience with Mimosa in Australia, it will dry and be very hard, but brittle. It will split and crack easy. We would often snap it into short lengths for firewood by levering it between 2 trees, or leaning it against a log and jumping on it. The resin and oil in the foliage can be boiled out and extracted. There is some commercial application of this in Australia. You could use the trunks as fuel to power this. We would sometimes use the trunks as fence posts or posts for animal shelters. It was always easier to cut when it was green, when it dried it was very hard and difficult to cut with hand saws. The resin in the foliage was also very irritating if you had too much exposure, my Father developed an allergy to this. He would get a severe red rash, and lots of swelling, especially around the eyes.

[@DaDunge]

You could make some dugouts using all those logs, they're great for underground storage. Naturally climate reuglated. Your problem would be the amount of rain you get, special care needs to be tekan to make sure they don't become undergorund ponds.

[@hemlock40]

Great projects with mimosa materials. The editing of this video is extra fun. Nice job with the music and assembly footage.

[@PapaBearOutdoorAdventures]

Good work, a lot of wood for the pizza oven this autumn. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪 😊

[@andymacdonald30]

I like the charcoal idea . There is so much of the wood that cold be turned into charcoal and used in the bread oven or BBQ . Possibility of selling some as well ? And general logs for camp fires

[@mandy-leedilley502]

By us, we call them black wattle. They are also abundant invader fire hazards. We use them to make wattle fences for chickens or gardens. They even sell woven wattle panels on the roadsides near the cities for people to use in their townhouse gardens.

[@cathyr1192]

You arte so lucky to have youth and spo many friends to help. @ 70 Im finding it hard to do all the renovation and landscape work on a small suburban block :D

[@susanammgoncalves198]

Excellent work guys!!!! It is extraordinary to see how your work is evolving and how respectfully you are taking care of your land. Thank’s for sharing with us so much and so important information. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 It's a pleasure to have you in my country! ❤️

[@ckellingc]

Might make some charcoal too. Not only for fire starting, but for medicinal and water purification

[@WoodfulProjects]

Mimosa wood looks like an interesting wood to work with. I dont see much acacias in my country but the day i put my hand on something I’ll definitely give it a go to make a piece if furniture. Thanks for the video.

[@MrBubba311]

I like the music! It helps set the pace and keeps viewers engaged. Nice!

[@marcosr.9085]

Have you heard about syntropic agroforestry? It would be a great idea for both landscaping and self-reliance on food.

[@aless4064]

Definitely!! I'm in one of the biggest projects in Spain up in Galicia. And it's an AMAZING way to go. You guys should definitely look it up!

[@aless4064]

Actually ! Right now there is a big tour ( 1 and a half month ) going around Spain and Portugal. They started two weeks ago. With a camara team ( there is going to be a documentary). If you guys are interested let me know and I can give you a contact of these guys, they can probably pass and film and everything. If you're interested I can explain a bit better!

[@marcosr.9085]

@@aless4064 I would like to know more about this project in Galicia. I am in Brazil, but fell in love with Santiago de Compostela when I was there.

[@davidwilson1043]

Great video, so much work, I loved the basket, it felt like a look back in time. The stool and stairs were so cool too. My heart always feels happier after watching your video.

[@09conrado]

Now what would be an example of a better forest? What are desired species? What is a fire-resistant landscape?

[@apveening]

Oak, oak (four native species) and mature cork oak.

[@trucknomadsdotcom9731]

Fresh mimosa is way easier to chip as the dry ones. Chip the fresh and keep the dry for firewood for this winter.

[@gracedossantos2136]

I thought about area rugs with the mimosa bark. I love the basket well done. 🇵🇹🇺🇸

[@robertoortegagayol5660]

Rita is a great narrator

[@PennyGetsItTogether]

I agree. She’s so zen. When I grow up, I’d like to be like her. ☺️

[@shan1701]

I so want to be there and just do some cleaning work...it will be so therapeutic!!

[@2005siu]

Omg the weaving basket was so cute. Please nake some more and maybe sell them online ♡

[@Strenger_planet]

This is my most favorite channel. Mostly I watch all your videos at 3am 😂lol. It's addictive.

[@rudygtrz]

it is easier to chip when cut than when it's dry.

[@kristenhasleftthebuilding1380]

All the projects you each made were wonderful and ingenuous. Totally enjoyed this video. 💕🙏🏼

[@v0ort]

Hahaha 'so I called my mom...' cracked me up. Hope you stick around for a very long time Martijn!

[@kittimcconnell2633]

I love that bark basket, it is handsome!

[@mistersniffers5922]

Thank you for putting all the work into making a video for us.

[@shirleyvroegen9566]

Lovely project! Congratz to you all for this wonderful initiative and the results you booked so far. Looking forward to your new videos. When I watched this particular episode, the idea popped into my mind...why not make hammocks out of the bark of the mimosa or lattoflex and wicked chairs or canapes for the guesthouse/office/Futur community house?

[@srantoniomatos]

This was great, gave hope for this project. You actually did something original, creative and useful. Loved the basket and wood stuff in general.

[@Ross-re2up]

loving the content! I did lol at the fellow making the stool - his zipper is down!

[@mysoneffa2417]

Swedes used to leave wet square baskets in a wood form to dry. Also smaller water tight baskets 🧺 can be formed out of a single large piece of bark, steamed, folded, & pressed into a mold.

[@AS0144]

Great episode! Been loving the vibe of the videos!

[@ahcmarrant4516]

Those stairs are like minecraft in real life so satifying to look at ! Great job ! :)

[@601salsa]

7se the larger timber for constructing furniture or log walls for raised beds or fences, shred and chip the remains for mulch and composting. Make a mushroom log pile, a solar dehydrating stand. Never thought about basket weaving.... awesome idea

[@jessicasoriano3560]

This is my favorite episode so far. Love the different creativity among your group.

[@julianmoller2148]

Furthermore: love that you decentralized the video production

[@stevebarracuda8929]

You should do some research on how those mimosas will reproduce over the next year, now that you've cut them down and stimulated their roots to power grow.

[@justinterbasket4565]

Totally dig the basket beautiful and used from nature Keep up the good work

[@paullopes]

You can also use a reciprocating saw to cut and limb trees. You can purchase and use pruning blades online. Great for smaller work and no bar oil required 😊