All About Live Staking
What Is Live Staking? Live staking is a tree establishment method by which small-diameter branches or certain tree or shrub species can be pushed, dug or pounded into wet, perennially moist or irrigated soils prior to bud break, where they will strike root and become an entirely new tree or shrub. How Does Live Staking…
Vehicle Access Fundamentals For Regenerative Landscapes – First Principles
Running water is the primary natural force that generates the need for maintenance of most man-made access routes. Most drainage needs throughout the landscape are in relation to access routes. Effective drainage is therefore the primary consideration when planning and designing for functional, low-maintenance access (for vehicles, humans and animals) that maintains or improves watershed…
Erosion Prevention & Repair Elements
Introduction Soil erosion is a serious problem in most contexts. Stopping active soil erosion is a prerequisite for rebuilding soil, and the elements detailed here are tools to help us do just that in a wide variety of landscapes. However, no treatment is a panacea, and each must be evaluated based on the unique parameters…
040 – All About Amazing Vetiver Grass
Homestead Super Plant Showcase – All About Amazing Vetiver Grass If you haven’t heard of vetiver grass and are homesteading in USDA zone 7b or higher, this is a must listen! Vetiver Grass – Chrysopogon zizanioides – is a perennail, tufted, clump-forming grass that grows up to 9′ tall in the tropics, and typically 6′ tall…
