Hi Aircut In your proposed design image, it looks like the spoil will be placed across the current wetland to help form the pond. One thing to be...
Hi linski I'm personally pretty comfortable with heavy duty builders plastic for wicking beds, protected by some geofabric below to stop root...
I use Vectorworks Landmark. It's a CAD program so very accurate, but also has good rendering and presentation options (CAD needs to be rendered...
Until the compost has settled and the bacterial flush is still happening, pH will be high due to production of ammonia
Hi Jason, I don't know the environmental conditions, but retaining areas of the pine could be prudent to provide protection for your...
Hi Sandman. I think you're right on the mark with that last statement. People get fairly dogmatic about chemical fertiliser, but the fact is that...
Hi Kyle In my opinion, with the high evaporation rates you'd experience, coupled with infrequent rainfall at times, your main focus is on getting...
This old article of mine is of a slightly different scenario, but the pipe connecting the pond to a mulch filled swale is the same sort of...
It's sometimes assumed that because plants aren't available in Australia they won't be allowed in the country. In my experience, it's worth...
Hippophae rhamnoides seed is an allowable import on the AQIS (Aust Quarantine) website. (it's amazing what is allowed when you look into it. On...
That's why they cut the last tree in their paddock down, stops the sheep from siding with your theory every time the sun's shining. Even huddled...
If you can get your hands on 'Design and Construction of Small Earth Dams' (K Nelson, Inkata Press) there are some good tables for working out...
Hi Tasman If you've got an iPhone, this app is very useful: "Sun Seeker" You just stand on your site, choose a day of year (June 21, Dec 21,...
This paper by the FAO is pretty good too on microclimate effects: https://www.fao.org/docrep/005/X3940E/X3940E05.htm In savannah conditions in...
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