Aracaria Work Diary

Stefan, Tewe, Linda, Muzz, Claudio
Warm sunny, dry, 22. Moon 20% of Full (waxing crescent)
West: Finish big clean-up after last week’s storm.
Burned big pile, fig tree paddock.
Mulched, weeded YC Gully trees.
East: continues weeding, mulching slope, middle section. Start on new plantation site clearing.

Stefan, Tewe, Linda, Muzz, Claudio
Warm sunny, dry, 22. Moon 20% of Full (waxing crescent)
West: Finish big clean-up after last week’s storm.
Burned big pile, fig tree paddock.
Mulched, weeded YC Gully trees.
East: continues weeding, mulching slope, middle section. Start on new plantation site clearing.

Stefan, Linda, Tewe, Muzz, Claudio
cool, dry, bit of sun, 20, Moon: 5% of Full
Big clean-up after storm.
Pecan harvest, mostly done now. 3.5 bags today.
East: slope plant-out weeding

From Tuesday the 19th to Saturday the 23 we had some very heavy rain and flooding. On Thursday the 21th there was a massive storm with winds up to 130ks.
Damage on the farm was surprisingly little. A few trees blown over, the drives washed away a little.

Stefan, Tewe, Muzz, Linda, Claudio
Warm, sunny, 23
Ladu had a girl calf.
West: cow pat pit, pecan harvest (Golden Gift), tea cutting, toro top area, top gully.
East: continue brush cutting, weeding and mulching gully plant-out. All perished plants replaced.
Toro: south facing slopes.
Groundsel control in southern section. Only one plant, amazing. But lots of privet to be dealt with later.

Stefan,Tewe,Muzz,Linda, Claudio (German woofer), Andy
War, sunny, dry, 21, Moon: 91%of full
West: pecan harvest, lower orchard, pruning of rose tea trees with Mike, tea prep in TH, CP collection
East: continue of gully weeding, mulching, about 1/2 way up now. Most trees are good, a few replacements.

Warm, dry, 22, Moon 97% of full
Stefan, Linda. Tewe, Muzz, Andy, Claudio
West: started to take down netted area, Old Garden seedling planting, broccoli, boc choi, rocket (240 seedling), path finished,, weeding, looks good. Garlic planted.
East: continue on eastern gully, most trees have grown very well, few losses, all replaced. Now maybe 1/2 way up.
Good day.

Linda, Stefan, Muzz, Tewe, Andy, Claudio (German woofer)
warm, dry, sunny, 23, Moon: 85% of Full

West: Pecan harvest, Golden Gift main trees. Some trees, especially along drive edge with good crops, further down the hill far less. Yankee Creek area ok, similar to 2008.
Rose Tee TT plantation, weeding, feeding, pruning loer branches.
Lime harvest.
Old garden initiative resumed.
East: mulch collection: main paddock.
Eastern gully from dam up, palm weeding, mulching, brush cutting about 2/3rd up. All trees looking very good. Few losses. Panted 3 Yang yang trees along toro line, western gully slope.
Very productive day.