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the wind here could strip the grass off the ground at times. pretty exposed to the atlantic
Quite similar here at times, the hill behind me is the only thing between us and Antarctica.the wind here could strip the grass off the ground at times. pretty exposed to the atlantic
What's your thinking behind the "soil needs wind" theory Pete?It's a tricky one, our climate does require a fair bit of wind (luckily we get it) to keep the soil working
A neighbour of ours on the old farm was the agroforestry association chairman and absolutely wrecked his farm with too much shelter, and the settlers with their fires wrecked it by burning the original shelter
So it does require a bit of planning and foresight just to get the right effects with plantings, if you want to create microclimates it is good for growth when it's cold but can hinder things when it's wet..
You're right though, many Americans see my pictures and cannot believe "how open the landscape is" considering the wind we get.
Where we are is called Leeside for good reason though, doesn't look much of a hill behind us but it is a different climate up there cold and windy, and only a few hundred feet up above the estuary behind us.
Really just for drying and seed dispersal reasons our soil is really susceptible to getting a cap, even rain events can seal off the air from the soil profile.What's your thinking behind the "soil needs wind" theory Pete?
we are halfway up a hill but it don't matter which way you go from the house its uphill that's because its right beside a stream that bends one way then the other, if its windy in our yard its bloody windy, go up the top of the hill 1/2 a mile and its an overcoat colder in the winterIt's a tricky one, our climate does require a fair bit of wind (luckily we get it) to keep the soil working
A neighbour of ours on the old farm was the agroforestry association chairman and absolutely wrecked his farm with too much shelter, and the settlers with their fires wrecked it by burning the original shelter
So it does require a bit of planning and foresight just to get the right effects with plantings, if you want to create microclimates it is good for growth when it's cold but can hinder things when it's wet..
You're right though, many Americans see my pictures and cannot believe "how open the landscape is" considering the wind we get.
Where we are is called Leeside for good reason though, doesn't look much of a hill behind us but it is a different climate up there cold and windy, and only a few hundred feet up above the estuary behind us.
sounds like a plan
You must be a proper farmer, our bit is half a mile east to west and half a mile from the front to the back!we are halfway up a hill but it don't matter which way you go from the house its uphill that's because its right beside a stream that bends one way then the other, if its windy in our yard its bloody windy, go up the top of the hill 1/2 a mile and its an overcoat colder in the winter
quite ring fenced then ?You must be a proper farmer, our bit is half a mile east to west and half a mile from the front to the back! View attachment 696488 View attachment 696492
(Sun comes from the north)
Yes they are wet in the bottom most of the time, the further north the more there is.looks quite square fields Pete are those dried up streams running through some of the fields ?
It is a magic place to call 'home', that's for sure.What a great place to live - a bit of everything by the look of it - hill, flatter land - and beach?
They are actually really quite cheap, too.love the idea of the calf shelter