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Jimmy starts with ... John Picone's Exclusion OrchardAt the end of March we were fortunate to have the opportunity to visit John Picone's exclusion orchard to see what he is growing inside the netting and how succussful this approach is. It was an inspiring day for us to see and taste all of his delicious produce. John has one hectare under total exclusion which keeps out the birds, bats and bugs, as it also keeps out the good bugs he has an inbuilt hive for native bees that pollinate his fruit trees and a flock of resident guinea fowl pick up any pests that do make it into the orchard as well as fertilizing as they go. The guinea fowls do not scratch around the roots of the trees like chickens do which makes them easier to manage in a closed orchard system. | About the Author Jimmy Perth 15th April 2011 3:51pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jimmy Perth 15th April 2011 3:51pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brad says... just making sure you saw the photos on facebook jimmy? (link from the news article) http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150146596441792&id=136114716791&aid=284684 | About the Author Brad2 G Hill,Perth 15th April 2011 6:02pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jimmy Perth 18th April 2011 2:26pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. Mid West WA 23rd April 2011 12:23pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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