This diary of the
Blue Range Close Plantation
covers the following:
Why get into tree farming?
(done)
Finding the land
(done)
A description of the site
(done)
Getting ourselves up to scratch
(done)
Planning the plantation
(done)
Preliminary weed controlv
Site investigations and soil analysis
(done)
Plantation layout and species selection
(done)
Approvals and paperwork
(done)
Site clean-up and Site Works
(done)
Browsing animal control
(being done)
Ordering the planting stock
(done)
Soil cultivation
(done)
Pre-plant weed control
(done)
Planting
(done)
Fertilising
(done)
Post-planting assessment
(being done)
Second year weed control
(yet to be done)
Pruning and thinning -
phase 1
,
phase 2
,
phase 3
(yet to be done)
Ongoing maintenance
(being done)
Harvesting
(yet to be done)
Post-harvest operations
(yet to be done)
Re-establishment of the plantation
(yet to be done)
The Changing Face of the Plantation
this
series
shows the changing face of the plantation over time
Diary of a Plantation
Contents of the Diary
