Its been raining, and that’s great for direct seeding!

Posted on 11 August, 2016 by Connecting Country

Bonnie checks the seed boxes on the direct seeder with the buggy out front ready to go.

Jarrod and Bonnie have just finished the direct seeding component of this year’s Connecting Landscapes program. Under these wet conditions, they had to try a novel approach. They have carried out direct seeding across 24 properties in the local area, covering some 130 hectares and used up 76 kg of seed including 51kg of acacia and and 25kg of eucalyptus species.

Happily, the amount of rainfall this year has required the hire of a buggy to help contend with very wet conditions in many paddocks and very slippery slopes on the steeper hills. We’ve uploaded a video of our direct seeder in action; click here to view.

The Connecting Landscapes works crew have also planted over 6,000 tube stock this year. A great effort! No doubt all this favorable weather will see these tiny plants well into the future.

For more information on our on ground works program click here.