In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
I read somewhere once that Lavender can also be used to help prevent creep and erosion, perhaps planted higher up the hill to stabilise the top a bit I think I would also maybe try a small terrace with little retaining walls, but, I fear that could also prove to be horrendously expensive.
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
Phewwww. You're right Will, the only "good" thing around here, I live half way down a vallet BTW is that they don't pour gallons of chemicals over the lnd every five minutes, but, they do work it intensively, one day the bubble must burst. I hope they hurry up with incentives to re forest, I have a romantic notion of having a few nice little copses in my section of the valley...
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
LOL, But, if you make it obvious that you find camo clad men with big weapons immensly attractive, they stay away... Ohh, I also have a Marrema sheep dog and ahusky cross, they don't seem to like them making so much noise that the tiny little birdies fly away. :D
In reply to A newbie all over again! by Annec
You will also need to practice a very camp, Buon Giooooooooooooorrrrno, che Bellllllllaaaahhhhh Giornata.....
Ohhh, and get a BIG sheepdog just in case :D
It's a common problem in Abruzzo and as far as I can see, has been very badly managed. Areas of erosion are huge and each winter we get big wash-outs in the area. Like you we have locust bean planted all over the place and also cana where it is damp because they have invasive roots.
A common solution adopted by many farmers is the large wire baskets full of stones which are stacked against the area to be stabilised. I used to know the name of these things but I've forgotten it, they are suppleid as empty baskets, and wired together and filled on site. You would also need a crane/loader to position them. The biggest vineyard in the area has large areas of these to stabilise the sides of the terraces.