Seasonal Land Care in Central Texas: The Importance of Ecological Forestry in Winter
Ecoforestry is a sustainable land management approach that aligns forestry practices with ecological principles to maintain and restore healthy forest ecosystems. In Central Texas, timing forestry activities to coincide with seasonal conditions is crucial for promoting tree health and preventing diseases such as oak wilt. Conducting forestry work during winter and summer, when disease-spreading insects are less active, helps protect trees and supports biodiversity. Winter also offers advantages like cooler temperatures and better visibility due to leafless trees, making it an optimal time for tasks such as pruning, removing hazardous limbs, and improving land access. Implementing ecoforestry practices during these periods ensures the long-term health and resilience of Central Texas forests.
Seasonal Land Care in Central Texas: The Importance of Ecological Forestry in Winter
Ecoforestry is a sustainable land management approach that aligns forestry practices with ecological principles to maintain and restore healthy forest ecosystems. In Central Texas, timing forestry activities to coincide with seasonal conditions is crucial for promoting tree health and preventing diseases such as oak wilt. Conducting forestry work during winter and summer, when disease-spreading insects are less active, helps protect trees and supports biodiversity. Winter also offers advantages like cooler temperatures and better visibility due to leafless trees, making it an optimal time for tasks such as pruning, removing hazardous limbs, and improving land access. Implementing ecoforestry practices during these periods ensures the long-term health and resilience of Central Texas forests.
Texas Hill Country, The Rise, Fall, and Repair: Regenerative Agriculture in Texas
The connection between humans and the land is a cycle of both giving and taking—a relationship that shapes our lives every day and will continue long after we return to the soil. Regardless of how we view our origins, we all depend on the earth. It’s where we build our homes, grow our food, and […]
Planting 3,000 Trees: A Hopeful New Beginning in Texas
Our Client Named This Project Arborgasm In the heart of Texas, a former olive farm is getting a fresh start. This 78-acre piece of land, once home to thousands of olive trees, is about to transform into a vibrant regenerative agriculture system. The journey begins with planting over 3,000 trees, aimed at restoring the environment […]
How to Start Controlling Pests Organically
by Using Permaculture Principles in Your Garden After a long romance with the power of information technology, the modern world is turning it’s attention back to gardening again. Concerns over food security, a fragile global supply chain, and the dangers of ultra-processed food has made growing your own food cool again. Gardening channels on social […]
Turn Your Garden Into a Gourmet Pizzeria
What if the best pizza place ever is only steps away from your kitchen? What if the gourmet pizzeria you’ve been looking for is right under your nose? It’s in the garden in your own yard! You can google homemade pizza recipe all you want, but if you’re working with standard canned ingredients and premade […]
How To Prevent Toxic Landscaping (Roundup) In Your HOA
When I see anyone spraying the ground with a backpack sprayer, I always compliment them on how good their work looks and ask what it is that they are spraying. It’s almost always Roundup (AKA Glyphosate the most common active ingredient used in toxic landscaping practices in order to control “weeds”). So, I kindly ask […]
Ancient Healing Secrets of Native Medicinal & Culinary Herbs
The Interconnected World of Native Plants and Holistic Health As we journey through the diverse landscapes of Central Texas and encounter the myriad wonders of native herbs, it is increasingly clear that these plants offer far more than mere sustenance or decoration. They are nature’s pharmacy. Providing us with a bounty of medicinal and culinary […]
Structured Water, is it real and powerful or another scam?!
Water is water, right? Most people have heard of structured water but is it legit? We’ve done the research to try our best to help you decide for yourself… The water out of your tap and the water inside of the cells of your body and inside the cells of a plant are similar in […]
The Incredible Power Of EM1 In Soil Building
The harmonious interplay of beneficial microorganisms in healthy soil ecosystems facilitates the immune system of healthy plants. A balanced diversity of soil microorganisms mitigates the risk of soil-borne pathogenic diseases. Many soil microorganisms form synergistic relationships with each other and with plants, collectively breaking down organic matter into nutrient dense humus, activating biochemical hormones that […]
