To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Orchard Terracing
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:26:03 -0700 (PDT)
Ask your local Ag Office or library for the county Soil Survey. This can
tell you a
lot about what the soil can & cannot do, erosion risk, seep (seasonal springs)
problems, etc.
The other thing to think about is how will you access the trees for
maintenance &
harvest? All on-foot, or vehicle-- what kind of vehicle? If you build a
terrace
wide enough to include a vehicle lane, can you stabilize the bare soil
enough?
--- "Mark E. in Oz" <> wrote:
> G'day Folks,
>
> I am looking at a lovely parcel of land at the moment, but approx 5 acres
> of
> it is on a fairly steep slope between 30-45degrees, running down to a creek
> bed(stream).
>
> Does anyone have any experience with growing apples/pears in a terrace, and
> is
> there any useful reference material that is known on how to develop the
> terracing?
>
> Thanks for any help.
> --
> Cheers
>
> Mark E. in Oz
>
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