Transcript 2014 Currajuggle Creek Place Story
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Lyn Ellis and
Murray McCracken at
Currajuggle Creek Nursery
2014 Champions of the Catchment
Place Story
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You’ve planted our trees. Here’s how we make them.
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Potting mix made from sand, pine bark and bush soil, providing
mycorrhizal bacteria and other inputs that help the seedlings grow.
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Mixing by hand and mechanically
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Sieving to ensure fine particles.
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Home made triple-scrubbers to wash and re-use pots.
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Washing to re-use pots.
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Re-used pots drying in the sun for further sterilisation.
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Filling pots with the potting mix.
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Making a dip in the potting mix with the back of a screwdriver.
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Seeds gathered locally by Lyn.
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Distributing seeds into pots.
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Covering the seeds, eg with a layer of sand.
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Labelling each tray.
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An old standard shower head provides a gentle spray
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Hand watering
minimizes waste
and lets us
inspect each
plant every day.
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Greenhouses help keep out pests, and
provide a stable growing environment.
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Murray made the high benches. These avoid
bending and prevent slug and snail attack.
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Did you know that we still have some
stock available from last season?
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See the space under the pots? This is the
key to air-pruning of the roots.
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The pots have vertical ridges. This makes the
roots grow straight down, and not coil around.
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Vertical roots.
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The air-pruned roots have nubs ready to shoot
straight down into the soil when planted.
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Even the
advanced “long
stems” have
vertical roots
and healthy root
nubs.
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Long stems can be planted deeply into the
soil, and will sprout roots from the trunk.
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Protecting a Monga Waratah from birds, so
the seeds can be harvested.
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Place story by Su Wild-River, Upper Shoalhaven
Landcare Council
and
Matilda O’Brien, Braidwood Central School
Spoken by Lyn Ellis and Murray McCracken
With grateful thanks and congratulations from all of
us who plant your trees and shrubs, and watch them
growing strong and tall.
Lyn Ellis and
Murray McCracken at
Currajuggle Creek Nursery
2014 Champions of the Catchment
Place Story
Slide 2
Slide 3
Slide 4
Slide 5
Slide 6
You’ve planted our trees. Here’s how we make them.
Slide 7
Potting mix made from sand, pine bark and bush soil, providing
mycorrhizal bacteria and other inputs that help the seedlings grow.
Slide 8
Mixing by hand and mechanically
Slide 9
Sieving to ensure fine particles.
Slide 10
Home made triple-scrubbers to wash and re-use pots.
Slide 11
Washing to re-use pots.
Slide 12
Slide 13
Re-used pots drying in the sun for further sterilisation.
Slide 14
Filling pots with the potting mix.
Slide 15
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Making a dip in the potting mix with the back of a screwdriver.
Slide 17
Slide 18
Seeds gathered locally by Lyn.
Slide 19
Distributing seeds into pots.
Slide 20
Covering the seeds, eg with a layer of sand.
Slide 21
Slide 22
Labelling each tray.
Slide 23
An old standard shower head provides a gentle spray
Slide 24
Slide 25
Hand watering
minimizes waste
and lets us
inspect each
plant every day.
Slide 26
Greenhouses help keep out pests, and
provide a stable growing environment.
Slide 27
Murray made the high benches. These avoid
bending and prevent slug and snail attack.
Slide 28
Did you know that we still have some
stock available from last season?
Slide 29
Slide 30
Slide 31
Slide 32
Slide 33
Slide 34
See the space under the pots? This is the
key to air-pruning of the roots.
Slide 35
The pots have vertical ridges. This makes the
roots grow straight down, and not coil around.
Slide 36
Slide 37
Vertical roots.
Slide 38
The air-pruned roots have nubs ready to shoot
straight down into the soil when planted.
Slide 39
Even the
advanced “long
stems” have
vertical roots
and healthy root
nubs.
Slide 40
Long stems can be planted deeply into the
soil, and will sprout roots from the trunk.
Slide 41
Protecting a Monga Waratah from birds, so
the seeds can be harvested.
Slide 42
Slide 43
Slide 44
Slide 45
Slide 46
Slide 47
Slide 48
Slide 49
Slide 50
Place story by Su Wild-River, Upper Shoalhaven
Landcare Council
and
Matilda O’Brien, Braidwood Central School
Spoken by Lyn Ellis and Murray McCracken
With grateful thanks and congratulations from all of
us who plant your trees and shrubs, and watch them
growing strong and tall.