The Homestead Trees course will show you how to get started with trees on your homestead by helping you determine what trees are best for you, where to plant, and how to plant and care for them.
Curriculum
- 5 Sections
- 28 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Why Homestead Trees?1
- Planting Trees3
- Tree Maintenance11
- 3.0Caring For Young Trees
- 3.1Video – A Discussion About Pruning Tools
- 3.2Pruning Trees: Tools
- 3.3Video – Reasons You Should Prune
- 3.4Video – When To Prune
- 3.5Video – A Discussion About How To Prune
- 3.6How To Prune
- 3.7Video – A Discussion About Coppicing and Pollarding
- 3.8Coppicing and Pollarding
- 3.9Preventing Disease
- 3.10Pest Control
- Making Use Of Homestead Trees12
- 4.0Growing Trees For Food
- 4.1Video – Fodder Trees
- 4.2Video – Feeding Fodder To Livestock Part 1
- 4.3Video – Feeding Fodder To Livestock Part 2
- 4.4Trees For Livestock Feed
- 4.5Trees For Soil Health
- 4.6Video – Soil Building With Wood Chips Compost and Biochar
- 4.7Trees For Plant Companions
- 4.8Trees For Firewood
- 4.9Video – A Discussion About Trees For Firewood
- 4.10Trees For Lumber
- 4.11Trees For Habitat
- Conclusion1
