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
- 3.1Caring For Young Trees
- 3.2Video – A Discussion About Pruning Tools
- 3.3Pruning Trees: Tools
- 3.4Video – Reasons You Should Prune
- 3.5Video – When To Prune
- 3.6Video – A Discussion About How To Prune
- 3.7How To Prune
- 3.8Video – A Discussion About Coppicing and Pollarding
- 3.9Coppicing and Pollarding
- 3.10Preventing Disease
- 3.11Pest Control
- Making Use Of Homestead Trees12
- 4.1Growing Trees For Food
- 4.2Video – Fodder Trees
- 4.3Video – Feeding Fodder To Livestock Part 1
- 4.4Video – Feeding Fodder To Livestock Part 2
- 4.5Trees For Livestock Feed
- 4.6Trees For Soil Health
- 4.7Video – Soil Building With Wood Chips Compost and Biochar
- 4.8Trees For Plant Companions
- 4.9Trees For Firewood
- 4.10Video – A Discussion About Trees For Firewood
- 4.11Trees For Lumber
- 4.12Trees For Habitat
- Conclusion1
