There were a lot of semi-dried, over-sized eucalyptus logs that needed a use. So we built this ….thing … Ok, it’s a tidy way to store the logs for future stone cracking (i.e. burning) and provide an … Continue reading
Fencing Part 4: Start Fencing – Section E to D
It has really arrived! The day we start putting up the 2.1m mesh fence supplied by Fence Secure of Msasa Harare and made in Zimbabwe (also termed Veld Fence or Bonox Fence). I will post under the alphabetical boundary sections. We are starting from point E (close to the house) and heading off to D … Continue reading
Fencing Part 3: Dip your poles, droppers and fence
So we’ve started dipping the giant pile of poles, one by one, two by two! At this stage we reckon on needing 450 poles and droppers at 10m spacing. Three by three also possible. Garikai is determined to catch that sun. Part way through we also … Continue reading
Fencing Part 2: Produce your own poles and droppers
In clearing the fireguard area more completely this year we have been able to tackle a large area of Wattle trees and make our own fencing poles and droppers (narrower supporting poles). The Wattle is a highly invasive foreign species i.e. a weed in Zimbabwe that is out of control. Seeds can stay dormant for … Continue reading
2015 Fire guard or Fencing part 1
It’s that time of year again = time to prepare for the inevitable bush fires. And 4 weeks later .. Below you can see to left and right of the fireguard the dead trees – i.e. a reminder why a denuded strip of land is necessary. My favorite tree: Mufenge (Cussonia spicata) {NB: soft ‘g’ in chiShona}
Eastern Highlander 