Lara Rose

Douglas Alpenstock wrote:Lara, welcome to Permies!

My sympathies. That's a particularly nasty problem.

I can't imagine how an infusion of fungal spores would magically hopscotch over the normal succession of plants. There's just too much volume.

In my area, I would be chopping out all of the woody debris that I could, making firewood and biochar. But at that volume? I don't know.

Can you post some photos? It's hard to visualize what you're facing.

Ah! It was you that welcomed me .. Thnx Douglas.

When I pull away from taking it personally the experience becomes quite profound. It's a challenge for sure ... however also incredibly humbling & beautiful.

I did get some guys to chainsaw many protruding trees, & we have created a burn pile that will take days of tending to once lit. I also plan many smaller burns, however much of the plant matter is mixed with river sand, so it's not drying out or taking heat easily. Maybe next year.

I tried to include photos in my original post, however the file type wasn't correct. I gave up computer life a few years ago, to tend to the land, so I'm a bit rusty. Will take me a moment to work out how to make them compatible for upload. Thnx for the encouragement.

Hi John, thnx for the welcome.

John C Daley wrote:If you do introduce anything, will it turn into a cane toad situation? Just wondering.

A valid point. I'm hoping (perhaps naively) that further research will provide an environmentally sound solution. Perhaps in the end I will have to stay with manual labour & extreme patience.

Hello & thank you for this forum. First time poster.

I live in the rainforest hinterland near Byron Bay, NSW Australia. Our property was extremely impacted by floods earlier this year. Our once idyllic environment filled with ferns & ancient growth, is now strewn with piles of dead trees & decomposing matter.

Locals say I need to endure the process of invasive weeds such as lantana, devils weed, purple top, farmers friends & more establishing in regions that previously held moss, ferns & 200 yr old trees. I have a different idea. Mass mycelium inoculation.

I'm seeking information on spore that will devour piles of tree trunks & plant matter - fig, palm, fern & more. I'm currently looking into "Wine cap" - king stropharia, that is known to effectively break down wood chips. Thing is, I want to encourage the decomposition of piles that are sometimes meters high, & am not sure if my imagination is going to meet well with reality.

Does anyone here have experience with a large scale project like this? Know of a spore expert in Aus that I can get advice/purchase from?

optimistically,
Lara Rose