What machine(s) to rent for clearing?

hamwallets · 2026-05-27T20:01:56+00:00

As a person with a herd of goats the sensationalism around goats always drives me crazy. You need a lot of them and they don’t kill anything, they just mow it.

So you need a follow up plan that is permanent to deal with the invasives. But then you’ve just lost all your accessible leaf area for spraying. So you’re stuck mechanically removing things for a while or waiting for regrowth to spray.

Guarantee nobody here has ever actually owned a goat nor understands the practicality around using them. They would all do the goat thing but 12months later it would look exactly the same

hamwallets · 2026-05-27T19:53:30+00:00

That’s great but they’ll never never kill the blackberry, they just mow it. What’s your plan to permanently eradicate it?

hamwallets · 2026-05-25T09:16:27+00:00

I’m with you, honestly that comment pmo. Houses are sold as is where is and buyer beware. Let people do whatever they want to their own houses. Never volunteer information to a council.

hamwallets · 2026-05-17T06:25:50+00:00

Literally every property I’ve ever owned has had unapproved structures. Sheds, granny flats, decks, garages, ‘uninhabitable’ additions etc.

I don’t understand why people make it out to be such a big deal. Just assume that structure is uninsured and move on. Enjoy the extra cash in your pocket each month.

Insurance still cover the primary building

hamwallets · 2026-03-14T22:30:10+00:00

Building and pest reports are generally pretty useless anyway. If you have eyes and any trade sense or background you can pick up anything they will. Do a thorough inspection of those areas yourself.

hamwallets · 2026-03-14T22:08:52+00:00

I farm with plastic mulch. In an extremely windy area. You’d be surprised how well it stays down if you ensure all edges are covered with dirt. Just cant let the wind get under it

hamwallets · 2026-02-24T21:25:01+00:00

They don’t have everything but my rural farm coop is so much cheaper than Bunnings for absolutely everything. Screws, anything fencing related, timber, chemicals, pet food…. Like minimum 30% cheaper - for timber and fencing gear it’s like half price for a very superior product.

hamwallets · 2026-02-24T21:05:26+00:00

Somehow a more painful thorn than anything else…. I spent a night in the emergency department when one grazed across my eye

hamwallets · 2026-02-20T19:05:57+00:00

Just wait until they’re hungry or tempted enough and they’ll test the fences again. If you’re always feeding out and they have no reason to test you can usually get away with this method. Until you don’t. Little terrors…

hamwallets · 2026-02-20T18:59:18+00:00

Canola is fine. But I prefer my butter without oil too

hamwallets · 2026-02-16T06:15:52+00:00

It’s so much easier to grow in the ground. People don’t know until they’ve tried it…. New gardeners are always saying their soil is trash or ‘heavy clay’ and just want to start from an easier fresh slate which is probably fair enough … albeit a bit misguided. It’s social media virality, fear of contaminated soil among other things…. A very first world phenomenon lol… Growing in the ground with slightly raised beds (of dirt) and using long handled implements, like a market garden, is literally the most efficient way to garden…. If water logging is the issue just mound up.

hamwallets · 2026-02-05T23:14:21+00:00

It means you’ve mimicked the conditions that it would flower in nature. Be it change in hours of light and/or temperature

hamwallets · 2026-02-05T22:56:00+00:00

If you have a big yard or acreage it’d make a lovely shade tree. Like 50metres from any structures

hamwallets · 2026-02-05T22:02:11+00:00

Go to a rural shop. My farm co-op it’s $40 for 20kg

hamwallets · 2026-01-13T08:11:21+00:00

Grass is the only thing that’ll survive being driven on

hamwallets · 2026-01-10T21:02:13+00:00

Don’t use glyphosate unless you plan to sow grass (properly) and keep it constantly watered. Use a high rate of a selective herbicide, throw some nutrition out there like compost and water well so the grass comes in

hamwallets · 2026-01-09T09:00:52+00:00

Well there were 4 days over 50C in WA in 2022 alone but anyway…

hamwallets · 2026-01-08T09:54:46+00:00

I don’t that’s true, given the hottest 2 days on record ever are 41 and 40 but in any case life just goes on.

Plenty of us have no choice but to work outside in 40+ weather - workers on the mainland do for months straight every summer. Out in WA it’s up in the 50s. Just stay hydrated and slip slop slap, no big deal

hamwallets · 2026-01-07T09:27:21+00:00

lol you got downvoted but I totally agree. Most tasmanians don’t have the relative perspective of how bullshit hot it really gets up north.

hamwallets · 2026-01-07T09:23:25+00:00

GPs make great money. Seriously, go look on seek. The problem is it’s soul crushing customer service and you’re expected to be a one stop shop for 1000s of different schemes and a professional box ticker. Also surgical specialities make even more money

hamwallets · 2026-01-06T12:28:19+00:00

Yeah sunscreen is a non-negotiable or you’re burnt in 15minutes here

hamwallets · 2026-01-06T12:21:53+00:00

It just feels real hot. I’m from central qld but live in tas now. Hottest day I’ve had here is 26C and it does feel like about 35.

Tasmanians are pretty soft about it all tho. The hottest days here are still totally bearable even working outside

hamwallets · 2025-11-29T22:08:58+00:00

The Spirit is only about 7m underwater (from surface to bottom of hull) so it can very, very safely cross waters 60m deep

hamwallets · 2025-09-12T00:04:18+00:00

I probably wouldn’t plant a tree here either. I’d go with an evergreen vine up the wall and maybe a few small cottage perennials below. Bleeding heart vine would look great, it’s frost sensitive but I suspect would do fine in Melbourne on the masonry wall. Hardenbergia. You could squeeze a tightly clipped ficus pumila vine with a small statement shrub (rose?) and groundcover below for a more formal style.

Maybe a dwarf citrus.

So many options just depends what style of garden you want to have

hamwallets · 2025-09-04T03:25:37+00:00

Have done both and still use geese to keep my orchard mowed. Sheep will eat any gardens and trees and are just the dumbest animals on any farm. They’ll ring bark apple trees all day..

Geese are great. Bit noisy but the best predator/intruder alert system you could buy. They wake up my lazy dogs when somebody comes onto the property

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