Hi from North Canterbury

Hi everyone

We have just purchased a 4ha paddock in North Canterbury - and have big dreams but next to zero relevant experience/knowledge

Look forward to browsing LSB and figuring out how on earth we are going to do this "lifestyle block" thing.

Have so many questions - and SO much to learn

Look forward to meeting y'all

Jo

Welcome Jo. There are plenty of us on here from your neck of the woods, it's a great place to live.

Hi Jojo,

Welcome to the forum - its a wealth of knowledge

Hi Jo and welcome from another north of the waimak

Make yourselves known to the neighbours. I like them to introduce their dogs, and me introduce mine, so that I can tell them to shoot my dogs if they cause a stray nuisance, and I will do the same to theirs. Find out what they have managed to do, and ask why they haven't tried growing whatever. You may find out that those whatevers are on their "never again" list for very good reasons. Eg horses and sheep are a very bad combination, and horses supposedly hate pigs (but Miss Piggy the wild piglet thought that the 4 legged black shape in the orchard was her mother, and Shadow the mini horse thought the pig was great fun ).
I find my long term rainfall records are very useful, and might have avoided overstocking if I had been given access to local readings.
Pasture fertility and species is important. Some animals are very prone to rye grass staggers.

Thanks for the tips - we have so much to learn :blink:

If you want to travel in to Darfield, on the last Thursday of every month the Two Rivers Community Trust holds a "nourish" event at Darfield Baptist Church. They do a different topic each month on propagating, pruning, preserving etc. Great place to learn skills for free and connect with other like minded people. A lot of them have heirloom trees that grow well in the area they don't mind giving you cuttings from etc too. A really great supportive little community

Thanks for that - what a neat community group

Will tuck that one away - thank you!

Welcome, Jo!

Many moons ago, I also lived in Nth Canterbury and it was lovely. When we holiday there, it still feels like going home