Thread: Eucalyptus to Blame for bad rice crops.

Over the years i have heard many argumnets regarding euca, seems now its to blamre for the bad rainfall we have had around by us, and has caused there crops to suffer.

Many locals are now stumping there Euca, which is in my mind complete madness, Euca has had a lot of research lately regarding Bio fuel(Jet fuel).

One local troublemaker made a comment,that they should burn all euca, just happens he has a running feud with my wifes family and made it in front of the PYB, who happens to be a friend of my wife, The PYB said to him well we will know who to tell the police to go see if any Euca plantations go up in flames.

you must know the drill by now ,

blame anyone / thing 'cept self .....................

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Many locals are now stumping there Euca, which is in my mind complete madness

Please explain.

I love the smell of Eucalyptus when it's raining. Has the odor of cat piss.

The Chaa Naa's 'round me seem to do OK with their stands of Eucalyptus used as wind-breaks. Never heard of it harming the rice crop.

Superman stumping is basically to stop any further growth.

Originally Posted by superman

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Many locals are now stumping there Euca, which is in my mind complete madness

Please explain.

Andy there are arguments for and against euca.

ye we have a plantation of euca, one reason is they take care of themselves and secondly, there a source of income, if the jet fuel research and development takes off, the price will rocket no pun intended.

I was also considering using the poles for the outer walls of our new home if i ever get around to doing it.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Many locals are now stumping there Euca, which is in my mind complete madness

Eucalyptus can cause a lot of problems, them not being an Asian species, they can take over an area and destroy the local habitat

But they can also be useful - we have used Eucalyptus poles for our roofs in Portugal; they are insect resistant and strong

why do you have a plantation of them, YJack?

I heard that Euca destroys the soil by taking more than its fair share of goodness from the soil. Our lot haven't progressed past losing money on growing rice, so whatever...

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Marmite Euca self compost, its true they take a lot of water, but the nutrients are replenshed by there self composting.

yes, they are, but that same self-compost also stops any other plants from growing (same as Rhododendrons and others), which can be seen as a good thing in a plantation

Fire is always a hazard though, as it is the norm for Eucalyptus to burn down every now and then

i burn back regular Andy helps the tree and any pests that may try eating them.

i have used the compost on our veggie patch and it done really well for the herbs etc.

Euca is also good for bee farming as well.

The composting process gets rid of the toxins

Eucalyptus and oleanders contain toxins that inhibit the growth of other plants, but these are broken down by the composting process. Studies from the University of Arizona Plant Science Department showed that finished compost from eucalyptus and oleander contained no harmful toxins at all.

Mid your right but still to this day i keep getting surprised

Originally Posted by Mid

you must know the drill by now ,

blame anyone / thing 'cept self .....................

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Many locals are now stumping there Euca,

OMG.............How much can a Koala Bear.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Many locals are now stumping there Euca, which is in my mind complete madness

Eucalyptus can cause a lot of problems, them not being an Asian species, they can take over an area and destroy the local habitat

But they can also be useful - we have used Eucalyptus poles for our roofs in Portugal; they are insect resistant and strong

why do you have a plantation of them, YJack?

They also have a reputation for sucking the surrounding land dry....which is highly destructive as it applies to watery-based production.

RS you may find euca roots go downwards they go in search of water, not from surrounding areas, hence why you only need 1.5 metres between each tree.

Theres a lot of bad publicity regarding euca the fact is the tree has many benefits to its production, and also is sustainable it is the tree of the future.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

RS you may find euca roots go downwards they go in search of water, not from surrounding areas, hence why you only need 1.5 metres between each tree.

Theres a lot of bad publicity regarding euca the fact is the tree has many benefits to its production, and also is sustainable it is the tree of the future.

Can't discount the utilization of Eucalypti for numerous purposes, here and there.

Yet, the bottom line is: many introduced species can be terribly invasive to regional natives.

You need to get away from the politics of it all.
It's not a human induced issue - it's a natural one.

Rs i can think of many other products that are developed from sources that are possibly a lot more harmful to the eco system, euca is still cheap and is a source of income for the farming communities of many Asian countries.

Originally Posted by Yasojack

Rs i can think of many other products that are developed from sources that are possibly a lot more harmful to the eco system, euca is still cheap and is a source of income for the farming communities of many Asian countries.

Perhaps, it will develop as a prosperous product[s] in the years to come.
Or not.

I've been to the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There sure is a shitload of Eucalyptus up there.

The have never managed to have a good rice crop from the region.

So it must be true that they can blame bad rice crops on the euca!!

Euca is on the comeback in price, wife says the buyers have been hovering around are home and saying price is now 950 baht per tonne.

Koala Bears do all right on a sole diet of Euco leaves.

Tasmanian blue gums were grown extensively in Western Australia, they grow very quickly and at 8 years of age are ready to be cut down and used for wood chips,Then the regrowth from the stumps was harvested at a later date before the stumps were removed
It was found that after growing them the soil was useless for any other crop or for grazing as nothing would grow
The soil could be rehabilitated but it was very expensive to do
Most farmers stopped growing them