OltrefossO (beyond the creek) Baskethedges Maintenance, Evaluation and Tweak
No erosion could be detected on the slope despite the spring rain. Baskethedges do their main function
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After two months all the willow cuttings had leaves
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Two weeks after weaving the baskethedges a first time (September 2016), the willows sprouted
The cuttings under the new access bridge for cars died for lack of light. We tweaked by planting ivy (Hedera helix)
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A description of the baskethedges I did on March 2nd 2017
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Baskethedges dissemination and new infos
Between the end of 2016 and April 2017 I worked with illustrator and permaculturalist Victor Paiam.
He did an infographic of the baskethedges and I helped him, sharing with him all the details he needed, since it wasn't possible to find info about similar systems for neither him nor myself.
When we published the infographic on Facebook somebody commented that he saw a similar technique in one of John Seymour's many books.
I haven't read any of these books and I don't know which book he refers to. I asked him, but he didn't answer my question.
On April 2017 I was contacted by a Telmo Damián Berho which saw the video describing the Baskethedges on YouTube and wrote to me saying that he liked the idea and wanted to apply it in Argentina, in the Delta of the Paraná, where he lives, since there is a lot of erosion and he doesn't have the money to create structures with concrete or so.
When I translated the infographic into English, Victor Paiam himself told me that he had found a very similar technique: pleaching.
Even though that technique is similar, in that case the objective is to create division hedges.
When I translated the infographic into Italian I was contacted by a Donatello Reolfi who told me that he new a similar technique: the willow spiling.
He did an infographic of the baskethedges and I helped him, sharing with him all the details he needed, since it wasn't possible to find info about similar systems for neither him nor myself.
When we published the infographic on Facebook somebody commented that he saw a similar technique in one of John Seymour's many books.
I haven't read any of these books and I don't know which book he refers to. I asked him, but he didn't answer my question.
On April 2017 I was contacted by a Telmo Damián Berho which saw the video describing the Baskethedges on YouTube and wrote to me saying that he liked the idea and wanted to apply it in Argentina, in the Delta of the Paraná, where he lives, since there is a lot of erosion and he doesn't have the money to create structures with concrete or so.
When I translated the infographic into English, Victor Paiam himself told me that he had found a very similar technique: pleaching.
Even though that technique is similar, in that case the objective is to create division hedges.
When I translated the infographic into Italian I was contacted by a Donatello Reolfi who told me that he new a similar technique: the willow spiling.
Even though that technique is similar, and the main objective is the same (stopping erosion), in that case vertical poles (spiles) are used and the willow branches are weaved to them. In the case of the baskethedges the plants are weaved between themselves, making the work of installing them much lighter. Also baskethedges can be implemented in dry environments and with other types of plant.
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