Farm Learning
Parts of a Grape Vine Drawn and Labelled
Drawing a VSP trellised grapevine and labelling the major parts for recognition.
Fencing Knots 3 The Strainer or speed Knot
How to tie the strainer knot. Used to join wire together when using chain strainers. Handy when constructing or repairing a fence and you don’t want to use expensive gimmicks. This is the third video in a three part series on fencing knots. The first video can be found here; https://youtu.be/qohPK7b0MqE Buy Chain Strainers Here https://amzn.to/2KvR8lf Buy Pliers https://go.magik.ly/ml/e365/
Fencing Knot 2 – The Figure 8
How to tie the figure 8 knot. Used to tie slack wire together when constructing or repairing a fence. This is the second video in a three part series on fencing knots. The first video can be found here; https://youtu.be/qohPK7b0MqE Buy chain strainers here https://amzn.to/2KvR8lf
Fencing Knot 1 – End or termination Knot
First of three videos showing how to tie up and strain a fence without needing expensive gimmicks. All you need are a good set of strainers and some pliers. The second Video can be found here; https://youtu.be/b_76dtX1tUU
Fencing
How to tie and end knot, then strain a fence and tie off the tensioned wire using a knot. Allows the construction of a fence using no crimps or gripples.
Cane Pruning Basics
How to select canes and prune wine grapes using Vertical Shoot Positioned (VSP) Cane Pruning.
Using Standard Deviation in Google Sheets
Standard Deviation in Google sheets plus some other tricks like Conditional formatting to make working with data easier.
Sharpening Secateurs
Secateurs work best when sharpened and cared for. Short video on the basics of caring for this tool.
Orchard Modifications
Interview with Fred Gaudion, retired fruit grower from Wandin in Victoria. Fred takes us through a modern orchard system and discusses some of the changes that have occurred over his time in the industry.
Creating a Column Chart with Google Sheets
Creating a column chart from a table of data. Demonstrates how to set up a table for graphing, averaging of trial data and then how to exclude data from the final chart, as well as a walk around for problems with X axis labels.
Charts in Google Sheets
Short Video How to lay out data and insert a chart using the chart tool in Google Sheets
Cattle Crisis – NO BULL! VLOG #2
This week I go to cattle handlers camp, decide to spend more time doing less and take a photo of a great old shed to celebrate the beauty of the everyday. The mid-life crisis continues!
Middle Aged Crisis, What Crisis?
This video is about creating a positive and creative middle aged crisis!