Free Compost
This is a place where you can deposit & retrieve compost from.
Amendments
We supplement this compost with grass
Access Instructions
FREE load it yourself, available Mondays-Saturdays. Please call 408.867.9527 for instructions.
Need help loading? $10 per yard ($20 minimum, Monday-Friday only. Call 408.867.9527 to make a loading appointment.
Returnees:
- Make an Online Appointment
- Place this vehicle pass on your dash.
- When you arrive, you can use these directions to the windrow OR follow signage to the Tasting Room (the two-story green building that will be on your left) then call (weekdays only) 408-867-7116 for directions to the windrow.
- Remember:
- Your shovels, bags, buckets, etc.
- The speed limit on the property is 5 mph. PLEASE drive SLOWLY and be mindful of horses and horseback riders!
- Please do not touch or feed the horses. They are beautiful (and the source of this wonderful compost!), but they are privately owned.
HIGH-QUALITY GRASS & ALFALFA HAY
Grown in the cool, clear high desert air at our Bird Flat Ranch near Susanville, California, this hay is of the finest quality. Tim Garrod and his son Luke have 40+ years of experience and are well-known for their high farming standards.
Call our Stables Office for availability, pricing, and appointments to purchase our Grass Hay and Alfalfa Hay: 408-876-9527. Available for pick up only; no delivery.
FIREWOOD
Please contact the Stables Office for availability, pricing, and an appointment to pick up: 408-867-9527.
Fruit Tree
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Variety
Germination Date (approx)
Planting Date (approx)
Vitality
Good/average vulnerable if not cared for because of heavy shade and dry soil.
Care Instructions
Prune mulch water when possible
Notes
Small but strong if cared for
Loquat
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Variety
Seedling transplant
Germination Date (approx)
2022
Planting Date (approx)
2022
Vitality
Good/average
Care Instructions
Deep watering bi weekly/monthly
Notes
Oak tree seedling near by will likely shade out in the long term but may help as a micro climate. Oak could be pruned to remain smaller or moved in the next year or two.
Avocado Tree
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Variety
Seedling avocado from either hass or reed
Germination Date (approx)
2022
Planting Date (approx)
2022
Vitality
Lost leaves during chilly winter, regrowing this spring
Care Instructions
If looking dry, bring water from sauna faucet
Notes
Drastic Pruning: Seedling Loquat Tree
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Variety
Loquat
Germination Date (approx)
2022
Planting Date (approx)
2023
Vitality
Cut back substantially during weedwhacking, appears to have a node growing
Care Instructions
Prevent more damage from weedwhacking by steering clear of the three large rocks we placed around it
Notes
Needs water, finished compost
Fruit Tree
Fig, vitality good/average leaves high on trunk, pruning could be helpful to encourage branching if desired, primary obstical could be high wind and shade. Possible nearby oak pruning to open window more sol light and provide mulch.
planted 2023,
Persimmon Tree
Variety
hachiya persimmon
Germination Date (approx)
unknown, maybe 2013
Planting Date (approx)
unknown
Care Instructions
Provide support or check in November-December to see if fruit is too heavy
Notes
In the shade, could open up windows of sunlight in neighboring madrone or oak
Plant Upkeep
Here my friend Tim performed plant upkeep.
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Notes:
Tim trimmed a pair of pear trees.
Sítio Semente
This is Sítio Semente, a syntropically-managed agroforestry project (AKA food forest).
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