From the Paddock
Notes from the land we work.
What the season is doing, what we're documenting, and how the paddocks are changing. Written by us, about real ground. No filler, and it grows as the work does.
October 2026 · Weeds
The spring plan for blackberry and gorse, and why the order matters
Spraying a three-year-old thicket does not work. Here is the knock-down and follow-up sequence that does, and why the spring timing decides whether the summer spray is any use.
Read itSeptember 2026 · Pasture
What to do with the spring flush, paddock by paddock
Spring growth has a use-by date built into it. Here is what the flush is actually doing out there, and the three honest options for a paddock: graze it, top it, or shut it up.
Read itAugust 2026 · Fire season
Getting ahead of the fire-notice season, while the grass is still green
The slashing waits for the grass to cure, but the planning does not. Here is how the Victorian fire-notice cycle works, and why late winter is the time to get ahead of it.
Read itAugust 2026 · Weeds
Catch the weeds flat, before spring sends them to flower
Capeweed, thistles and Paterson's curse are sitting flat in your paddock right now. Spray them at the rosette stage in late winter and you get on top of them before spring, when they flower and it is too late.
Read itJuly 2026 · Fencing
Why late winter is the time to sort your fencing
Fences are easy to ignore until one fails. Here is how to read your own fence lines in late winter and sort the repairs before spring, when you will need them working.
Read itJuly 2026 · Seasonal
What a wet paddock in July is trying to tell you
The wettest weeks of the year are also the most useful. Reading where water sits, runs and pugs in July tells you what your paddock needs long before spring.
Read itJuly 2026 · The system
Documenting from day one
Why every Oak Ridge job gets photographed from the same spot in the same frame, what the seasonal reports look like, and an invitation to watch the first paddocks change.
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