Thread: Mai mai prep and feeding

My preseason maimai maintenance and planting

Dropped around to my local timber merchant and sourced a "farm pack" basically treated timber past it's best but ideal for some work on the maimai. I had to float the timber in carry all my tools plants better work out than a cross fit class





1st job I needed to level the packing bin up I use as my basic structure a 100x100 H4 post fixed in as bearer under the front of the bin achieved that aim (I have a ply step up that slots on top of the bin I keep a low profile until the birds put the flaps on and then one step ....

I then had to replace the bridge (only used H1 1st time I constructed it) as I don't want an unexpected dip in the lake at 5.30am on opening morning, it is over 2M deep just to the left of this photo believe me I know...





I had paid a visit to our local $3.50 plant nursery so left with some "Manuka" "Cabbage Tree" "Flax" & "Ake Ake"







Oak & Plane tree's planted from last season were both doing well, the ground is so wet that it limit's the type of plants that will survive basic flax does well easy to split off and keep replanting.





I also knocked up a roost aprox 1.8M in length - H4 100x100 post and drove 100x50 H4 pegs to support it. It will give scope for the ducks to pull themselves out of the water sit on certainly enough sign to show they are doing that at present> I will find it interesting when I go back to tag up in April to see if they have been using it.