Journal · 2020
August – December 2020
We are on our way to moving back
Moving back?
Planting oak trees from acorns?
There is an old saying that “Mighty oak trees from little acorns grow.”
We have collected over 200 fallen acorns so far and started planting 30+ in recycled pots from Trancas Canyon Nursery.
There are plenty of ways of doing this. We chose a simple technique of soaking the acorns overnight and then putting them in soil mixed with sand. We should see if this method works after a month or so. Hopefully, after one or two years, the young trees will be ready to plant in the ground. Many acorns were damaged by the California acorn weevil. Most likely they will fail to sprout
Advice from our local fire station crew.
We contacted our local fire station for advice on fire suppression equipment in the future. We appreciated seeing the fire truck on our property and the team’s assistance. Thanks to the Team from Station 72.
More damaged trees
We hoped the trees would recover from the damage, but unfortunately, the chainsaw noise continued.
Another Fire in Malibu
LA County Fire (LACoFire) Department, U.S. National Parks firefighters, and LA City Fire, held two small brush fires on Saturday, October 10. to just two acres. Read more
We moved back
We finally moved back in December 2020 and got a lovely welcome from Nature.
