Recommended activities for maintaining your truffière by the month
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Eliminate grasses |
X | X | X | |||||||||
Pruning | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
De-suckering | X | X | X | |||||||||
Remove organic matter | ||||||||||||
Soil Ripping/aeration | X | X | X | |||||||||
Tree covers (should only be for young trees check minimum every 3 months) | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Check boundary fences | X | X | X | |||||||||
Control entry to truffiere | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Stock grazing | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Irrigation | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Irrigation repairs inside truffiere | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | X | X | X | |
Irrigation repairs outside truffiere | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Pump maintenance | X | X | ||||||||||
Drainage external | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Drainage internal (truffiere) | X | X | X | |||||||||
Dog provider | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Dog training | X | X | ||||||||||
Dog health status | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
Dog registration (as per your region) | X | |||||||||||
Shelter belts root pruning | X | X | ||||||||||
Shelter belts pruning branches | X | X | X | |||||||||
Soil test | X | |||||||||||
Adjust pH | X | |||||||||||
Leaf testing | X | X | ||||||||||
Root assessment (tests) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Worm count | X | |||||||||||
Apply Fertiliser | X | X | X | |||||||||
Pests slugs | X | X | X | |||||||||
Pests tree borers | X | X | ||||||||||
Pests leaf eaters | X | X | X | |||||||||
Pests opposum | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Pests hares | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Pests mice, rats | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
Food safety records | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Register of all additives (sprays, fertiliser, pest control poisons, magic potions ) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Consultants | X | X | X |