Major erosion problem – do you have any spare seeds?

[4G's]

Thanks all for your post and ideas.
If anyone has any more spare trees seeds that are great for erosion/soil stability, please let me know. I have room for many more.
thanks

[andrew curr]

This may require some innovative and creative dealings with your neigbhours but generally this is the only way of dealing with an entropy loss in the system! I guess you can see lots of water there now?
will send more seeds soon
lomandra is the native equivilant of vetiver with a bush tucker yield ,ive got heaps!
my vetiver planted in nov is struggling perhaps it doesnt like comfrey?

[eco4560]

Which bit of lomandra is edible? I knew you could use it in basket construction, but I didn't know it was a food.

[annette]

I didn't know lomandra worked like vertiver! I have a few erosion probs too. I also didn't know you could eat it.

[S.O.P]

You eat the white part of the stalk. I've eaten mine at home. Let's just say, only if you are starving.

Lomandra is a great soil stabiliser, but there is no way it grows as fast as vetiver.

[andrew curr]

Lomandra Longifolia has a spiky seed stalk that you heat over a naked flame to burn off the spikes and modify the starches of the quite large seeds which make ok bush tucker (i presume low GI)

[S.O.P]

Interesting. Well then, 2 parts are edible.

What about Lomandra hystrix? Same deal?

[permasculptor]

my place is a drain but that doesn't stop me digging it up every year. if you have serious erosion then you need serious weeds IMO
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4790_18781.htm
http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/4790_7355.htm
The idea is to transition away from these towards grasses.

[4G's]

Andrew, for sure. More than happy to give Lomandra a go. (especially as its a native and bush tucker.)
Yes, have spoken to our neighbour where some of the erosion starts and he is committed also to solving the issue. I guess we need a plan - hence all the plants.
I have put in the mail some seeds and another reply paid envelope. (to fill with more goodies) :-)
Thanks again for all your advice and help.

[andrew curr]

Thats excellent you shall be a role model for the darling downs will send more seeds!
keep your eyes peeled for bunya nuts i got some in Grafton last week (doing master tree growers course with Rowen Ried ,a hero of mine)Gvt dpts are agreat place to steal seeds from,so im hoping to get more stuff from ag station today.
dunno bout the hystrix i know the xanthorea flowers can have a severe alkoliod at times so proceed with caution when eating bush tucker