Using a Rewilding Stick is incredibly fulfilling and satisfying. You get to have very healthy exercise at your own pace and do something to benefit the planet at the same time. You may end up eating some of the things you plant, using this method because it can be used for many type of seeds.
As one person told me: “This is wonderful. First time I ever planted trees without getting a sore back!”
These videos first give you an overview of tree planting (or almost any kind of plant) using a Rewilding Stick. The second one, shows you how to make a Rewilding Stick and the third video shows you how to use it…
Overview: How to Plant 500 Trees per Hour.
How to Make a Rewilding Stick (and Be Able to Plant 500 Trees per Hour)
In this video, I go into detail about how to make a Rewilding Stick. You just need a few simple tools and a hollow metal walking stick to convert into a Rewilding Stick.
Tips on How to Use a Rewilding Stick
How we use the Rewilding Stick can vary with the type of soil, whether the soil is dry, wet, or muddy, heavy or light. It can depend on the size of the seeds we are planting and so on. For example, planting in muddy soil needs a different technique than planting in fairly dry soil. Therefore using a Rewilding Stick definitely a skill and we develop that skill the more we use the stick. In the beginning it is good to start with one or two types of seeds and try these out in different planting conditions, then get more adventurous as we gain experiences. The main thing is to learn to use the stick in such a way that as to make sure that the end of the stick does not get blocked, such as with mud, and know the easy ways to clear it.
I hope you found these videos helpful and that they encourage you to have a go at making and using your own Rewilding Stick. If you are not so good at DIY type things, perhaps you can persuade a friend to make one for you.