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Lions Club took on the project as the lady was financially stretched and it won 3rd prize in the ABC inventors awards. Its good for cleaning saline and dirty water but is not cheap....but provides remote villages with clean potable water for drink...
I know of a lady that developed a desalination and water purifier for developing countries using solar. It is very cheep but not available in Australia, yet. It may be the same one Elaine is talking about. Desalination in Australia has been found ...
All that springs to mind is distillation using solar power. There are such devices around but they are tricky to find on the internet. Distillation removes all the minerals not just salt so it might not be so desirable for plant watering but then ...
Does anyone know an organic or simple way to desalinate water particularly water from the Brisbane River? I'm working with the Brisbane City Council on plans for the future of Davies Park and am wondering if it would be feasible to irrigate the pa...
December Garden Visit at roma street parklands
December 5, 2009 from 11am to 1pm
Hope everyone can join us for an early Christmas visit and seed swap at the Roma Street Parklands. More details will be sent after the November meet.
How does Saturday April 17 (3rd Saturday in April) sound for the Jane Street visit. Or is Sunday better for your members? Donna, if you could let me know what date in March you are planning on, I'll fix a date in April (at least 3 weeks later) and...
I use a really good website (Plants for a Future), which has an interesting article on useful weeds at
http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/usefulweeds.php
most of it is related to the UK, but the website has lots of really interesting info.
One of the easiest ways I've found is to buy the "Good Bug Mix" from GreenHarvest or a lot of other suppliers have them. They have about a dozen special plants (like dill, coriander, marigolds, queen anne's lace etc etc) all in one packet. Just sp...
It takes 2 years from the original seed you sow, provided you don't harvest the carrot in the meantime. That's why I was so pleased - I get the parsnip/carrot (whatever) and the seeds with this method in one season.
Yeah more or less - see previous comment. Re pineapples, we've got about half a dozen that have been in the ground for years (more years than I've been in the garden anyway). They're just sitting there, alive but not really growing, except for a f...
No the roots aren't the point now, just growing the plant to produce flowers then seeds, which I will plant next autumn. The original point of planting the turnip tops was to produce the flower spikes, cause turnip flowers are one of the best pred...
Cats are great bird deterrents too, you're right the netting doesn't look nice :) I tried chilli against possums once. Then they developed a love of chilli and ate all my chilli plants as well. If the chilli doesn't work try the quassia chips. Tha...
Those parsnips I was talking about (bought at the markets), cut the top 5cm off and planted them. All of them are growing beautifully and today I saw 2 starting to flower. I'm so pleased - an endless supply of parsnips, or carrots, turnips, probab...
hmmm, maybe if the strawberries are the only thing in the pots, just cut a circle and cover each one with the netting. But it has to be far enough above the plants to stop the birds being able to reach the strawberries. The other thing which might...
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- I am currently involved with the following community gardens and groups:
- Co-ordinator for Jane Street Community Garden, Davies Park, West End.
- I am interested in:
- Everything to do with Gardening, seed saving, plants and Community Gardens.
- I can offer:
- Garden involvement, services, information, events, consultancy, training, other
- About what I can offer:
- Participation in the Jane Street Community Garden. Join our volunteers from 9am to 1pm every Thursday and Saturday. Just turn up and learn, participate, grow, harvest and eat Organically grown produce.
- My contact details are:
- Email: magnetic21@bigpond.com,
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- At 5:20pm on November 2, 2009,
Donna said…
- Hi Jacqui
Here is the link to the bulk order, although there has been some comment lately about using sugar cane. I'm not sure about the chunky variety but the fine variety in my garden has formed a mat and doesn't let water in. I have just switched to lucerne (see my blog) from a member named Don Forsyth who sells it (under Products & Services) - a bit more pricey though at $10 a bale...
http://brisbanelocalfood.ning.com/group/brisbaneseedsavers/forum/topics/cane-mulch
- At 2:19pm on September 22, 2009,
Fungi Mushroom Growing Kits said… - Hi Jacqui,
That's great - please email me at enquiries@fungi.net.au
I'll drop by on Saturday morning to have a chat if you like. Will bring some compost with me.
Cheers,
Chris
- At 9:30am on September 22, 2009,
Fungi Mushroom Growing Kits said…
- Hi Jacqui,
Yes, I remember - small place this internet!
I'm looking for a place to run a workshop on growing shiitake mushrooms. Would you be interested in holding it at the Jane St Garden? More than happy to donate to the garden in return and supply spent mushroom compost.
Cheers
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