Started Nov 6, 2019 0 Replies 0 Favorites
I watched this a few months ago and really enjoyed it. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8969332/While it didn't reveal much new information for me…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine de Saxe May 14, 2016. 8 Replies 2 Favorites
I'm sure many of the members in this group utilise Mel's system. I know I adapt part of his methods and use much of the SFG charts and tables to see how biointensively I can plant my wicking beds.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine de Saxe Sep 7, 2014. 9 Replies 1 Favorite
Can anyone identify this tree at all by the leaf and bark. It's tall and deciduous, no thorns, thin flat seed pods. Much like the mythological Lernaean Hydra, every time I cut out a piece of root…Continue
Posted on August 19, 2019 at 14:30 16 Comments 1 Favorite
Living on fairly steep block, keeping whatever soil I build up can become somewhat difficult. My chickens and the brush turkeys with their infernal scratching to build their massive compost mound nests mean building up a fertile ecology is often a backwards directional project. Once they've scratched and destroyed any living groundcover, the heavy rains wash all soil away leaving me once again with the sadness of the concrete like shale and clay that is my yard.
Weeds to me are…
Posted on March 16, 2016 at 22:30 3 Comments 3 Favorites
With the lack of access to my back yard to get soil or any machinery down there I decided a few years ago to build a down and dirty wicking bed by converting my poorly performing raised garden bed to a wicking bed. But I'd be filling it with just dirt and manure as opposed to the perlite/sand/vermiculite/compost/coir combination that seems to be standard media components in wicking beds. I then planted two tomato plants. One in the standard wicking bed and one in my ghetto one. I didn't…
ContinuePosted on August 31, 2014 at 12:00 9 Comments 2 Favorites
After a year of sitting on it's side waiting for me to get around to installing it the water tank is finally up and as a bonus the rain came and filled it.
My 'organic' gutter garden with stuff growing in it before the mesh.
http://carazy.net/blue-mountain-gutter-mesh-install/…
Posted on August 7, 2014 at 14:30 2 Comments 4 Favorites
I've been doing some Bokashi posts in the last few days on my website for some friends who were asking about it. The search function on ning doesn't seem to have filters or advanced search functionality so I couldn't really check to see if this has already been discussed. I figured I'd post it here as well and if it helps someone, bonus!…
welcome Cres :)
SJP
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Vetiver grass helps to stabilise soil and protects it against erosion. It can protect against pests and weeds. Vetiver is also used as animal feed. (Wiki.)
GrowVetiver is a plant nursery run by Dave & Keir Riley that harvests and grows Vetiver grass for local community applications and use. It is based in Beachmere, just north of Brisbane, Australia.
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