Cory, Yes, Mt Pinos: she is in higher and (often) colder land than myself, and also wetter in season, No matter: it's useful information. Thanks! I live in...
Wow, ski resort! I haven't heard back from my friend, but will forward anything she sends. QUail Springs probably has a similar climate but has a bit more...
Jim, Wow, ski resort! I haven't heard back from my friend, but will forward anything she sends. QUail Springs probably has a similar climate but has a bit...
Cory, Have you experimented with raised beds? Like Sepp? How big is you yard? My 5c worth is to hire a mini-digger for the weekend, dig big trenches and bury...
Thanks for this advice - Dan Hemenway, Florida permaculturist also recommended to dig a pit and fill it with organic matter. It makes sense, a sort of flat...
Thank you Eric for helping me elaborate on this point because I imagine others on this list also misinterpreted the situation as you have. We must be very...
We also had no clay until I bought another property with clay, so we used bits of bricks and broken clay tiles. But well-decomposed organic matter has its own...
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Hey all, Please clip replies. Well, we're not in a "near siberian" climate (which sounds like a ridiculous claim), but I did plant clover and garlic recently...
Well Done Niels! I've promoted it on the local blog here http://ventnorblog.com/watch-tv-and-save-the-planet/ Rowan Adams Island Fruit and Nuts volunteer ...
Laf! I have heard more people complain about how hard it is to grow stuff here than anywhere I've ever lived. And I'm looking around, at the rainfall, the...
For people like me who don't have a fast enough internet connection to do downloads, it will be repeated on BBC2 on March 3rd...sorry, dunno wot time! The...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hs8zp/Natural_World_20082009_A_Farm_for_the_Future  I agree Niels, I've been forwarding the link to loads of people....
Hi all, On 21 February I wrote the following email to the BBC Shop: ' Dear BBC Shop, Yet again I've seen an edition of Natural World which I'd love to buy on ...
Thanks Anna, you're the first I know of! Rowan Adams Island Fruit and Nuts volunteer Island 2000, Venture Quays, East Cowes, Isle of Wight PO32 6EZ 01983...
Hi Cory! Sorry! Don´t accept invitations any more- am too happy planting my own paradise... It´s now up to the next generation (you!) But if I should...
The average temperature in Sepp Holzer´s valley is less than 5 degrees centigrade. Actually it is the Austrians which call this valley "The Siberia of...
Hey all, I planted lettuce in April, and also radishes, spinach, and mesclun. I now have some nice beds of mixed greens coming up and my Papago onions, green...
I'm helping a community garden demonstration site and they want to plant pumpkins for kids to take care of with elders, and they have learned something about...
The three sisters will work with Pumpkins Cone, Beans And Pumpkin. Or A Legume, A Vine and a tall plant. Daniel Halsey SouthWoodsForestGardens.blogspot.com ...
Corn, beans, and squash (pumpkin) is a classic traditional polyculture laid out in mounds or hills, one can also plant in swales or on berms depending on the...
Thanks for these suggestions - I figured three sisters might work but haven't seen it done with pumpkins. We will experiment! Best, Cory Thanks for these...
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