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perhaps if the salinity is comparable to that of the ocean, you could try aquaculture with oceanic species. Quite a few, like crabs and mullet, can tolerate variations in salinity and considerable...

Stratification is a simulated winter, so that temperate-origin plants are triggered to germinate when soil temperatures warm back up (i.e. in the spring). So if your climate gets sufficient cold,...

I know of people in Florida who grow Moringa as a dieback shrub. It kills almost to the ground each winter when it frosts, but sprouts back vigorously and the foliage on the shoots is then used in...

Most citrus will be marginal at winter lows of -6 to -10C, which is about what I have here in N. California (also considered a Mediterranean climate). But I'm trying mandarin oranges and Meyer...

have you looked very closely at the affected leaves, say with a magnifying glass? I'm thinking spider mites? How about the water quality in your bucket? Are you topping it up, possibly, with...

Also known as Indian bayleaf....it's a common culinary plant in India, Bangladesh, and probably elsewhere in S and SE Asia. It is the missing ingredient, in my opinion, in most chai tea sold in...

Often I find that two problems can come together and solve each other. One way to think of this is where the waste product of one part of a system becomes food or energy for another part of it. ...

Quite a while ago I used to follow the notion of "cleaning up the garden"...that is, removing the residue of any old plants before planting something else. One time I was behind in timing, and in a...

@ Farside....have you ever seen a Solar Pathfinder? It's a handheld, passive optical device, that will give solar angles and shadows for any time of year with just one sighting from a given...

Our site is just a bit hilly, but still dry oak/grassland. I'm learning to process and eat acorns....that's a big traditional native food, but you really need access to bearing trees....if you have...

I want more grapes on drip on my site as soon as I can set them up! One of the anecdotes that has come out of the huge fire in our county (Tehama) is one home was spared because it was surrounded by...

Thinking especially for Third World and remote operations------whatever technology you promulgate, I would be sure it has a flexible, redundant charging system so that it can be kept running any...

Tibouchina is a wonderful purple, which I doubt I can grow here. My current favorite is Salvia guaranitica, which comes in both blue and purple. Both are over the top intense, and wonderful for the...

The thread so far has barely touched the issue of population, which is really a flashpoint between permaculture and many of the wider social justice movements. Saying anything about population...

A few loose ideas:
--Sprout, or at least soak, any seeds or grains you give them (good for adult birds too) It makes them more digestible and nutritious, replacing some of the need for greens....

I had a tree of S. mukorosii in South Georgia USA (zone 8), which thrived after it got some size on it.....I think I protected it for the first winter or two. It never bore fruit while I lived...

Pretty sure Moringa is frost-sensitive.....it might kill back to the ground in an average Mediterranean winter. In such case one would have to cut the dead stems back before fire season.
My...

I have wondered myself about the issue of toxins in cardboard, and pretty much conclude as eco4560 does. I can see the other point of view, though, especially when I get boxes of Chinese or...

I just harvested a mediocre crop from four barrels here. I think it can work in climates where temperatures are amenable to a long growing season for white potatoes. In climates where hot summers...

Eradication? Sure. Choose your method:
1. Complete flooding, submerging all parts of the plant. Two or three weeks should do the trick.
2. Drought. No water whatsoever. Give it a year (or two...