That would be him - he also wrote "Bamboo Rediscovered" ($20 from Earth Garden Books) - line drawings and b&w photos, and heaps of info on...
Thanks PP - at least there's plenty of greenery around :)
I recall seeing a setup once that had a set of steps, with a narrow gap between, just wide enough for the female, so the males' weight was held on...
If it is B. polymorpha, Victor Cusack lists it as "SM2" - translated as Structural type; Medium sized; Structural quality 2 (scale 1-5 with 1...
Ordinary Portland Cement - sorry, I thought I'd used that acronym before :cry: Non-tech answer - it makes the mortar stronger My idea there...
Thanks Farago - excellent post! :clap: I'd love to spend some time with you, learning that clay/ash technique. Sun burn - I think the issue...
Permaculture Design Warwick is offering an extended delivery PDC, starting late February 2011. Originally planned for a January start, the recent...
Markos - works for me :) Here in Warwick we had a "100 year" flood event, two weeks after the last "100 year" flood event. Will it now be 200...
As Eric said, chaff is fodder chopped up to get better value (protein wise) from stock (particularly horses). It also helps stuff like lucerne to...
First thing first - agricultural lime is NOT building lime. Do not expect it to work in concrete, either with or without cement. So, if you want...
See my previous post - I think the weight issue is going to preclude any FC, whether lime or cement based. (In my opinion, that is). Doesn't it?...
I have an old chaffcutter - (haven't been using it much since I got a cheap petrol shredder) - they aren't easy to find, clearing sales are about...
Your proposed ferrocement "planks" are probably not going to be much cheaper than timber, and will certainly be a whole lot heavier. The effort...
Perhaps we first need to look at some terminology, just so everyone knows what we mean by certain terms. Cement (or Portland Cement) = powdered...
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