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    Why would you not mulch veggies?

    Re: Why would you not mulch veggies? Thanks for the tip - I'll try it. Onions are not easy, hence the saying 'to know your onions' to mean you...
    Post by: JoanVL, Aug 12, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    New challenge; a community garden!

    Re: New challenge; a community garden! Well, for a start off, while trying to decide what to to, I'd get a compost system arranged, even if it...
    Post by: JoanVL, Aug 11, 2009 in forum: Designing, building, making and powering your life
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    Why would you not mulch veggies?

    Re: Why would you not mulch veggies? I have read that you shouldn't mulch onions - makes them a bit soft apparently. I try to mulch the rest.
    Post by: JoanVL, Aug 11, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Horseradish Growing & bottling as a 'cottage industry'

    Re: Horseradish Growing & bottling as a 'cottage industry' I love horseradish sauce - it is big in England. You grow the stuff under a tree,...
    Post by: JoanVL, May 16, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Swine flu panic P*ss me off

    Re: Swine flu panic P*ss me off Here's another take on swine flu. The cause seems to be quite appalling. The effect is a beat up - so many...
    Post by: JoanVL, May 6, 2009 in forum: The big picture
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    Mainstreaming permaculture?

    Re: Mainstreaming permaculture? This is a sort of community permaculture effort in North Yorkshire, UK:...
    Post by: JoanVL, Apr 29, 2009 in forum: The big picture
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    I believe we need a great depression

    Re: I believe we need a great depression I've felt pretty good about self-reliance etc, having a small retirement pension which is sufficient...
    Post by: JoanVL, Apr 26, 2009 in forum: The big picture
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    So how do you learn manual skills?

    Re: So how do you learn manual skills? Have you tried your local TAFE? Or even U3A ( free classes for over 50s). And Bunnings put on classes to...
    Post by: JoanVL, Apr 3, 2009 in forum: General chat
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    IPSWICH AREA QLD

    Re: IPSWICH AREA QLD Hi Julie We're in Dinmore - not far from you at all. Sorry, no help with horse manure though - my previous supply...
    Post by: JoanVL, Mar 11, 2009 in forum: General chat
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    I believe we need a great depression

    Re: I believe we need a great depression The world used to be divided into the capitalist free market economy and the communist planned...
    Post by: JoanVL, Mar 4, 2009 in forum: The big picture
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    Tips on Growing Chillies (and Capsicums)?

    Re: Tips on Growing Chillies (and Capsicums)? Yes, we do get fruit fly and other pests. I use pyrethrum against grasshoppers, but I'm currently...
    Post by: JoanVL, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Tips on Growing Chillies (and Capsicums)?

    Re: Tips on Growing Chillies (and Capsicums)? They self-seed in our very clay-y, SEq garden, and one chilli bush has grown through a crack in...
    Post by: JoanVL, Mar 1, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    A ... of Permies: what collective noun?

    Re: A ... of Permies: what collective noun? A plantation of permies? A Permagarten? A harvest of permies?
    Post by: JoanVL, Jan 29, 2009 in forum: General chat
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    Psychology and Permaculture + & -

    Re: Psychology and Permaculture + & - BTW I hear Obarma has advertised for an organic gardener for the White House. This will P**** off a few...
    Post by: JoanVL, Jan 29, 2009 in forum: The big picture
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    what's your vote for the best permaculture animals?

    Re: what's your vote for the best permaculture animals? Chooks - so easy and productive and small and available.
    Post by: JoanVL, Jan 28, 2009 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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