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    Advice on unhealthy Blueberry plant

    Diggman, so glad to hear it!! Oak leaf mulch is a little acidic, too, so that also helped, I'm sure. Aren't they wonderful plants?. So if it's...
    Post by: sweetpea, Sep 1, 2015 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Lost Newbie

    Oh, and plant things in a scattered fashion, some lettuce here, some lettuce there, some kale here, some kale there, surrounded by flowers and...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 20, 2015 in forum: Introduce Yourself Here
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    Natural Water filtration.

    Maybe you should have the water tested just to be sure there aren't some really long-lived toxins in it. You will want to know specifics in order...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 20, 2015 in forum: General chat
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    Lost Newbie

    Lazaros, start small to get a feel for what you use the most in the way of food. Do a Zone 1 around your house with the most frequently used...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 20, 2015 in forum: Introduce Yourself Here
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    care of young trees!

    Grass can kill young trees, yet it does give good mulch. I mow around my trees, then heap up the mulch. It took about 18 months of the ground...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 20, 2015 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Possums, birds, bats and rats

    I have a very fat robin hanging out all day long waiting for the blueberries and the grapes to ripen. The deer broke through a rusty part of the...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 20, 2015 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Lillies and Tomatoes

    DC, what kind of lillies? Day lillies or the big white ones, lilium longiflorum or? You know, I've seen honeybees get into squash blossoms,...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 15, 2015 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Urban food forest design in Belmont, Geelong

    Looks like a great setup! I was told by an experienced nurseryman once, just grow the trees on their own rootstock, and keep them trimmed to...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 14, 2015 in forum: Members' Systems
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    Old Tires, snakes and critters

    I just went and checked 4 tires with water in them, no mosquito larvae, yet there's plenty of larvae in every other possible container of water....
    Post by: sweetpea, May 14, 2015 in forum: Designing, building, making and powering your life
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    Harsh lesson, still learning. Plant Bleaching.

    Paka, it's interesting, because greenhouse panels don't let all the light spectrums through either, mostly because they are trying to make the...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 14, 2015 in forum: Planting, growing, nurturing Plants
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    Old Tires, snakes and critters

    Any of you who have a few tires in a stack or a pile, have you ever seen snakes among them? The reason I ask, I ended up with several old tires,...
    Thread by: sweetpea, May 14, 2015, 4 replies, in forum: Designing, building, making and powering your life
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    Planning to cross the line

    Spidermonkey, have you lived on solar before? So you probably know, or the battery people told you, the batteries shouldn't go below half full...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 13, 2015 in forum: Designing, building, making and powering your life
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    Micro Food Forest?

    It's a cool structure, but I'm not sure the plants need it in a temperate climate *s* Unless you grew a fruit vine over the top of it, that could...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 11, 2015 in forum: Members' Systems
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    Micro Food Forest?

    Hi, Tiny. Yeah, plants, as in vegetables and flowers would grow easily in a greenhouse, but you've already got a temperate zone, so what are you...
    Post by: sweetpea, May 11, 2015 in forum: Members' Systems
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