I set up a vermiculture system about 2 years ago and have been very pleasantly surprised by my garden’s response. I set up a 50-gallon drum which...
Hard to tell from the photograph. They look the right color but a little small, although size will vary with the size of the worms. The normal...
Have you tried Googling hoop house kits? This site has some threads ion hoop houses and is searchable https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php
I've been relatively successful with composting. I built 1.2 m cubed enclosures from fencing and line them with plastic sheet with enough left...
Ecosystem: a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. (in general use) a complex network or interconnected...
This is an informative review article that may help understand the wood chip mulch issue. I must point out, Bryan, that you criticize articles for...
Good luck with them. You might also try the hybrid relative - atemoyas. A good resource for tropical fruit sources and information is...
Hi Jayne. Welcome. It looks like may share a similar climate although a world apart. I'm just North of the Tropic of Cancer in a desert area that...
Rumex crispus ? - yellow or curly dock https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=rumex crispus It also often helps to ask a local.
Looks like you answered my question about being off-grid. There are loads of solar power options. A good resource is the forum hosted by Northen...
Congratulations Caribean. I wish you every success. Your new climate seems quite close to mine with possibly greater extremes. Heraklion was the...
It is very hard to judge the environmental impacts of a species simply by "eyeballing" an area. It may take several years of careful observation...
This article is pretty basic but may provide a reasonable introduction. It also has links to other articles. The basic problem in many cases is...
Welcome Linda. Subtropical with hot summers doesn't seem right for Dublin, Ireland. Is your property elsewhere?
Hi Linda - and welcome. I assume you meant that your garden will be 100 sqm - like 10 m x 10 m square. I have a similar sized veggie garden and...
The problems with any highly touted product usually arises because people forget that there can be too much of a good thing and, encouraged by...
Do you know how much power a wood mill requires? Each horsepower requires around 100 meter litres per second. That is quite a creek! And the...
I "enjoy" a similar climate and participate in an effort to create a community garden in the desert just outside of town. This is our first year...
On a slightly different issue:- My wife and I had a similar background. I was a country boy and she was a city girl. Early in our life together we...
The two places you mention could be for sale because of problems with the neighbors. On a more constructive note, according to the EPA, imazapyr...
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