Re: DIY Bokashi mix I am going to try a little experiment this summer and extend my own Bokashi mix. I bought 25kg of bran and a couple litres...
Re: Farmers use radishes to soften, fertilize fields Sorry. Beetroot isn't Brassica but the others are. What is typical of brassica seed?
Re: Companion planting (in general) That's the point. Our only source for this knowledge is agricultural tradition - but that doesn't mean it...
Re: Farmers use radishes to soften, fertilize fields Fukuoka mentions the same thing in One Straw Revolution. From what I can see radishes...
Re: SWALES built in the US in the 30's Click on 'Terrain' in Google maps and that gives you the contour markings of the site of interest.
Re: Companion planting (in general) This comes with no surprise. Mollinson was an empiricist not a mysticist. “”As I have often been accused...
Re: Do pumpkins fix nitrogen to the soil? Even digging a non-leguminous plant back into the soil adds useful nitrogen. Although the organic...
Re: Do pumpkins fix nitrogen to the soil? All plants contain nitrogen. It is part of the 'big three' macronutrients to feed the plant - NPK....
Re: pioneering my soil There was also another study I read on using Brassicas as a biofumigant against nematodes. The highest levels of...
Re: Organic Food Not Nutritionally Better Than Conventionally-pr How does a plant 'know' where it is getting its nutrients whether it is...
Re: pioneering my soil Any intervention by humans could not be considered 'natural' or random. Even permaculture involves designing, arranging...
Re: What exactly do earthworms eat? Here is my 2 cents: 'Organic matter' are just complex molecules of simple elements. Living creatures...
Re: Salinity and ground water An interesting article by the North Dakota State University on saline control: Managing Saline Soils in North Dakota
Re: Soil structure Zzsstt, I'm glad that you have asked the hard questions. Is permaculture both economically and environmentally sustainable?...
Re: One AP enthusiast from another forum very roughly estimates he uses 1300 kWh electricity per year to run his pump and harvest 150kg of...
Re: Robbing Peter to give to Paul Apparently quite a few at Mt Isa.
Re: Robbing Peter to give to Paul But is there that much love to share around. Should some places be considered too far gone to salvage or...
Re: Robbing Peter to give to Paul and make sure it gets hot! (I downloaded earlier today).
Re: Robbing Peter to give to Paul Hopefully we have closed the loop on that one. Our Biolytix wastewater system is going to provide a...
Re: Robbing Peter to give to Paul There are atmospheric source - carbohydrates from CO2, organic nitrogen and proteins from N2 and H20 from the...
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