Re: Help with a Fukuoka reference please? Personally, I would use the cypress for posts. It is my experience that plants do not seem to like...
Many of the tree legumes are very fast growing. If allowed to grow tall they provide light shading and wind/cold protection for young fruit...
Hello, Permup is right, chickens are destructive to producing veggie gardens. I was listening to the PDC lectures the other day and Bill said...
I have grown JA for two years. If it gets moderate water it will stay in a condensed area. If it gets regular irrigation it will take over. If...
Hello, I think the book "Permaculture Plants" by Jeff Nugent and Julia Boniface could help. There is a whole chapter on N fixers and their...
I always have some cowpeas that reseed on their own. This year they spread out in to the pasture. The soil is pretty hard and I have never...
Instead of slashing/weeding and burning you may try slashing and charing. Make a pile of weeds and ag. waste and partially cover with dirt and...
What do you all think about Albizia Jilibrisin (mimosa tree)? They seem to tolerate cold pretty well and they grow back from roots if they freeze...
This is worth a shot as I know so many of you are knowledgable about chooks. We have 10 plump laying hens, mostly New Hampshire Reds that are...
Not too sure how big, I'm sure there is a mathematic equation that you can use to approximate. My land is pretty flat too, but if you use an "A...
I think that it is good to send grey water through a box filled with wood chips first, then drain it to a lined reed bed with gravel and plants...
The most common cycad I know of is the "sago palm" which is not really a palm. I have planted them in spring in flats and they germinated by...
Floot is right, mung beans are usually found in health food stores in the bulk food bins. They are small, round, green seeds.
I think that growing maggots for chook food is a great idea. Can this be done with non animal food scraps? I think it is more sanitary to put a...
Thanks Jackie. I was pretty sure it was safe, but wanted another opinion. I appreciate your response. I hope the roos leave some lablab for the...
Hello all. I have been Googling to see whether Hyacinth Bean (Lablab) was safe for my chickens to eat. Seems like a great vine to plant on...
Hello everyone, I have been pondering this for a while. In the PC Design Manual there is a diagram of a bathroom sink which diverts its...
We have 10 chooks right now that roost and lay in a 8'x12' coop that has wire over the windows and sheet metal skirting buried to keep foxes out....
Is the wormwood that is good for chooks Artmesia Absynthia? I planted it in my chook run, but they dont eat it. They love the annual rye grass...
My favorite bee attractor is Blue Salvia (Salvia farinacea). It is a perennial and grows without any care. Here it blooms from early spring...
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