Hi all, thanks for the useful replies. I think what I'm going to do is... * plants the fruit trees with heavy and wide mulch (~3m diameter) * put...
Well i did it and brought down one of my oak trees. In its place I've laid out a path to create 3 beds for fruit, berries and additional edibles...
Re: What to do with weed infested compost/soil? Thanks, I really don't have enough room and material to do #1 and I'm thinking of getting...
Previous owners of the house had two compost bins, one of which is filled completely (1m3) with old soil. It's not compost, it looks like soil...
Re: mulch for vege beds? Have a lawn - will that not "burn" the veges? Not too sure on the ins and outs of grass clippings but have been...
Re: mulch for vege beds? Awesome, thanks for the help!
Still a newbie at all this... I'm still getting my head around and experience with seeds/seedlings/hardening off and getting vege...
Re: Good book about backyard coop and chicken raising? Thinking 4-5 chickens? Basically me and my flatmate only live in the yard (1000 sq....
Hi, Can anyone recommend a good book about building your own chicken coop and raising chickens (needs, illness, diet, etc.). Thinking about this...
Re: How to support snow peas properly? Ok, so they won't climb bamboo but they'll climb up string? I guess I'll try it...
Re: How to support snow peas properly? Awesome, these comments will help a lot. Thanks!
Re: A good-looking green manure? My suggestion would be sow white clover - it can be part of the lawn eventually anyway and is a N-fixer....
Hi, I love snow peas but my attempts at growing didn't do so well. The first plants themselves grew well but they didn't climb my little teepee...
[ATTACH]20080916.01.jpg[/attachment:pkvds0e9] Hi folks, I created a new layered bed on my lawn back in Feb. Basically it was newspaper, sheep...
Re: Lowgrowing plants for lawn substitutes I suppose the soil is loam, slightly acidic would be my guess with all the oak leaves over the...
Re: Lowgrowing plants for lawn substitutes Sorry Sue, once again I'm confused. I just re-read the guide at...
Re: Spacing plants correctly in permaculture design? Sorry for hijacking the thread inahd, I have an example patch... I need to know this too,...
Re: Lowgrowing plants for lawn substitutes I'm looking at this at the moment, and I've come up with white clover. I've been recommended the...
Re: Firewood in a residential situation? I'm on just over a 1/4 acre, including house and driveway. I'm really trying to establish how much wood...
It's my first year growing veges (bought my first house in late Feb) so its interesting to watch how things progress through the seasons. However,...
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