Thanks Peter and Len for your thoughts. Peter, I will see what I can find about PEX. Do you have experience with its reliability, and that of...
Iam planning a rural home on rainwater and solar hot water. Myunderstanding is that the solar system will need to use copper pipebecause of the...
Thanks for the comments and links, (love Martin Farm). I am in search of deciduous oaks with low tannin acorns. White oaks seem to fit the bill,...
Hi 4G's, In Victoria I used https://www.farmingit.com.au/topo.php for a 100 acre property. They produced detailed contour maps at a very...
Does any one know any White Oaks trees growing around Melbourne or Central Victoria where I could collect the acorns? Particularly specimens with...
Hi Emily, I believe Len has a possible way forward for you when he says "...you needed to have signed the contract at least subject planning...
Thanks Sue, I never could find the answer elsewhere. Petal
I have some potatoes that have been neglected and are growing very well, but the tubers are on the surface and green. I know they are poisonous,...
I would second Spear and Jackson. My Spear and Jackson Stainless Steel Digging Fork is my favourite garden tool. Strong and light. Also...
If you are still interested in Golden Seal there is a little grown in colder parts of Victoria and maybe Tasmania. All-Rare-Herbs buy their...
Hi, I live in Melbourne. Our potato patch was growing well until 4 days with temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius last week. The plants were...
Re: giving our trees the best start Sue has some great tips on planting trees in https://forums.permaculture.org.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7507...
We have various leafy lettuces. They look healthy and strong. They do, however, have an insect infestation on the underside of the leaves. This...
Re: Apple cider Hi gbell, The latest edition of Grass Roots magazine (No 186 April/May) has an article on making your own cider by Pete the...
Re: Adding Potassium and Boron to soil Two independent companies that have been recommended on this forum are: APAL (Australian Perry...
Re: Adding Potassium and Boron to soil Hi Baz, Thanks for your thoughts. These are all things we are doing/or have plans for. Except may be the...
We are starting a new garden on a building site. It is approximately 400 m2. During the building process topsoil was removed and there have been...
Re: What to put between drainage layer and soil? Thanks Len, IntensiveGardener, and ppp. I have decided to go with shade cloth because the...
We have new retaining wall about 80 to 100 cm high. It is made of red gum sleepers and ‘H’ beams. Behind the wall is 20-30cm wide strip of scoria...
Re: Remineralizing soil - Use of stonemeal, (crusher dust) Thanks Michaelangelica and Sue. Will definitely test the existing soil and have a...
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