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Chooks evolved from forest dwellers so mine have spent most of the day hiding from the sun under the passionfruit vine. If you want to free range your chooks make sure theyve got shade. This may explain why the commercial 'free range' egg producers birds kept going inside when all they had was an open grass paddock.See More
Dian & Dennis Patterson commented on Suburban Micro Food Forest's blog post Nasty nettles"Nettles are a wonderfully useful plant, highly nutritious. Higher in protein than any other plant. As they can be invasive, we grow ours in a plastic drum. Plan to make nettle beer, next spring growth. We allways include it in our kimchee,…"
"Cultivation gives an intial boost to fertility but destroys beneficial earthworms and soil structure as well as turning up buried seeds which germinate. Besides, the 'weeds' you mention could form the foundation of a balanced…"
"I think we are heading into a 'perfect' storm for food. 2050 - 9Bn population and no oil; 2030 - the end of phosphate reserves (according to some experts); cultivation and monocropping results in all remaining topsoil being eroded away by…"
"Thanks Robert - must be gravity? The fence would also stop the worms chewing the underside in contact with the soil, as well as increasing the area in production."
Robert Boesnach commented on Suburban Micro Food Forest's blog post A plethora of pumpkins"I didn't know that pumpkins were supposed to be round till I grew these on a bamboo trellis! They hang fine without stockings or anything!
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Megan commented on Suburban Micro Food Forest's blog post A plethora of pumpkins"Can you get hold of old tights to suspend them in like a hammock?"
"Have you tried this? Im terrified of them now!"
"Im not sure how long theyll keep - some started rotting in the dark garage, especially if the skins were damaged by ground contact. I wonder if commercial growers dip them in fungicide?"
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- 250 m2 of suburban kikuyu converting to permaculture mulched food forest. 21 citrus varieties, fig, avocado, papaya, feijoa, tamarillo, banana, plum, 4 grape varieties, 2 passionfruit varieties, 2 guava species, berries (blue, black, rasp, tay, goose, straw, maqui, goumi), fruit salad, sugar, taro, rhubarb, manuka, cabbage trees, herbs, some winter veg, green manures (tagasaste, comfrey, lupin, mustard), chickens.
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Veg terrace
Instead of a pond, a veg terrace to collect runoff from the driveway. Also gets morning sun.
Posted on May 6, 2013 at 10:57am
More terrace
Have cut this one above the pond with a felled cabbage tree acting as a retainer. Bed is North sloping, runs E-W and collects water flowing off the driveway. A good spot for more berries.…
Posted on May 6, 2013 at 10:47am
Veg terrace
Instead of a pond at the end of the driveway Ive created a small terrace for more veg crops as it gets plenty of water and morning…
Posted on May 3, 2013 at 5:00pm
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 9:46pm on August 14, 2012,
Kali said… I enjoyed looking through your blogs and pics, will be a wonderful garden space in a few years when all those plants start producing.
- At 10:18am on July 30, 2012,
Jenny Freewalker said… Hi James, l may have. l have offered my last 3 to another Ooooby person and if she doesn't want them then they will be available. lf l haven't heard from her by the end of the week get in touch with me again.
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