"Thanks for the great tip about rabbits and hares not liking thick undergrowth.
I was reading Sepp Holzer's "Permaculture" (English edition, 2010), pp129-130 about bridge grafting as a way of rescuing heavily damaged trees. He says,…"
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Peter Riches replied to Robyn Guyton's discussion Prevention methods for hares and rabbits wanted in the group Food Forests NZPeter Riches replied to Peter Riches's discussion Organic status of composting newspaper & cardboard in the group Permaculture for the rest of us"Thanks for the really useful information and evidence!"
Kirill Volkov replied to Peter Riches's discussion Organic status of composting newspaper & cardboard in the group Permaculture for the rest of us"I've called Dompost and they sent me this email... Which is kind of encouraging but still doesn't make me 100% confident in their DIC inks. Or are they safe enough?
DIC inks supplied for Coldset printing in New Zealand do not…"
Peter Riches commented on Iona Bayley's group Vermiculture"It's great if the balance of creatures gives you an insight into what's going on in your worm bin so you can keep the conditions worm-friendly. Don't worry too much about biodiversity in there in general, though - it's a good…"
Peter Riches replied to Nicolas Santini's discussion Worm farm feeding in the group Vermiculture"Congratulations! You can now count yourself as an official worm-herd. :) May your new charges give you lovely crumbly worm cast and nutritious (for plants) worm tea.
You might want to raise it up on something while it's still light so…"
Dan Richardson replied to Peter Riches's discussion Organic status of composting newspaper & cardboard in the group Permaculture for the rest of us"My rule of thumb is black and white newspaper only, just be be sure the coloring doesn't contain anything weird.
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Peter Riches posted a status"Some legume sprouts were past their "use by" in the fridge so I planted them in a dense patch outside. Micro-greens, plus soil improvement!"
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Organic status of composting newspaper & cardboard
One way of recycling newspaper and cardboard is to compost it. This is recommended in the UK by the Centre for Alternative Technology, who did a lot of experimentation on organic composting methods. In the UK, however, newspapers are printed with non-toxic vegetable-based inks. Being as we're forward thinking (and nuclear free) here in NZ, I'm hoping newspaper and cardboard are free from nasty additives here, too.Anyone know anything about this?Pete.See More
Peter Riches replied to Nicolas Santini's discussion Worm farm feeding in the group Vermiculture"Grass clippings are very high in nitrogen and quite wet. They do have a tendency to clump up, excluding air, and then rot anaerobically. This can get slimy and smelly, whilst releasing methane into the atmosphere. You can fix this easily by mixing…"
Peter Riches replied to Nicolas Santini's discussion Worm farm feeding in the group Vermiculture"Hi Nicolas,
If you're thinking of just a small household worm farm, you won't have to worry about having enough food scraps to feed them. The worms will breed up to whatever numbers are needed to scoff the food you give them. I would get…"
Peter Riches commented on Robyn Guyton's group Food Forests NZ"@Robyn Guyton: My lovely wife gave me Dick & James Strawbridge's "Practical Self Sufficiency" for Christmas, and in it they recommend hanging up clear plastic drinks bottles with flaps cut out of the sides and extended to resemble…"
Peter Riches commented on Pete Russell's blog post FOOD BILL - Time For ACTION"I have passed this on to Avaaz as a suggested campaign. They are really good at this sort of thing and it would be useful to have them on side."
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Food forests and forest gardens are promoted through permaculture . This forum is for those who are growing or would like to grow one in their property.See More
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