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  • From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl AT simonstl.com>
  • To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: permaculture of the ditch
  • Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:31:21 -0400

On 8/11/10 10:21 AM, joel gagnon wrote:
What direction does the slope face? Even if it has no overhead shade,
the direction it faces will make a considerable difference in what
plants would be happy there.

The overall edge faces north (of course) and a little west.

It's largely partial shade because the road cut is so wide, though there are trees on both sides of the road.

Every road's a litle different, but the road itself creates at least some light. The other common challenges are likely:

* rockiness (side effects of paving)

* salt and other pollutants

* litter

* government mowing, possible herbicides, ditch scraping

* water, coming off the road and settling in the ditch (when there is one)

All of these are difficult!

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Simon St.Laurent
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