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- From: "Claudia & Linda" <dragonhill2@netzero.net>
- To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 10:20:07 -0500
Brain transplant. I like that. Just yesterday
I planted green onions, yellow storage onions and shallots around the little
fruit trees I just planted. This frees up garden space, helps keep down
grass competition under the fruit trees and adds to the layers in the orchard
that Carrie was talking about earlier. I'll further maximize the space by
spreading seedballs composed of oats, white Dutch clover, mangles and Daikon
radishes. The oats are for organic matter and grass competition, the
clover for nitrogen and organic matter, the mangle will provide a crop of
livestock feed for the fall and the daikon radishes will open up the soil (and
provide a few pickled radishes for me). Permaculture opens up endless
opportunities and it doesn't have to be expensive if you work at small scale
projects. It does take time. Three years ago, I transplanted a
few daylilies along the fence line of my garden. Suddenly, this year, they
are providing a real barrier to grass and weeds from the pasture. Three
years may seem like a long time to wait--but quick fixes are what have gotten us
into a lot of the trouble we are in today with gm foods, herbicides and
pesticides.
Claudia
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[Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Laurie Ann Powell, 04/02/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Claudia & Linda, 04/03/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Laura McKenzie, 04/03/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Claudia & Linda, 04/03/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture, Laura McKenzie, 04/03/2006
- Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture, Terry Wereb, 04/03/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Claudia & Linda, 04/03/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Laura McKenzie, 04/03/2006
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Re: [Livingontheland] Permaculture,
Claudia & Linda, 04/03/2006
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