permaculture

["April Sampson-Kelly" <askpv@ozemail.com.au>]

Thanks for your reply,
I wonder if Peter's Database is still horrendously expensive ($800?)
I too have a small sub-tropic list that suits many tropics, (as do some of
PFAF)
but haven't really come a tropics listing.  The main difference or challenge
for people
in the tropics seems to be
1. wet and dry seasons
2. Sunlight hours which effects their capacity to grow sub-tropical and
temperate plants
without them bolting (setting seed)

I will next chase up seed savers work in Vietnam as they may be able to help
there.
April


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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Osmond <paul@tj.geelong.netlink.com.au>
To: April Sampson-Kelly <askpv@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Wednesday, 4 February 1998 19:53
Subject: Re: tropical plants species listing


>April:
>
>You could try Peter Suter of Ninja Designs (believe he is in Seymour
>Victoria) - he has published a database program called Plant Professor
which
>includes both temperate and tropical species.
>
>Alternatively, there is "Plants for a Future" in Cornwall (UK) - OK I
>realise that Cornwall is not exactly tropical (although they do grow palms
>there!), but PFAF has compiled a database of some 5000 plants, many of
which
>are suitable for the tropics. It is accessible over the net free of charge
>(although they encourage donations), but you will need ftp to download.
>Contact pfaf@scs.leeds.ac.uk.
>
>Cheers, Paul Osmond
>
>At 09:11 PM 3/02/98 +1100, you wrote:
>>Anyone know of a database with TROPICAL permaculture plants
>>Many thanks,
>>April
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>>LC Permaculture Visions
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>>sampsms@ozemail.com.au
>>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~askpv
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