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["Jerome Osentowski" <jerome@crmpi.org>]

Paul, You might try ducks if you do not have snakes.  Also  many of the
herbs and forbes can also be nfing, Astraglus, lupins, clovers and
cortilaria as ground cover.  15 years ago I brought up a dozen garder snakes
from my walks down to the spring that runs 80 feet below the ridge where our
forest garden and greenhouse are located.  I had no idea that they would
multiply to over a 100 and provide an important service.  This fall over a
100 robins came through on their way south to feast on my worm in the mulch,
but first they ate all the cabbage lupers, I had sprayed bt earler, but it
got washed of in a rain and never got around reaplying the stuff.  The
robins did the job, but it cost me a few worm for their service.  Since the
forest garden also doubles as a worm farm, I was only shareing the surplus.
I like the think that all the smart worms survived the rabin attact.  The
majic of natural systems.....     jerome
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>From: Ute Bohnsack <sustag@eircom.net>
>To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [permaculture] Re: Caragana +@Jerome
>Date: Sun, Oct 27, 2002, 7:01 PM
>

>
>
> Jerome Osentowski wrote:
>>
>> Paul,  Caragana does better in dry areas .  Source out the nft that does
>> well in your area.  For slugs I imploy snakes.   jerome
>
> Hi Jerome,
> no snakes here in Ireland, St. Patrick drove them out in 5th century, or
> they never got here after the last ice age (pick version depending on
> 'Weltanschauung'). One NFT that seems to do ok here is tree lupin
> (Lupinus arboreus), not exactly a tree, more of a large bush but seems
> to cope fine with the wet ground. Doesn't like hard frost though.
> BTW Just had a visitor from your neck of the woods, Kay Cafasso
> (+sister+friend). Great lady. She was telling me a lot about your place.
> Sounds wonderful! Are there any pics on the net?
>
> Slán,
> Ute in rainy, stormy Ireland
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