permaculture

["RiverValley" <madhava@fidalgo.net>]

I starting to collect to tools for clearing land that is brush, brambles and
small alders.

So far I've decided to get a swedish axe, a Ralph Martindale Machete
(pattern #4), a brush blade for my scythe and a 24" buck saw that Lee Valley
tools sell.

Am I over looking any important tools for the job?

Does anyone have expierence taping big leaf or vine maple for sugar?

Anybody dealt with carpenter ants?

thanks,

Daniel
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Sprunt" <jimmys@hotkey.net.au>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: [permaculture] Tree legumes


> Hello all,
>
> I am interested to know your opinions on tree and plant legumes in terms
of
> when they release N.
>
> Let's say that there is a symbiotic relationship between the rhizobium and
> and the particular plant so that nodes on the roots are filled with N. If
> one uses the "chop & drop" method on a tree legume that has N filled nodes
> on the rootnet, does a proportional amount of rootnet disconnect from the
> tree thereby releasing the N for other plants to use following the "chop"?
> Or is N only stored in the part of the tree that is "dropped" which then
> releases the N through the N cycle and decomposition?
>
> What about the situation for such plants as lucerne (alfalfa)?
>
> I await your responses, peacefully,
>
> Kind regards,
>
> James
>
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