permaculture

[Elinor Jean <u3288545@anu.edu.au>]

Hi Marilyn,

We do a similar thing with tomatoes, so as to plant them early before the 
frosts have stopped. We have a garden with rock retaining walls and we put 
old windows across the top of the plants, leaning on the rocks -- works a 
treat. But I should think that a ditch with rocks would be even better. Of 
course it might get colder where you are than here!

I have seen a system where someone was growing tomatoes and grapes down a 
trench, through winter. I think he may have had glass over the top, but I'm 
not sure.

We have just managed to get some passionfruit vines and citrus trees 
through winter by putting shade cloth over the top. It gets down to about 
-10 outside here --- in south-east Australia.

Another thing to try if you have animals (chooks or whatever) is to build a 
greenhouse attached to your chookshed or animal shed. I have heard about 
this, but we haven't worked out the mechanics of it quite yet. The idea is 
that the heat flows out of the animals and keeps the plants warm.

Cheers, Elinor

At 08:51 PM 8/22/04 -0400, you wrote:
> My neighbor claims I should pull up all my rabbit bush - she says it's a
> water hog.   I live outside of Mountainair, NM on 40 acres and I think 
> it's an
> attractive plant and have read nothing negative about it on net.   It 
> appears to
> me it might be a positive plant because whereever it grows other plants soon
> form around it.    Anyone have any info on this plant?
>
> I also want to make a cold frame for growing lettuce and greens during
> winter.   Anyone have any suggestions on this.   I was thinking of lining 
> a pit
> with rocks   and using an old door or a few windows.   Would like to hear of
> anyones successes.
>
> Marilyn
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