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  • From: sinergyinaction@netscape.net
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Techniques for capturing moisture
  • Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:31:43 -0400

Hi Graham
well it's quite damp and sticky these days in Barcelona but not enough I
think to be able
to collect water like this...but may be I should have a go, you never know!
It's some friends property down south
All the best
Antonio


-----Original Message-----
From: Graham <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:26:08 +0100
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Techniques for capturing moisture


Out of interest, is this for the yard of the wholefood distribution
co-op that you took me to visit in Barcelona? My Manu Chao albums will
always remind me of that afternoon!

sinergyinaction@netscape.net wrote:

>Yes, I was considering something on these lines, like putting a large metal
funnel-like sheets
>on top of a big container or somewhere near a rainfall collecting tank,
>which
in this period of no
>precipitations might benefit from additional water "out ofthe thin air"
>
>I am not sure what "dimpled" means in this context though...(sorry English
>is
not my native
>language) can you please explain?
>Cheers
>Antonio
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: roxann <roxann@ancientearthwisdom.com>
>To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Sent: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:15:37 +0000
>Subject: Re: [permaculture] Techniques for capturing moisture
>
>
>i just read the other day that dimpled sheet metal will create microclimates
>that are more efficient at condensing water than plain flat metal or
>corrogated

>metal. i've been thinking of making large funnels from flashing or something
>metal to condense water at night for my pumpkin plant. it hasn't been
>raining
>often enough here lately.
>
>roxann
>
>
>
>
>> -------Original Message-------
>> From: jedd <jedd@progsoc.org>
>> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Techniques for capturing moisture
>> Sent: 12 Jul '06 15:54
>>
>> On Thursday 13 July 2006 1:30 am, sinergyinaction@netscape.net wrote:
>> ] how is it possible to catch and store humidity from air (not rainfall!)?
>> ] Any ideas or experiences?
>>
>>
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