Dear All, Can you share with your experiences for us all to benefit.... applying the principle of Mr. Fukuaka's to the home Garden. Can you suggest some...
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benonthenet
Jul 2, 2004 4:05 pm
Hi, Vijay! Are you living in India now? If so, what part? What is the climate there like? Natural gardening is gardening in tune with the climate and natural...
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Vernon Sinclair
ankacia
Jul 2, 2004 4:05 pm
Hi there, A friend of mine just told me about a German made, award winning, cone shaped, portable, solar water distiller/desalinator. It distilled about 3 ...
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Sergio Montinola
sjmosprey2001@...
Jul 3, 2004 12:08 am
Dear Vernon, We, in the Philippines will be very interested. Please send more info or the party who is able to sell and supply our need. Thanks, Sergio J....
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Mary Jo Terry
meme@...
Jul 4, 2004 3:05 pm
I'd like to know more about gardening without tilling. We have a lot of bermuda and johnson grasses here. How do I get rid of them without tilling? They...
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Vernon Sinclair
ankacia
Jul 5, 2004 4:26 pm
Hi Sergio, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm looking for it myself. If I track down the manufacturer I'll post it to the list so that you can know too. take...
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John Warner
daddyoat
Jul 5, 2004 4:26 pm
This is in response to Mary Jo Terry's question about ridding the no-till garden of johnsongrass and bermudagrass [but let's not forget bindweed and nutgrass...
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les landeck
offeringsoft...
Jul 5, 2004 4:26 pm
-- Hi Mary Jo last year i sent in a number of responses talking about the use of used office carpet as a step to no till farming, John contributed his use and...
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Zack Domike
arcada888
Jul 5, 2004 11:20 pm
Growing plants is hard, killing weeds is easy. I am in a cold, wet climate, similar to Seattle. I have not followed Fukuoka in this, but my permaculture...
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Judy Hayes
silvertrinit...
Jul 5, 2004 11:20 pm
I know that here in Az I have the bermuda problem also... tilling broke up the roots for the grass so it would always grow back, I had to take and bake the...
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SArjuna@...
Jul 5, 2004 11:20 pm
Here are urls for just two of many websites with info. about Roundup that should be seriously considered before using it. ...
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Peggy James
misspuffman
Jul 5, 2004 11:20 pm
Hi Mary Jo, I have noticed that wherever I've planted sweet potatoes there are far fewer weeds the next year than before. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow and...
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Adam Carter
actasau@...
Jul 6, 2004 1:55 pm
Here's another Roundup article: http://www.counterpunch.org/bigwood08232003.html...
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benonthenet
Jul 6, 2004 1:55 pm
When doing some initial weeding or digging out pernicious grasses, you'll be left with a lot of plant material. How do you return them to the earth without...
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benonthenet
Jul 6, 2004 1:56 pm
... lot of bermuda and johnson grasses here. How do I get rid of them without tilling? They kill everything we plant if we don't till. Mary Joy, If you have...
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Ingrid Bauer/Jean-Cla...
natural_wisd...
Jul 6, 2004 1:56 pm
add to this that round up is commercialised by a giant corporation who use this money to developp genetically engineered plants , existnec of which is ...
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roxann
erthwitch
Jul 7, 2004 12:16 am
I like that idea of composting them underwater - thanks :) Roxann in NW Arkansas ... Drown 'em and let 'em rot is easier [Non-text portions of this message...
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Vijay Wilankar
vijaywilankar
Jul 7, 2004 3:19 pm
Hi Benjamin: This is Vijay. I like th idea and will experiment it. Thanks for your inputs. It is so simple yet so far ! Regards, Vijay benonthenet...
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benonthenet
Jul 7, 2004 10:51 pm
... You're welcome. If we all share what we do, we can learn from each other and make what we do better. Benjamin...
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Mary Jo Terry
meme@...
Jul 8, 2004 2:03 pm
Thanks Les, I will try this on a small scale to start. Sounds workable for a small veg. garden or flowers either. Jo_Al ... From: les landeck Sent: 7/4/2004...
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Mary Jo Terry
meme@...
Jul 8, 2004 2:04 pm
John Warner That is interesting and I am going to experiment more. We used Round Up last year but this year we haven't. The grass in the veg. garden got so...
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Mary Jo Terry
meme@...
Jul 8, 2004 2:04 pm
Miss Puffman Do you pile the soil up sroung the sweet potatoes like you do the new potatoes? Is it too late to plant them this year? Jo_Al...
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Peggy James
misspuffman
Jul 8, 2004 3:50 pm
I plant the sweet potato slips in round depressions in the ground. These depressions are called "hills." The hills are about the same dimension across as a...
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pollywog
pollywogdeb
Jul 8, 2004 4:56 pm
Hello Everyone: This is a URL to find out more about a concerted effort of beings around the planet, to help heal Mom Earth. I do not make this post as a...
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roxann
erthwitch
Jul 8, 2004 10:47 pm
Thanks for posting this, I want to look more into it. Roxann in NW Arkansas (USA) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Veganomad4peace@...
Jul 9, 2004 2:39 pm
this is very interesting. we have a small intentional community in WI, usa, and have a major problem with quackgrass. we also seem to live in a swamp area, and...
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benonthenet
Jul 9, 2004 2:40 pm
Once you have some sweet potato vines, you can just take cuttings push them into the ground. Keep them moist until they root (about a week or two)....
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Gloria C. Baikauskas
gloriawb
Jul 10, 2004 4:42 am
Why are any of you using RoundUP? Vinegar on a hot, sunny day will do the job just as well....and it won't poison the soil....or you. I am not saying to pour...
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Mary Jo Terry
meme@...
Jul 10, 2004 4:31 pm
Thanks for the info. Now I have to get to the garden! Jo_Al...
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Adam Carter
actasau@...
Jul 10, 2004 4:31 pm
Well said Gloria. That's exactly what I've been thinking but hadn't voiced. Thanks....
