Hi Thanu, You ask what I am doing in New Orleans. In addition to running from increasingly frequent hurricanes and flood threats, I am trying to grow both...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 25, 2008 8:40 pm
Hey Bob- I have some questions about your methods, and other plants worth considering... I'm very much interested in improving soils through proper planting of...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Sep 26, 2008 4:17 pm
Hi Jeff, Insects and other pests decide what will grow in New Orleans gardens; they, hurricanes, and floodwater rule the roost down here. Freshly planted...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 26, 2008 11:26 pm
... Perhaps I haven't planted enough of it at one time. Often there is strength in numbers. When I first planted one or two vap ca, they shrivelled up and...
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Yuho Sato
satoyuho
Sep 26, 2008 11:57 pm
Dear all, I have started seed-balling with Natural Farming in Tasmania in Australia, though I'm Japanese... In Tasmania there are many wallabies and possums...
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william maxwell
gaias_tears
Sep 27, 2008 12:01 am
It might be a poor suggestion but it's my understanding that most beings prefer an easier meal to a more difficult one; if you have a combination of the plants...
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Pat D
pjd1100
Sep 27, 2008 4:29 am
Thats exactly what i was thinking! ... From: william maxwell <true_tom@...> Subject: Re: [fukuoka_farming] Against Animals To:...
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yarrow@...
Sep 27, 2008 4:54 am
At 9:29 AM +1000 9/27/08, Yuho Sato wrote: ....In Tasmania there are many wallabies and possums who eats the vegetables, and possums even could climb the...
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Anders Skarlind
andersskalman
Sep 27, 2008 10:29 am
My preliminary experience in my own garden is that this can help. It is often recommended to talk to the group soul or archetype of the animals, rather than...
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Dieter Brand
diebrand
Sep 27, 2008 6:50 pm
Yuho san, I’m not familiar with possums and wallabies, but our property is surrounded on all sides by huge forests and we are frequently visited by wild...
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Thomas Younger
frogmirefarm
Sep 27, 2008 10:22 pm
Hi I have not posted for a long time so if there is better way fill me in. With regard to Jeff's comments about plants that make root compost, I have found...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 28, 2008 1:34 am
.. most of the summer my soil was soft and crumbly... a couple of weeks ago I cut my beans and lettuce down for the season... for their biomass, and to end the...
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macropneuma
Sep 28, 2008 3:17 am
G'day Yuho Sato, (from Sydney, and farm in East Gippsland, Victoria, Autralia) All the above replies (that i've read) i agree with, lovely points about talking...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Sep 28, 2008 5:13 am
Dear friends, We are growing vegetables for eating but before we eat some body is eating. Thanks for using Natural technique for growing."Do nothing" is the...
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Srinath
srinathhr
Sep 28, 2008 5:17 pm
Dear Friends, Recently,I have planted few saplings in my farm (it is located in a dry area and the Rainy season is just over).Presently I am able to visit it...
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Raju Titus
rajuktitus
Sep 29, 2008 5:22 am
Dear friend, Saplings are died due to they are not suitable to place.Try to study what type of vegetation growing without irrigation and plant or scatter seed...
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sunjay ohdedar
sohdedar
Sep 29, 2008 12:50 pm
Dear Srinath, I have an estate in Ooty and in the far flung areas, I alo face the similar problems. I have started a very innovative and cost effective method...
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Nandan Palaparambil
p_k_nandanan
Sep 29, 2008 1:20 pm
Srinath, Saplings of which tree you have planted? Probably timings also matter a lot, it would have been better if these saplings were planted at the onset of...
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srinath hr
srinathhr
Sep 29, 2008 1:48 pm
Dear Sanjay, This looks to be a very good idea.....I will try this during this week end..... Thanks a lot... Also, I would like to know what other innovative...
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srinath hr
srinathhr
Sep 29, 2008 1:55 pm
Nandan,Raju, I have planted Saplings of Indian Gooseberry (Amla), Indian Blackberry (Jamun), bamboo....All of this are known to survive in this area and ...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Sep 29, 2008 2:31 pm
Hi Thomas, Thank you for the great post. Knowing which plants will support natural and sustainable gardening/farming in different bioregions is the hardest...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Sep 29, 2008 4:15 pm
Hi Thomas, I'm interested in which variety of wild aster you have observed to improve soil in your area conjointly with twitch grass. A site from Maryland...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 29, 2008 9:52 pm
I recently finished a book, (The End of Food by Paul Roberts)- Against the Grain by Manning is much better. But I did manage to learn a thing or two (two to be...
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Steven Smith
twofriendsfarm
Sep 30, 2008 3:40 am
Jeff, Thanks for this. We've tried three sisters here, and are experimenting with permanent cover crops. And I can attest to the usefulness of asters. We...
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claude wong
cidanandas
Sep 30, 2008 3:45 am
... seed ball ... avoid. ... Dear Srinath, Try to put compost with cow dung when planting.This miraculous item help to keep dry land moist,even in the...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 30, 2008 7:04 am
So. after one day of searching... the only other polyculture being investigated (besides wheat, canola peas) is... flax/chickpeas... for bi-di-cultures the...
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Anders Skarlind
andersskalman
Sep 30, 2008 7:48 am
Jeff et al In Sweden it was common until recently to grow peas and oats together (for grain harvest). Also barley and oats. Also combinations with vetch. Not...
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Jeff
shultonus
Sep 30, 2008 4:23 pm
My bad Anders, my american ego-centrism kicked in briefly three sisters, is the native americans (indians) contribution to agriculture. maize (corn), beans...
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Jeremy
jhereg9333
Sep 30, 2008 5:02 pm
I wonder where Apios Americana would fall on that N-fixing scale. I've been wanting to try setting up a mixed stand of sunchokes & apios as a perennial...
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Robert Monie
bobm20001
Sep 30, 2008 7:48 pm
Hi Anders, The best introduction to Native American Companion "Three Sisters" planting that I know is that of ATTRA writer Mardi Dodson in her "An Appendix...
