Hi Griselda, I'm Steve from Bermuda, You make an excellent point. The plants humans focus their attention on seem to either suffer or turn up in some pretty...
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Gloria C. Baikauskas
gloriawb
Jun 9, 2006 8:03 am
Fukuoka has not had much good to say about agriculture in the US considering it all desert. It may not all be desert, but it is getting closer to it all of...
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ingrid glass
jimmimoosh
Jun 9, 2006 2:54 pm
... Hi Steve/Griselda, No! Don't compost Japanese Knotweed! I used to do voluntary work for Islington Ecology Centre with a particular interest in Japanese...
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Michael Muggridge
biker_muggridge
Jun 9, 2006 6:45 pm
No! the plant you are looking for is called 'Anthurium'. It is commonly known as Painter's palette. Mike Muggridge ... From: ingrid glass To:...
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Griselda Mussett
griseldacann...
Jun 9, 2006 6:46 pm
The J Knotweed is a nightmare and yes, Ingrid, I would not compost it. Via the web I found the roots can go down 30 feet or more and the plant can extend its...
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Richard Morris
pfafrich
Jun 9, 2006 6:52 pm
... Seconded. I know pfaf is supose to be vegan organic and all, but chickens are very partial to the leaves. Rich...
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mIEKAL aND
miekal2001
Jun 9, 2006 7:06 pm
young shoots can be used like asparagus, very lemony. we use the dried stalks to make flutes & panpipes. the juice of the plant is used to make a chinese...
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Geir Flatabø
geirflatab
Jun 9, 2006 8:06 pm
If you "draw" it / pick i early enough it tastes quite OK, and no problem controllingits invasiveness in a small area (in Norway). Ger Flatabø ... If you...
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ingrid glass
jimmimoosh
Jun 10, 2006 10:52 am
I assumed that this list was operating under permaculture principles, linking of anything as a "weed" seems contrary to the very precepts of permaculture. ...
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Judi Lapsley Miller
nztrills
Jun 10, 2006 10:58 am
When we lived in the USA, we had japanese knotweed in the garden - oh my goodness! This is the weed from hell! The neighbour laughed as we foolishly tried to...
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Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Jun 10, 2006 8:12 pm
... Actually, the list description doesn't mention permaculture. ... Description Plants For A Future is a charity which researches into edible and otherwise...
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mark gibney
gibneymark
Jun 10, 2006 8:21 pm
Hello, I hope someone can help me with this question. I made a number of wooden planters in which I plan to grow garden vegetables, and to waterproof the...
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Geir Flatabø
geirflatab
Jun 10, 2006 10:06 pm
Anyone have any experience / knowledge about Spilanthes oleracea, the toothache plant.. A small annual Compositae.. making you salivate and numbness inside...
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Griselda
griseldacann...
Jun 11, 2006 10:05 am
I assumed that this list was operating under permaculture principles, ... Re: [pfaf] Re: Japanese Knotweed I assumed that this list was operating under...
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Thomas Shelley
shelleytjs1
Jun 11, 2006 10:05 am
... Dear Mark and Colleagues--Generally speaking, if the resin is fully reacted and properly cured (allowed to fully react and offgas any unreacted monomers),...
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Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Jun 11, 2006 10:06 am
... Since you've already done this (I think), you can now, if you're worried about it, line them with black plastic sold as mulching material for food crops....
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icculus2000@...
icculus2000
Jun 11, 2006 4:48 pm
Hi Ingrid and everyone else, First I want to thank you for your warning about the "Knotweed"; - I was mistaken not to say that one shouldn't include any roots...
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Liz Turner
tigre7_99
Jun 11, 2006 9:40 pm
Dear All Just to add to the Japanese knotweed composting controversy... ! We actually did a trial composting it a few years ago on a project on Plymouth...
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Rich Morris
pfafrich
Jun 11, 2006 10:16 pm
... Indeed, the relationship between PFAF and permaculture is foggy. There is a common core of woodland/forest gardening which is one of the key techniques...
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Pat Meadows
patmeadows
Jun 13, 2006 8:28 am
Has anyone mentioned that the young shoots of Japanese Knotweed are edible? I haven't eaten them myself, have just read about it. It seems - here in the...
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Griselda
griseldacann...
Jun 13, 2006 1:29 pm
Edible, schmedible..... They are certainly edible but to my taste not very palatable. Asparagus is much much nicer! Griselda...
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ingrid glass
jimmimoosh
Jun 14, 2006 1:27 pm
"As for weeds my favorite definition is "a weed is a plant where you don't want it to be". Hence at Blagdon we don't really have any weeds at all - we have...
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ingrid glass
jimmimoosh
Jun 14, 2006 2:14 pm
... From: "Liz Turner" <liz7@...> Reply-To: pfaf@yahoogroups.com To: <pfaf@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [pfaf] Japanese Knotweed Date: Sun, 11 Jun...
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icculus2000@...
icculus2000
Jun 15, 2006 7:12 pm
Hello Ingrid, I hesitated at first to write a response to this thread, seeing as my message was one of the reasons we got onto the subject of whether or not to...
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Megz12345@...
Jun 16, 2006 2:42 pm
Hello, I live in Ft Worth, TX, and am growing organic crawfish, minnows, and Bluegill fish in an aquaponic environment and need aquatic plants to grow all year...
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icculus2000@...
icculus2000
Jun 16, 2006 6:14 pm
Hi (Megz?) I reckon that if you have so many fish that their excrement kills off your water plants, then you might need to aerate your pond with more that a...
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von-fi@...
Jun 16, 2006 7:52 pm
Well yes. Both Juglans ailanthifolia and J. mandshurica thrive here, also J. cinerea, but these are not known to ripen seeds more north than city of Oulu or...
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Geir Flatabø
geirflatab
Jun 16, 2006 10:22 pm
I believe the fern Azolla has been a main water "purifier"; in chinese aquatic systems.. Geir Flatabø ... I believe the fern Azolla has been a main water...
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Megz12345@...
Jun 17, 2006 12:59 am
Hello Steve, Yes, this helps a lot as I once used reeds and I guess I will need to do it again and do a zig zag flow circulation method as you suggested. I...
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Megz12345@...
Jun 17, 2006 12:59 am
Hello Geir, Thank you for your rapid reply. I will try to find some Fern Azolla for sale but do you by chance know of any sellers ? Regards, Larry...
