Hello, anybody have any good ideas for a good timber preservative that's minimally polluting? It's an existing wooden bridge over a stream in a damp welsh...
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monkeyandsofia
May 31, 2010 11:37 am
hi, does anyone have some small (and free or very cheap) cuttings/ plants of amelanchier stolonifera/ alnifolia/ basalticola/ and confusa? We need about ten....
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Steve
icculus2000
May 31, 2010 12:40 pm
Hi Phil and Maureen, When you say "all the other edible species necessary for a forest garden" you are covering a very broad range of possibilities, and in my...
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david.keltie@...
davekeltieuk
May 31, 2010 1:39 pm
Agroforestry.Co.Uk cheers, david. ... -- Sent from my mobile device...
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Dianne
motomoptop
May 31, 2010 4:47 pm
Hi! This may be waaaay out of my league, but you may want to research how they finished the wood on old sea ships. maybe this site can direct you:...
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matthew@...
matthew_sleigh
May 31, 2010 9:30 pm
rebuild the bridge using naturally rot resistant woods rebuild the bridge, treating the wood before installation See if you can find someone who can treat the...
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Erich Enke
eptenke
Jun 1, 2010 11:14 pm
For smaller projects, I use shellac. It's food grade, and eco-friendly, and I've been pleased with how well it works. It's essentially a secretion of the lac...
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Gaardenier
gaardenierfl...
Jun 3, 2010 9:05 am
Hallo Phil and Maureen, Here in Flanders, near to Antwerp city, we are also busy with a forest garden. We rented a 1200 m piece of railroad land and cutted...
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chex.rice
Jun 3, 2010 9:05 am
I don't have any plants to ship to spain but here in the American Midwest the juneberries you speak of are all ripening and tasting very delicious! Lucky for...
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maureen & phil rooksby
monkeyandsofia
Jun 4, 2010 7:41 pm
Hi Chris very envious. If you ever come across any seeds (or of anything interesting edible), think of us, we are always interested in trying to grow as...
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octavio torres
ambyagro
Jun 5, 2010 10:58 am
Hi all. If you or any have seeds/cuttings,also, think in us Greetings from Colombia ... Hi Chris very envious. If you ever come across any seeds (or of...
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Liz
perfumenatur...
Jun 12, 2010 11:29 pm
Hi You may find this group helpful for cosmetic use of herbs http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/oils_herbs_etc/ HTH...
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planetn1
Jun 12, 2010 11:30 pm
www.brightonpermaculture.org.uk...
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melcraft1993
Jun 12, 2010 11:30 pm
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this specific plant and growing it indoors. Would it grow and survive well? How large does it usually...
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Matteo Mazzola
silvanelfo
Jun 12, 2010 11:31 pm
Hi guys, do you know if animals liver (cow, pigs, chicken,ect) could have any problem if comfrey would be given on a daily basis? I know that human should...
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planetn1
Jun 12, 2010 11:33 pm
Course 1: 11 – 13 June 2010 (Friday - Sunday) Course 2: 16 – 18 June 2010 (Wednesday - Friday) Full details of these and other permaculture coursea and...
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daniel wildman
spiderman18102
Jun 13, 2010 12:04 am
Hello: Here are a fews links/info on the sedum you asked about From what I know/read it is a sort of vineing plant/succlent, it looks to be smallI could not...
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Joel Ridgeway
knightinshin...
Jun 13, 2010 8:30 am
Hi Matteo, Comfrey is banned in Australia and some other countries because of bad press and drug companies. Comfrey has been used for thousands of years...
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Michael Porter
michaels4gar...
Jun 13, 2010 10:41 am
I have fed Comfrey to Rabbits and chickens, to test it as a feed additive, Â Â Rabbits, ---I fed up to 50%of the diet with no problems, while in...
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Gail Lloyd
gardenchick1949
Jun 14, 2010 2:10 pm
If you grow it by a sunny window it should be ok. Sedum is the plant we used almost exclusively in Germany on green roofs. They don't like shade, and don't...
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daniel wildman
spiderman18102
Jun 14, 2010 2:21 pm
Hello Gail: Thank You for that little bit of info, But I was not the one asking about growing Sedum indoors, it was someone else in the group, But I hope they...
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Francesca Beamish
cesbeamish
Jun 16, 2010 1:48 pm
i can recommend 'Comfrey past, present and future' by Laurance Hills it list how to use comfrey for fodder and protein levels, minerals etc an old book(1976)...
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Rhisiart Gwilym
Rhisiart@...
Jun 18, 2010 9:24 am
You can get a complete e-book by Lawrence about comfrey and its uses (one of his great specialities), free or for a donation, from this site:...
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planetn1
Jun 20, 2010 8:27 pm
Forest Gardening 26-27 June 2010 & 3-4 July 2010 Intro to Permaculture 10-11 July 2010 Scything 7-8 August 2010 Fruit Tree Grafting 14 August 2010 Apple Day -...
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Infowolf1@...
infowolf1
Jul 16, 2010 9:46 am
why not sweep up the chicken poop and let it compost in a little pile, and keep it from over acidifying the ground? Mary Christine ... From: Matteo Mazzola...
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Ute Bohnsack
bonsac2003
Jul 16, 2010 10:52 am
Friday, July 16, 2010, 10:33:18 AM, you wrote: Iac> why not sweep up the chicken poop and let it compost in a little pile, and keep it from Iac> over...
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Steve
icculus2000
Jul 17, 2010 5:27 am
Hi there, I'm Steve in Bermuda. This response is more to do with the birds themselves than the fodder.. you guys already know about comfrey and dandelions,...
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Allmende Verden
allmendeperma
Sep 28, 2010 10:05 pm
Hmm, no mails since midjuli... ...and that this doesnt bore you only: Our biggest peaches are dead since we had extreme latefrosts this year (the young leaves...
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Geir Flatabø
geirflatab
Sep 29, 2010 6:32 am
Reg...... Peaches...and Nectarines Anyne have early maturing and Curly leaf - (Taphrina ) resistant peaches, willing to send me some pits ?? Geir Flatabø ...
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Steve
icculus2000
Sep 30, 2010 2:04 am
Hi Klaus, Sorry to hear about your peaches. We just had a hurricane, so a few losses here too. A papaya and a couple pigeon peas - lots of good organic...