Not too bad for the first attempt. Perhaps I should have let it set longer or used something to help release it from the mold.

The idea is to grow plants in the gaps like a water permeable living path that won't get too boggy in winter.

#permies

#permaculture

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Those paths are very cool. I'm curious to see if you find a method for improving the quality of the blocks

Thanks I added some basalt, biochar to the mix. Biochar is meant to help cement and the basalt being volcanic helps plants grow as well as a being a good aggregate, I probably got too carried away with that and didn't add enough smaller particles like sand though 😆

I'm unsure if you can include anything made with concrete or cement in permaculture as it is so energy intensive to make.

So do solar panels, it all depends how you use it and to what extent. A couple of bags for a small fairly permanent change in a small area isn't excessive.

Neat! When I was pouring molded concrete a couple years ago, I found that a smaller size of the gravel in the mix had a huge impact on how well they released. I think the larger gravel creates lots of weak points in the cement along the edges.

Good advice, thank you 🙂