Wow, the yeti keeps it warm all day? Or is it just Luke-warm…. 😅
And then promptly interrupted by my kids digging up grubs for the chickens. Gotta love them!
Anyone else wait until an after work #coffeechain? Nothing like a quiet cuppa joe under the shade of a banana and mimosa.
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A headline caught my attention regarding a dust storm that led to the deaths of several people and it is simply a tragedy that could be minimized or prevented. We have the understanding and technology today to eliminate the degradation of our soils, to leave them covered or in permanent roots, and promote the positive accumulation of carbon. There are many problems in our conventional farming system, from financial to practical. People like Mark Shepard shine a bright light for conventional farmers who want to make a profit, and manage their land appropriately. I believe finances could be the primary motivation for farmers to change their practices. Elimination of major cost inputs, with returns increasing annually, seems like a good argument for Restoration Agriculture. Link below to book, but I read it on Hoopla.
http://www.restorationag.com/product/restoration-agriculture/
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Awesome! Thank you!
GM #nostr. ‘Tis a beautiful blustery day here today in North Florida. How’s the weather everywhere else?
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Here is a video that shows a little better visual of the rainwater harvesting pond and the floating garden with plants.
https://youtube.com/shorts/6mK55AboloU?feature=share
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It only took me two weeks to realize… Nostr-Damus… good one #plebchain #grownostr
Ah, I see how you interpreted it, and that could certainly be a solution, but it was not how I intended it. Perhaps the image I attached could explain my purposes a little better. I intend to grow out a variety of water-loving plants on this island, like water spinach, mint, Vietnamese coriander, canna lily, and banana and malanga/taro starts. The air-prune bags I use will let water wick in as necessary, and the roots will eventually make it into the pond.
Since this is really a first prototype, and I was just using found materials, I’m sure it could be built differently. I was testing some options using floating buckets, but those kept in mosquito larvae and didn’t let the fish access them.
I like your idea of a permanent wicking island. Perhaps placing a burlap or jute mat base could act as the wick under the growing medium. I think that could be a future iteration!
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Oh yah, I never have to feed the fish. They are the mosquito killers.
So I’ve been working through an idea to creat a floating garden for the pond and have worked through several iterations, and I think I have finally settled on a good proof of concept. I wanted to ensure the plants always stayed with the water level since I am irrigating the garden with this pond. I also wanted to not spend any money, so using found and recycled materials. Please watch the short video I put together and I’ll provide updates as time goes on. Let me know what you think could make this better.
https://youtube.com/shorts/k_2DmhYfSbA?feature=share
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LAB is the fastest growing microbe in the milky whey! Cultivating LAB is so simple, every gardener should add it to their systems.
Depends on your climate, but there are several lawn alternatives (if that is what you are looking for). More specifics may be necessary to answer your question appropriately.
We took the kids out to a blueberry u-pick this morning and while they had an absolute blast, it made me realize the potential of that business model. A food forest orchard would multiply the yields by spreading out the harvests from early spring to late fall (and perhaps even beyond). Here in North Florida, I could imagine a mix of mulberry, loquat, peach, jujube, fig, cattley guava, various citrus, persimmon, and elderberry (maybe more) over story. The under story could be filled with shrub fruits or vegetables, the list could be endless. With a simple greenhouse, you could add some true tropicals like banana, avocados, papaya (all of which I have grown successfully outside, but would do better in a greenhouse. As an added benefit, visitors would be picking in shade instead of baking in the sun. For all investors, I take sats 😜.
One of the great applications of #JADAM Microbial Solution (JMS) is using forest soil to inoculate #compost piles with indigenous soil microorganisms. As evidenced by the attached photos, there is already a dominant fungal presence, even producing fruiting bodies (of what #fungi I’m not entirely sure). #permaculture #grownostr
I will send a packet of 10 cucuzza seeds to the person who zaps this post with the most sats. 24 hours from now I will check and message the winner.
Cucuzza is a gourd that can be harvested when immature (8”-24”) and used like a zucchini. Cucuzza is unstoppable in my southern climate where zucchini never performs.
We use cucuzza in everything from stir fry’s, curries, breads, pancakes, noodles…
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