tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52944957492459226572024-03-10T10:46:46.288+08:00Permaculture Gardening in Fremantle and Perth.Trying to live a sustainable lifestyle. Urban food production in the leached sands of the Swan Coastal Plain. Environmental Management and Restoration. Environmental education.
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-27323973213026049722018-08-27T10:26:00.002+08:002018-08-27T10:26:50.740+08:00Reducing Single Use Plastic is More than Just Straws.People are more likely to change a behaviour if they see something graphic to demonstrate how bad something is.<br />
A turtle with a straw up its nose is a horrifying sight. They are not the only species affected by plastic however.<br />
<br />
Sea life of all sizes is hugely affected by plastic debris; among that debris is 1000's of straws and bottle lids, cigarette butt ends and billions of other tiny pieces of plastic from all around the world, all mashed together so much that is has become habitat for tiny ocean flora and fauna and at the same time, food for the ocean animals that end up in the stomach of the fish that humans love to eat.<br />
<br />
Every single day people with money are buying items that are single use plastics. Bags, packaging, take-away cups, cutlery and plates, sauce packets, cosmetics.. a myriad things I don't even realise exist since I have long been aware of reducing my use of resources and live fairly simply.<br />
<br />
Plastic items that are going to be reused many times or will have a long useful life are better. If you don't like the idea of leachates in plastic containers there are many glass or stainless steel options around these days too.<br />
<br />
Less is More <br />
My dad was young during WW2 so he was always frugal and I grew up with the habits of using soap for my hair (thereby avoiding many shampoo bottles) and not buying sugar water drinks (no single use plastic bottles). I'm not really boasting, more saying how easy it is to not make rubbish. I've never been into cosmetics either, so that's a whole lot of stuff I never bought or bought into.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGkgij4_ae-vXHtoJcVv-zbHS9LqrxKrpBLwMZExs8-Zwlclrl5TnRzWRhRfbSevRWYchx7uojmSHqHKa6xI08hX1aoWRhCrSTQESc2v_HfCj_OaC31gSFjE4tW8sfCkjx4AsPXkgoWOa/s1600/IMG_3530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGkgij4_ae-vXHtoJcVv-zbHS9LqrxKrpBLwMZExs8-Zwlclrl5TnRzWRhRfbSevRWYchx7uojmSHqHKa6xI08hX1aoWRhCrSTQESc2v_HfCj_OaC31gSFjE4tW8sfCkjx4AsPXkgoWOa/s320/IMG_3530.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
It's really easy to get yourself a set of reusables of whatever you think you need. Good water is available for refilling bottles and there's no reason not to have a reusable bag by now, surely! In parts of Australia, boomerang bags are being made by communities so the public can get the idea and the habit of bringing bags when they go shopping.<br />
<br />
And of course, if we all do good things and keep on lobbying governments and corporations we really can make some difference.<br />
Eventually the coal barons will have to die off, surely.<br />
<br />
<br /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-20834243625627112012016-07-27T13:53:00.001+08:002016-07-27T13:53:30.413+08:00Worm composting and all those tiny bits of plastic that get in there.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
These are a couple of our worm bins that we use to dispose of our compostable household waste. This is mostly fruit and vegetable scraps, tissues, other paper plus some weeds and lots of dry stuff from the bannah grass we have growing to protect us from the south west wind and afternoon sun.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We prefer this style of worm farming as they can escape the heat or cold if they need to, which they're unable to do in the high rise type set-ups. We're lucky to have somewhere to do this.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The first one is a stack of tyres, piled so they don't have gaps for rodents to enter. It is next to a dwarf almond, which should benefit from it's wormy friends.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5R6_GBhyphenhyphenylxrs7irza1VXIdkVF7NiQjv2r6KoyYZnxgu1vKiTYXxP300pwI08x0hLed0URJ8bVazCvy5VY3ppP-VeYVMxALNJozAFk-mI0QOnHlqUXEyq30sReSR0n0b8SS3Vb0-jsR8/s1600/IMG_2995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5R6_GBhyphenhyphenylxrs7irza1VXIdkVF7NiQjv2r6KoyYZnxgu1vKiTYXxP300pwI08x0hLed0URJ8bVazCvy5VY3ppP-VeYVMxALNJozAFk-mI0QOnHlqUXEyq30sReSR0n0b8SS3Vb0-jsR8/s320/IMG_2995.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Even though I forgot to start this pile with worms, they have managed to get in there and I saw a couple of them near the surface. The yellow stuff is corn meal. We weren't going to eat it and it is a bit alkaline, I think, so the worms like it. Sometimes I throw some garden lime in to balance the pH if it gets too soggy and damp. Finely ground eggshell is also good to add for calcium.<br />
The bannah grass and Acacia leaves make great compost (but we just killed the Acacia, oh well).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VkW7CxXYszh5AoXZ4O3wqQ9B9QtyrAwFeXfmp_96Xb6y2vegJyS3cVs3PoTLJYrgnNBNBO2C2L6ZIliRg9M0D8VH4E-syHr2OT3Zc73CLI_v9RwG1LuGw7aij2gHPaQq7r1Zmo4_uYkb/s1600/IMG_2996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1VkW7CxXYszh5AoXZ4O3wqQ9B9QtyrAwFeXfmp_96Xb6y2vegJyS3cVs3PoTLJYrgnNBNBO2C2L6ZIliRg9M0D8VH4E-syHr2OT3Zc73CLI_v9RwG1LuGw7aij2gHPaQq7r1Zmo4_uYkb/s320/IMG_2996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This Dalek looking Gedye bin was found somewhere with no lid. This lid is from a Webber cooker, which there are often many of at verge side collections.. It works well as a worm cover as the moisture falls back in. The worms get up around the edge of the bin and lurk about.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnFtjE4E7olGvoqMjh9SVppZekkE2mfcYJ3-EiNKelZjTn9kpRiFvjTEQFbQ85wjPTfPo90TcrgjbuAqR0lU8ANGsH-ukqsai-d3peatKMkmkWqnPagUfcb1fALfd6HyEsCOpju_ffcN9/s1600/IMG_2997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnFtjE4E7olGvoqMjh9SVppZekkE2mfcYJ3-EiNKelZjTn9kpRiFvjTEQFbQ85wjPTfPo90TcrgjbuAqR0lU8ANGsH-ukqsai-d3peatKMkmkWqnPagUfcb1fALfd6HyEsCOpju_ffcN9/s320/IMG_2997.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Worms. This is under the Webber lid from the Dalek bin above. We've stopped adding foodscraps to it now, just manky water once in a while, so they can finish it off and then we can empty that one.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-_GLNTY1S_sDBRTjItldaBjRTuqAxPXHlH9m-nWw1WxXf8v_0Lc1lUE7DrU7fmPrzZ6R80ewV4l_QVcQq4cLkJKOxGmTcFrWVujbhhw5bFD16-fbZrx9P4tMZsd4sMYwRrl9En_59zKm/s1600/IMG_2999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-_GLNTY1S_sDBRTjItldaBjRTuqAxPXHlH9m-nWw1WxXf8v_0Lc1lUE7DrU7fmPrzZ6R80ewV4l_QVcQq4cLkJKOxGmTcFrWVujbhhw5bFD16-fbZrx9P4tMZsd4sMYwRrl9En_59zKm/s320/IMG_2999.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Pulling apart the bin is a bit of a progression in that it takes a few goes to get there. If you don't mind cockroaches you can maybe go quicker.<br />
The top layers tend to harbour cockroaches. I let them escape and leave the lid off so that the worms can retreat into the dark. That's when I take a few bucketfuls of the worm goodies and spread them around or put them somewhere out of the sun and rain. Once you expose worms, leave it again for a few hours/days. Then you can collect some more. It gives a few things a chance to move out before you take their home away.<br />
As I rolled the tyres around big clods of worm poo was falling out.. fertilising on the go!! The tyres are going to be moved to a new spot in our front garden to help the hedge grow faster.<br />
This one has lots of roots in it. I'm guessing asparagus, but not sure yet. Have to keep digging.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Dz4BY2XCCKMC8XLE6LQCUv2NUgdgKTHUVr9dIWu2fLq_ivmpRAVumveMQhrFAqgs2chVppsAdlssnZKU8qZPvH2TIeYVqe_QDunuoISYPCdEZDKaD04T8aTfMQ6F7ofehfFe-4sMY8OK/s1600/IMG_3000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Dz4BY2XCCKMC8XLE6LQCUv2NUgdgKTHUVr9dIWu2fLq_ivmpRAVumveMQhrFAqgs2chVppsAdlssnZKU8qZPvH2TIeYVqe_QDunuoISYPCdEZDKaD04T8aTfMQ6F7ofehfFe-4sMY8OK/s320/IMG_3000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
This is the lower part of the worm bin, it is drier and a bit more aged. Even if the nutrients are gone, this adds humus and structure to the soil when it is added. As you can also see, we eat a bit of chicken. One weird phenomena with these loooong time composts is that as you get closer to the bottom, more and more concentrated layers appear.. eggshells, bits of plastic, some still totally readable and brightly coloured. And allllll the bones.. I did put a dead raven in here at one point.. didn't manage to come across it's skull though in my unruly vermicompost digging.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsTY-RYK69YPbbtvefWXIrXOMpcE9Wu6NzepWQ3QGsaqraAqpbEXRQa6Kj-JsG5VBhh78gON7egUtiPeU2U4AJCa5kakvdVHGKTAR-RqzEB4XsQ15URiBNUX6CojybUkZw8qQrcYsO0_t/s1600/IMG_3004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsTY-RYK69YPbbtvefWXIrXOMpcE9Wu6NzepWQ3QGsaqraAqpbEXRQa6Kj-JsG5VBhh78gON7egUtiPeU2U4AJCa5kakvdVHGKTAR-RqzEB4XsQ15URiBNUX6CojybUkZw8qQrcYsO0_t/s320/IMG_3004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Now This is the point of my post. All the bits of plastic. Some of these things are obviously plastic but some of the labels are a bit of a surprise. Still shiny and readable. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Good to see no teabags or the crinkly plastic bags that we were buying salad leaves in for a while. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFa1Pl3JWN_YwdvgdlwS_NxzFCC1HE2An41nUZcsn_wue1fYY7IQETcFDxryzJb955UeV0DN0iUUMrau1D4M1u4XV1Sqf-hf2hN0ZBNQJOfyvKZGlHYvs2BYbUhcrzQHEDbrHRzxIwLya/s1600/IMG_3003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFa1Pl3JWN_YwdvgdlwS_NxzFCC1HE2An41nUZcsn_wue1fYY7IQETcFDxryzJb955UeV0DN0iUUMrau1D4M1u4XV1Sqf-hf2hN0ZBNQJOfyvKZGlHYvs2BYbUhcrzQHEDbrHRzxIwLya/s320/IMG_3003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
This is maybe 5-7 years worth of stuff we have added in to this pile. It's still a bit of a shock though, some of the things that went in there. Only one teaspoon though and no other cutlery, so that's good.<br />
It adds a fair bit of time to having to sort it out though and these little bits of plastic and bones are fiddly to have to pick out. We have a sieve (plastic plant tray with big holes) to help get some of the bones out.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7AyJu_l0AJ1hRSAQ5sr_EudXxwRZ_UVM-9fqt-OOHq9fNMIStjf41uMwyqaKXntdOpjUuNtK0ZhEuoLi9Eesop36_HwtpySOnk-Egwjp1JkModw1BEJMppkMLl3ttLgEOSvLsqRNGU2i/s1600/IMG_3001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7AyJu_l0AJ1hRSAQ5sr_EudXxwRZ_UVM-9fqt-OOHq9fNMIStjf41uMwyqaKXntdOpjUuNtK0ZhEuoLi9Eesop36_HwtpySOnk-Egwjp1JkModw1BEJMppkMLl3ttLgEOSvLsqRNGU2i/s320/IMG_3001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is not a worm egg. It's a worm poo egg. This shows why it is good to crush eggshells before putting them in. If you rinse the shells when you use them they crush easier when dry and can be pulverised in a blender. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftG_3mU-Inc2eN3JlQ5wJOWjFvE9Tnw3xwQ6lPb3wTwDu1kex3IcaA4tC99RMrT3GH1p6TcRNZtb5sTPAStn-iD_rzV2SfWjPtS1-xuhxU5pYKaWET5uQHS2XRepwKXKCv0COpXCQylPp/s1600/IMG_3006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftG_3mU-Inc2eN3JlQ5wJOWjFvE9Tnw3xwQ6lPb3wTwDu1kex3IcaA4tC99RMrT3GH1p6TcRNZtb5sTPAStn-iD_rzV2SfWjPtS1-xuhxU5pYKaWET5uQHS2XRepwKXKCv0COpXCQylPp/s320/IMG_3006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Look at that lovely texture.. waters in beautifully and is readily used by the soil critters and plants.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEn74grS_E-5saxn1q_VePKTZn84SehvQfLpGFbkIGU7YUBoEAvlAM3Mq3niDajtJi19ryyTzv0v5I2jZhjDwnBivjd9MEFT3jX8_NpNYrBs8oXMdn7Q07_YX-hoapHPSfV-ZN6k272tf/s1600/IMG_3005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEn74grS_E-5saxn1q_VePKTZn84SehvQfLpGFbkIGU7YUBoEAvlAM3Mq3niDajtJi19ryyTzv0v5I2jZhjDwnBivjd9MEFT3jX8_NpNYrBs8oXMdn7Q07_YX-hoapHPSfV-ZN6k272tf/s400/IMG_3005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-78454588313227259432016-06-30T16:27:00.004+08:002016-06-30T16:27:37.317+08:00Edible Umbelliferae - seedlings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Umbelliferaceae is quite a varied family of plants. Many are edible, some are violently toxic and many are ornamental. They also provide wonderful nectar and pollen for beneficial insects, that like to land on the umbels of flowers for a feed and a rest.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
When they are young, it can be a bit difficult to tell which seedling is which. I happen to have a few at the moment so here are a few pictures to help. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Of course, if you can't tell, then have a little nibble.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rRjIt4KjFC1SMopdFtcgMurHK-Mg39j-mlJUiCzQDVbOKaCmoysVX1tuGi-vYRjLlTembFk5t_CNs4JIOvuS_ZAnGq8LjVm6nFNfIYvfuvt_hBKqkYAowFEY7VmIWHeRxYcJDXR0Fi12/s1600/dill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rRjIt4KjFC1SMopdFtcgMurHK-Mg39j-mlJUiCzQDVbOKaCmoysVX1tuGi-vYRjLlTembFk5t_CNs4JIOvuS_ZAnGq8LjVm6nFNfIYvfuvt_hBKqkYAowFEY7VmIWHeRxYcJDXR0Fi12/s320/dill.jpg" title="Dill" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Dill. Fine leaves, not as fine as fennel.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOJy8srg2y57FRPFZtn_NStDvLbL7fni0zliSqgmKWchV45qtqTVZBN2EevqaEVEDGRavqok5Y2jV0ULoOzLJ_Troq8HKeeELcTc4Xt1Ugw_6x-jvpAzf0lmmAK5dZi-XyQ9MRTPmvVkv/s1600/dill+AP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOJy8srg2y57FRPFZtn_NStDvLbL7fni0zliSqgmKWchV45qtqTVZBN2EevqaEVEDGRavqok5Y2jV0ULoOzLJ_Troq8HKeeELcTc4Xt1Ugw_6x-jvpAzf0lmmAK5dZi-XyQ9MRTPmvVkv/s320/dill+AP.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Dill. A slightly more dull green.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2B9E63H-HeAKgzbXWx1shgb59oJvDsyIzU0TW11D-xNi2pq52_UJ6jmjcHqDREqJzGhOgMd-Tnsm18QJ5leyPtV3RI9WOEA7ZS923GtVEGDFZyLEmE1yDPxtX0Wvzsg2P_vxqA7Mfukj/s1600/carrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2B9E63H-HeAKgzbXWx1shgb59oJvDsyIzU0TW11D-xNi2pq52_UJ6jmjcHqDREqJzGhOgMd-Tnsm18QJ5leyPtV3RI9WOEA7ZS923GtVEGDFZyLEmE1yDPxtX0Wvzsg2P_vxqA7Mfukj/s320/carrot.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Carrot - wider than dill or fennel, pointed tips on each bit of the leaf.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJL5FYFeHsKE7aHciklmb4V5PGMgLkSCMIU1F22_pX1kXJbRRSqU8VJ_Tlmx7ejwKXIbv1zPHt6Nheh1a0nqqJNNCfdf0gWDsiRcmvEcTfO5-pox7pBZc7uqMUtAZvbf5EynWFIR0bagq/s1600/carrots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkJL5FYFeHsKE7aHciklmb4V5PGMgLkSCMIU1F22_pX1kXJbRRSqU8VJ_Tlmx7ejwKXIbv1zPHt6Nheh1a0nqqJNNCfdf0gWDsiRcmvEcTfO5-pox7pBZc7uqMUtAZvbf5EynWFIR0bagq/s320/carrots.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Carrots. Quite pointy at the tips</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSceVRL-K5ca38fCNIdZlqE6a-vWiKsEqvddgyvbYQgk9Ic7LwxNSHrausUQl-0BUK8tF_38cgvTRCfqQZwvCvN_xjxqGZHu53Fo60_yu6D9tlbvpWfFFAp56NaQJ69AWVTfYc2Cdc9AO/s1600/celery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSceVRL-K5ca38fCNIdZlqE6a-vWiKsEqvddgyvbYQgk9Ic7LwxNSHrausUQl-0BUK8tF_38cgvTRCfqQZwvCvN_xjxqGZHu53Fo60_yu6D9tlbvpWfFFAp56NaQJ69AWVTfYc2Cdc9AO/s320/celery.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Celery. Rounder ends to leaf tips than parsley. Stems are flatter too, even at this young stage.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp-qDOXP23CQz0aCX1YC_4fk-29tebjY3SOzNOQcJ7HYz3E-NTVU4P2UOKXWZ-3QO3yFOLf_zNsRWfCwVuR-L2_EzR1tIEDmdKIzcxiGc6Rlgn3eSZKN0wr_IqdP0XtrdSPE8Lb-D9OLC/s1600/flat+parsley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp-qDOXP23CQz0aCX1YC_4fk-29tebjY3SOzNOQcJ7HYz3E-NTVU4P2UOKXWZ-3QO3yFOLf_zNsRWfCwVuR-L2_EzR1tIEDmdKIzcxiGc6Rlgn3eSZKN0wr_IqdP0XtrdSPE8Lb-D9OLC/s320/flat+parsley.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Flat leaf/Italian parsley. Leaf tips are slightly more divied than the celery leaf.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhut2EsdrqVwQaji1cd2CfeVfax55QdExiKYVdTZqkmWMdIEhHbZGaMn0YMeitn32-r1dejfmaUvqrEM2lEJXtMGmGSupcZmeAXv3t45M1FS4egSOtQ2gpaxj5WpUqNgQfdyq24FH6FSjjK/s1600/Flo+fennel+bulb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhut2EsdrqVwQaji1cd2CfeVfax55QdExiKYVdTZqkmWMdIEhHbZGaMn0YMeitn32-r1dejfmaUvqrEM2lEJXtMGmGSupcZmeAXv3t45M1FS4egSOtQ2gpaxj5WpUqNgQfdyq24FH6FSjjK/s320/Flo+fennel+bulb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Florence fennel/bulb fennel. See the tiny bulb developing on this seedling.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCUqHVMKU-U5odCb6KiPK68CFuMWTd1uYsCjcxtyeGxALd8GS7XQq27JWDVL-bNWByGt5MlcAsgqb9dV4HMQ9hZSusxxXPHd1JHUMsOw-1OujwUHaBAJbIZ4pyWhNWz1cpqyhuukY_Mv1/s1600/Flor+fennel+foliage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCUqHVMKU-U5odCb6KiPK68CFuMWTd1uYsCjcxtyeGxALd8GS7XQq27JWDVL-bNWByGt5MlcAsgqb9dV4HMQ9hZSusxxXPHd1JHUMsOw-1OujwUHaBAJbIZ4pyWhNWz1cpqyhuukY_Mv1/s320/Flor+fennel+foliage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Fennel foliage. Very fine, tends to droop a little.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHv3IZjCh2m6XE2zS3EG8ww-6iWIZTDhDsJ4vWdxy86qRSa8heE6zMKuhXDVAOdf_anOHgovosa5_bpBAtzlCMHzl0uZ73bsAzR-tOf6FVABuaAM1vpGTM04zqhCoTAbMupEHZbKTNbjN/s1600/coriander.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHv3IZjCh2m6XE2zS3EG8ww-6iWIZTDhDsJ4vWdxy86qRSa8heE6zMKuhXDVAOdf_anOHgovosa5_bpBAtzlCMHzl0uZ73bsAzR-tOf6FVABuaAM1vpGTM04zqhCoTAbMupEHZbKTNbjN/s320/coriander.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Coriander. More obvious leaf venation and larger surface area undivided.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G-1YhNCGX-co_tIAXQipiD0JLv6eIunnOPmO24_Eb1C0_sRPXoWXWmwjJiPi-Z8UZPy98BQ7rjxk8N_qpIBN38irpO3A_F_7ieE6_0VH-2vsUl1tu-YH_v8Ud5IzlMnW97XqhZW3kbzV/s1600/chervil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2G-1YhNCGX-co_tIAXQipiD0JLv6eIunnOPmO24_Eb1C0_sRPXoWXWmwjJiPi-Z8UZPy98BQ7rjxk8N_qpIBN38irpO3A_F_7ieE6_0VH-2vsUl1tu-YH_v8Ud5IzlMnW97XqhZW3kbzV/s320/chervil.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Chervil. Very fine leaf and very divided. Larger gaps between the three leaflets than coriander or parsley.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-63924059559491658102016-06-16T16:35:00.000+08:002016-06-16T16:35:13.529+08:00Permaculture tales: Trees too big for backyards.Our little sanctuary on the hill has been rented by us for almost 20 years.. in that time we have planted a LOT of different plants, including a LOT of different trees. Most were Acacias, so they came and went fairly easily, mulched or turned into firewood.<br />
<br />
Then there were the two large, deciduous trees we planted early on when we moved in. Paulownia and Gleditsia are both excellent trees with many uses. Beautiful shade and flowers and the leaves drop, letting in winter sun and feeding the soil, but wow, did they get big quick!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkMXowcO4BEKgB64pTxJDmdcLpcdOMhfIq11VEneldYCEiyImAv5QCV388xJdQEZRXllTcazuQHYW0VONFuVtm_PY-i__0HZz4GpnxMrxbxTGJO6J-xYz7_fkjiICwwP8Z-PYnjUb_qmc/s1600/IMG_8155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkMXowcO4BEKgB64pTxJDmdcLpcdOMhfIq11VEneldYCEiyImAv5QCV388xJdQEZRXllTcazuQHYW0VONFuVtm_PY-i__0HZz4GpnxMrxbxTGJO6J-xYz7_fkjiICwwP8Z-PYnjUb_qmc/s400/IMG_8155.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
After a few years of way too much shade and the trees stealing all the water from our vegetable patch came the realisation that they had to go. We knew there would be issues with suckering so had that to look forward to for at least a year before it stops trying to fill the entire garden with itself. The Paulownia can also sucker but seemed less likely to cause problems.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKk5j0w2crbtWqIkjeLgZ5FakcdVyLj8csmX_Nut-qPT4L2pXodebDbCLtCgdgSApf1b2iJMXNACy99Dpq1zpQUbyKFjvQ0xytGvuVGxZhn5JHQqIFkLsIMxGhSLz4sjXAx5-56V8rbu/s1600/IMG_8161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKk5j0w2crbtWqIkjeLgZ5FakcdVyLj8csmX_Nut-qPT4L2pXodebDbCLtCgdgSApf1b2iJMXNACy99Dpq1zpQUbyKFjvQ0xytGvuVGxZhn5JHQqIFkLsIMxGhSLz4sjXAx5-56V8rbu/s320/IMG_8161.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
We invited a friend to come and cut them down for us. He had some chainsaws he had found at the swap meet and fixed so was keen to test them.<br />
<br />
Once we had the stump of the honey locust (Gleditsia) we decided to try a tactic someone had suggested for killing off a suckering tree.<br />
<br />
The idea is to cover the stump with charcoal and let it burn as far down as you can. Normally more likely done with dry stumps but we wantted to mess it up as much as we could without using herbicide (that comes later).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtFzxhJQun7SQBrLVALlzJKY1j5I183yFteQAz4rDj54DeKm01HJtSzhJDgdMGHa62corfJLWF35mEeyv_PmHQ7TdhqvIrDk1Elz-rFrcbUOCMRN7tiJxo6Ay9SH7iCtzmOQtjj883YWF/s1600/IMG_8164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtFzxhJQun7SQBrLVALlzJKY1j5I183yFteQAz4rDj54DeKm01HJtSzhJDgdMGHa62corfJLWF35mEeyv_PmHQ7TdhqvIrDk1Elz-rFrcbUOCMRN7tiJxo6Ay9SH7iCtzmOQtjj883YWF/s200/IMG_8164.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fresh Gleditsia stump</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS9vhnZPY7igDeSA-Pw4po6UWqWhxciRzXeGZdloFyYAK4TideCOUH0pVvVnLcJsG4f2zkrrMj1DrUM4Y_2dJ49mlRZDoTzuCpLTh3Z0s8lF5_cCxt4vEdveZdhRrE4eWxdZPY4DcWvEj/s1600/IMG_8283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoS9vhnZPY7igDeSA-Pw4po6UWqWhxciRzXeGZdloFyYAK4TideCOUH0pVvVnLcJsG4f2zkrrMj1DrUM4Y_2dJ49mlRZDoTzuCpLTh3Z0s8lF5_cCxt4vEdveZdhRrE4eWxdZPY4DcWvEj/s200/IMG_8283.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting a grid to leat heat in.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaoF8Nk1ga4dZBnyfe5sbtzng-uGsJeGmUIAgWbE98gcqd8BzUGnI7YRWoxQlPkXLabmRHpFLChtloq4-ZQs2R0tYOc5dCKcQzPa_oofHl8goMLSfy-THJk1zGRICtDprJ5iS1Ub0PbsE/s1600/IMG_8286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaoF8Nk1ga4dZBnyfe5sbtzng-uGsJeGmUIAgWbE98gcqd8BzUGnI7YRWoxQlPkXLabmRHpFLChtloq4-ZQs2R0tYOc5dCKcQzPa_oofHl8goMLSfy-THJk1zGRICtDprJ5iS1Ub0PbsE/s200/IMG_8286.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grid</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1REmQRJBX1qi9KF2lw9rLozjl6Jj-uQ6so6ihb1UuSI5xZwpvEjr3wkEHjM2hgA-R5dlhJ6OkMpUvWPOL7Q0hyFMbgrENn4dUljWYrpR_p8wj7ctqjfOfL3otbyQq0KT18oqHM90tcZM8/s1600/IMG_8314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1REmQRJBX1qi9KF2lw9rLozjl6Jj-uQ6so6ihb1UuSI5xZwpvEjr3wkEHjM2hgA-R5dlhJ6OkMpUvWPOL7Q0hyFMbgrENn4dUljWYrpR_p8wj7ctqjfOfL3otbyQq0KT18oqHM90tcZM8/s200/IMG_8314.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BBQ coals</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBuRCA17RVfvLbS1JmsXMZEJVr1lBrIVkW8mMa6iOQSWJgHLacl6mgxFLnBW6ptmffPJozcFrY8M85aX3k7r3BuEqGT39Keah26qKxuqNmgix4RQbDD-4zUo5cfokJI_6aEq_m11bRLgE/s1600/IMG_8379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBuRCA17RVfvLbS1JmsXMZEJVr1lBrIVkW8mMa6iOQSWJgHLacl6mgxFLnBW6ptmffPJozcFrY8M85aX3k7r3BuEqGT39Keah26qKxuqNmgix4RQbDD-4zUo5cfokJI_6aEq_m11bRLgE/s200/IMG_8379.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These things burnt for hours.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYzCZv6CxJ02mIPrE_tDOHTRNKgcaEEmf7inNGsYSrN-2eb81AmGwTpbChuORAkP_GIoC6tlUBTbYyJbWUEiPCWek2YQkDNygkXxvk-jenOnE7r40l-LQia1qIlhf-kaBG6N40kpKPrfE/s1600/IMG_8382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYzCZv6CxJ02mIPrE_tDOHTRNKgcaEEmf7inNGsYSrN-2eb81AmGwTpbChuORAkP_GIoC6tlUBTbYyJbWUEiPCWek2YQkDNygkXxvk-jenOnE7r40l-LQia1qIlhf-kaBG6N40kpKPrfE/s200/IMG_8382.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next morning after fire.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QY2aoiqaHdOwjvG_Lpx0pTxkGUl78YHmy4DHVxYTgVufT_t3qUGtPvB0RyN0KIF0EcvdePnueH8uZVKPbSFsG8-uL_X4PDQcQibuUawdNqOhlgMNOtO3itIgOE0CavRWZHkICj0V0hpJ/s1600/IMG_8409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QY2aoiqaHdOwjvG_Lpx0pTxkGUl78YHmy4DHVxYTgVufT_t3qUGtPvB0RyN0KIF0EcvdePnueH8uZVKPbSFsG8-uL_X4PDQcQibuUawdNqOhlgMNOtO3itIgOE0CavRWZHkICj0V0hpJ/s200/IMG_8409.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still lots there. Not sure if it really did much.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then there were the suckers that came up everywhere. Some we chopped, easy ones we pulled. Difficult or thick ones I cut and dabbed with glyphosate, using it for it's best use, precision application. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Not all over crops.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v_QAXvRNsEdCrXhT1SxG2PIIiWDjl0saIu6-l0ITSJp5bFR4MbUQYz8GoiqXtp8VW1PxoJRtewxdRQnm4f9txyA-y1SCfmba6v7pDCWvZDTSbYlWo4p2YnE5WUClR_czPKgTH323-Eeo/s1600/IMG_0684.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3v_QAXvRNsEdCrXhT1SxG2PIIiWDjl0saIu6-l0ITSJp5bFR4MbUQYz8GoiqXtp8VW1PxoJRtewxdRQnm4f9txyA-y1SCfmba6v7pDCWvZDTSbYlWo4p2YnE5WUClR_czPKgTH323-Eeo/s320/IMG_0684.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe5MsgzsKL0WMf3Jsa3p3t7mxn2pJG0NBIVZkogoZib6GlMJfVa7M71fC41NC8Jta4ePP_AfYEWWUBRkenP-oJFHk_4ABe1XsPuINH3hl4AU1ksT9ryrg9OMnzKPu2JwHCSiSTFo12XE8/s1600/IMG_0694.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe5MsgzsKL0WMf3Jsa3p3t7mxn2pJG0NBIVZkogoZib6GlMJfVa7M71fC41NC8Jta4ePP_AfYEWWUBRkenP-oJFHk_4ABe1XsPuINH3hl4AU1ksT9ryrg9OMnzKPu2JwHCSiSTFo12XE8/s200/IMG_0694.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suckering suckerers</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7kdE5Gcn-9ndGG9ixoiwM84bSoe3yPEF7k3SajdHt8BvjMObRHN7nAvufEhKKnod51ofGOoNHF1WbY8HpJYqfXazV0v20hFurbvNikp4_zSi0fvWu59wH30l4yrNGo0V08uz9I_Y8JM0/s1600/IMG_0683.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7kdE5Gcn-9ndGG9ixoiwM84bSoe3yPEF7k3SajdHt8BvjMObRHN7nAvufEhKKnod51ofGOoNHF1WbY8HpJYqfXazV0v20hFurbvNikp4_zSi0fvWu59wH30l4yrNGo0V08uz9I_Y8JM0/s200/IMG_0683.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little suckers.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large; text-align: left;">About a year later.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Fungi on the stump.</div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXfLG7XU1tYP6Eb0lWEuxl-9Lbi4P14F6kdKM7RUX4LDqqDOs13IieUpYyM4sslDN_7O4xt-Y5DoYUZSBVVP3_1udEDOGlxQbjW8RuqOlI92T7ADAsP3kDjq3Dml5mbucls9uW3hWXSWO/s1600/IMG_2505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXfLG7XU1tYP6Eb0lWEuxl-9Lbi4P14F6kdKM7RUX4LDqqDOs13IieUpYyM4sslDN_7O4xt-Y5DoYUZSBVVP3_1udEDOGlxQbjW8RuqOlI92T7ADAsP3kDjq3Dml5mbucls9uW3hWXSWO/s400/IMG_2505.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not looking too happy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
There are now three different kinds of fungus growing on the stump, starting to decompose it.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm7gz0KUEIk34-VuTELoUpIaMJyjy-e5SU2p4kV5YqxwIOo2yah5wW-ThHZxSv_ly3MLt8-VzYJIvR11CAhejeHlsryltLrP1ARpradzYGEczwUbiNXneIkIw4HDC9FaEQnDL-jsFg6Yk/s1600/IMG_2547+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm7gz0KUEIk34-VuTELoUpIaMJyjy-e5SU2p4kV5YqxwIOo2yah5wW-ThHZxSv_ly3MLt8-VzYJIvR11CAhejeHlsryltLrP1ARpradzYGEczwUbiNXneIkIw4HDC9FaEQnDL-jsFg6Yk/s320/IMG_2547+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Now we wait and see what it does next spring and summer, see if they pop up anywhere unexpected.</div>
<div>
<br /><div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /><br /></div>
</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-19935169985693355462016-04-25T12:04:00.002+08:002016-04-25T12:04:40.779+08:00Two greyhounds = less lawn. <div>
Summer is over.. I can crawl back outside and be in the garden without feeling ill from overheating! Hooray.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA6nmCnd5DZYOelvgMRR-YWbuDQVCRqrv9PAzoxh_A0taOSMwtFAFutWn1qbKUqEh0khJ6SkgOHLMS0-ES4F3YpySHvuSIL5cUC8y7jgVx-4OCGUNzpt-9CnqGKpKsVfNi24uYQjJ5FsQ/s1600/IMG_2029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA6nmCnd5DZYOelvgMRR-YWbuDQVCRqrv9PAzoxh_A0taOSMwtFAFutWn1qbKUqEh0khJ6SkgOHLMS0-ES4F3YpySHvuSIL5cUC8y7jgVx-4OCGUNzpt-9CnqGKpKsVfNi24uYQjJ5FsQ/s320/IMG_2029.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leucaena seeds gathered by rain.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
I have been pruning things to let more sun in, gathering awkward greenwste for the quarterly collection, an excuse to remove a large but ugly Acacia saligna from the front yard. But now I have to try and fill the gap, see the wonky fence pic below.</div>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B5LvoNgcs4iJRQoHgzdrSdwxia6Q6BG9lK9ENsqL-6bZLboVOpVPDDbpojpY9fIlb4PNhXlxi-KtvahKQEkAC1zJ5OSkBCV0cTFsgHMoTvlu1nZJO3npd5u9HCwGEghg62ufhhH-Y7Ki/s1600/IMG_2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0B5LvoNgcs4iJRQoHgzdrSdwxia6Q6BG9lK9ENsqL-6bZLboVOpVPDDbpojpY9fIlb4PNhXlxi-KtvahKQEkAC1zJ5OSkBCV0cTFsgHMoTvlu1nZJO3npd5u9HCwGEghg62ufhhH-Y7Ki/s320/IMG_2021.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to hide the road.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
A bit of fruit has managed to happen in the garden and some useful herbs, such as basil and mint survived summer.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4YL_QQkIuq2eCTBRSS96fgm3fNwmLvEmdEKXaGjmd-qUmaTa3fcUjc43kNodPqT_aHwFb-QmIsfHj8T6_9lpE79JVPPhYXz6wXMgeisyU117DKjP-2eCB9h_bUxaytsa5-pkX2zpWJAy/s1600/IMG_2044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4YL_QQkIuq2eCTBRSS96fgm3fNwmLvEmdEKXaGjmd-qUmaTa3fcUjc43kNodPqT_aHwFb-QmIsfHj8T6_9lpE79JVPPhYXz6wXMgeisyU117DKjP-2eCB9h_bUxaytsa5-pkX2zpWJAy/s320/IMG_2044.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny happy mandarine shrub.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We also adopted a second greyhound after fostering her for a month or so. Which means I am trying to move the garden edges out further to allow the dogs room to run around and just for a change of space when looking out the window.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTqR1bK0ZNMJl2HF_lfllmDrpCmw7XOImSg-EqZk93Ri-VixI-S3nQg1Estleb-eX_rifa8GSRqZjNmPUcGwO9-48i2OkGpsn_241eIhWUDv1n-0c6gJ-akCCB2yk_K56OQGTX0Ur8NpT/s1600/IMG_2042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTqR1bK0ZNMJl2HF_lfllmDrpCmw7XOImSg-EqZk93Ri-VixI-S3nQg1Estleb-eX_rifa8GSRqZjNmPUcGwO9-48i2OkGpsn_241eIhWUDv1n-0c6gJ-akCCB2yk_K56OQGTX0Ur8NpT/s320/IMG_2042.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spot the houndie.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Ziggy loves a good dig in a sand pit. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtsC6i2MqU" target="_blank">Ziggy the digging greyhound</a><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly3gAydLpEwmewosHbfHNqDiA7n1UQVfvs30It_b-gqnXGlbdzSqpu1xnyDuWSwJm8EPXiLsKsMPV4kVEVE0DtcJ6w3jskyf7NWQw9BiSoiPMDMMxQmnDw0lx3gvkFRojLujIX_Huwe2p/s1600/IMG_2046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly3gAydLpEwmewosHbfHNqDiA7n1UQVfvs30It_b-gqnXGlbdzSqpu1xnyDuWSwJm8EPXiLsKsMPV4kVEVE0DtcJ6w3jskyf7NWQw9BiSoiPMDMMxQmnDw0lx3gvkFRojLujIX_Huwe2p/s320/IMG_2046.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prostrate rosemary.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
While many of the pests have gone since the removal of the honey locust and powton trees the rodents are still around. We found a couple of dead ones when we came home from a trip away. I have also tried to remove many of their hidy holes in the garden, but they still get in our roof.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyngGJ9kLSn7HvCvxOZoe2pj0IPBKCmIYHLCCfgKJPKNJDqAm-iGKdrUKfPzlcU5J7rTrOgjhmZCSMRx67u7aMlpyU89zWyGobV4ZhLev9brvqXur9k7yflHSbFmW-qhf26er5K_Yuo_jL/s1600/IMG_2030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyngGJ9kLSn7HvCvxOZoe2pj0IPBKCmIYHLCCfgKJPKNJDqAm-iGKdrUKfPzlcU5J7rTrOgjhmZCSMRx67u7aMlpyU89zWyGobV4ZhLev9brvqXur9k7yflHSbFmW-qhf26er5K_Yuo_jL/s320/IMG_2030.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rodents have eaten the kale.<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
There is lots more room without the two trees. They made wonderful summer shade but were sucking the useful garden area dry and casting too much shade. The honey locust has been suckering a lot though, so we had to use judicious amounts of glyphosate for spot treatment. It will be an ongoing effort, but that's why we did it now, rather than if we ever get kicked out of here.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgaoofXA56mYCpIgavAnjT2eaI0xNqVKLyoF-JbHYa46qEC6mdAg-L-1WFWNP8jTgYu4z37LOpMS2TW85tYw9_HaFlZNStCa98_0_9b7q-bSjdV4zjQ8_Zr6WZ9vm8YtfeujAU_L8OMXk/s1600/IMG_2036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgaoofXA56mYCpIgavAnjT2eaI0xNqVKLyoF-JbHYa46qEC6mdAg-L-1WFWNP8jTgYu4z37LOpMS2TW85tYw9_HaFlZNStCa98_0_9b7q-bSjdV4zjQ8_Zr6WZ9vm8YtfeujAU_L8OMXk/s320/IMG_2036.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ziggy the greyhound. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
In some cases we have finally started to plant some of the potted plants into the ground. They won't be happy in pots anyway, so we may as well plant them and see what happens. <br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iGTxS3-i2ka9LXvHtkEqerHP_IYIvqaHzj4gdKAnrD_F6sSsphCNwQlTgmUaApreQedQ8Qih_f-AicALnacPtqYa0hLGzKz1Ehgfh7_eIZZSsExkQvejJ67YGc_GM0l8f97SaozrxgUs/s1600/IMG_2038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iGTxS3-i2ka9LXvHtkEqerHP_IYIvqaHzj4gdKAnrD_F6sSsphCNwQlTgmUaApreQedQ8Qih_f-AicALnacPtqYa0hLGzKz1Ehgfh7_eIZZSsExkQvejJ67YGc_GM0l8f97SaozrxgUs/s320/IMG_2038.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moringa planted in the ground. Will it make it?<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
It's been handy having tough plants and only a few plants to keep alive over summer. The most useful have made it through.<br />
<br />
It'd be good if it rained some more, though...<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-6197046631835066482016-01-11T14:30:00.004+08:002016-01-11T14:30:52.441+08:00No effort edibles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Considering how little effort we put into the garden at the moment it is still looking really green out there. I admit to using a bit too much water sometimes but it is our haven and provides homes for many small lizards and insects and the passing birds.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Some food has managed to survive despite us and the rats. Some capsicums grew themselves in a bamboo pot.. we didn't plant them, but they are the best caps we have grown! The rats and the pest moths don't seem to have noticed this pot over here away from the main garden.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbAAlXFtRmvdLpVdi2xyMWKWdBOpztMEAokgSvOTOUnQ8klmCa_EVMq3AzcQdvV_qSfWnLl8gbWPaWlDy9jl_fSdGfObQT6zh-5jCHZ6BBI8b8TdFfN4QKvaTc0SVMLp0NMVBA8P-tGc7/s1600/IMG_0993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbAAlXFtRmvdLpVdi2xyMWKWdBOpztMEAokgSvOTOUnQ8klmCa_EVMq3AzcQdvV_qSfWnLl8gbWPaWlDy9jl_fSdGfObQT6zh-5jCHZ6BBI8b8TdFfN4QKvaTc0SVMLp0NMVBA8P-tGc7/s320/IMG_0993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The dragon fruit are going really well, lots of flowers and our first fruit is already in the fridge waiting to be eaten. The dragon fruit cuttings I plonked around the fence and forgot about have now started to flower. Tough plant and good for vertical spaces.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-RtmUw1t7MlXPWikhrfO2cpNAIyIpFu2V46sFudzapVZWN6uxuo_l84T-T97LoWvmX5KPjl6CQaBICtFkzonLMluFPyjrMBoaqCrprHypvI6WRdxVlwpD3xY3FL2rbEAbTQbguX23U1H/s1600/IMG_1009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-RtmUw1t7MlXPWikhrfO2cpNAIyIpFu2V46sFudzapVZWN6uxuo_l84T-T97LoWvmX5KPjl6CQaBICtFkzonLMluFPyjrMBoaqCrprHypvI6WRdxVlwpD3xY3FL2rbEAbTQbguX23U1H/s320/IMG_1009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">These tiny watermelon looking fruit are a kind of gherkin that tastes like a cucumber. <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823;">Mouse Melon (Melothria scabra) is it's name and they grow well if you look after them a little bit. I'm not having a lot get fertilised but hoping the bees will learn to check out their tiny flowers. </span> They are starting to scramble up any vertical part of the vegetable garden, so hopefully we'll get more soon.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9HhGcI-uqrBykY22hOIKccUXG-YqKTEBOChlcj_VV0ObWCXEaM57mYPrXFVDAhiVVsUxLtm1gwIm72ZSdv91y2PCaUtfl52spdTbhd1-zHXKkls4ng2hoqRClyiH9APhIsrWjOzLEvt4/s1600/IMG_1136+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9HhGcI-uqrBykY22hOIKccUXG-YqKTEBOChlcj_VV0ObWCXEaM57mYPrXFVDAhiVVsUxLtm1gwIm72ZSdv91y2PCaUtfl52spdTbhd1-zHXKkls4ng2hoqRClyiH9APhIsrWjOzLEvt4/s320/IMG_1136+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Makrut lime leaves are delicious in Thai foods and other Asian cuisine. This little potted tree is much happier now I have given it some protection from the worst of the day's sun.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDSKwJ-cv40yX9Fc5D81aRiL6-3Q8wtMXMPxEPNaqwa_XonoKGNj5Gap70MZ3cNkvo-NbWiEn_bSws6A1QBdnlNXEselsjjbOGLt5-Q8kh-nioGs2vsZb8HTxTuq4KBdP9_RCCZ64I4L3/s1600/IMG_1176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDSKwJ-cv40yX9Fc5D81aRiL6-3Q8wtMXMPxEPNaqwa_XonoKGNj5Gap70MZ3cNkvo-NbWiEn_bSws6A1QBdnlNXEselsjjbOGLt5-Q8kh-nioGs2vsZb8HTxTuq4KBdP9_RCCZ64I4L3/s320/IMG_1176.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This plant is brilliant. Trombocino, a type of trailing zuchini. The fruit grow long and have a slightly different texture to zuke. It stays firmer when cooked and is a bit less starchy when eaten raw. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NLbM2V1pXxWxJO57Nm3o3PUF8017lS14C0sahVSg1_rNC_daHT7S0lQ6Yroe449CwLi3xEIqKfnBMa3eL4JuxFpQX-1u15EQdI8-3T09VQ8OXhKYWhUfTi8J_5wE45htDjcoWUPHM0Ye/s1600/IMG_0944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NLbM2V1pXxWxJO57Nm3o3PUF8017lS14C0sahVSg1_rNC_daHT7S0lQ6Yroe449CwLi3xEIqKfnBMa3eL4JuxFpQX-1u15EQdI8-3T09VQ8OXhKYWhUfTi8J_5wE45htDjcoWUPHM0Ye/s320/IMG_0944.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Mediterranean herbs and some of the hardier ornamentals still look happy enough.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Perennials are the happiest plants out there right now. Starting seedlings is a nightmare at this time of year, with hot days coming. So, as long as I water the pots and turn on the retic every couple of mornings we might still get some tasty treats from the garden.</div>
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-90763494386208411532015-12-07T08:56:00.001+08:002016-01-11T13:05:32.175+08:00Hello fellow gardeners..I am still out here, staring out the window.. the garden is good, the sun is shining. Having injured my shoulders doing horticultural nursery work for many years, I needed a change and have been a bit befuddled for some months about what to do that won't hurt me and uses my fairly vast knowledge of environmental and sustainability issues. It took a while but it seems to have presented itself before me.<br />
<br />
I have added a new aspect to my environmental and sustainable work skills. In the interest of educating people not to use so many chemicals in their homes and to reduce chemical use in gardens, I am starting to do some low toxic pest control work with a friend of some years. He has been treating ants and termites and other household pests for years using least toxic and IPM methods and he is probably one of the reasons I am so into bugs, so it is great to have ended up working for his business. (I kind of always thought I would, eventually).<br />
<br />
Integrated Pest Management has long been an interest of mine and the next course I attend will cover more IPM than in the past, as the TAFE's finally get to change chemical use towards less toxic answers. I just wish TAFE didn't cost so damn much these days.<br />
<br />
I won't add any pictures from work coz it would be pics of ant holes and termites. Not that exciting for most people.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbKyhXj4njTxPq6zjRjSr-PWDWODU5idA0xyBFyX4GGNsdvGTfKi2lCmyK0LCGZfbLt2piy-ajPAq54fXseeWkcG3dwrkNvn1OyVZl2Hgd-SEAaZxmSEyiWOjTWB4zWEMQ_PEggVcbYeg/s1600/IMG_0776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbKyhXj4njTxPq6zjRjSr-PWDWODU5idA0xyBFyX4GGNsdvGTfKi2lCmyK0LCGZfbLt2piy-ajPAq54fXseeWkcG3dwrkNvn1OyVZl2Hgd-SEAaZxmSEyiWOjTWB4zWEMQ_PEggVcbYeg/s320/IMG_0776.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
See? Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-58789687518686172072015-09-01T15:02:00.000+08:002016-01-11T14:54:20.395+08:00My home made dog food.<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Yeah, nothing to do with gardening, but lately our
garden has been changing due to our having adopted a greyhound just over a year
ago. There are more spaces being made for the long legged dog to run around in.
We have started fostering greys too, one sweet girl at a time. (Update, we are
keeping one of them).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">To make one <u>large</u> pot of dog food, about 8
take away containers full.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- 1 cup of white rice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- half a cup of pearl barley <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- half a cup of orange lentils<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- about 1000 ml water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- 200 -250 grams each of carrots (2-3 carrots)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- potato (roughly 1 large or 2 smaller ones)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- sweet potato (a decent chunk)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- pumpkin <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- or some combo of the above four veg, diced fairly
small<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- a sprinkle of curry powder and/or herbs to make
it smell better<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">turmeric and black pepper just in case it really is
good for them, parsley if you have it<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">- 300-500 grams of mince or pre pulped dog mince
(ie mince for dogs).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Method<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Let the rice and vegies cook for 20-30 minutes,
stirring occasionally so the rice doesn't stick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">When you are fairly sure the rice is cooked, add
the mince and stir it through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Cook for another 10-20 minutes to make sure it is
all cooked through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Scoop into containers once cooled a little,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">I keep a few in the fridge and defrost when I start
to run out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Bear is about 30 kg and will have between 2/3 to 1
container for dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">This amount of food costs less than $10 for 8-12
meals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">For breakfast we give him 2 or 3 chicken wings and
a few frozen mulies from the deli fishing bait freezer or sardines if we can
get them cheap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Meaty bones are always raw and we make sure they
get put in the bin or compost after a day or so as dry bones wear the dog's
teeth more and will get stolen by rats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">Sometimes he gets a few biscuits but not all that
often.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;">For training treats/bribes we use biltong, which
probably has less dodgy ingredients than schmackos or similar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
<w:UseFELayout/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="276">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria;
mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria;
mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-40045741238981806922015-06-20T10:48:00.001+08:002015-06-20T10:48:15.813+08:00Accidental food aka sow your own weedy edibles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFMQlJGX70zMsn4IrrZXzSZQORCutfRX_fjfqKsoefiPBg_fhOP7F1wn2A00eoNi16iTEYUMGB39zuFh4mXwXfeYB4_G3glCZJemgqBZRa8vrmQ6qcs8mR6gEVujhiOTShd-DKMm6xBbH/s1600/IMG_7911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFMQlJGX70zMsn4IrrZXzSZQORCutfRX_fjfqKsoefiPBg_fhOP7F1wn2A00eoNi16iTEYUMGB39zuFh4mXwXfeYB4_G3glCZJemgqBZRa8vrmQ6qcs8mR6gEVujhiOTShd-DKMm6xBbH/s320/IMG_7911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
One way to supplement your diet without actually having to do any gardening is to encourage the growth of edible weeds. Every year we end up with lots of Italian parsley and nettles. In the above picture is also sow thistle and chickweed, both high in minerals. Dandelion is another useful edible weed we have that looks after itself. These are all just growing in the paths around the back yard. <div>
Many common weeds are quite edible and some even have simple medicinal uses if prepared correctly.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Other plants that can become established by allowing them to go to seed are rocket, lettuces, amaranth, mustards, mizuna, some of the Asian leafy greens.. there's more, too.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Of course, you need to make sure you have correctly identified the plant before you eat it. Oh, and that the dog hasn't weed on it. Foraging is a great thing to get into, but please be aware of roadsides being potentially sprayed with herbicides and possibly heavy metal content may be higher from particulates from vehicles or industrial exhaust.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
There is a beautful book written by a local Permaculture teacher, called <a href="http://www.ahamvrittiherbal.com.au/store/p3/Odd_Fodder_Cookbook.html" target="_blank">The Odd Fodder Cookbook</a> that is all about how to safely forage for weeds. It's fantastic to see people making better use of the resources around us. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Enjoy the rains and go see what new tasty foods you can find to try out.</div>
<div>
<br /><br /></div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-79607617842319833492015-06-11T19:17:00.002+08:002015-06-11T19:17:31.428+08:00Rats. grrrr...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Rats, the scourge of our attemps to grow food in our garden. Their repeated onslaught into our brassicas, clearing kale and battering broccoli finally wore me down last summer, then of course summer comes. Hot and dry and much too long, still with very little rain compared to 'the old days'. It is not great trying to garden when you feel bad about any water you are using. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We stopped growing anything the rats like and I have been trying to remove places they can hide. Walking out the other day I saw this confetti-like stuff. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ahroHcMNVA-K1pFgz2xitgXDeSRUPN6IStANMc_iYpj7MQ1JlA0XgVyvhVEzN-h3iNX-2v3HbJEX1kOIqaGp33RgdCH5owgcz2yueHOUUdDJ9_GrDiZFO_BOaJ8FTKxodmTNUrispxvy/s1600/IMG_7776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ahroHcMNVA-K1pFgz2xitgXDeSRUPN6IStANMc_iYpj7MQ1JlA0XgVyvhVEzN-h3iNX-2v3HbJEX1kOIqaGp33RgdCH5owgcz2yueHOUUdDJ9_GrDiZFO_BOaJ8FTKxodmTNUrispxvy/s320/IMG_7776.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weird green shavings and leaflets from the honey locust.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAq-BxmlS0C1gKnA8_WlILTsyX99B9j41hcuXgVzlj7vhYWwyntQ928Xeu-av9JqeeiTqb8h2KInaV4gHSy_z2rvbpiu6iQiUHZAak8l_u54ZV9ztydlp8P5e0Wt38TwXCtYQxBOtrnygY/s1600/IMG_7777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAq-BxmlS0C1gKnA8_WlILTsyX99B9j41hcuXgVzlj7vhYWwyntQ928Xeu-av9JqeeiTqb8h2KInaV4gHSy_z2rvbpiu6iQiUHZAak8l_u54ZV9ztydlp8P5e0Wt38TwXCtYQxBOtrnygY/s320/IMG_7777.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rat poo and rat shavings. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Looking up , I realised it was shavings from the stems of the dragon fruit above. Obviously not very tasty and they must be quite desperate to be chewing on that. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vSV7Wbj_7vs0U5eXnWT7liiVrbEurymfqY-oFwKjP0hPDpGYBVOrQlBtl5cMpbUjJUEB92i1aJ-RJcMq8rViXbyPfVlpzAjqZZfqdkMkI0QEYED9zzRGyCPRTIzK5O61ihCuybayMifP/s1600/IMG_7779.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vSV7Wbj_7vs0U5eXnWT7liiVrbEurymfqY-oFwKjP0hPDpGYBVOrQlBtl5cMpbUjJUEB92i1aJ-RJcMq8rViXbyPfVlpzAjqZZfqdkMkI0QEYED9zzRGyCPRTIzK5O61ihCuybayMifP/s320/IMG_7779.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poxy rats have chewed all the green part off this cactus stem.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We bought some kale and broccoli seedlings the other day and have put cut off plastic bottles around each one for now, but I'm not sure what we'll do as they get bigger.. pesky rodents.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-80657893904125856962015-05-12T15:13:00.002+08:002015-05-12T15:13:32.158+08:00and then....and then, twenty years later I was sooo sick of trying to grow food in Fremantle sand, with way too much shade from our much too big trees that we were recommended by permaculture people back in the day.<br />
Since then I have learnt to research better, so I probably wouldn't be planting such big trees. I have also learnt as much as I feel I can for now about growing plants in Perth and am really uninterested in horticulture anymore. The harsh sun and the hard yakka are not something I can put up with these days. Summer never helps and now that is over, maybe a few volunteer food plants will sprout and encourage me to do more, if it ever rains.<br />
<br />
There are of course all the other aspects of permaculture that are important, the environmental ethics and efforts we can all make to make ourselves feel better while the government fritters away time that could be used to leave less of a mess for the next generations to cope with. Resilience and resource guarding, learning how to live more with less stuff is where it's at now. Coz the shit is gonna hit the fan in some way or another and there's an awful lot of folks who aren't ready, sadly, including myself.<br />
<br />
I always thought (and still do) that growing food and trees is the most important thing anyone can do in the city or anywhere, to provide two of the most vital things we need for life: food, water, shelter.<br />
<br />
People expect that we have an amazing vegetable garden, but it's pretty sparse as far as edibles go. We have two trees we need to remove to get more sun on the vegie beds. Hopefully that will be enough to allow food to grow again. Luckily the framework of the natives and the trees harbour many birds which are uplifting to watch as they come and help with the clean up of insects we can't even see.<br />
We also have an endless supply of rodents that eat anything even slightly tasty. I guess they know where we live after so many years. Slowly slowly I remove the piles of potential breeding sites, exposing more ground for the lanky long dog to be able to explore - so far he has found the same cat twice and no mice or rats.<br />
<br />
Trying to figure out what to do next. Education about how to live more with less stuff sounds good.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-12114706556750852072014-12-09T13:35:00.003+08:002014-12-09T13:35:53.670+08:00Exciting new species of edibles.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After many years I finally have a couple of the perennial plants that were in the Permaculture manuals as excellent perennial crops. Luckily a few people in Perth have been growing some of these rare seeds and there is a network of food growing, seed collecting gardeners that are sharing the joy of growing their own food. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Chilacayote (Cucurbita ficifolia). </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEscsmQDiujIG7HoJb0cRiu4rDWG5045HIWhRpLTyUltcv1jCUFAITW5OijxmtjOr5yLun14CdGy49aKsp6efylZEE_BN9qoVM_FsHAZf_4k_u5cP6l57t_34qXRd_u9SXlu2tz26q569/s1600/IMG_4459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEscsmQDiujIG7HoJb0cRiu4rDWG5045HIWhRpLTyUltcv1jCUFAITW5OijxmtjOr5yLun14CdGy49aKsp6efylZEE_BN9qoVM_FsHAZf_4k_u5cP6l57t_34qXRd_u9SXlu2tz26q569/s1600/IMG_4459.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This rambling perennial vine produces round zucchini-like fruit that are eaten small, around apple size when they can be steamed or eaten raw. Medium ones are good baked and larger fruit can be used added to soups or stews to add bulk. The seeds are also said to be tasty from the big fruit.</div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Pigeon pea.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd6uCkZufcquD4AflUZu_rEcpJ0bhNVelU739KPhpG5mZIywU3rkXcw-HZFBbME57IxJzNuAogzECzvJfHR37d0WLQ5V3Io6H2Hput7FDlJGqxctY7Lb0Xl8Qe64gOJN9tdcTJz-34wkL/s1600/IMG_4465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd6uCkZufcquD4AflUZu_rEcpJ0bhNVelU739KPhpG5mZIywU3rkXcw-HZFBbME57IxJzNuAogzECzvJfHR37d0WLQ5V3Io6H2Hput7FDlJGqxctY7Lb0Xl8Qe64gOJN9tdcTJz-34wkL/s1600/IMG_4465.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
Pigeon peas are a tallish shrub that makes a lentil type pea. Useful plant for making shade and structure for beans to climb. It is a notrogen fixer too, being a legume. Quite handy.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Mouse melon (Melothria scabra).</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAH6aIQGcKDfzXgVUMGs9vKFFG0qb5R2G_BeoMUCfYFYhJVsUZLTarnb-TYw-Z2ANxSqUmdSVdb-Tfv3lgdVoV1nsQC_o2FlZEVTv_T1aQ7b9CYuXvnj95sxziVeyscP_jL2mzKQ6Laeb8/s1600/IMG_4463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAH6aIQGcKDfzXgVUMGs9vKFFG0qb5R2G_BeoMUCfYFYhJVsUZLTarnb-TYw-Z2ANxSqUmdSVdb-Tfv3lgdVoV1nsQC_o2FlZEVTv_T1aQ7b9CYuXvnj95sxziVeyscP_jL2mzKQ6Laeb8/s1600/IMG_4463.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
This little melon grows rapidly and produces small fruit likened in flavour to cucumber. I haven't tried any yet, but a few folk in Perth and Albany have had success. Looking forward to these. Hopefully they will not be tasty to rodents.<br />
<br />
<br />
We also have yakon growing in a few spots this year, so I guess we should actually eat some this autumn when it is ready.<br />
<br />
Maybe this year we can trick the pesky rodents and end up with something to eat from our garden for a change.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-3207135670070115482014-11-10T19:00:00.000+08:002014-11-10T19:02:39.718+08:00Passive solar house design.<a href="http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design">http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design</a><br />
<br />
This page is full of fantastic information about how to design a house to maximise the free cooling and warming that is available by using proper solar passive design.<br />
<br />
This is good if you are able to start from scratch. There are also lots of ways to retro fit a home to improve cooling and heating. Planting deciduous shade plants to the ease north and west of a home can prevent it heating up in summer.<br />
<br />
Surrounding your house with food plants would also be a great thing to do to save money in the long term.<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-25108303777585224592014-09-25T12:29:00.001+08:002014-09-25T12:29:42.843+08:00Backyard chickens may be taking up organochlorines from your soil.Every now and then someone pipes up to remind or inform other back yard chicken keepers that they may be poisoning their family by letting the chickens free-range in their gardens. This is due to the persistant nature of a lot of the organochlorine type pesticides that were widely sprayed in the seventies and eighties to try and control Argentine ants and termites around people's properties. Often whole suburbs were sprayed, usually along fence lines and back alleys and around the stumps and foundations of houses. If you live in an area that was previously market garden you may be at risk, too. These older established urban areas have more of a chemical load in the soil than the newer suburbs on recently cleared Banksia woodland and sandplain areas.<br />
<br />
These chemicals are in a group called Persistant Organic Pollutants. They break down very very slowly and accumulate in the food chain; as each larger animal eats their prey they gather higher and higher amounts of the toxin in their fatty tissues. If you have chickens and they are scratching the soil and eating insects from an area that is still toxic and then you eat those eggs, there may be some of these poisons in your body. There are a number of problems caused by these toxins, from allergies and neonatal developmental changes to nervous system damage, cancer and even death.<br />
<br />
You can reduce the risk of ingestion through eggs by siting the chicken run away from fence lines and house foundations and by installing a cement floor, layers of thick plastic or deep enough fresh soil to prevent the chickens getting to the deeper layers.<br />
<br />
You can get your soil tested at various analytical soil labs around the city.<br />
<a href="http://chemcentre.wa.gov.au/Services.aspx" target="_blank">Chemcentre WA</a> is the most commonly recommended.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/3949/2/Organochlorine%20pesticide%20residues%20final%20October%202013.pdf<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-30931144292865055152014-09-15T15:58:00.000+08:002015-12-07T08:39:57.551+08:00Five main types of pest ants in the Perth area.<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">There are five main types of invasive ants in the Perth metro area.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Pheidole megacephala </i> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Coastal brown/big headed ants </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Technomyrmex </i> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">White footed ants</span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Linepethina</i> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Argentine ants </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Iridomyrmex spp</i> (various) <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Odorous ants </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Ochotellus</i> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Black house ants </span></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Firstly you must <u>identify which Genus</u> and possibly species of ant you have.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Identify the type of ant by its<u> looks, food preferences, behaviours, nesting</u> and what potential problems it is causing.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">You can use DNA testing but that is expensive and in most cases they can be id'd by l</span><span style="font-size: small;">ooking with an eyeglass or microscope. Close up examination using keys to identify needs some skills and correct information. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><u>Easiest identification is by observing behaviours etc </u></b>(above):</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Food preferences: some ants like only sweet foods, some prefer oily foods such as vegetable oil, peanut butter or animal fats.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Trailing behaviour. Some ants make obvious trails and walk quickly while others meander and seem less orderly. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Sting or bite? Some ants will do one or the other, others can do both.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Habitat/nesting type. White footed ants, for instance, will live inside buildings whereas most other ants prefer to live outdoors, only coming in if there is easy access to preferred </span><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">foods.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Smell when squashed. Some ants smell more or less strongly of formic acid when squashed and some ants don't smell at all.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">*Do they dominate other ants and displace them? </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">As with any pest problem always use <u>PHYSICAL or CULTURAL CONTROL</u> first, then least toxic solutions and highly targeted baiting.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">This includes removing food sources, keeping benches clean where ants are indoors and finding gaps and sealing them to prevent incursion of the tiny insects. </span></div>
</div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Big headed ants/coastal brown </span></b><br /><i>Pheidole megacephala </i></span> </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">These ants are very common around Fremantle. Easily identified by looking to see whether about 10% have large heads compared to the rest of the population of ants present. They have no smell or sting but they can cause a not-very-painful bite. They tunnel under pavers, leaving piles of sand everywhere.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">They move into pots and damage plants by eating the root hairs which are high in proteins and sugars. They will also farm aphids and scale for honeydew.</span><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">They will swarm at foods. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Borax bait using a plain peanut butter and vegetable oil base can be used. A highly succesful target specific product called Amdro works really well.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">White footed ants</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Technomyrmex </i> </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Smell when crushed and form trails. They donβt sting.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">They will live inside buildings and can appear suddenly in large numbers and then be gone again just as quick.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">They will live on sites with other ants species and don't dominate.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">These can be difficult to control, needing special baiting repeated frequently as they do not pass poisons to the higher orders but keep it to themselves and make clean sterile eggs for the queen. This means only soldiers die with </span>baiting<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> and thus it needs repetition until the nest is depleted.</span></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Argentine ants</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Linepethina humile</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"> </span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Argentine ants are about 2-3 mm long and smell slightly of formic acid when crushed. They have no sting and tend to create regular trails, which they move along slow or fast. They usually live outside and can form super colonies which displace other ants species.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">These ants eat sugars and proteins, however sugary secretions called honeydew from scale on plants are a favourite, thus the ants will sometimes 'farm' scale insects.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">These ants have multiple queens in each nest and new colonies are created when a queen and some workers move to a new area. Their nests are not always easy to identify for baiting.</span><span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"> Least toxic control is by winter trapping of queens. Garden hygiene, removing piles of leaves, sticks etc, can provide less habitable spots for them. Other wise persistence is needed to control this hard to exterminate pest species. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Odorous ants</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Iridomyrmex spp</i></span> </div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">This Genus of ants often move in after coastal browns are removed. They have a strong smell when crushed and no sting. They run riot when disturbed, running all over the creature disturbing their nest. These ants live outside in big colonies and will displace other species.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">They prefer animal fats and sugar. Control is by use of targeted baits and DIY options - 2% borax dissolved in 25% honey or sugar + 73% H2O. Place baits where there are large numbers of ants during their frenzy. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Ant rid and other target specific ant baits are available in some hardware or pet stores.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 13px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Black house ant</span></b></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Ochotellus spp</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">Sometimes outside but mostly inside, the black house ants only have a slight smell and are timid, they are easily discouraged by wiping surfaces with eucalyptus oil. They have no sting. </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;">These ants prefer sugar, and can be controlled using Ant-rid.</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">If you still don't know what sort of ant you have you could use this service: </span><br />
<div class="page" title="Page 3">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue"; font-weight: 700;">Identification service - </span><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";">Department of Agriculture and Food</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #211e1e; font-family: "helveticaneue";">Correct identification of the pest ant is crucial
before commencing any control procedures.
There are pest ants that can be more easily
controlled based on advice appropriate to that
species. A free identification and advisory service
is provided by the Department of Agriculture and
Food. To submit specimens for identification, stick
about a dozen ants to a piece of paper with clear
tape and enter your contact details on the paper.
Ensure the ants are collected from a clean surface.
This will prevent picking up sand and other debris
which can allow the ants to escape from under the
sticky tape, or spray the ants first with fly spray.
</span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br />
<div class="page" title="Page 3">
<div class="section">
<div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue"; font-weight: 700;">Specimen identification requirements
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";">When sending or delivering samples, the
following information is required:
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";">β’ Collectorβs name, location (where the
specimen was found), full address,
telephone number and e-mail address,
description of the damage and date
collected.
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helveticaneue";">Department of Agriculture and Food<br />
Pest and Disease Information Service<br />
3 Baron Hay Court, South Perth WA 6151
Freecall: 1800 084 881<br />
Email: info@agric.wa.gov.au
</span></span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<span style="font-size: small;">
</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Once you know what you have but still don't know how to control the pest at hand </span><span style="font-size: small;">contact Systems Pest Management, Fremantle for advice on the least toxic way to control your pest ants. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="font-family: Helvetica;">
<span style="font-size: small;">May 5th 2014 was
International Permaculture Day, and one of the talks was given by my old
friend David Piggott from Systems Pest Management. He promotes non
toxic solutions for termites and ants and willingly shared the information that I used to start these notes. </span></div>
<div style="min-height: 13px;">
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Some other resources ..</span></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><cite class="_Rm">archive.agric.wa.gov.au/objtwr/imported_assets/.../gn_argentine_ants.pdf</cite></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://argentineants.landcareresearch.co.nz/identification.asp </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><cite class="_Rm"><cite class="_Rm">msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2407.pdf</cite> </cite></span></span></span></h2>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">
<div class="page" title="Page 2">
</div>
</div>
</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-23520828078141538672014-09-14T16:43:00.002+08:002014-09-14T16:43:54.170+08:00Springing towards summer.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRbi_sVsFPw4SvJ3mTgU4F0pGaDMW1_sm2k00vkfX0sgpFfHvCa9SjkQ75Af2IVayJJspEIeojzVCmCKzZMA1NXwOrWFXLjYNtMZ1JN4cbSRdXUCMME1lfSkANfLJTlprukns-65jG51I/s1600/IMG_2437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRbi_sVsFPw4SvJ3mTgU4F0pGaDMW1_sm2k00vkfX0sgpFfHvCa9SjkQ75Af2IVayJJspEIeojzVCmCKzZMA1NXwOrWFXLjYNtMZ1JN4cbSRdXUCMME1lfSkANfLJTlprukns-65jG51I/s1600/IMG_2437.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyogyne heuglii</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAqCqEitcF-nnG_xrVmG567garNoaMIR3kzRhEB3I2JK0s29lYe33L3lA-EX1UZtYMc6J1m_vYjg0piPE7Gpiagsvs1zdVhDqAMVT2QAz8aaKDLQXS77Iser9Ho-WiU9ZptghN_Yfaqqo/s1600/IMG_2445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCAqCqEitcF-nnG_xrVmG567garNoaMIR3kzRhEB3I2JK0s29lYe33L3lA-EX1UZtYMc6J1m_vYjg0piPE7Gpiagsvs1zdVhDqAMVT2QAz8aaKDLQXS77Iser9Ho-WiU9ZptghN_Yfaqqo/s1600/IMG_2445.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chorizema chordatum</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-41366079502040295382014-09-14T16:20:00.002+08:002014-09-14T16:42:45.135+08:00Sowed some seeds.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6_h6yUg3Go/VBVQ1j3EZKI/AAAAAAAACOk/UIzf_EmLQ_o/s1600/IMG_2880.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6_h6yUg3Go/VBVQ1j3EZKI/AAAAAAAACOk/UIzf_EmLQ_o/s1600/IMG_2880.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only sowed a few of each of lots of different varieties </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Feeling encouraged by the warmer nights and sunny days, today I sowed a bunch of vegetable seeds. Maybe this year we can get to eat some stuff, instead of the rats pinching it all. I have netted the white shatoot mulberry this year for the first time as we have ravens raiding the loquat tee and rainbow lorikeets back on the powton for their spring flower feast. You get sick of chasing them away after a while.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-niFmOCUhtEY/VBVRk9zlZcI/AAAAAAAACOs/pwWS3mVrPh4/s1600/IMG_2881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-niFmOCUhtEY/VBVRk9zlZcI/AAAAAAAACOs/pwWS3mVrPh4/s1600/IMG_2881.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping that if I start beans off here first then they won't disappear like the last lot seem to have done that I planted direct in the soil. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Also had some success with some cuttings of perennial herbs, which is always a great way to get a few free shrubs. Made a few prostrate rosemary cuttings from a tough self sown rosemary that grows across the road out of a limestone wall. So that should be happy in its new spot up at Ecoburbia.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-39799422324673970612014-07-03T15:46:00.001+08:002014-09-23T12:21:29.097+08:00Organic pest control outline for Living Smarties Melville.<div class="MsoNormal">
<h2>
<u><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">ΒΒOrganic pest control talk.</span></u></h2>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Cambria;">How to reduce pest problems without using chemical sprays?</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">IMPROVING CULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE
GARDEN</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Stop using chemical pesticides and
herbicides<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Choose appropriate plants</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Plant early and/or late varieties<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Grow lots of flowers<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Crop rotation<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Improving the soil<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Garden hygiene<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Avoid monoculture<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<h4>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"><b>INCREASING BIODIVERSITY</b></span></h4>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Biodiversity
increases predators</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> and plant diversity allows some plants to
survive when others get diseased or eaten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The four main ideas to consider to increase biodiversity in your garden are :</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PLANT LOCAL SPECIES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">PROVIDE FOOD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Cambria;">PROVIDE </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">WATER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Cambria;">PROVIDE </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">SHELTER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Why not to use chemicals in the garden and how to encourage
biodiversity and use cultural practices instead to reduce pests naturally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Beneficial insects and what
they do and how to deal with pests in a non or low toxic manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">WHAT'S A PEST?
(My definition): An insect or other animal becomes a pest when it causes
economical damage. This may be due to there not being enough diversity in the
surrounding ecosystem to support the predators, which keep the pests in check.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">WHY NOT TO USE
PESTICIDES<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Encouraging diversity in your garden</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> is the best way to control pests. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">How to reduce pest problems? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<h4>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">IMPROVING CULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE
GARDEN</span></b></h4>
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Generally the
worst problems will occur in new or neglected gardens or those with a history
of chemical abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can take 3 years
for balance to occur as it takes<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>awhile
for predator populations to increase.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Stop using any chemical pesticides and
herbicides.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> They kill
far more than the target species; even the 'safer' ones can be dodgy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Chemicals can
kill non-target species of beneficial insects as they <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">are extremely sensitive to <u>any chemical use at all.</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Resistance:
Insects can become resistant to certain pesticides, making the surviving ones
harder to kill may be hereditary <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">resistance</b>
to common toxic sprays. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">exposed eggs
of an insect can show signs of resistance as an adult. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Soil organisms
are sometimes affected by biocides.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Choose appropriate plants</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> for your climate, time of year and
soil type.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certain varieties will be
more locally adapted than others, if they've been grown there before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look around at other gardens to see what does
well and isn't being bothered by pests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">There may be
disease resistant strains of the plant you like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Plant early and/or late varieties: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">works to avoid pests such as Med fruit
fly. You might just miss the time when the pests want to bother that crop.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Grow lots of flowers:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> Asteraceae family (daisies) and the
Apiaceae family (dill, fennel, carrots, Queen Anne's lace, yarrow, angelica,
coriander, parsley). Salvias and gone to seed veg and herbs are great too<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Crop rotation</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> stops a host plant being in the same
place when eggs hatch the next year from adults that fed on the last seasons
crop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There can be problems associated
with nematodes or other soil diseases when crop rotation doesn't occur.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Improving the soil</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> and feeding plants well will grow
healthier, stronger and more pest resistant plants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overuse of nitrogen fertilizers makes sappy
new growth. Kelp seems to increase leaf strength.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Garden hygiene: </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">some weeds harbour pests. Chickens can dig
over the soil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Avoid monoculture</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">...Plant similar things or groups of
things around the garden not altogether or in rows that a pest can easily
follow and decimate or if some get diseased they won't all pass it on to each
other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Which leads to
BIODIVERSITY..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Biodiversity
increases predators</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> and Plant diversity allows some plants to
survive when others get diseased or eaten.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 303.2pt;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Balance is easier to attain in a
diverse environment.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 303.2pt;">
<span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">wildlife needs food,
water and shelter. Providing places for fauna to shelter is a great way to
improve diversity in your garden.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Increasing biodiversity is key.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>PLANT LOCAL SPECIES</b>: </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">more
appropriate for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">soil type and
climate</b> and will provide food for local birds and insects. Prickly shrubs
and grasses are important for birds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Planting local species can help as this feeds local insects and
small fauna such as beneficial insects, skinks, spiders, parasitic wasps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Structural
diversity</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> is important too for birds to be at diff heights. </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Different
levels of vegetation so that small birds can hide. Posts and sticks in the air
give birds a place to rest before they hop into a bush or birdbath.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">FOOD</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: Provide
food: long flowering shrubs and herbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It is
generally the young of beneficials</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> that do the pest control. It is
important to have flowers at all times of year so nectar is always
available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Herbs, daisies family and parsley family are great, gone to seed
veges and salvias, mint etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Attracting birds by planting shrubs they can use will control
pests </span><span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">then poop, redistributing nutrients around the
garden</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. Never feed birds seed, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Leave some pests as food for the birds in your
garden.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Mulch</span></b><span style="font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> gives
invertebrates a place to shelter providing small lizards and frogs with something to
eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">WATER</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">: Provide water: birdbaths - kept clean and full with
sticks to escape on; lizard and bee bars<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- shallow trays with water and pebbles so they can't drown. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Ponds. Many
birds and insects use ponds in<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>summer.
Birdbaths are also frequented by bees, wasps and other flying things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">SHELTER</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">: Prickly shrubs for birds, piles of
wood and or rocks for lizards, spiders etc. Leave wild areas for small fauna,
eg gabion walls are great. Ideally these areas should <u>never be disturbed</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;">Observation</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> is important</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria;"> in all stages of pest control, to make
sure you won't kill more than just the pest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Use a magnifying glass to aid identification and if you can't id it get some help. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Most pests have a particular time of year when they will be at
their worst. Spring is ideal for cabbage white and aphids. Some will overwinter
in weeds waiting for conditions to be right. By spending time looking at your
plants you can catch pests before they get too bad. This can help decide what
needs doing, if anything..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
<o:AllowPNG/>
</o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-AU</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="276">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="10" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Times;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-25509575282692618572014-06-19T08:23:00.001+08:002014-08-08T14:55:19.751+08:00Yabbietat tank<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7MlldwOfhE/U3L8G-SmhWI/AAAAAAAABO0/YICytYQ5Dyg/s1600/IMG_0830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Z7MlldwOfhE/U3L8G-SmhWI/AAAAAAAABO0/YICytYQ5Dyg/s1600/IMG_0830.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
The tank has lots of yabbies, a few tadpoles and a couple of small fish to help control mosquito larvae.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rL5uSbQDzpE/U3L7_pXVqiI/AAAAAAAABOs/NfRfZIW8YQk/s1600/IMG_0851+-+Version+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rL5uSbQDzpE/U3L7_pXVqiI/AAAAAAAABOs/NfRfZIW8YQk/s1600/IMG_0851+-+Version+2.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
These little fish are minnows. They have tiny mouths, so they can only eat mossie larvae but not tadpoles or frogspawn.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aPZGfWwMb10/U3L8HwIv64I/AAAAAAAABO8/XSHhmniPAXs/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aPZGfWwMb10/U3L8HwIv64I/AAAAAAAABO8/XSHhmniPAXs/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
Inside this roll of shade cloth there may, hopefully, be lurking baby yabbies. When we unrolled it to have a look there were tiny babies up to about 5 cms.<br />
<br />
Since taking these pictures more bits of pipe have been added so there are more spaces for the crustaceans to shelter so they don't attack each other.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-87371699490239219872014-06-19T08:19:00.002+08:002014-06-19T08:19:29.474+08:00Itβs good to share, but beware. Plants and personal responsibility.This article will also appear in the PermacultureWest enews.<br />
<br />
<div class="MsoTitle">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">It</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal;">s
good to share, but beware. Plants and personal responsibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoTitle">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Plants are amazing things. They can fix most of the world</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s problems if used correctly and are
the source of a huge amount of what we need in our daily lives. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">As permaculture folk we want to fix degraded land and
create complex ecosystems and we do this with plants as they can do it quickly.
Unfortunately their speed of growth can sometimes also be a negative thing.
Thousands of dollars and volunteer hours go towards removing escaped
vegetation; lots of poison, too.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Plant selection and use is a complex and controversial
subject and is a reason why permaculture has sometimes been denigrated . Having
studied and worked in both environmental restoration and permaculture I have
some conflicted ideas about plants out of place aka exotics aka weeds. Some
plants are brilliant, having multiple uses but some are just so good at
propagating themselves they become rampant and have been banned from growing in
certain areas, despite how useful they might be.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Personal responsibility is a strong ethos of permaculture,
so I am going to outline my concerns with the trend of sharing seeds without
clearly considering the consequences. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Novel ecosystems</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">The term novel ecosystems (Hobbs, 2006) encompasses the
many habitats on earth that have been altered in some way. Most habitats have
been changed by the inclusion or removal of species, on purpose or
accidentally; we can never go back to having pristine landscapes of purely
indigenous species. Naturalised plants, that is introduced species which need
no help to survive in a new place, have varying degrees of influence on
bushland ecosystems, areas that are important repositories for endemic species
including invertebrate populations. Earth care would have us protect remaining
pre-settlement areas for health and wellbeing reasons. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Through clever design we can integrate a lot more food
plants and other useful species into our environment but we need to be careful
not to accidentally reduce biodiversity by letting many species be overgrown by
one rampant one.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Using naturalised plants</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">There are many reasons to use existing </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: NL; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">weedy</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> or naturalised species in an area;
biomass production, shelter and insect habitats for instance. When trying to improve
degraded sites the idea may be </span><span lang="FR" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">entertain</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">ed that <i>any</i> plant that will
grow in a place<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should be encouraged. If
a site is degraded it needs <i>any</i> plant to grow there to protect and
improve the soil. However some newly introduced plants can settle into an area
too quickly, becoming costly to remove if they turn out to be a bit more
voracious than one had hoped or expected. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Ideally, before planting, the permie designer would look
around and see what is already nearby to fulfil their needs for vegetation before
introducing new species to an area. if a plant is a declared or environmental
weed in another place it is worth researching to make sure the same thing won</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">t happen on your site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are always plenty of choices for all
but the most marginal of conditions. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">While I agree with Holmgren in his </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Weeds or Wild Nature</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">essay that there has been demonisation of certain species,
we should be careful not to dismiss the fact that some plants do escape into
otherwise healthy bushland, changing the ecosystem structure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many naturalised species are not encroaching
any further than they have done since they settled in however I would suggest
that there are some species recommended in permaculture readings that reproduce
a bit too successfully where we are and as with all things, the better educated
we are before we start, the less costly mistakes will be made.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Why are some plants more problematic than others</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">This depends on the plant</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">s life cycle, method of propagation and their self defence
mechanisms.</span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Self-seeding is good, sometimes.</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Part of a good permaculture garden involves finding some
edibles that will self seed. For some plants this is fine, we water and look
after the soil so it is good enough to support self sowing vegetables.
Lettuces, rocket, parsley, and a range of other vegetables are a fantastic set
of foodstuffs to happen on their own. Other plants self sowing isn</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">t so beneficial for suburban gardens,
though. This is due to their size, rate of reproduction or some other
behaviour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An example would be some
extremely useful trees, </span><span lang="IT" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Albizia lophantha and Acacia saligna</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">.
Both species kept coming up each year for a number of years in our garden and
we would let them grow where they wanted. But only ever one at a time would
come up and they are short lived and easy to prune. We knew we could manage
them. Of course, in South Africa the Acacia saligna has become a big problem,
changing ecosystem structure and fire regimes in the fynbos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It grows better there than it does here.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Weediness potential depends how the plant produces seeds.</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Some plants will behave within their natural range and be
controlled by natural seed or leaf eaters however outside of that, where soil
or rainfall are more favourable, and no biological controls exist, there is the
chance of over population. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">There are a variety of ways that a plant can produce seeds
that can escape.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Windblown- plants in the daisy family make thousands and
thousands of seeds, which then blow away on the lightest breeze. This includes
lettuces and globe artichoke, closely related to prickly thistles.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Pods - some seed pods can throw seeds many metres away from
the parent plant, or make hundreds of seed per tree. Leucaena, I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">m looking at you.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">S</span><span lang="SV" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: SV; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">uckers</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"> - may be prickly and hard to remove, Robinia, a
nitrogen-fixing deciduous shade tree is renowned for this. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Prickly and spines: Blackberries, cactus. Ouch. They can be
spread by animals eating them and dropping the seeds or they may have seeds
that attach to an animals fur, and spread that way.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Berries and fruit - birds carry seeds away and drop them
off with a little free fertiliser. Olives easily spread into bushland this way.
Blackberries - spread by seed and by sucker and are really prickly as well.
Triple threat. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">B</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">ulbs: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">some can reproduce two ways, ie gladiolus makes bulbs and
seeds.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Plants that creep and climb: kudzu, really useful, really
buries houses. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Be aware of what seeds you are sharing.</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">I am not saying no weedy plants should be used in
permaculture systems because any plant can be a weed if it is in the wrong
place and we love weeds. What I am stating here is that there are a FEW really
bad plants in terms of how readily they spread. I think we need to consider
these plants and be aware of what we are sharing. If you are handing over seeds
be honest about how hard that plant might be to keep under control; if they are
in a different part of Australia definitely check that the plant isn</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">t a weed.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">It is too easy for people to swap plant propagules and
there isn't always a description or warning of any sort whether the plant has
potential issues. Indeed, the plant may behave totally differently in the two
places, especially if the rainfall or soil is better in the new place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some plants can outcompete all others,
reducing your carefully designed food forest.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">WHAT can we do as responsible gardeners?</span></u><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Be aware of who you are sharing seeds with. Do they live
near bushland? Is there a less invasive plant they could be using instead. I am
very unlikely to pass on seeds of a plant I know can make hundreds of seeds.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Also, be careful at swap meets, as sometimes people can be
selling plants that are potential weeds and they may not even know.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">There are still thousands of species and plenty of
responsible food growers out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just have a little think before you give seeds away to that thing you</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria;">β</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">ve been battling to control in your
own garden, eh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;">References<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Holmgren, D. 2013. http://permaculturenews.org/2013/11/12/weeds-wild-nature-permaculture-perspective/</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">IUCN, 2010.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/acasal/acasal_man.pdf"><span class="Hyperlink0">http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/acasal/acasal_man.pdf</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Reed, Sue. 2012. </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/permacultures-internal-contradiction/"><span class="Hyperlink1"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.0pt;">http://nativeplantwildlifegarden.com/permacultures-internal-contradiction/</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">UCDavis IPM:
http://ucipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74139.html</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:WordDocument>
<w:View>Normal</w:View>
<w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
<w:TrackMoves/>
<w:TrackFormatting/>
<w:PunctuationKerning/>
<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/>
<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>
<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent>
<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>
<w:DoNotPromoteQF/>
<w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther>
<w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian>
<w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript>
<w:Compatibility>
<w:BreakWrappedTables/>
<w:SnapToGridInCell/>
<w:WrapTextWithPunct/>
<w:UseAsianBreakRules/>
<w:DontGrowAutofit/>
<w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/>
<w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/>
<w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/>
<w:OverrideTableStyleHps/>
<w:UseFELayout/>
</w:Compatibility>
<m:mathPr>
<m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/>
<m:brkBin m:val="before"/>
<m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/>
<m:smallFrac m:val="off"/>
<m:dispDef/>
<m:lMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:rMargin m:val="0"/>
<m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/>
<m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/>
<m:intLim m:val="subSup"/>
<m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/>
</m:mathPr></w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
DefSemiHidden="true" DefQFormat="false" DefPriority="99"
LatentStyleCount="276">
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Normal"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="heading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="9" QFormat="true" Name="heading 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 7"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 8"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" Name="toc 9"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="35" QFormat="true" Name="caption"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="0" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" Name="Default Paragraph Font"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="11" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtitle"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="22" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Strong"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="20" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="59" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Table Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Placeholder Text"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="1" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="No Spacing"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Revision"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="34" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="List Paragraph"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="29" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="30" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Quote"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="60" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="61" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="62" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Light Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="63" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="64" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="65" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="66" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="67" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="68" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="69" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="70" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Dark List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="71" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="72" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful List Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="73" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" Name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="19" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="21" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Emphasis"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="31" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Subtle Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="32" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Intense Reference"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="33" SemiHidden="false"
UnhideWhenUsed="false" QFormat="true" Name="Book Title"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="37" Name="Bibliography"/>
<w:LsdException Locked="false" Priority="39" QFormat="true" Name="TOC Heading"/>
</w:LatentStyles>
</xml><![endif]-->
<!--[if gte mso 10]>
<style>
/* Style Definitions */
table.MsoNormalTable
{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";
mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;
mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;
mso-style-noshow:yes;
mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-parent:"";
mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-para-margin:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
border:none;}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<!--StartFragment-->
<!--EndFragment--><br />
<div class="Body" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 252.0pt 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt;">
<br /></div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-39519891190440015912014-05-07T12:15:00.001+08:002014-05-07T12:15:22.822+08:00Fire Site Design articleI wrote an article for the permaculturewest enews recently about how to improve the safety of a home on a rural site by thoughtful placement of where to place the home and infrastructure so it is less prone to fire incursion.<br />
Here is the link to it.. <a href="http://permaculturewest.org.au/news/fire-site-design" target="_blank">Property fire safety design</a>Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-49214551711611354012014-05-01T09:34:00.004+08:002014-05-06T14:35:13.425+08:00Slug and snail control- the easy hands-on method.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IF6_TnDeQ68/U2iCVLtEorI/AAAAAAAABFU/qybIlSklAGc/s1600/IMG_0602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IF6_TnDeQ68/U2iCVLtEorI/AAAAAAAABFU/qybIlSklAGc/s1600/IMG_0602.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The designated slug collecting spoon.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Snails and slugs can easily build up in winter where there is lot of vegetation, mulch and manures lying around. They congregate beneath pots and pavers or rock edges. When the first rains come suddenly the snails are out, marauding and chomping the little seedlings we waited so long to plant after the heat of summer.<br />
<br />
Lots of different remedies are suggested by organic gardeners and I have tried many but really, the best way to get rid of them is to collect them. I don't squash them. I scoop them up and drop them into a small container of water with a few drops of washing detergent in it. This breaks the surface tension and the snail or slug drops straight to the bottom. I have a special, easily identified teaspoon that is used to scoop slugs up, too. Oh and a headlamp is handy, too so you can collect the slimy little beasts with two hands.<br />
<br />
A few nights of obsessive snail collecting can make a huge difference to the numbers of hungry mouths out there, including the people who get to eat the vegies that the snails would have eaten! <br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-7568645946630518342014-03-23T11:29:00.000+08:002014-03-23T11:29:06.234+08:00DrizaboneThe soil is dry .. dry.. all the way down. Several drops of rain fell last night. A tease.<br />
<br />
This is the time of year I always feel so disheartened by how the garden looks, but it is a good time to see what survived. We have been plagued by pests of all kinds this past summer as well as spending a lot of extra time tending our old dog instead of tending the garden. Time to get some soil building going on again.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFSVW4Rd9l1X3Lev5fNbJz7pJ6zw-qMzYx4BpgKz3bHJ1emKvLnxg_shbN46kEbb7CD4CdzUWlr0iTgOKq6X2lIKXgjAS1AeB8aEIOi6HA-NdKnPV8Dq90AcRupZKv-Yd7vSZYJiiwB15/s1600/IMG_0143+-+Version+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFSVW4Rd9l1X3Lev5fNbJz7pJ6zw-qMzYx4BpgKz3bHJ1emKvLnxg_shbN46kEbb7CD4CdzUWlr0iTgOKq6X2lIKXgjAS1AeB8aEIOi6HA-NdKnPV8Dq90AcRupZKv-Yd7vSZYJiiwB15/s1600/IMG_0143+-+Version+2.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
There have been quite a few baby frogs this year though and quite a few tadpoles we gave away have become frogs in their new homes.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-72794465031443533142014-03-09T18:34:00.003+08:002014-03-09T18:34:49.810+08:00Sad times. RIP Gruntle Bucket.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bvrTXcKBqOE/UxwgNWLoPqI/AAAAAAAAAq0/KeMdNZEVWXc/s1600/Gruntle's+Bridge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bvrTXcKBqOE/UxwgNWLoPqI/AAAAAAAAAq0/KeMdNZEVWXc/s1600/Gruntle's+Bridge.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Gruntle Bucket 1999-2014</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We were recently devastated to have to put our old boy Gruntle to sleep. He'd had a long life and we did all we could to keep him happy and well to his very last hours. We had him from a puppy and was the son of my previous dog, Rusty Bucket. Gruntle never ate any dog food from a can and was pretty much a raw bones and human leftovers fed animal witha few good quality dog biscuits here n there. When he was younger we would make a blended mash of raw vegies with maybe some canned sardines and/or yoghurt and/or an egg and/or crushed up liver treats. He must have eaten a mountain of frozen chicken necks, frames and wings in his lifetime and plenty of raw meaty beefbones until we realised that as those big beef bones dry that dogs can actually wear their teeth down a bit on them. We would clean those bones up quickly so they didn't get too dry and overchewed. <div>
I personally spent more time with him than I have any other beastie, human or otherwise, so it is quite a loss and our house feels weird without him.</div>
<div>
<br /><div>
<div>
Whilst not strictly a permaculture post I would just like to mention a few things that I think dogs are good for in gardens.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
-Fur provides bird nesting material, holds soil together and provides nitrogen as it breaks down. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
-Food scraps can be eaten by dogs as part of their feed to reduce the need to buy food for them. Human food in most instances will be better for them than any dog food out of can. Gruntle ate all kinds of fruit, too so he was good for eating slightly over ripe fruits. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
-Protection from cats for the many frogs that live here. The smell of a dog reduces incursion by the neighbours pesky cats and possibly also helps keep rats at bay a little. As Gruntle got older and ranged around the yard less, we noticed there were more rats in the garden.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The garden had become a series of small barricades so he could walk around so it is a relief to finally be able to rearrange certain areas of the garden which had become static so the blind old dog could get around without falling over things. It is good to be able to walk around the garden without stepping over things and not having to help the old boy up. I miss him and I will forever but I was glad I got to hang out with him for 14 and a half years. Thanks, Gruntle. You were beautiful.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /><br /></div>
</div>
</div>
Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5294495749245922657.post-20666205939919998322014-02-21T15:15:00.001+08:002014-02-21T15:18:29.775+08:00Welcome to the new year. Yeah, yeah, a bit late, I know. I blame summer. This summer has seemed fierce. No moisture in the air, not even enough cloud for people to get grumpy about how muggy it is.. just the heat and the feeble see breeze on some evenings, that only us lucky Freo folk get coz I reckon it must peter out by the bottom of the next dune.<br />
<br />
The garden is just hanging in, we probably water too often but the garden is our haven and we don't need much more than a happy garden. Dripper line has given us 20 odd minutes reprieve each morning from having to hand water and the "potted orchard" is all still looking pretty happy.<br />
The pests have changed since putting the drip line in. Slaters are much reduced, possibly also because we have changed our mulch this year. Mites seemed to enjoy the dry out there, though. They like dry situations so, with the lack of spray, they had attacked a lot of plants. Too much shade from the much-too-large powton didn't help, nor did us not being very good at feeding things. Summer is a hard time to do anything out there, really.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sKxdiyVc6zg/Uwb74GvjNwI/AAAAAAAAAp4/XeqIXpswoB0/s1600/IMG_9776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sKxdiyVc6zg/Uwb74GvjNwI/AAAAAAAAAp4/XeqIXpswoB0/s1600/IMG_9776.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
If we ate rats and tomato borer grubs we would have had a good summer's feast, sadly it was mostly herbs and the odd dragon fruit, along with three pumpkins which grew themselves. Basil always does well here and that New Zealand spinach stuff that no one actually eats.<br />
<br />
In a moment of autumn hope two weeks ago vegetable and herbs seeds were sown across the Perth suburbs as a cloud drifted across the sky and made us think it would rain soon! It'll be interesting to see how long into March this late summer persists. I'll be glad not to need to water so much though, whenever that is. Maybe when it goes down to only a maximum of 32C, maybe then I can plant those seedlings.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594175504224756529noreply@blogger.com0