Outdoors thread

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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Penner » Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:45 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:
Speaker to Animals wrote:Why not build a terrace? You don't really need an incline for it to work. Just box in an area and fill it with good soil.
More expensive, and I'm interested in building skills for larger-scale food production. I need to learn about fixing bad soil, and a bit of permaculture.
have you ever tried using raised garden beds?


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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Penner » Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:49 pm

Here is another example:

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Post by C-Mag » Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:14 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:
Speaker to Animals wrote:Why not build a terrace? You don't really need an incline for it to work. Just box in an area and fill it with good soil.
More expensive, and I'm interested in building skills for larger-scale food production. I need to learn about fixing bad soil, and a bit of permaculture.
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Post by SuburbanFarmer » Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:17 pm

Penner wrote:Here is another example:

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My neighbor has boxes in the front yard. They spent quite a bit, but they get massive tomato harvests.
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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Penner » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:06 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:
Penner wrote:Here is another example:

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My neighbor has boxes in the front yard. They spent quite a bit, but they get massive tomato harvests.
You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:


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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Penner » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:09 pm

Here is another video:

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Post by C-Mag » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:13 pm

Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:



Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.
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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Speaker to Animals » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:14 pm

If I were doing it with limited space, I'd go with boxes like that too, coupled with the milpas concept for at least one or two. I was looking at a video last night where an Incan was explaining his villages terrace system. They can produce far more food than you might expect in some fairly rugged terrain. It might be worth learning how they do it, especially if you live on a mountain, which is basically what I want to do.

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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by Penner » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:21 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:



Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.

Not really:

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Re: Outdoors thread

Post by SuburbanFarmer » Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:39 pm

C-Mag wrote:
Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:



Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.
Looks like a giant pile of fucking weeds to me lol.
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