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Topic Replies Topic Starter Last Post Forum Name
Meader Actinidia vs Virginia Creeper on cattle panel to shade house? Also more advise please 7 S. Marshall
Anne Miller
kiwis
Using plant roots to help secure rock retaining wall 3 S. Marshall
William Bronson
permaculture
Attaching cattle panel trellis to siding for VA creeper shade in summer 13 S. Marshall
Dave de Basque
natural building
Building bench with heat transfer from adjacent stove 15 S. Marshall
thomas rubino
thermal mass
Exchanging air from top floor ceiling to basement floor? 21 S. Marshall
C. Letellier
natural building
Elderberry Bush (tree?) - 2 years old, never grows from old growth 11 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
trees
Has anyone tried Greenhouse within Greenhouse for Giant temp swings (115 day, 30 night) ? 13 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
greenhouses
Rocket Mass Heaters and the home owners dilemma (restrictions...) 12 S. Marshall
Scott Weinberg
rocket mass heaters
greenhouse basic starting point? sticky? 3 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
tinkering with this site
How to overcome the weeds without the black tarp method? What would Sepp Holzer do?
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63 S. Marshall
Anne Miller
gardening for beginners
Recommendations for Zone 3-4 at 8000' that will survive hot & dry summers? 12 S. Marshall
Deborah Wormsbacher
grapes
Bionutrient tea - seal the lid or not? (lactobacillus or aerobic?) 7 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
permaculture
Need advise on how to build 6’ high shelf for water barrels. 9 S. Marshall
Burl Smith
greenhouses
Any place for landscape fabric inside a greenhouse (I originally bought it to help warm the soil) 0 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
greenhouses
Loveage as an accumilator? 6 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
dynamic accumulators
Any reason why I shouldn’t build a hugel against my house? 4 S. Marshall
John C Daley
hugelkultur
Clover vs buckwheat vs…. Squash… vs.. other? 14 S. Marshall
Aurora House
cover crops
Dry climates - using rocks (and/or barrier) under beds to help retain water? 9 S. Marshall
Kim Goodwin
hugelkultur
Soil Structure- is it important to add inorganic soil to balance out lots of added organic material? 21 S. Marshall
Jay Angler
soil
What % inorganic loam should be used alongside organic materials 2 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
hugelkultur
Easy way to quote multiple quotes from different postings in the same thread? 10 S. Marshall
Daniel Schmidt
tinkering with this site
Osha experts - Please help me identify which is Osha? 12 S. Marshall
Heather Sharpe
plants
Green manure - special considerations for dry climates? 11 S. Marshall
Debbie Ann
composting
Simple questions about components 5 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
rainwater catchment
Ideas to warm the soil for high altitude? (Thought I saw post about using a tarp) 18 S. Marshall
Melissa Ferrin
gardening for beginners
Using Urea to speed up compost? 20 S. Marshall
Malek Beitinjan
composting
4 old toilets. Ideas for water basin? 15 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
upcycling
Gas Insert - Replace Tempered Glass with Ceramic Glass? 3 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
wood burning stoves
Thermosyphons - do others have experience to share? 11 S. Marshall
Ellendra Nauriel
projects
Previous homeowner landscaped with rocks. Is it best I remove them? 21 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
gardening for beginners
Seed exchanges for high altitude or Colorado? 8 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
fruit trees
Comfrey placement near asphalt and home foundation? 4 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
gardening for beginners
Searching for posts that discuss/explain Root Stocks? (Sepp Holzer example inside) 9 S. Marshall
Dennis Bangham
propagation
Recommendations for fruit tree nursery for higher elevation and zone 3-4 8 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
fruit trees
Plant/Tree placement on slopes with terraces 4 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
permaculture
Anyone use a vibration tool to help get soil to settle when building? 6 S. Marshall
Arthur Angaran
hugelkultur
Preparing bed above shallow bedrock. Advantages? 2 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
tips for awkward spots
Leave rocks in soil or try to get them out? 4 S. Marshall
Ash Jackson
soil
Weather data for where Sepp's farm is 0 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
sepp holzer
Are small rocks bad for building steep terrace? (before I make a huge mistake!) 19 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
earthworks
Planting tree with little soil on bedrock? 11 S. Marshall
Hester Winterbourne
tips for awkward spots
Insulating the ground for SHCS/Climate Battery/Heat storage 14 S. Marshall
Mart Hale
greenhouses
Insulating the underground perimeter of greenhouse and with what materials? 14 S. Marshall
Mike Haasl
greenhouses
Vermiculture outside in winter? 9 S. Marshall
S. Marshall
composting