Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.

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Alternative fuel source, a lot of old paper, what to do??

I love words that I do not know the meaning of.

Google said, Mycoremediation is a natural environmental cleanup method that uses fungi to break down pollutants ...

2 hours ago

rocket mass heaters

Strawberries in Mediterranean Climate

I would recommend selecting a variety that is heat tolerant.

Plant them with morning sun and afternoon shade.

Make sure that the strawberries get watered and do not dry out for long periods of time.

2 hours ago

berries

How Do You Cover Your Seeds?

Seeds need to make contact with the soil.

Try walking over the area with flat soled shoes so that the shoes don't pick up the seeds/soil.

When we do food plots we drive over the area with the golf cart or mule several times.

3 hours ago

cover crops

corn cob insulation

I have read that in some historic homes, corn cobs have been found that were used as insulation.

To me, grinding up the cob and mixing with lime and water would make excellent thermal mass or insulation for a home or what ever you want to insulate.

11 hours ago

natural building

Alternative fuel source, a lot of old paper, what to do??

Would your company be open to shredding the paper then you could take it home and turn into logs as Olga has suggested?

Once you turn them into logs, they could be sold to replace firewood.

Some threads of interest to you or others:

https://permies.com/t/99804/experience-making-fire-logs-trash

https://permies.com/t/14332/news-paper-logs-making-burning

11 hours ago

rocket mass heaters

raised bed paths ?

Our pathways are a combination of rock paths made from white pea gravel and wood chip paths.

We have rattlesnakes so the white pea gravel helps show off the contrast of their brown bodies.

The tumbled glass paths that Mike suggested are really pretty.

12 hours ago

organic

Travel Ideas

Great thoughts about solving the delimma faced by Nolan.

What I read from the original poster, the OP, is that he wants to train at a specific club or training center though he has no way to get there, as in no transportation.

Dave made some great suggestion as with Ride Share, carpooling and today we have Uber.

It would really be good to hear back from him since he wrote this back in 2014 to see how he is doing now. Did he get the training he wanted?

12 hours ago

cascadia

Mold growth in my bathroom

Anna Fox wrote:[Yeah, correct. I finally called a local mold removal company, FDP Mold Remediation, for an inspection, and unfortunately, it's extensive. They confirmed a deeper issue, not just surface growth. I need a complete remediation, which includes removing and replacing porous, contaminated materials. Trying to DIY wasn't cutting it, and I'm really glad I had them check for the root cause. It's definitely more than just a ventilation fix for me, they suspect a persistent leakage issue is feeding the mold.

When I suggested removing the sheet rock to look for the cause of the mold, I never thought it would result in this ...

1 day ago

homestead

Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

How many people know which state is bigger than Texas?

1 day ago

tinkering with this site

A wicking bed for a high tunnel

I feel you can do the same thing without the plastic containers if you have enough rock and gravel.

This approach is similar to the Ellen White method of tree planting.

You might try it for half of the bed to see what works best.

2 days ago

greening the desert