Tyler Grace

Jasper Ortega wrote:I also pourd some used cooking oil

What kind of oil? I'd personally never do that but I guess if it's organic and you don't use much it won't do damage. Seems like it would coat the organic matter and repel water...

Just started listening, sounds very interesting so far, thank you!

Do you have an RSS link for the podcast?

I'm definitely no expert on grass seed germination but I'd pay attention to the humidity. Possibly add a cover to the trays if you already don't have one. Or control the humidity in the environment that you're growing in if possible.

the curled leaves make me think it's over-watering but it could be a lot of different things.

Happy Solstice!

I agree that there are alternative ways to do things other than using concrete but I certainly don't trust the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).

I can confirm it's VERY windy in Colorado. A gust of wind just nearly knocked me over.

I never exceed 3", but with fresh leaves and course chips, I may go around 4"-6".

I often use a layer of humus to protect my berms over the winter. I noticed that if I go over 3" it becomes difficult for water and melting snow to penetrate. Same deal with fine wood chips and half-decomposed compressed leaves.

layers, layers, layers...

The weather here changes so often, I make sure I wear layers upon layers so I can remove some if needed. Like today, it's starting out around 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3 C) and is supposed to get into the mid-60s (15.5+ C) with lows at night in the 20s. And who knows, we may have some rogue snow storm move in randomly.

I've thought about attempting this at one of the community gardens that I volunteer at. One of the things holding me back is that fact that so many people eat processed garbage. Even "healthy" people will occasionally binge at fast food restaurants. I guess there would have to be some kind of vetting system if this were to take place in an urban setting where access to highly processed "food" was available.

Thank you for sharing the story.