Nathan Chapman

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Maybe you should have a chapter in there about what NOT to put in the feeder toilet.
Some medications contain heavy metals, some are antibiotics. Some medications or supplements come out undigested. Some people dump bottles of Mr. Yuck in the toilet as a disposal method.
The persistant nasties shouldn't be scattered around your trees or your yard.
2 months ago
Back in 2021 with COVID still of concern, we lost interest in venturing out for a tree. I had a wrapped gift for my sweety, but no tree to put it under. So I thought of wooden things that would be big enough for a few presents underneath and opportunities to hang decorations, and came up with the following:
1 year ago
In our backyard, we have a Bartlett pear tree, and a Bosc pear tree.
The Bosc pear tree produces fruit that ripens best if harvested before the pear fall off the tree, then ripened at room temperature till ripe per the soft neck test.
The Bartlett pear are best harvested when they fall off the tree, or are about to fall off the tree. As the season progresses and the pear start to yellow, the pear fruit are checked for ripeness daily, by lifting each fruit until they are nearly horizontal. If the whole stem pops of the tree, it is ripe, and was just harvested. If a fruit doesn't pop off the tree, it is left on the tree to be checked each subsequent day until it is ripe and pops off the tree.
Since the Bartlett pears are checked only once per day, many pear become ripe and fall off the tree in the interim. Fortunately, there are a whole bunch of thickly growing rushes beneath the pear tree. They resemble Horsetail, but without bushy tops, and are evergreen. They stand up to 4' tall, and their stems do a great job of catching falling pear, preventing bruising. They also make it hard for passing raccoon to get to the fallen pear.
Perhaps there are other plants that can grow beneath a tree that could catch and protect falling fruit. Any ideas?
See attached pictures for examples of the rushes talent at catching pear.
2 years ago
This picture shows several trellising methods. A 4' high fence (hidden by greenery) along the public sidewalk supports a Trumpet Vine showing it's pretty red flowers. In front of the fence is a potted Jostaberry Bush. Buttercup Squash planted nearby use the Trumpet Vine and Jostaberry Bush as supports to grow on. A volunteer Cherry Tomato growing at the base of the Jostaberry Bush pot uses the whole Jostaberry Bush as a support to grow on, no cage required. The Jostaberry finished fruiting just as the Cherry Tomato started to dominate, making for perfect succession planting. Tomatoes will grow throughout most plants. Rose Bushes make nice scaffolds, except the thorns tear at the fruit and your flesh!
My girlfriend had a crew come and prune a Big Leaf Maple that was blocking the view in the back yard. The branches have been used to support several growies in the front yard.

Several support a few varieties of Pole Beans.

One was bridged across two posts that train/support Apple trees, then twine was run down to stakes in the ground placed by volunteer Cherry Tomatoes sprouting in the area. The Tomatoes are wrapped around the twine as it grows. Side branches are broken off.


How about something along the lines of:

"Most Effective Permaculture Technique to... X"

Where "X" would be the end goal desired, such as, "improved soil", "tastiest vegetable", "reduce fuel use", "sequest carbon", etc.
Perhaps, it would end up being a ranking of the SKIP Badges, PEP Badges, and BB's for achieving a particular goal.