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Floating Gardens Bangladeshi-style - Anyone ever try this elsewhere?

 
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If you're not familiar with it already, here's the article from the BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200910-the-remarkable-floating-gardens-of-bangladesh

It looks amazing. Has anyone tried this elsewhere? If so, how'd it go? Have to say, looks like a great use for those bloody invasives.

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What are invasives?
Southern Marshes of Iraq have floating communities as do some parts of Africa from memory.
 
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Here are some threads you might like about floating gardens or chinampas.

https://permies.com/t/63991/Images-Chinampas-share-teaching-education

https://permies.com/t/69627/Mexico-City-fishermen-fight-save

https://permies.com/t/74407/chinampas

https://permies.com/t/109727/Floating-Gardens

 
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Interesting! Thanks for the link.

Farmers always seem to find a way.
 
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