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Permaculture and Homestead Blogging on the Traditional Catholic Homestead in Idaho! Jump to popular topics here: Propagating Morels!, Continuous Brew Kombucha!, and The Perfect Homestead Cow!
Vic Johanson
"I must Create a System, or be enslaved by another Man's"--William Blake
Vic Johanson
"I must Create a System, or be enslaved by another Man's"--William Blake
Don't fall for the My-Place-Is-Special, It-Won't-Happen-Here Syndrome.
Cristo Balete wrote:I had the same problem with hugel mounds. The rodents were thrilled, everything dried out worse than ever.
I switched over to hugel pits, as deep as my patience allows at the time. Even just one shovel blade deep works. I soak the wood first, try to fill it in with a mixture of stuff. I mound it a little, because it will settle. Mulch it thickly with mowed stuff. Then it doesn't matter if they get into it from below because the sun isn't involved, there are fewer creatures in a wet and damp zone like a hugel pit.
Don't fall for the My-Place-Is-Special, It-Won't-Happen-Here Syndrome.
Don't fall for the My-Place-Is-Special, It-Won't-Happen-Here Syndrome.
Don't fall for the My-Place-Is-Special, It-Won't-Happen-Here Syndrome.
Cristo Balete wrote:Maria, I'm pretty sure slugs are a weather thing and change with each year depending on rainfall. It's not about hugel mounds or pits. There is another thread going on here about thick mulch and too many slugs, but I'll bet that changes with each year as well.
I agree with putting coffee grounds down for slugs because that will also improve your soil and helps with an alkaline pH. Also, sunken half-full beer bowls or a little baker's yeast in leftover fruit juice in sunken bowls, cleaned out each morning. They come for the scent of the yeast. A neighbor of mine takes great delight in cutting each slug in half with scissors. A little morbid for my purposes, but whatever floats your boat.
Permaculture and Homestead Blogging on the Traditional Catholic Homestead in Idaho! Jump to popular topics here: Propagating Morels!, Continuous Brew Kombucha!, and The Perfect Homestead Cow!
Liz
Permaculture and Homestead Blogging on the Traditional Catholic Homestead in Idaho! Jump to popular topics here: Propagating Morels!, Continuous Brew Kombucha!, and The Perfect Homestead Cow!
Why does your bag say "bombs"? The reason I ask is that my bag says "tiny ads" and it has stuff like this:
Got a New Homestead? Here is What You Need to Know to Before You Start a Homestead
https://permies.com/t/97104/Starting-homestead-strong-foundation
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