It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com
Pamela Melcher
Happiness, Health, Peace and Abundance for All.
Justin Wood wrote:Yvonne,
* There is are huge discussions about whether DE works when it is wet or only when dry. I give you my observation. DE is a very light powder. Even slight moisture will disperse the DE, making it less effective. I think this is why people say that it cannot work when it is wet. But again, the human body is mostly water and DE works in those wet conditions. I think wet DE works in the body because it can't run off anywhere and is forced through the body's system.
Justin Wood wrote:Here is my general strategy for our DE use inside and outside the home:
I personally use DE for zone zero - inside the house, specifically inside of me. Our brand of DE is about 1/3 calcium bentonite (CB). This has amazing synergistic effects for everything from killing internal parasites to pulling heavy metals out of the body. We also use this for odor control for pets and our 2 year old who is working on potty trainingWe also used DE amazingly well for fleas in our house from a cat. Here is the story my wife wrote about our flea encounter - http://myabundantliving.com/fleas-no-more/
Justin Wood wrote:* DE kills all the bugs it comes into contact with so I use it sparingly outside.
Justin Wood wrote:* I focus my DE use with animals - chicken dust bath, flies around specific animal locations (but I am moving away from a barn model), etc.
http://notquitethereyethomestead.blogspot.com/ --On the highway going from here to there the question is oft asked "are we there yet". The oft given answer is "not quite yet". So it goes with life and with my little piece of it. This is my story. I get to tell it my way. I hope you enjoy it.
Revisiting Eden... A creationist considering the earth, and the little spot I own.
Dan Kline wrote:We have frequent guests in our home, and some who stay for days at a time. One of these brought bedbugs. That is when I learned about DE. It did the trick with bedbugs.
There are some who write about vermiculture (worm composting) who say DE does not harm earthworms. One gardener wrote that they put DE in the soil to deter moles and voles. Does it? I know castor bean oil does that, but DE?
I had not thought of DE internally. Jason writes that it helps take out heavy metals from the body. Just this evening I was told by a friend how they eat charcoal to deal with heavy metals in the body. Really?
My question about both these claims stems from my general skepticism about all such claims. What studies back up these claims?
Dan Kline wrote: One gardener wrote that they put DE in the soil to deter moles and voles. Does it? I know castor bean oil does that, but DE?
I had not thought of DE internally. Jason writes that it helps take out heavy metals from the body. Just this evening I was told by a friend how they eat charcoal to deal with heavy metals in the body. Really?
My question about both these claims stems from my general skepticism about all such claims. What studies back up these claims?
http://notquitethereyethomestead.blogspot.com/ --On the highway going from here to there the question is oft asked "are we there yet". The oft given answer is "not quite yet". So it goes with life and with my little piece of it. This is my story. I get to tell it my way. I hope you enjoy it.
Yvonne Chick wrote:
(just a quick note that it's Justin, not Jason. I don't imagine he'll mind, but good to note)
Thanks, again, for the great info!
http://notquitethereyethomestead.blogspot.com/ --On the highway going from here to there the question is oft asked "are we there yet". The oft given answer is "not quite yet". So it goes with life and with my little piece of it. This is my story. I get to tell it my way. I hope you enjoy it.
Yvonne Chick wrote: We have nutrient-depleted soil, as well and, during our short off-season, as we approach our 2nd year on this land, we are drawing up both our short- and long-term approaches with an eye toward integrating permaculture principles into all we do here as fully as possible. All new thoughts are completely welcome , always, as saving time later is nothing but good and, as well, sometimes concepts need to sift in over time waiting for the point at which they naturally fit into the bigger process.
I got this tall by not having enough crisco in my diet as a kid. This ad looks like it had plenty of shortening:
Our perennial nursery has sprouted!
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