Indrek Pringi

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Because the garden is in the middle of a forest and is surrounded by tall trees, most of the sunlight doesn't occur overhead, but at an angle when the sun is lower.  My problem with using trellises is that they block the sun.  The only place I can use a trellis is at the back of my beds, and because most of the vegetables I'm planting  (like tomatoes, beans, peas, cucumbers)  need support and if supported will grow upwards: I can't used a trellis or sticks on the front bed of my garden or else they will block the sun from reaching other plants.  Any ideas?
6 years ago
How'd you like to make one for me?
Ill pay you whatever you want.
there's no way I can make my own.
Don't have the tools.
8 years ago
Thanks for the info John: do you make or sell rocket stoves?  My place is about 30 miles from the Hawkesbury bridge.
8 years ago
I have a house in the laurentiens which I want to heat with a rocket stove mass heater:
I've seen videos where people make their own custom rocket stoves but I don't have any welding equipment
and living in laurentiens there is no clay to be found so what material can I use for the mass?
Is there anyone in Quebec who knows about rocket stoves?  Help!
8 years ago
Thanks for all the info!
I'm just starting to learn about this stuff.
No more ashes on the compost heap.
8 years ago
Oh I forgot... what's the best PH for soil to work for?  Also If the PH is too much one way or the other, what remedies can fix it?

I'm planting wildflowers next Spring all over.
It's an acre of cleared land in the middle of a forest in the Quebec laurentiens with all kinds of plants already there.  I don't want a lawn, but more grass seeds should help the flowers grow.  Am I right?
8 years ago
Ah!  Thanks!
6.5 - 6.0 okay....
7.0 or more not okay...
Good... now all I have to do is get a soil test kit and find out what the PH of the soil is.
8 years ago
My question is:  Does adding ashes from a  fireplace to your compost harm or help a compost pile?
I have a wood stove up north and I've been throwing the ashes from it on top of my compost pile of leaves and kitchen scraps.... which is pretty big.
Is this a good idea or not?  I look at the pile of leaves and at the pile of ashes on top of the leaves and I worry that I'm adding too much ashes.
8 years ago