Susan Pierson

Somehow, a rabbit or rabbits gor into my fenced garden. First I saw a big one and now at least one little one. Any suggestions about how to drive them out?

Years ago, I lived in Southern New Hampshire among folks who started Gap Mountain Mountain Permaculture which is no longer operating. Two of the folks who lived there, Doug Clayton and David Jacke, designed and built what they named the Mouldering Toilet, which they built as an addition to Doug's house, not a separate building. If you look up Gap Mountain Permaculture, Mouldering Toilet, you will be able to find many references to it and praise for the design. David Jacke went on to co-author Edible Forest Gardens with Eric Toensmeier (https://www.edibleforestgardens.com/about-the-authors) which many of you probably have on your bookshelf. They have written other books as well.

This link has a drawing of the plan in the below link. I saw in another post when I googled Gap Mountain Permaculture, Mouldering Toilet and someone was asking about it David replied and said he would pm her. With further exploration, you might be able to find out more.

https://prospectrockpermaculture.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/herbal-labyrinth-sacred-geometry-and-holy-defecation/

Although it's been many years, I remember that it didn't smell, the pee didn't make everything soggy due to the design, they used sawdust or shavings for carbon and it was two chambered in addition to the small room being a pleasant light filled room - windows)  Doug and his wife would use only one chamber until it was full, then let it sit for a few years at which point they would dig out the perfectly decomposed humanure to spread on their fruit trees. It was also built on a slight slope, but I can't remember how much of one. Doug had worked for someone (probably in the 70s)  who had a Clivus Multrum, a commercial composting toilet from the 70s and into today and that was very stinky because that early design didn't deal with the pee properly. A very unpleasant job and a learning experience that helped him and David create a much improved model

The Mouldering Toilet design worked very well and is worth exploring. Like others here, I have no idea how it wouldn't be cold in the winter but good luck!

Dave Jacke, if you see this, I hope I remembered this right and that maybe you can e of more help. I haven't seen you since those times but permaculture has been very important in my life and may thanks to you and Doug for introducing me to it.

Yesterday May 30), xintd.robert19901220 texted me:

Pennsylvania Department of Motor Vehicls (PADMV) Final Notice: Enforcement penalties begin May 31. Our records show that you still have an outstanding traffic ticket. In accordance with Pennsylvania (PA) State administrative code 15C-16.003....

It goes on from thereat great length and demands payment by May 31, the next day, or face all sorts of dire consequences.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, not Motor Vehicles, is PennDOT.

I tried the website on my laptop and it didn't exist..

I must get at least five scam texts a day warning me that my system is outdated, that something is wrong with my system etc.etc but my favorite so far is this:

Urgent: Susan, your gadget is currently suspended. Kindly extend at 71oksrk....


A lot of folks get taken in by telephone scams that say that the person owes back taxes and the police will come to arrrest them if they don't pay up right away.

Hello Permies!

I live in eastern Pennsylvania. I have raised beds on top of clay soil but the raised beds didn't have much soil in them and because of the terrible drought last year, I didn't really do much io try to build up the soil in the raised beds. The concrete 'apron' next to the barn had accumulated decomposed organic compost-like soil which we pushed into a big pile. It is, of course, full of weed seeds, now starting to sprout.

My question is: How do I build that accumulated soil into real productive garden soil? Time? Cover crops? Some leaf mold as mulch on top?

I may have a nitrogen test, not sure but want to get this question to all of you.

Thanks!

Agree with freezing first. The wax becomes hard and you might be able to flick it off of the cloth or gently rub the cloth back and forth so the wax breaks up and falls off the cloth.

Ironing it will just drive the wax into the cloth.

Yikes - no roof removal - it still has the original slate roof plus it's all very well built and solid.

I'll check with some local folks about blown in since there are many choices. I should be able to rent one from Home Depot and we have another rental company nearby that might have one. This is a very populous area so I should be able to find one.

I might be able to get help but the space is still so tight. My dad must have put or had that insulation installed - no idea how he did it!

I live in an 1880s house in eastern Pennsylvania. Recently, I cleaned out the bat guano and old fiberglass insulation from under the peak of the roof above a small 100 sq ft) room. Access is through a 2 x 2 1/2' removable panel in the ceiling of a small cupboard on the interior side of the room. The ceiling  this room slopes down to the exterior. This space below the roof peak is very tight - I'm not a big person (5' 4", 120 lbs) and cleaning out the guano and pulling up the old yucky insulation from the slope of the ceiling was very awkward, difficult and exhausting - plus I'm I'm 74!. I don't think - don't want to - could do the reverse - place the new rolls of insulation on the horizontal and then down the slope of the ceiling, especially toward the outside end of that space. It will be all I can do to completely finish vacuuming out the little guano that remains.

Any suggestions for a more natural blown in type insulation?

Thanks, I will check it out!

What is the smallest rocket mass heater? I only have room for a small Jotul stove. Any ideas?