Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.
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Yes, trees can predict what kind of soil you have.

I have several kinds of oaks and juniper trees.  They seem to like soil that does not need much water.
4 hours ago
When we moved here I planted Four O'Clocks because my mother loved them.  Unfortunately cut worms got them all.
4 hours ago

Csaba Czirko wrote:Also my girlfriend is biologist and she knows what these materials could do with our health and our environment.
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If my partner, spouse, or friend, thought the glues are a bad idea, I would value their opinion.

Maybe it would be good to switch to a natural glue?

https://permies.com/t/369248/Natural-glue-finer-woodworking-lutherie

Other threads of interest:

https://permies.com/t/171262/Wood-glue-alternatives

https://permies.com/t/286604/Cutting-Board-Glues-safe
7 hours ago
When the fire ants took over my garden and I had to abandoned the garden, I went back to work.

I wish I had know about used dish water, soapy water or vinegar back then.

I would suggest cutting the trees as you get firewood orders.  I see no reason the cut and store wood to be sold.

My favorite permaculture principle is observation.  What does observation tell you about the homestead?
8 hours ago
I have had sleep problems for a lot of years.

I bought Lavender Essential oil and Chamomile Essential oil and a warmer.  That has been the best buy of the century.
1 day ago

Alder Burns wrote:The other critical thing to remember about this is that rural sites dependent on wells for water....the well pump won't run without power!  In California at least, the power company would preemptively shut the power off in any high wind event, since the likelihood of a fire start due to the power lines etc. and wind is a proven deadly likelihood....this was responsible for the disastrous Camp Fire which ate the town of Paradise.  So a generator or other backup system capable of running the well pump is practically essential in many such situations, especially if that water is being relied on for fire suppression practices.



We have a rain water catchment system for when power is out and we need water.  It also works for fire suppression practices though we have not tried that out.
1 day ago
I have been seeing more yellow jackets this year, too.

In  another topic, I mentioned we are seeing very few bees so I wonder if there is a connection?
2 days ago
Small garden copper stakes probably will not attract lightening.  Hundreds of them, maybe??
2 days ago
I am curious, young plants had what looks like straw mulch though mature plants are on plastic.  Wouldn't the straw have been a better option? Wood chips might have been an even better choice.

Joao mentioned slugs.  I have heard soapy water will kill them.
We used to go to some auctions where folks bought unopened boxes.  Kind of like on the show Storage Wars.  

We went buy some of the auctions at Storage places and there were so many people there were not parking spaces left.

And then there are livestock auctions....



3 days ago