Tatton Blackner

John C Daley wrote:That will be a lovely house when finished.
Hemp crete has slightly different properties and if your blackberry stuff is similar, then it may work.
How do you plant to process the plants you have already ?
Do you have any clay around?
What is the climate like in your region?

blackberry is similar to the hemp as far as the canes go.  I was planning on cutting them into 3-5 inch chunks and mixing with slip in a cement mixer.  There should be clay around I saw a few patches when I was up there a week or so ago .  Is northern humbolt redwood country.

Hello all!  I am in the process of purchasing 80 acres in Northern California. There is an incomplete stick built house/structure on the property already.  I’m inheriting someone else’s plan for a house so until I have the ability and time to build the  wofati-esq home of my dreams I am planning on finishing the 2x6 I insulated building.  I will have tons of time, less monies.  I was looking at slip straw as an insulating fill in between the studs.  My question for the forums was as follows (now that the back story is there).  I have acres and acres of invasive Himalayan blackberries.  I need to clear many of them away.  Has anyone ever used the chopped dried canes as a building medium ? I was thinking of using this plant that I have too much of in conjugation with some smaller particles sawdust and wood chip to make a mix for the slip straw fill. If this is a terrible idea please let me know why?