Gemma Boyd

K Eilander wrote:I recently spied this image on pinterest where they used corrugated metal window wells for raised beds in a geodesic greenhouse.

(For those who don't live areas where basements are common, those are intended to go flat against the foundation of a house and provide a gap for the basement windows to be.)

Not a bad idea for raised beds, because those things are designed to be buried and I'm sure will last a long time.
After all, the material is about the same as the prefabricated metal beds people do all the time - only in a potentially more versitile form.

Then I got to thinking of the British crinkle-crankle walls (wikipedia).

More examples on barnorama: https://www.barnorama.com/15-examples-of-weird-british-wavy-brick-walls/

If one metal section curved outward like in the original pic above, the next could be bolted on to curve inward.  Add a parallel copy of the same thing an arms reach away and fill in between with logs+dirt.  In this way you could design a modular bolt-together raised bed as long as you want!


Making a squiggly raised bed like this would:
1) maximize "the edge" (as in the permaculture design principle)
2) use the minimum amount of bricks (if built with bricks instead of the metal)
3) be less prone to bowing or bursting like the sides of straight-edged beds
4) provide a series of mini sun-traps on the sunward side

Thoughts?

I love them! Great idea!

Jeremy VanGelder wrote:Hi Gemma, I don't know the answer to your visa question right now. But you could look into being Paul Wheaton's Virtual Assistant.[/quote

Thank you, Jeremy.

paul wheaton wrote:

Jeremy VanGelder wrote:Hi Gemma, I don't know the answer to your visa question right now. But you could look into being Paul Wheaton's Virtual Assistant.

Not hiring VAs right now.  Not sure if we will hire VAs again.

If somebody wanted to rack up coin exercising our affiliate programs, that would make some coin.

Thank you. I will look into the affiliate program.

paul wheaton wrote:

I'm from England and I was just wondering if you still accept people from the UK in light of Brexit, please? Also, would I have to get a visa and what type would it be?

Anything about brexit or visa stuff is entirely ignored by us.

Does that mean you will or you won't accept me, please?

Nancy Reading wrote:I love dragonflies - and not just because they make a meal of midges!

They are difficult to photograph though! I like this one:



And this shot is special too:

both from notes fromtheroad travel 'blog

These are really gorgeous photos, Nancy: thank you! 😊

Jay Vinekeeper wrote:

This is a great picture.  Have produced an identical salve from bees wax, comfrey infused in olive oil and a few drops of either lemon grass or peppermint oil for scent.

Started using this and giving it to friends and family perhaps two years ago.  My wife puts it on her chapped lips every night, and we put it on everything from burns and cuts to age spots.  It has been proven highly effective to us.  

It leaves the skin feeling especially nice and seems to strengthen and improve the elasticity of skin.  Wonderful for back and foot massage.

Highly, highly recommended.  The salve alone is effective and no additional fresh poultice is needed.

Easy to make.  I fine chop fresh comfrey and then infuse it for at least two weeks in olive oil.  Melt wax in a small saucepan of water and add infused oil slowly until one achieve the desired consistency.  I think it turns out to be 2-3 parts infused oil to one part bees wax ... or so.

Thank you for the recipe, Jay. Looks great. I make fertilizer for all of my plants out of nettle and comfrey.