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paul

I think Hazel would be a perfect tree for a food forest. They are a good food crop plus if coppiced properly can provide building materials, poles for use in the garden and fuel.

paul

I have just started growing cut and come again Cauliflower which is a perennial and produces 10 or more small heads a year plus sprouting heads and the leaves are edible.

I have read mixed reviews so it is a bit of an experiment

paul

I like the new look. Well done John

Paul

Well the site certainly looks different.

Well done all for keeping the site going. I believe this is a very important site and need preserving.

I am a graphics guy so if there is anything I can do to help just ask

Paul

doofaloofa wrote:"Never work with children or animals" WC Fields

Or indeed politicians.

paul

Just done a quick write up of the the day we built the dome

Find it here

Paul

After being let down by a completely greedy git on Gumtree I have decided to not use IBCs at all and custom build my sump tank, fish tank and grow beds. I was going to completely bury the sump tank and I thought what is the point of digging a big hole and then putting an IBC in it when I could just ...

We are going to try onions in the aquaponics system this year if I can get it built in time

paul

I tried seeds last year for the first time and now we have more onions than we know what to do with.

I got my seeds from the real seed company. I sowed paris early and sturon on the 25th of august and overwintered them in the poly tunnel and then planted them out in the spring.

paul

They would be great for drying clothes in.

paul

They are the best structure for standing up to strong winds. paul That's precisely why we decided to build one. I am surprised at just how stiff the whole structure actually is. You could easily walk on it. I was leaning a ladder against it yesterday to tape up all the seams to make it water tight ...

I have bought a couple of IBCs from Gumtree and I may have a chance of another one or two as well. The plan is to build a simple solar powered single IBC aquaponics system this year as a learning aid to building a bigger system in the future. I can use the other IBCs for temperature regulation. http...

They are the best structure for standing up to strong winds.

paul

Some pictures of the build http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s523/TinyAllotment/2015-07-19%2012.28.29_zpshtcuepoo.jpg?t=1437304000 http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s523/TinyAllotment/2015-07-19%2013.13.45_zpsjtva0ofh.jpg?t=1437304002 http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s523/TinyAllotment/IMG_34...