Land, plant and animal system management

Important ideas and topics for living a resilient life in times of change and crisis

Using nature as a model, coupled with human pattern recognition and forethought to create and nudge interconnected systems toward improved output, lower input.

We are aiming for a low impact, more sustainable way of living and being that draws inspiration from permaculture principals.

Boosting plant and ecosystem health with compost tea

Fertigating is the practice of irrigating and fertilising simultaneously. To achieve this we brew liquid compost 'tea' using an assortment of fresh and decaying plant material. Learn how to easily make, brew and deliver compost tea or other liquid fertiliser. You can use all sorts of organic, nutrient rich, biodegradable substance.

The breakthrough come with the venturi mixer which allows for easy distribution of the heavy, smelly liquid.

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Bull shit - Garden gold

It's not everyday that you get offered a trailer load of bull shit and hay.

Friends of ours had access to a supply of the rich smelling garden additive just over their fence and I couldn't pass it up.

Our new, extended garden area is now fully mulched and the worms are doing their bit to transform it into the ideal growing medium.

August 29, 2010

Compost Manure

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