tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post5675384638207852193..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Oh brother, this is brilliant!Danihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-68945162295164019512013-05-31T11:05:23.745+02:002013-05-31T11:05:23.745+02:00Rogan - Welcome :) Thank you. Sharing is everyth...Rogan - Welcome :) Thank you. Sharing is everything - and will certainly help everyone here to benefit from mistakes made and learnt :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-11498633325514839132013-05-31T08:23:56.789+02:002013-05-31T08:23:56.789+02:00Oh, Dani! Your blog is a blessing to me! When my w...Oh, Dani! Your blog is a blessing to me! When my wife and I finally move to Rietkuil in the not too distant future we will certainly duplicate many of your gardening methods - very inspirational!Roganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10623523302533377087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-68008383269976212122011-05-20T07:53:23.113+02:002011-05-20T07:53:23.113+02:00emilysincerely - I will be trying a combination of...emilysincerely - I will be trying a combination of things - raised beds, straw beds, am even considering wicking beds... - I need to find out exactly what is going to work the best for us.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-32642756814891544362011-05-20T04:09:36.979+02:002011-05-20T04:09:36.979+02:00Hi Dani, Sounds like a neat thing. I hope you have...Hi Dani, Sounds like a neat thing. I hope you have great success. We have such hard hard ground here so I built raised beds (w/husbands help!)but it would nice to use a bale of straw here and there to grow other things. I will check out your links. Keep us posted! EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-87074106343256623472011-05-18T13:59:34.808+02:002011-05-18T13:59:34.808+02:00MC - have heard of this option of fertilizing befo...MC - have heard of this option of fertilizing before - they reckon it is very good for tomatoes LOL. But, yes, will research it...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-82606260822409500452011-05-18T13:08:19.220+02:002011-05-18T13:08:19.220+02:00It sure is an option ... LOL ... a brilliant optio...It sure is an option ... LOL ... a brilliant option ... LOL.<br /><br />Seriously, though, research it ... it's perfect, really.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108064010179241173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-21325539794770794682011-05-18T12:33:32.210+02:002011-05-18T12:33:32.210+02:00wickets - have also got a lot of info on square fo...wickets - have also got a lot of info on square foot gardening, but the you have to have soil you can work with. Ours is so hard in summer - it will take an enormous amount of compost to make it friable.<br /><br />Yeah - also thought of asking at my local nursery for a fertilizer high in nitrogen. Alternatively, MC's option is also a possibility LOLOLOLOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-79787328942468008042011-05-18T12:05:19.692+02:002011-05-18T12:05:19.692+02:00I'm a fan of Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot...I'm a fan of Mel Bartholomew's Square Foot Gardening methods<br />^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br /><br />ditto on that....best little books evah!<br /><br />The bales sounded incredibly interesting until the crystal meth/bomb making ingredients came into play.....regular fertilizer from the local hardware store isnt good enough??? HAHAwicketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681040957207477353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-85305687922098467452011-05-18T09:13:45.823+02:002011-05-18T09:13:45.823+02:00MC - Feel it's only fair to link to my source ...MC - Feel it's only fair to link to my source of inspiration - if I can remember where that is - don't always do so LOLDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-35190593788585402712011-05-18T07:11:17.857+02:002011-05-18T07:11:17.857+02:00Hey, Julianne! Nice to see you here, and thank yo...Hey, Julianne! Nice to see you here, and thank you for saying you'll be checking in on my little blog every once in a while :)<br /><br />Thank you, Dani, for mentioning me in YOURS ... wow ... I hope and pray I make new friends from this nice surprise.<br /><br />The more the merrier :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108064010179241173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-44907160711389124672011-05-17T16:13:13.387+02:002011-05-17T16:13:13.387+02:00Frann - I saw your tomatoes - they look good :-)
...Frann - I saw your tomatoes - they look good :-)<br /><br />See you also have to use a wind screen! The wind is hectic, but often I wonder how much hotter it would be without it?Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-43786871338932010112011-05-17T16:04:10.410+02:002011-05-17T16:04:10.410+02:00Well I will be watching and as I already have my p...Well I will be watching and as I already have my plants in for this year here in Terlingua it may be the thing to do next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-47525397647272803142011-05-17T15:55:39.382+02:002011-05-17T15:55:39.382+02:00Julianne - welcome. And thank you for all the hin...Julianne - welcome. And thank you for all the hints and tips. They are very welcome. The more info I can get at the start of this new direction, the better...!<br /><br />I'm off now to check up on the links you provided :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-7816298429957728562011-05-17T14:39:39.526+02:002011-05-17T14:39:39.526+02:00Just a couple of observations . . .
Please be care...Just a couple of observations . . .<br />Please be careful of providing too much nitrogen. You could end up with lots of foliage and no edible produce. A <a href="http://www.co.clay.mn.us/Depts/Extensio/ExAPHydr.htm" rel="nofollow"> link </a> provided on one of the links you mentioned shows the directions from the folks at Univ of Florida who are credited with developing the idea says the firstJust Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435243567550439056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-40249444020576481512011-05-17T14:37:23.705+02:002011-05-17T14:37:23.705+02:00Jane - have tried the bags of soil. I find they g...Jane - have tried the bags of soil. I find they get too waterlogged, even with drainage holes at the base - reckon the weight of the bag doesn't help the drainage...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-50348319964141716812011-05-17T14:35:52.908+02:002011-05-17T14:35:52.908+02:00They make crystal Meth with ammonium nitrate here ...They make crystal Meth with ammonium nitrate here and it can be very hard to obtain unless you have a license in some states. But I have seen something like this done with bags of soil instead of the bales. You just open a hole in the bag and plant the plant. Cant wait to see how it works out for you.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-55534094915630308232011-05-17T13:41:58.588+02:002011-05-17T13:41:58.588+02:00Mr H - I thought so too :-) Especially for those ...Mr H - I thought so too :-) Especially for those of us with difficult ground!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-15448903255152814732011-05-17T13:24:03.303+02:002011-05-17T13:24:03.303+02:00What an unusual way to grow plants...very interest...What an unusual way to grow plants...very interesting. I'm off to check out your links.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.com