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I do not believe that permaculture is about instant gratification. I do not believe it is about who has the biggest or the most swales. I do not believe that it is about asking on a message board for “the … Continue reading →

I am always looking for stuff to help me with my trees __that is not designed to be toxic__ ie. is not a biocide, does not end with the four letters C I D E. Of course they have now … Continue reading →

Once again it is December, it is cold for a California boy (I think it’s supposed to be 60 tonight), my fruit trees are losing their leaves, and therefore it’s time again to consider chill hours. There is a calculator … Continue reading →

Like many others I decided I would try putting a layer of chicken wire down to prevent gophers from destroying plants (in my case trees) I tried two different ways and thank goodness I didn’t go whole hog and do … Continue reading →

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. An observation that a human’s developing embryo goes through stages appearing to be similar to stages in our evolutionary history. Early on we look like some very early chordates (sort of worm like). [and of course men … Continue reading →

A couple of months ago I attended a great class offered by the Southern California Rare Fruit Growers Association. It was on air-layering. Air-layering is a technique to propagate woody trees by tricking them into believing that a branch has … Continue reading →

I think often, about how I can live on my property without killing the animals that were already there – even accidentally kill them. That is one of the reasons I spent so much time and effort on my gopher … Continue reading →

So I just spent a couple of hours exchanging several emails with a wonderful guy who has the website www.Californiaherps.com He is very knowledgeable and has a lot of information on his website that will help one identify a snake … Continue reading →

^quote Radioactive polonium-210 contained in phosphate fertilizers is absorbed by the roots of plants (such as tobacco) and stored in its tissues.[109][110][111] Tobacco plants fertilized by rock phosphates contain polonium-210, which emits alpha radiation estimated to cause about 11,700 lung … Continue reading →

I have a lot of pill bugs in my vermiculture area. Or at least had. I opened it up today and not one was visible and in looking around I suddenly saw…. A Western spadefoot toad. They come out in … Continue reading →