It's Not Easy Staying Green
May 25th 2016, 2:00 am
#31
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
The cheapest large storage units we've been able to find are the bladders used by the US army. Ours holds about 13,000 litres and filled in about a couple of weeks with a hose run from the downspout. (A guy on Denman Island sells these bladders.)
What are the bylaws restricting water use in your area? We have four stages now with lawn watering limited to two days a week and stage 4 prohibiting all outdoor water use and limiting water consumption to cooking and "personal" essentials. Last year, the town reached stage 3 and almost got to stage 4. This is why we now have our own backup store of water although I can't see anybody stopping watering their vegetables altogether even if stage 4 does come into effect.
What are the bylaws restricting water use in your area? We have four stages now with lawn watering limited to two days a week and stage 4 prohibiting all outdoor water use and limiting water consumption to cooking and "personal" essentials. Last year, the town reached stage 3 and almost got to stage 4. This is why we now have our own backup store of water although I can't see anybody stopping watering their vegetables altogether even if stage 4 does come into effect.
May 25th 2016, 12:20 pm
#33
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Our other place has a well. We were there this weekend. The water needs treatment (sulphur, iron and calcium). The kit is installed but the filters haven't been changed in a while. The water currently looks and smells like the morning after a vindaloo washed down with Coors.
May 25th 2016, 12:41 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Our other place has a well. We were there this weekend. The water needs treatment (sulphur, iron and calcium). The kit is installed but the filters haven't been changed in a while. The water currently looks and smells like the morning after a vindaloo washed down with Coors.
May 26th 2016, 12:11 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Dbd you are brilliant, what an amazing idea, I've never heard of this, but will certainly give it a try next year. I'm not really very green thumbed, but I am trying beans in pots. We have also made a wooden frame to hold a one ton bag (they sell them for rubble and grain) and have filled it with soil and it's round the side of the house as a raised bed, I'm going to try beet root and carrots I think. I cannot grow a tomato here for love or money. I have bought all manner of tomato plants, and never had anything edible. I had success with them before, but not here. I have given up on them.
May 26th 2016, 12:19 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Well, yes, I think so, but all credit for the straw bale garden, all gardening in fact, goes to the actually brilliant I2C.
what an amazing idea, I've never heard of this, but will certainly give it a try next year. I'm not really very green thumbed, but I am trying beans in pots. We have also made a wooden frame to hold a one ton bag (they sell them for rubble and grain) and have filled it with soil and it's round the side of the house as a raised bed, I'm going to try beet root and carrots I think. I cannot grow a tomato here for love or money. I have bought all manner of tomato plants, and never had anything edible. I had success with them before, but not here. I have given up on them.
May 26th 2016, 12:34 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
My stepdaughter's done pretty good with them. Two years ago she produced loads and loads and loads of cucumbers that were fabulous. Not sure what happened last year.
She's adding corn and water melon this time.
Strawberries work quite well. She also had Alpine Strawberries but they're a waste of space. No flavour at all.
May 26th 2016, 1:44 pm
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May 26th 2016, 2:25 pm
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May 26th 2016, 2:47 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Hay is another thing to straw, I expect there's a whole world of controversy between hay and straw bale advocates. I'd avoid that topic in the pub, like Israel/Palestine or the correct placement of screws in sheet metal roofs, some topics just excite too much passion.
May 26th 2016, 3:05 pm
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Re: It's Not Easy Staying Green
Sorry, I could have been more explicit. I2C is the abbreviated name of a former poster here. The former poster to whom I am married. I don't believe her poster name was related to cars.
Hay is another thing to straw, I expect there's a whole world of controversy between hay and straw bale advocates. I'd avoid that topic in the pub, like Israel/Palestine or the correct placement of screws in sheet metal roofs, some topics just excite too much passion.
Hay is another thing to straw, I expect there's a whole world of controversy between hay and straw bale advocates. I'd avoid that topic in the pub, like Israel/Palestine or the correct placement of screws in sheet metal roofs, some topics just excite too much passion.
Yes there does seem to be a various advise...alfalfa seems popular...it's such a great idea though...it's amused me
