Ludi's links and info

[Ludi]

Thanks! That was definitely a Peakoiler question, and not a Ludi question.

I have no pineapples whatsoever.....

[Jotapay]

I am within an hour's drive of Peakoiler, inside the Balcones Fault. How are those pineapples doing now? We have thought of doing that here but I was convinced they would not produce.

I'm currently experimenting with some Papaya trees that my girlfriend wanted to grow. We placed about 6 of them along the back fence line and they get a fair amount of sun around some Live Oaks. We'll see how they do as far as production goes.

[PeakOiler]

I am within an hour's drive of Peakoiler, inside the Balcones Fault. How are those pineapples doing now? We have thought of doing that here but I was convinced they would not produce.

The five pineapple plants are fine. They've been indoors for about a month now. They should produce if cared for properly. JJ showed us that. A lady brought one to work to show off. (I would too!) She was so proud! It wasn't quite as big as those one sees at the grocery store, but pretty close.

I still have to wait about two more years before I may see a fruit.

[Piedro]

Hiii Dear Friends!!! :D

Many Thanks 'PeakOiler' for the TIP !!!!
Sincronically, I have obtained 8 Pineapple Crows that I have put into Water as described in Your Photos - I will tell You how it goes in a Week.

Warm Cheers!

+Piedro
(From Chile, Southamerica, The World)

[Piedro]

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About Your Avatar 'PeakOiler':

Iknow about a Technic to cultivate Potatoes in Containers - I use Garbage Containers perforated in the botton, in which I put 4 inches of Compost or Soil where I plant some Potatoes (also I have put them to sprout in an obscure place) ... As the Potatoe Plants grow, I agregate more Soil and maintain humid it, until I complete the content of the Container ... I wait that the Plant mature and die and I do the Harvest - In past but not concluded Experiment I obtainet 60 Potatoes from Three that I initialy planted! :D

This Technic can be found in the Book "The Self-Sufficient Gardener", by John Seymour.

[PeakOiler]

Note: About Your Avatar 'PeakOiler': I know about a Technic to cultivate Potatoes in Containers - I use Garbage Containers perforated in the botton, in which I put 4 inches of Compost or Soil where I plant some Potatoes (also I have put them to sprout in an obscure place) ... As the Potatoe Plants grow, I agregate more Soil and maintain humid it, until I complete the content of the Container ... I wait that the Plant mature and die and I do the Harvest - In past but not concluded Experiment I obtainet 60 Potatoes from Three that I initialy planted! :D
This Technic can be found in the Book "The Self-Sufficient Gardener", by John Seymour.

You're welcome and good luck with those pineapples.

Thanks for the tip. I'm going to try again with the Russet potatoes. I sure would like to get better yields. Droughts certainly don't help.

The avatar shows an oil soot particle magnified about 500X using a scanning electron microscope.

[PeakOiler]

Thanks! That was definitely a Peakoiler question, and not a Ludi question.

I have no pineapples whatsoever.....

Well, then try again! (As long as you can accommodate a big plant in your house.)

[ypct_george]

The avatar shows an oil soot particle magnified about 500X using a scanning electron microscope.

And I thought it was a pic of the first moments of atomic explosion! Quite similar..

[Ludi]

Stuff I've found useful and helpful.

Permaculture: a designers manual big fat textbook includes details of how to design human settlements from the household to the community scale. A plan on the world scale is included in the final chapter. I wish I'd had this book before we built our house, gardens, and outbuildings.

How to Grow More Vegetables Very helpful and useful book about the Biointensive method of gardening. Useful also for gardening planning even if you don't use the method.

One Circle Extremely helpful book about designing and growing a nearly complete vegan diet in the smallest possible space.

Gaia's Garden Basic book of homescale permaculture.

Plants for a Future Database of edible and useful plants.

Dr Duke's Ethnobotanical Database Medicinal plants database.

Solviva Website and book about "bio-benign" design of living and growing spaces using greenhouses, earthworms, and other ideas. A little on the woo-woo side as far as style but very inspiring.

JL Hudson Source for seeds from around the world, including many unusual edibles.

Pinetree Garden Seeds Nice source for many heirloom vegetable and herb seeds from around the world. Inexpensive but good seed.

Native Seeds/SEARCH Source for Native American vegetable and herb seeds. Many very rare and usual varieties from Southwestern tribes. One of my very favorite seed suppliers.

more links to come...

[Ferretlover]

Good list, Ludi. Hey, a ready-made christmas list!

[patience]

Ludi,
Here's one you might like: PDR for Herbal Physicians--Gives the use and info on medicinal herbs.

[Ludi]

Path to Freedom Urban homestead.


Possum Living How to live on next to nothing.

[mercurygirl]

Ludi, do you like "One Circle" better than Jeavons? I'm interested in gardening on a small property and possibly some forest gardening also. I got that Jeavons book (can't remember the name) and it was helpful in some ways, but not in others. All that double-digging, ugh! I like your resources because they're big on efficiency and I'm lazy.

That cat is so pretty, is it yours?

[Ludi]

Yes, the cat is my wonderful Lucas Prince of Darkness.

"One Circle" goes with Jeavons' "Grow More Vegetables" because the yields are based on Biointensive methods. But if you use methods which produce similar yields, you can use the space estimates in "One Circle." Even if you don't garden intensively for high yields, "One Circle" is useful because of the example diet plans and the diet planning information. So, in any case, I would recommend "One Circle" probably more than "Grow More Vegetables," because I don't garden using all the Biointensive methods (too labor intensive for my lazy self).

[PeakOiler]

Mods: Please remind us of the procedure (if there is one) for submitting links to po.com's "Web Links Page"

Perhaps a new folder can be made there for Ludi's Links. Might be easier to find in the future. ?

[JJ]

heres a link with all kinds of stuff
http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM

[Pops]

Mods: Please remind us of the procedure (if there is one) for submitting links to po.com's "Web Links Page"

Perhaps a new folder can be made there for Ludi's Links. Might be easier to find in the future. ?

Can you see an "Add Link" button at the top of the Web Link page?

<<Not being flip - what I can see is not necessarily want you can...>>

Let me know and I'll investigate further if need be.

[HeckuvaJob]

I'm embarrassed to admit this but I never even noticed our Web Links page, which looks very extensive. Thanks for the links Ludi. That foot is so pretty, is it yours?

[PeakOiler]

Can you see an "Add Link" button at the top of the Web Link page?
Not being flip - what I can see is not necessarily want you can... Let me know and I'll investigate further if need be.

My bad, I did not see that at first glance. (btw, "recipes" is misspelled twice on that page.)

If Ludi decides to post her links in the agricultural category, they might be missed. If the listing included subfolders, (i.e., with the title "Ludi's Links", it would make it easier to find her contributions. That would require moderator editing, no?

[Ludi]

The One-Straw Revolution Book by Masanobu Fukuoka exploring gardening and farming methods which work with nature.


Gardening video showing methods inspired by Fukuoka's work.