Permaculture Tips and Tricks

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Fire Ant Control selwyn's picture
selwyn 		Here are some interesting ideas for fire ant control in the back yard:From Dale Barnard:I had billions of fire ants throughout a compost pile and tried all the liquids mentioned, from boiling water...read more 05/12/2014 0
Mesquite Pod Harvesting Kirsten Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) trees often get a bad reputation because of their thorns. They are very useful trees, with high-protein, edible pods that can be made into flour for human...read more 09/1/2013 0
Homemade Mosquito (or Fly) Catcher Kirsten Found this on facebook..Modern technology has brought us many benefits, including mosquito traps that cost hundreds of dollars, but sometimes we overlook simple solutions to difficult challenges such...read more 08/11/2013 0
Automating Your Poultry Coop (De Rerum Automatica) Kirsten Kibi78704's (Kirsten's) Preface:Treadle Feeders:  Last year, when I started raising chickens, I saw this article on how to build a treadle chicken feeder, like the one advertised at  http://www....read more 08/11/2013 0
Chicken Vets selwyn's picture
selwyn 		Here are some recommendations from the austin poultry list for Avian Vets so you can take your chickens in for help.  Thanks to Carla for this.My local vet in San Marcos is not an avian vet, but he...read more 08/9/2013 0
Organic Gardening Rules Kirsten By Tom Harris, Ph.D.The Hill Country GardenerMalcolm Beck is a San Antonio organic gardening guru who is known all over the country. Over the last 50+ years he has developed six basic rules for...read more 08/4/2013 0
Nine tips for chemical-free home weed control Kirsten By Travis W. Gannon, Ph.D., and Fred H. Yelverton, Ph.DWeed Science Society of AmericaIf you're taking a chemical-free approach to home weed control, you've most likely discovered it can be a real...read more 08/4/2013 0
Selling Backyard Eggs (not at a Farmer's Market) - Rules, Regulations, Licenses, etc. Kirsten I sent three emails to various agencies asking for clarification on selling eggs. Here's the reply from the one agency who had a substantive reply. Please note that I edited his email address at the...read more 07/25/2013 1
Possible to raise chickens without feed? Kirsten BTW - My chickens have been living on H&H Non-Soy Layer feed for a few months now. They love it.  Because the protein supplements have been semi-pelletized, there is less waste than when I was...read more 07/25/2013 0
Top 9 plants you can't kill in Texas Kirsten Birds & Blooms — America's # 1 Bird & Garden Magazine — has compiled a list of the top nine plants for Texas that are not only tough as nails, but pretty, too! So turn your black thumb into a...read more 07/25/2013 0

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