Comments on: Each Step is the Way – Part II http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chxmo http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/#comment-48822 chxmo Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:31:05 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=1412#comment-48822 really good really good

]]> By: David Perkins http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/#comment-37188 David Perkins Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:52:14 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=1412#comment-37188 thanks Hamish, yes the pond is entirely concrete with steel mesh reinforcement throughout. not the most natural solution i know, but highly effective for this situation. it shows no sign of cracking - so far so good! we have a sandy-loam soil, and the clay content is simply too low to hold water. 2 other ponds on the site are lined with clay which i suspect was brought from off-site but they were created around 20 years ago, and perform well. the surface area of concrete is about 480 sq.meters. we had a crew of 5 men working for 5 days to complete the project. thanks Hamish, yes the pond is entirely concrete with steel mesh reinforcement throughout. not the most natural solution i know, but highly effective for this situation. it shows no sign of cracking – so far so good! we have a sandy-loam soil, and the clay content is simply too low to hold water. 2 other ponds on the site are lined with clay which i suspect was brought from off-site but they were created around 20 years ago, and perform well. the surface area of concrete is about 480 sq.meters. we had a crew of 5 men working for 5 days to complete the project.

]]> By: Hamish http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/#comment-37117 Hamish Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:54:44 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=1412#comment-37117 Wow - that is a really impressive pond. Is it entierly concrete or is the bottom clay? Wow – that is a really impressive pond. Is it entierly concrete or is the bottom clay?

]]> By: David Perkins http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/#comment-33316 David Perkins Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:53:10 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=1412#comment-33316 Thanks for your interest, Jamie - i'll email you with all the details. Hope to see you in Thailand! Thanks for your interest, Jamie – i’ll email you with all the details. Hope to see you in Thailand!

]]> By: Jamie Pomfrett http://permaculture.org.au/2009/05/10/each-step-is-the-way-part-ii/#comment-33242 Jamie Pomfrett Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:43:41 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=1412#comment-33242 Hi, This project sounds great, is there any chance of visiting it and doing some whoofing towards the end of the year? My email is Jamie.pomfrett@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au Hi,

This project sounds great,

is there any chance of visiting it and doing some whoofing towards the end of the year?

My email is Jamie.pomfrett@studentmail.newcastle.edu.au

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