Project Thoreau: June-July-August Updates
Urban Projects — by Ezanee Cooper September 13, 2009
Editor’s Note: Ezanee keeps us posted on his latest efforts with ‘Project Thoreau‘.
Wow! I never realised it has been three months since my last update. First of all, a big thank you to everyone who contributed suggestions as to how to use Nasturtium leaves in cooking etc. I am pleased to say that I am now a regular consumer of Nasturtium, and don’t appear to have developed any adverse affects or grown any unusual appendages as a result. I mainly use whole leaves as a convenient base in sandwiches or on pancakes, upon which I can load whatever I want without fear of anything spilling over the edge, much like a natural saucer. The taste is certainly unique, with an aftertaste resembling wasabi, but without such a violent kick. Once again I am extremely pleased to have secured another reliable and prolific food source which can regenerate itself without much effort or maintenance.
Project Thoreau – March-May 2009 Updates
Urban Projects — by Ezanee Cooper May 30, 2009
Editor’s Note: Ezanee keeps us posted on his latest efforts with ‘Project Thoreau‘. We invite other project leaders to do likewise!
March/April 2009 Update
Apart from one major clean out in early March, work on the garden was pretty sporadic. I’m really only doing enough to keep the garden "presentable". It has also been a period of encouragement and discouragement all at the same time.
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Urban Projects — by Ezanee Cooper March 9, 2009
Project Thoreau – December 2008 Update
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I have further broken my mantra of not using chemical pesticides when I relented and started using snail baits in an effort to protect my pumpkin plants, which are finally starting to produce some pumpkins. To this point beer traps, oat bran and even more vigorous tidying of the garden have been less than successful in minimising the impact of slugs and snail. However I decided that I can accept the use of pellets given that the remainder of the garden is more or less adhering to organic and permaculture principles, and that the financial outlay was minimal. My compost bin is also recovering from its spraying for fruit fly, and worms are returning en masse once more to speed up the decomposition process. Overall I seem to have averted a fruit fly disaster, without having to revert to any serious control measures. Thanks to Boston for his simple and practical suggestion for controlling them. It will definitely be something I will put into practice if the need ever arises in the future. Also, if anyone else has any sure fire organic methods for controlling snails and slugs, I’d love to hear about them.
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‘Project Thoreau’ Updates
Demonstration Sites, Food Plants - Annual, Food Plants - Perennial, Seeds, Urban Projects — by Ezanee Cooper December 15, 2008
Ezanee Cooper gives us some excellent updates on progress with ‘Project Thoreau‘. Use the comments form below to share your knowledge and help develop Ezanee’s plot, or to ask questions that might help you develop your own.
Project Thoreau –September / October 2008 Update
The garden has undergone a bit of a revamp. The bean patch was tidied up to reduce the number of hiding places for slugs and snails, beer traps were established, and the area more heavily mulched. The compost bin was relocated, and a potato patch has been established in its place. This was set up by digging in 10 retaining wall bricks into a square, and filling it with the compost from my bin together with dirt obtained from my sister’s place. Some old potatoes were then planted in, and the vines have already begun to shoot.
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