[Pil-pc-oceania] Use for Brick Rubble:- Seeking Ideas

[Tamara Griffiths]

Hi Lawrence,

I have done some archaeological digs over the years and the omnipresent material (at australian historical sites at least) in brick (and mortar) rubble. The mortar makes most sites quite alkaline.

Over the years, (100 or so) it does break down.

I wonder if it would work in a similar fashion to picon - used as a deep mulch, condensing fogs, frosts and moist air into water for plants. As you say, it would be scratch resistant.

I am imagining that it is red bricks - which may be useful as a coloured mulch also - not too heat absorbant, but a little. - perhaps a heat sink for citrus or avaocadoes in the winter?

We use concrete rubble (when we deep ripped we found the stable slabs) for paths.

Also on the practical course at Bill and Lisa's farm last year, we dug out vegie bed paths, on contour, put large rubble in the bottom and topped with smaller material. So - absorption trench, path and skink hide away?

If I think of anything else, I'll write.

Good luck.
T

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From: l.gaffney at bigpond.com
To: pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:58:37 +1100
Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] Use for Brick Rubble:- Seeking Ideas










I have about 1-2 cubic metres of clay fired house 
brick rubble and off-cuts.
 
I have thought of making a mound in a useful 
position or including the material in an absorption trench, or even its use 
as an animal scratch resistant mulch/ground cover.
 
But none of these alternatives make me particularly 
happy so hence this post.
 
I have observed over the years that 
skinks/lizards like to hang around brick rubble.
 
Any ideas anyone?
 
Laurence Gaffney
 
        

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