[Pil-pc-oceania] Newbie

[Kerry Dawborn]

Hi Dan - welcome!

regarding bamboo - did you see that Rio are now making undies from 
bamboo? I have felt bamboo fabric, and it is very nice! Hopefully the 
bamboo in this instance is being, grown and processed sustainably.... :-)

regarding not having land - don't forget you can grow a lot of stuff in 
pots - lots of things like herbs, lettuce, tomatoes - even dwarf fruit 
trees, lend themselves will to being grown in pots. I have a dwarf peach 
and a ballerina apple in pots, and they have been happy for a year or so 
and the peach tree bore fruit for the first time last year... I have 
also successfully grown carrots in old bathtubs, along with lettuce, 
parsley, chicory, and more. The pumpkins in the bathtubs grew well but 
didn't fruit so well - this might have been a water issue as much as 
anything... you could still give it a try! Best thing about growing in 
pots is you can take it with you when you move... There is a lot of info 
out there on container gardening...

re composting... you might find it easier to have a worm farm for the 
moment. I've had one for years - it is the kind you buy (although lots 
of people make their own), and I like it because it is raised on legs so 
that you can put a bucket under it for drainage (and very good worm 
liquid plant tonic!), and it is completely closed and inaccessible to 
rats, unlike a lot of ordinary backyard compost bins. I find mine very 
low maintenance - just add food scraps and sometimes old newspaper or 
packaging, when I have it, and I have had no problems and a continuous 
supply of the best plant food, for hardly any effort.

I probably won't see you at the Convergence as I can only be there on 
Day 1, but I wish you well in your permaculture doings, and look forward 
to getting to know you and hear about what you're up to, through the list!

cheers Dan!

Kerry Dawborn



Dan Rossi wrote:
> Hi there, Daniel here, I just joined not long ago. I am currently  
> studying an introductory permaculture course at Tafe, have been  
> interested in permaculture for quite some time maybe 10 years or more.  
> However I come from an IT background and have absolutely no experience  
> with plants and I keep failing starting my compost as it always goes  
> slimy, I'm in between homes and don't have access to a permanent bit  
> of land right now, so there is a steep learning curve in this  
> department.
>
> I'm interested in passive home design, new and interesting green power  
> technologies, recycled hardwood, hemp and bamboo wood materials, hemp  
> plastics,  bamboo fabric for clothing,  growing and using medicinal  
> herbs etc.
>
> Hopefully I will glean some knowledge from everyone on this list and  
> hopefully contribute in time but for now i'll be lurking. I'm quite  
> happy there is an actual list which I am more in tune with because I  
> am struggling with jeff lawton's phpbb forum, login timeout issues,  
> losing essay messages etc.
>
> I may see some people at the convergence possibly however I am part of  
> the permaculture north group and have nominated myself to man the  
> projectors and recorders for the sunday and maybe monday. The expense  
> and not being a professional and having it tax deducated may prevent  
> me seeing some of the other sessions the first few days.
>
> Tim on the timesheet I have it says the AGM is at 5pm on monday not  
> sunday, was it changed ? Maybe the spreadsheet wasn't updated for  
> everyone so I could be very wrong there sorry.
>
> Dan
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