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Commenced:
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01/06/2010 |
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Submitted:
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06/02/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Graceville, Queensland, AU |
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http://nosmalldreams.net/ |
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Sub-tropical |
(projects i'm involved in)
Project: No Small Dreams
Posted by Tim Auld almost 14 years ago
Our neighbour had some old concrete laundry tubs sitting in his backyard. He was doing some renovation and demolition workers were about to deconstruct and remove his car port (I bought the roofing iron from the workers for raised beds). He said if I could remove the tubs they were mine! They were quite heavy but three of us moved the first one ourselves. The second was heavier and we moved it half the way, then a bobcat driver moved it the rest of the way.
I sealed the drain hole of the tubs with porcelain tiles and silicon glue, then filled them with compost, sand, cow manure, Organic Xtra and a silicon powder and organic fertiliser I received at a trade show. I planted up with Chinese water chestnut, kang kong, taro and duck potato. Later I added azola in an effort to limit mosquito breeding. There is often no pooled water, so fish would be unable to live in them without regularly topping up the water.
The chinese water chestnut, kang kong and duck potato have formed dense root nets through the soil and sent up new shoots everywhere.
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