tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post6148224889867447651..comments2024-01-23T17:42:42.542-05:00Comments on Urban Self-Sufficientist: Earth MonthATWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06091588360689645697noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-87125612758649931462009-04-18T09:14:00.000-04:002009-04-18T09:14:00.000-04:00Christy- I like the clothes idea. Although I don't...Christy- I like the clothes idea. Although I don't know how to sew, I shouldn't say that to loud because Im actually required to know. But anyway, being from the NYC area one of my favorite past times is going to the thrift shops and second hand stores to find used clothes. Im so not the "whats in now type of guy" <br /><br />.- Thanks for the advice on the haybale gardening. I will keep a close look watch for any of those signs and at first sight of any danger I will get rid of them. For now it's truly experimental and hopefully it works. I will keep the posts up on both it's success and failuers. <br /><br />And pretty interesting on saving energy. Thats pretty awesome! I have defiantely have to keep that in mind. <br /><br />And yes I head to the reclamation stores all of the time. Bed frames make great raised beds. My issue is finding what I want that has great use and also looks cosmetically pleasing to the surroundings. Its a tough mix but I always keep a close look out. Thanks for the post.ATWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634611792880885608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-8776434453473716742009-04-18T07:55:00.000-04:002009-04-18T07:55:00.000-04:00Hello there,
Like yourself, I am also too bashful ...Hello there,<br />Like yourself, I am also too bashful to tag others :-)<br /><br />That haybale bed idea? Well, I gave it a go two years back.<br />Big mistake. In no time at all it rotted from below, even though it was on concrete, and next thing it was literally heaving with woodlice, working their way rapidly through everything that had rooted. <br />And it reeked to high heaven.<br />But I have to admit it looked lovely in the picture in the RHS magazine "The Garden". Is that where you saw it?<br /><br />BTW, are their many Urban chickens were you live :-)<br /><br />My water management won't help you much probably, although rainwater is very good for your plants. Take a look <br /><A HREF="http://joco-comments.blogspot.com/2009/04/water-management.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> if you have time.<br /><br />For the rest we have split our electricity inlet into 12 circuits and switch all of those off at night bar one for bedside lamps and fridge on one circuit. So we have no inadvertent stand-by loss.<br /><br />Do you have shops that sell reclaimed materials? Old furniture and things like that? You can use a lot of that as raised beds or seed beds.<br />jojocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443120495036936430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-417192197645926716.post-82904811983057557612009-04-17T23:46:00.000-04:002009-04-17T23:46:00.000-04:00Great ideas and I so hear you on the unplugging! I...Great ideas and I so hear you on the unplugging! I couldn't believe the difference just unplugging chargers, toasters and computers made. Huge!<br /><br />Another idea is re-fashioning clothes. That is more of a hobby thing, but it is fun to do. Instead of throwing out clothes that get a ding, re-fashion them into something else or keep them to cut up for quilt squares.ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.com