tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post8069906650337837330..comments2024-01-17T00:18:05.439-08:00Comments on Tenderbreak Permaculture Farm: Seed Amaranth trialAndrew and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08029553518516048788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-82028623764004561852009-02-21T22:51:00.000-08:002009-02-21T22:51:00.000-08:00Thanks for your thoughts Sian, We’re working on a ...Thanks for your thoughts Sian, We’re working on a description of factors that helped us in the fires and should be able to post it in the next few days. In the near future we also intend running one of our regular small group tours of our place. Fire defence systems and plans will be one of the areas we cover.<BR/>Thanks for the information re Amaranth. Luckily we planted the Amaranth patch in the orchard so if it spreads we can mow it. Mind you we have nasturtiums, marigolds, cape gooseberries and several other species which have seeded prolifically amongst our vegies. We don’t find them a problem. They are all easy to pull out if necessary and provide good biomass for our compost heaps or mulch material for bare patches of the garden. The amaranth will also provide another green we can feed the chooks. Thanks for the advice though - “forewarned is forearmed”. As you say, our next challenge will be to harvest the seed at the best time. <BR/>Regards, Andrew and HeatherAndrew and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029553518516048788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-24215059456678982132009-02-19T22:47:00.000-08:002009-02-19T22:47:00.000-08:00Hi Heather & Andrew, So glad to hear you guys ...Hi Heather & Andrew, <BR/>So glad to hear you guys survived the fires okay, though so sad for all the wildlife. I would be very interested to see your plan of the fire defence elements on your property someday.<BR/>Just to let you my experience with Seed Amaranth a few years back, it just spread EVERYWHERE & kept coming up all over the garden for the next few years too! Couldn't get rid of it!! Maybe the trick is in harvesting all the seed early enough?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567396970951269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984748109187469141.post-28496938947889268562009-02-07T00:24:00.000-08:002009-02-07T00:24:00.000-08:00I have recently moved to Vancouver Island (Canada)...I have recently moved to Vancouver Island (Canada) trying to get my life back together, and one of the dreams I have is to create a place similar to what you are creating. Land here is very expensive, so it will take me a while to aquire some of my own...in the meantime I read your column and am constantly inspired by your resourcefulness. Thanks for sharing.VIBE for vibranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867432486842088672noreply@blogger.com