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Dam…first evidence

Posted in dam, weeds on Dec 14th, 2009

I seem to have fallen off the blogging horse lately…well it’s time to get back on and give an update on the dam restoration project.
A month ago I posted an entry ‘there’s a dam in there somewhere’ highlighting the poor state of the dam on our property, totally overgrown with cumbungi and my plans to [...]

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there’s a dam in there somewhere

Posted in dam on Nov 10th, 2009

The next major project here is to start clearing out the dam.
As the following photos bear witness, it has been completely taken over by Cumbungi Orientalis, an invasive native weed.
Actually Cumbungi (or Typha) is a very interesting plant and has a number of positive permaculture qualities. However, in shallow water, it can get completely out [...]

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Weedy mates

Posted in weeds on Jul 15th, 2009

A month ago, I blogged about some of the weeds on our block that I’ve been able to identify so far. At the time, I did say that I was not “not that anti-weed these days”, particularly after reading Peter Andrews’ book ‘Beyond the Brink’, which helped me put their purpose in life into [...]

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What weed is that?

Posted in weeds on Jun 15th, 2009

Out of respect, I thought that before I won total control over all weed species on the property, I should at least record their one time presence. So I have started to put together a photographic list of the little buggers, as a kind of tribute….
Actually, I am not that anti-weed these days.
An excellent book [...]

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