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We honestly don't grow that many calories, but we do grow a hell of a lot of nutrition :). We keep close relationships with our local farmers, who we highly value. Nothing like growing some food to give you a huge appreciation for the people who do it as living so that you can live!

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Fidgety bunny, maybe.

Fool, what did you want, "Singing In The Rain"?

@@czikkanhardt4750 I wanted to see a video that at least somewhat represented the title. Unfortunately, it was clickbait... which you apparently love. Good for you, foo!

@@-108- Bugs Bunny isn't real, man. Your parents should have told you. Sorry to be the one to let you know.

Capillary action (try putting a cloth on the edge of a sink, only a tiny corner touching water - it soaks uphill), and the mycellium also transports it to trade with the plants, and the plants grow their roots down to the water (making them stronger and more resilient).

I found the key was to keep misting it. The surrounding humidity did the trick. The instructions on the box did not make this clear, but the online ones did, worth reading. Cheers

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba Much appreciated.

Nice! Restoring 'the commons' :)

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba not exactly, that stuff grows on my property, but it rambles on the fence so it is "pickable" from the street :D

Well when we went outside we thought it was just going to be a bit of pea-sized hail! How wrong we were :)

Thanks and sure we can chat: happyyardeners@gmail.com

I was wondering if there was some type of filtration between the house and where it would be stored/used so all the chemicals don’t end up in the garden!

@@morganhough1022 yeah, that makes sense. I'll still go for rainwater only if I ever get to do this.

@@nbeizaie @morganhough1022 It is interesting to think - why are we comfortable putting those chemicals into our rivers and lakes, (and our lungs and skin) but not into our gardens? The way I look at it, that is one of the problems that a greywater system could solve - we would understand that we have to use detergents and body products etc that are not toxic to ourselves and the world we are a part of. Many products are available that biodegrade quickly and easily (you can even use the nuts from Horse chestnut or Ohio buckeye etc). This is one step towards a world we want to live in and leave for the next generation 👍

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba I totally agree. That is why I am not for climate change. Climate has always changed and will always change weather we are on earth or not. What I worry abut is pollution but of course it not only does not make money big companies (pharma, agriculture, bankers, etc.) and their minions (politicians/govs) but it will also cost them money. so they rather fool us with climate change, cow fart, CO2 level nonsense, etc. Unfortunately many people fell for it and the real environment killer (pollution) is being ignored. If "they" really cared for the environment, they would stop making short lived stuff and go back to making stuff that last for generation. But no, they just want to sell and sell and sell garbage to us. They also fool us using "recycle" scam. over 95% of things we think we are recycling end up in the landfill and only a small percentage is being recycled. Also sometimes recycling takes more intense chemical and the damage it does is worse than just putting the thing in the landfill. That is unfortunate but that is what it has come to under their "leadership".. Sad and sick.

@nbeizaie @morganhough1022 also worth adding that in Austraila (where water is scarce, and 6 million people use rainwater for all of their household water needs), greywater to garden installations are so common that there is a national standard for household products to certify them as 'Garden Safe'. So this type of set up has already been implemented and found to be highly beneficial in other places, we just need to learn from the existing examples.

Thanks. Never too late. Lots of companies will install these professionally. There are even easier ways of doing it than we did (using 'weeping tile' etc). All the best!

Hi Franz, that was our dream for a long time too, but now that we've got our permaculture design on our little 100' x 50' urban lot (15 x 30 m) established we're overwhelmed with the amount of abundance there is. I don't think we'd have the time to manage any more land ha ha! Maybe you don't need to leave the city to live out your dream of living in a rich natural setting?

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Yeah I pick them bare handed too :) I find if most of the 'needles' have a grain, pointing to the sky, so if you pick from the underside and pinch them off it doesn't feel bad. I've also heard that the nettle 'needles' have a precursor for serotonin in them? Who knows... but they definitely have a long history of being rubbed onto painful joints to relieve the pain. They make my hands feel kinda tingly for a couple days after. Maybe I'm just "A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production", but I kind of like it?!

Thanks! Yes all the rain barrels have overflows in the back (should have shown those too!), each finds its way to a useful location - some to the irrigation trails as you said (front and back), and some just straight into a piece of weeping tile in a perennial bed 👍

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba Very cool! So your raised veggie beds are by hand with the jugs?

@@samivelable It depends :). The raised beds wick a lot of their moisture up out of the 'irrigation trails'. But first thing in spring, when the seedlings are still young and their roots are small, we do need to do some hand watering with jugs (or straight from the hose that comes off the rain barrels). But after the annual veggie roots get deeper, then they can access water in the 'irrigation trails' long after it has rained. Mulching the raised beds also helps reduce the need to water by hand and protect the plants, while feeding the soil. :)

It is almost as if the world were alive ;) :) No wonder our culture feels so lonely so often, we live inside of a story of solitude. No more! :)

Thanks! Your channel looks great, subbed and looking forward to checking it out!

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba awesome! I'd love your input!

Ah! Right you are, that is the variety, thanks 👍

Thank you that is so kind. You're right, I copied the Kootenay link incorrectly, this is the right one: www.kootenaycovers.com/Kootenay_Covers_2010/Home.html All the best!

Thanks! Awesome :)

Nice, thanks. Yeah they had their best crop yet this year. We also (finally) clued into picking them unripe and allowing them to ripen indoors over the next week. Plants seem very happy in their location of part-sun, south-west corner of the house.

Hi, they were small, like a tomato seedling from a nursery. Took 2 - 3 years until we started to get fruit :)

Not at this time, no plans to start (too busy!), but there are experienced local folks who do: www.solawinnipeg.com/perma-culture-1 hope that helps, all the best!

Thanks! :) Hoping to provide some inspiration 👍

Thanks hope it gives you a few ideas too

Have you checked out Verge Permaculture's stuff? Amazing, and right in your city :)

@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba yes, I have. They are really good because of Calgary’s very unique climate (chinooks). They have a ton of info on there… great suggestion.

Thanks. Many upgrades coming this summer and beyond :) hoping to do a detailed introduction to urban permaculture video series, using our property as an example.

Thanks, nice to hear that you're local too 👍 We're hoping to have an in-person yarden tour later this summer so stay tuned for that 🙂

Another Winnipeg gardener interested in permaculture here. Our lot is smaller than yours, only 30x100, but we've integrated many of the same systems you've noted here. If you do a yard tour sometime, I would love to come and see what tips I can pick up :)@@ecologicaldesignurbanmanitoba