SECURING OUR ORGANIC FUTURE
GARDEN MANAGEMENT JOURNAL

3:41 am
December 1, 2011




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFXAdxdym68&feature=related


YESTERDAY NOT MUCH OF A FUN DAY


Yesterday was not much of a fun day. It got worse around between 5 pm -7pm, when one of my good neighbors, across the Arosa Canyon, owner of
the property that joins our backyard Sacred Circle Area, called to tell me, if the weather was good, she was going to have her Overgrowth Cleanup helper and his crew, on our side of the canyon cutting and spraying Roundup Herbicide.

I put a considerable amount of hours into the Overgrowth Cleanup, including further explanations and strategies.


I spent time bringing up to date two of my housemates, who both helped with aspects of the cleanup of one area to the East of the property. Considerable progress was made with that area.

It had Arundo. Andrew Blume cleared the area down to the level of soil. The soil was very good indicating that Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) makes very good compost. We already had compost there from cut pieces of Arundo having naturally disintegrated.


WHAT IS THE RESPROUT RATE WHEN ROOTS OF ARUNDO DONAX (GIANT REED) ARE MECHANICALLY REMOVED?

We were able to cut out some of the roots. This will be a good test.

The observation will follow: On November 30, 2011, Andrew Blume cleared the area between our property and our neighbor to the East. C.H. Roots were taken out of Arundo Donax (Giant Reed). How long before we have signs of
Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) Resprouting?



COMPOST PILE EXPERIMENT ALSO STARTED

Andrew Blume, graduate of the Arche's Acres training program for former military also set up the beginning of a compost pile. We put down three barrels of mulched Arundo donax (Giant Reed). These where three large plastic cans. I will get the size later.

These were standing since October______. That was the weekend when we rented the large shredder for the second time. We bagged up about eight large bags of Arundo Donax (Giant Reed). We also loaded up three or more cans of A. Donax. There were already signs of some decomposition beginning to take place lower in the barrels that we emptied.


THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPOST MAKING

Making soil is one of the most important needs for restoring humanity now. We are, most of us in the US, suffering from the results of a lack of topsoil. We are starved of micro-nutrients.


NEXT STEPS

The Arundo Donax also has green material. This needs to be added to the pile. Then, we need to add some remains of vegetables and some earthworms. We do not have a source of manure.

in the past, it was reported by former housemates that we were able to make compost. This was done burying Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) in soil, likely with kitchen vegetable remains.

ARUNDO DONAX (GIANT REED) HAD BOTH GREENS AND BROWNS

When you make compost you use greens, browns, and some kind of vegetable matter or manure. I like that Arundo Donax has both.


MISSED APPOINTMENT WITH ARMONDO ON MANGER PROJECT

Oh, last Sunday, I wrote a Plant Your Dream Blog about having the Arundo Donax (Giant Reed) used as manger building material. I went to the Baptist Church across the street. I met a man named Armando. I said I would come back Wednesday eve at 7 pm. I forgot.


Plant Your Dream Use Arundo for material to build mangers for the Christmas holiday.


RELATED ARUNDO DONAX USED TO BUILD NATURAL STRUCTURE
AT WILD WILLOW EDUCATION CENTER NEAR TIAJUANA ESTUARY

http://curezone.com/blogs/fm.asp?i=1883508


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A few of the ideas I discussed with two of my housemates included


NEW THESIS ON ARUNDO DONAX EXPLORED

http://ccows.csumb.edu/pubs/capstones/AOakins_FinalThesis.pdf



A Capstone Project Presented to the Faculty of Earth Systems Science and Policy in the Center for Science, Technology, and Information Resources at California State University Monterey Bay In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science by Alana J. Oakins May 2001

4:26 am
December 1, 2011


'Overall, this study is an assessment and management protocol for Arundo donax in the Salinas Valley Watershed."


HISTORICAL

In the 4th Century A.D., Arundo was used for medicinal purposes such as a sudorific, diuretic, anitlactant, and for the treatment of dropsy. Also, it has been stated that mummies were wrapped with Arundo leaves (Hoshovsky, date unknown).


http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?act=x_ant&path=Plantae/Monocotyledoneae/Po...


POSITIVE USES OF ARUNDO DONAX (GIANT REED)
A. DONAX AKA ...


MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, AND OTHER POSIIVE USES

Even before its musical qualities were appreciated, Egyptians used giant reed as early as 5000 B.C. to line underground grain storage.

Mummies of the Fourth Century A.D. were wrapped in arundo leaves.

Other uses for giant reed include: basket-work,

garden fences and trellises,
chicken pens,

crude shelters,

fishing rods,

arrows, erosion control,
livestock fodder,

pulp and ornamental plants.

Medicinally, the rhizome has been used as a sudorific, a diuretic, as an antilactant and in the treatment of dropsy (Perdue 1958).

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?act=x_ant&path=Plantae/Monocotyledoneae/Po...



ARUNDO DONAX HONOR ROLL

The following are recepients of the ZeroTree Honor Roll, giving to those who have contributed time and funds to support, find, and adopt the values Mother Nature has ordained in the Holy Arundo Donax (Giant Reed). Through the very act of finding value in this orphaned plant of Nature's Medicine Cabinet, the following are hereby granted three Dreams Come True.


WHERE TO ORDER A CASE OF ZERO TREE TOILET PAPER


Recepients may order a case of ZeroTree at the following address to share with others in their Facebook Networks. This is among the most popular Holiday Gift Items of 2011. To be without your roll of ZeroTree on January 1, 2012 is to cause havoc upon future generations of your lineage, reported Nostradamus in his Prophesies.



SUMMER MONTANA NASH GIVEN ROLL OF ZERO TREE TOILET PAPER


(in trade for work done on our ARUDO PATCH #6


BEADED CURTAIN WILL BE PART OF ENCHANTED GARDEN BEDROOM DECOR


How to make a hole in the Arundo Donax...

How to bead Arundo together, Robin of Recycled Art.

How to cut Arundo...


MAKING A LOG CABIN OF ARUNDO DONAX













 

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