Comments on: Green Manure Resources http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:23:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Øyvind Holmstad http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-54303 Øyvind Holmstad Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:33:46 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-54303 - Messenger molecule in oral secretions of herbivorous insects changes flower opening time of their host plants (when we learn more we can use plant’s hormones and chemicals for communication in organic farming, with attracting pest predators etc.): http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/pressReleases/2010/pressRelease20100114/index.html - Organic Farms Win at Potato Pest Control: http://eartheasy.com/blog/2010/08/organic-farms-win-at-potato-pest-control/ - Messenger molecule in oral secretions of herbivorous insects changes flower opening time of their host plants (when we learn more we can use plant’s hormones and chemicals for communication in organic farming, with attracting pest predators etc.): http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/pressReleases/2010/pressRelease20100114/index.html

- Organic Farms Win at Potato Pest Control: http://eartheasy.com/blog/2010/08/organic-farms-win-at-potato-pest-control/

]]> By: andrew http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52664 andrew Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:32:53 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52664 well done im interested in breeding up a wierd vetch that has naturalised here should be able to gather a few kg of seed this year would love to swap some for some other groovy invasive legume seed cheers well done im interested in breeding up a wierd vetch that has naturalised here
should be able to gather a few kg of seed this year would love to swap some for some other groovy invasive legume seed
cheers

]]> By: pebble http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52660 pebble Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:50:48 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52660 Red clover flowers are also an important herbal medicine, so you can harvest and dry them before you cut the green manure. Red clover flowers are also an important herbal medicine, so you can harvest and dry them before you cut the green manure.

]]> By: Rhamis http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52611 Rhamis Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:14:22 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52611 You've got jokes, Craig G. - that was a traumatising experience...actually, it was hilarious. Hopefully, I'll be able to get down there again to see you all before my time is done... You’ve got jokes, Craig G. – that was a traumatising experience…actually, it was hilarious.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to get down there again to see you all before my time is done…

]]> By: Craig http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52606 Craig Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:41:50 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52606 Thanks Rhamis - much appreciated. Was in the Channon last weekend - Rose said to say Hello:-) Thanks Rhamis – much appreciated. Was in the Channon last weekend – Rose said to say Hello:-)

]]> By: Øyvind Holmstad http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52536 Øyvind Holmstad Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:24:36 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52536 Here is some information about a related theme, pest insects control by the use of ants: - Weaver Ants Convert Pest Insects into Food - Prospects for the Rural Poor: http://www.tropentag.de/2009/abstracts/full/309.pdf - Sustainable weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) farming; harvest yields and effects on worker ant density: http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/offenberg-wiwatwitaya-am-2010.pdf - The use of weaver ants for biological pest control in tropical crops: http://biology.au.dk/en/internationalprogrammes/theuseofweaverantsforbiologicalpestcontrolintropicalcrops/ - Dropp sprøytemidlene, bruk maur (in Scandinavian language, but it includes a nice video from You Tube useful for everyone): http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2010/august/258661 Here is some information about a related theme, pest insects control by the use of ants:

- Weaver Ants Convert Pest Insects into Food – Prospects for the Rural Poor: http://www.tropentag.de/2009/abstracts/full/309.pdf

- Sustainable weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) farming; harvest yields and effects on worker ant density: http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/offenberg-wiwatwitaya-am-2010.pdf

- The use of weaver ants for biological pest control in tropical crops: http://biology.au.dk/en/internationalprogrammes/theuseofweaverantsforbiologicalpestcontrolintropicalcrops/

- Dropp sprøytemidlene, bruk maur (in Scandinavian language, but it includes a nice video from You Tube useful for everyone): http://www.forskning.no/artikler/2010/august/258661

]]> By: JBob http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52435 JBob Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:20:43 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52435 Also, one of my favorite sites is about tropical forages, but much of that info is easily adapted to cover crop purposes: http://www.tropicalforages.info/ Also, one of my favorite sites is about tropical forages, but much of that info is easily adapted to cover crop purposes: http://www.tropicalforages.info/

]]> By: JBob http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52434 JBob Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:15:10 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52434 My searches for cover crop info often lead here: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/ My searches for cover crop info often lead here: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/ccrop/

]]> By: Manuel http://permaculture.org.au/2010/08/31/green-manure-resources/#comment-52423 Manuel Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:41:53 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=3838#comment-52423 thanks a lot! thanks a lot!

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