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Trees #6

Open nelsonic opened 8 years ago

nelsonic commented 8 years ago

https://twitter.com/nelsonic/status/443397758267826176 best-time-to-plant-a-tree

Write a list of the types of trees we want/need to grow so we can start doing research/experimentation into their ideal growing conditions (water, light, soil acidity, etc), companion plants (to reduce pests) and expected time to maturity.

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nelsonic commented 6 years ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/87a56e5c-6d41-4495-9e22-523efb6b4cb0 image

"In the UK, avocados had the third largest sales growth of any grocery item last year, just behind a brand of beer and an energy drink."

"Head to the East Asia and they’re taking over the world’s fastest-growing economy, too: China imported 32,100 tonnes of avocados last year, which was more than 1,000 times the number in 2011."

"And avocados are thirsty plants: by most estimates, avocado farming requires at least two or three times more water than potato farming."

not that comparison to potatoes is good/fair ... potato-nutrition-facts

But it's worth baring in mind that Avocados require a lot of water. #21

nelsonic commented 5 years ago

Plant more trees https://youtu.be/aKyvGHycngM

nelsonic commented 4 years ago

Solving the climate change crisis really could be as simple as planting a tree… well, 1.6 billion hectares of trees, to be more accurate, which could soak up more than 200 gigatons of carbon over the 40-year average lifespan of a tree. https://www.altmetric.com/details/63138461

iteles commented 4 years ago

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We’ve just been given this big lime tree! David will need to take the Jeep up in a week or so so I’ll ask him to take it for us. It apparently needs to be planted out in the next 2 weeks.

nelsonic commented 4 years ago

@iteles we'll plant it in Gerês where the other Lime Tree is thriving.

nelsonic commented 4 years ago

The world needs to plant 0.9 billion hectares (2.2 billion acres) of new trees to capture two thirds of human-made carbon emissions. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/how-many-trees-to-plant-to-stop-climate-crisis

nelsonic commented 2 years ago

Syringa vulgaris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syringa_vulgaris via: https://youtu.be/bRWT7hVgwuM?t=3216

nelsonic commented 2 years ago

We planted out the Lime tree from above in a dedicated "box" in our front-garden: image

It has several blossoms that should fruit this year. 🍋 (no lime emoji ...)

We also planted out one of the Avocado #99 trees that @carolrmc grew from seed 🌱 on her veranda: image

Watering them with a watering can is tedious. see: https://github.com/dwyl/home/issues/24

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

Linden tree has edible berries and leaves: https://eattheplanet.org/linden-tree-edible-leaves-flowers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia

carolrmc commented 1 year ago

It’s also known as a tília tree and the leaves are good to make a sleepy time tea! In fact our homeopath in SÁ used to give you kids tília to help you relax before sleep esp when travelling by air

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Linden tree has edible berries and leaves: https://eattheplanet.org/linden-tree-edible-leaves-flowers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia

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