I thought this mail-receiving whale from the Catlins was pretty fabulous and perhaps the best in the country. I know there are many others around up and down the motu but this one must surely be a contender.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
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Robert, I was thinking about the post you did on using bronze (expensive) tools in the garden so as to avoid problems with delicate electrical forces in the soil/plants
Now personally I find the whole theory laughable to say the very least
But thinking about doing trials to prove or disprove the theory I was wondering about the type of tools
Firstly hardened wood has a long early history in the garden
But then the moment of "eureka" Stainless tools easy available from the Warehouse will not effect electrical forces any more than bronze
No worries to do a trial eh. If you believe that is
RayF
Ray - thanks for your thoughtful suggestions - I like the way you think!
I've more steel/iron tools here than anyone I know and even a couple of wooden ones (dibbler etc)and plan to make a ko.
I've a stainless steel spade and fork that I was given by NZ Gardener magazine so if ever I feel that I'm messing with the electrical fields (I don't) then I can whip those out of the shed and swing on them. I was very interested in the bronze/copper tool idea though, as part of the greater picture of a more thoughtful approach to agriculture that comes from the Steiner school and have friends who bury cow horns etc.
Here in my garden(s) I'm working toward a human hands (mine) only cultivation regime :-)
So far, things are going well. The use of mulch grown on-site has meant the soil is friable and easy to work. When I attain dotage, I plan to be still able to totter about my garden, picking berries and casting seed and I don't want to be dragging tools, bronze or otherwise, around behind me as I go.
Those mailboxes are made by 'the Lost Gypsy' I believe
Not so lost then is he!
He's good - he's very, very good!
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