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one huge mouse caught in the HT last night, but not before he did a LOT of damage. 4 traps set again. Maggie thought that mouse was a lot of fun, even though the squeaker was broken.
one huge mouse caught in the HT last night, but not before he did a LOT of damage. 4 traps set again. Maggie thought that mouse was a lot of fun, even though the squeaker was broken.
HT: High tunnel: Similar to a greenhouse, big enough to walk into and work in. The difference between HT and greenhouse: Former is not heated, at most taking advantage of passive solar gain, while latter is climate controlled.
HK: HugelKulture German origin. Typical construction: wood is piled in a trench, with largest pieces on the bottom, and increasingly smaller pieces as you get to the top. Many HK mounds are at least 4' tall. The entire mound of wood is topped off with soil. HK is often used to dispose of junk wood while creating a super fertile bed which wicks and holds moisture, and is super loaded with bacteria and fungi due to the decaying wood. HK shines in management of areas that are either prone to drought or standing water, directing water flow to improve the land. I can attest that HK works very well, even in my mickey mouse mound which did not get trenched, nor did I have enough top soil to effectively cap it off.
DWC: a method of aquaponics or hydroponics in which the plant roots are left submerged (instead of a constant flood/drain system). The plant roots are kept oxygenated by air stones which keep a high level of O2 in the water.