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| resilients:non-green-gardening [2012-10-20 19:21] – [Visit#4 08.-12.10.12 and 21-22.10.12 aims to:] 46.128.23.163 | resilients:non_green_gardening_notes [2013-02-12 04:28] (current) – [Natalia Borissova's working notes about Non Green Gardening (NGG) during 'Gardener and Machinist in Residence' at Time's Up. Linz. 2012] alkan | ||
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| - | ===== About n-g-g ===== | + | == Natalia Borissova' |
| - | http:// | + | |
| - | ==== Visit#1 14.-18.3 aims to: ==== | + | ==== Visit#1 14.-18.3.12 aims to: ==== |
| - | * Meet the site and analyze the garden | + | * Meet the site and analyze the given environment |
| - | * Determine suitable, desirable mushroom varieties and locations for the next visit dedicated | + | * Determine suitable, desirable mushroom varieties and locations for the next visit devoted |
| * Inoculate some available logs for the indoor/ | * Inoculate some available logs for the indoor/ | ||
| - | * Sketch out the project' | + | * Sketch out NGG timeline, milestones and ' |
| * Harvest some more logs | * Harvest some more logs | ||
| * Theoretical research | * Theoretical research | ||
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| === List for materials making a mushroom log indoor:=== | === List for materials making a mushroom log indoor:=== | ||
| - | * Logs | + | * Logs (hardwood) |
| * Sawdust and wood chips (hardwood) | * Sawdust and wood chips (hardwood) | ||
| - | * Spawn | + | * Mushroom spawn |
| - | * Wood twist drill/< | + | * Wood twist drill/10 mm |
| * Beeswax | * Beeswax | ||
| * Paintbrush | * Paintbrush | ||
| * Mallet (preferably with a rubber head) | * Mallet (preferably with a rubber head) | ||
| - | * Heat source | ||
| * Some covering material for the logs to keep moist (transparent garbage bags or so) | * Some covering material for the logs to keep moist (transparent garbage bags or so) | ||
| - | * 3-4 flower pots (or any found containers, or Pflanz-taschen set) big enough to be used for putting 1/3 logs upright into it and keep indoor. | + | * 3-4 flower pots (or any found containers, or Pflanz-taschen set) big enough to be used for putting 1/3 logs upright into it to keep indoor. |
| * Chainsaw | * Chainsaw | ||
| - | * Hydrogen peroxide | + | * 3% Hydrogen peroxide |
| * Moisture meter/ | * Moisture meter/ | ||
| + | * Heat source around ( to melt the beeswax) | ||
| - | === Host-logs available for the visit 14-18.3 === | + | === Host-logs available for the visit 14-18.3.12 === |
| * Ash (2x100/ | * Ash (2x100/ | ||
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| * Birch | * Birch | ||
| - | === Mushroom | + | === Mushroom |
| * 1 **Changeable agaric** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | * 1 **Changeable agaric** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | ||
| - | * 1 **Nameko**, 50 inoculatedv | + | * 1 **Nameko**, 50 inoculated |
| * 1 **Elm oyster** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | * 1 **Elm oyster** mushroom, 50 inoculated plugs | ||
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| ==== Meeting notes (Tim, Marc, Natalia) ==== | ==== Meeting notes (Tim, Marc, Natalia) ==== | ||
| - | Beginning of May: planting | + | Beginning of May: garden and mushrooms |
| - | Inside: quickly growing. Multiple types, different methods | + | Inside: quickly growing. Multiple types, different methods |
| Calendar of various results. Keeping track of what works: | Calendar of various results. Keeping track of what works: | ||
| * Wood type | * Wood type | ||
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| * Location | * Location | ||
| * Method | * Method | ||
| - | * How to sit the logs, type of bed layered, content and construction | + | * Substrate recipes |
| + | * How to sit the mushroom | ||
| ==== Plans ==== | ==== Plans ==== | ||
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| * Inoculated logs upright, 1/3 flower pots indoor and in soil outside | * Inoculated logs upright, 1/3 flower pots indoor and in soil outside | ||
| * Substrates | * Substrates | ||
| - | * 5 mushroom | + | * Mushroom |
| * Some logs partially buried (soil, pots, in/outdoor) first meeting | * Some logs partially buried (soil, pots, in/outdoor) first meeting | ||
| - | * Tomato beds: half-half wooden chips-sawdust, | + | * Tomato beds: half-half wooden chips-sawdust, |
| * Make connection with Mykologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, | * Make connection with Mykologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, | ||
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| ==== Timeplan ==== | ==== Timeplan ==== | ||
| - | * 14-18.3 | + | * 14-18.3.12 |
| - | * Inoculate | + | * Inoculate the logs we have and store them where appropriate. |
| * Some logs buried - need some sawdust. | * Some logs buried - need some sawdust. | ||
| * Prepare the first log-beds out the back | * Prepare the first log-beds out the back | ||
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| * Mid April fresh sawdust and wood chips - 2 weeks beforehand is optimal. 3 weeks less so but okay. | * Mid April fresh sawdust and wood chips - 2 weeks beforehand is optimal. 3 weeks less so but okay. | ||
| - | * Also collect espresso grounds | + | * Also collect |
| * 1st week in May | * 1st week in May | ||
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| * Setting up more or less everything! | * Setting up more or less everything! | ||
| * Workshop on 5th May - ' | * Workshop on 5th May - ' | ||
| - | * Materials all prepared: | + | * Materials all prepared: |
| - | * Cap for spore printing or for more mycelium | + | |
| * Workshop for people to come and take home a next generation | * Workshop for people to come and take home a next generation | ||
| - | * Try making plugs and the inoculated grains - this might be too hard | ||
| * Workshop people making the logs for us and maybe taking one with them - knowledge exchange | * Workshop people making the logs for us and maybe taking one with them - knowledge exchange | ||
| - | * Indoor wood chips and grains - this is for the June clone party | + | * Indoor wood chips and grains - this is for the June 'clone party' |
| - | * Get in contact with Leos friend (mushroom expert) - get details off Leo / set a time for an informal meeting | + | * Get in contact with Leos friend (mushroom expert) - get details off Leo/set a time for an informal meeting |
| - | * Third phase depends on when the mushrooms come. 6 weeks later for indoor. Outdoor will be even later - late August | + | * Third phase depends on when the mushrooms come. 2 weeks later for indoor. Outdoor will be even later (2 month) |
| - | * Logs might take 1-2 years to start and be (fully) productive. | + | * Logs might take 0.5 years to start and be (fully) productive. |
| * Cloning event in June - say around 18-27 June | * Cloning event in June - say around 18-27 June | ||
| - | * We will see the mycelium 2 weeks beforehand. | + | * We will see the mycelium 2 weeks beforehand. |
| * Cloning from stems. | * Cloning from stems. | ||
| * Main event mid/end September. Details to follow. | * Main event mid/end September. Details to follow. | ||
| * Ongoing - every 2-3 years beds expending. Logs can produce 2-8 years depending on the type of mushroom, wood, size of the log and conditions. | * Ongoing - every 2-3 years beds expending. Logs can produce 2-8 years depending on the type of mushroom, wood, size of the log and conditions. | ||
| - | ==== Practical implementations | + | ==== Practical implementations ==== |
| * Outdoor: | * Outdoor: | ||
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| Pix: | Pix: | ||
| - | http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/node/147 | + | http://aa-vv.org/ |
| http:// | http:// | ||
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| ==== Visit#2 4-13.5 aims to: ==== | ==== Visit#2 4-13.5 aims to: ==== | ||
| - | * SHROM-SHROOM WORKSHOP: Some non-sterile methods and simple procedures, fast-to-grow mushroom-varieties, | + | * 'SHROM-SHROOM' |
| - | * n-g-g indoor | + | * NGG indoor |
| - | * n-g-g inter-planted with g-g. bed-culture outdoor. (Artificial beds in front - experimental ' | + | * NGG inter-planted with GG. Bed-culture outdoor. (Artificial beds in front - experimental ' |
| - | * n-g-g bed-culture outdoor (' | + | * Myco bed-culture outdoor (' |
| === Material for the workshop and indoor garden: === | === Material for the workshop and indoor garden: === | ||
| - | * mushrooms | + | * Mushrooms |
| - | * fresh (Wheat) straw | + | * Fresh (Wheat) straw |
| - | * hardwood-chips | + | * Hardwood |
| - | * hardwood-sawdust=Hartholz-Pellets | + | * Hardwood, |
| - | * logs, 20-30 cm diameter x 50-60 cm | + | * Hardwood |
| - | * coconut | + | * Coconut |
| - | * lime (limestone)/ | + | * Lime (limestone)/ |
| - | * garden | + | * Garden |
| - | * recycled | + | * Recycled |
| - | * used coffee grains | + | * Used coffee grains |
| - | * vermiculite | + | * Vermiculite (optional) |
| - | * paper/nursery pots | + | * Paper/nursery pots (optional) |
| - | * paper plates | + | * Paper plates |
| - | * plastic plates | + | * Ordinary |
| - | * ordinary | + | |
| * 3% peroxide solution | * 3% peroxide solution | ||
| - | * old cotton pillow (to soak straw) | + | * Old cotton pillow (to soak straw and w. chips) |
| - | * paper grocery or paper lawn sized bags (to cover totem-logs) | + | * Paper grocery or paper lawn sized bags (to cover totem-logs) |
| - | * plastic | + | * Plastic |
| close over the top) | close over the top) | ||
| - | * bran(Kleie)/rice bran | + | * Bran(Kleie) |
| - | * hay mini-bales | + | * Hay mini-bales |
| - | * color pHast strips with a pH 4 to 10 range to measure the soil pH | + | * Color pHast strips with a pH 4 to 10 range to measure the soil pH |
| - | * horse poo | + | * Horse poo (optional) |
| - | * cow poo | + | * Cow poo (optional) |
| - | * chicken | + | * Chicken |
| - | * wild bird seed | + | * Wild bird seed |
| - | * vegetable | + | * Vegetable |
| - | * kelp meal | + | * Kelp meal (optional) |
| //to collect:// | //to collect:// | ||
| - | * cardboard | + | * Cardboard |
| - | * egg-boxes | + | * Egg shells |
| - | * egg shells | + | * Coffee |
| - | * coffee | + | * Newspapers |
| - | * rain water | + | * Cotton |
| - | * newspapers | + | * Containers/Laundry |
| - | * cotton | + | * Human/animal urine (the fresh one;) |
| - | * old garbage/laundry | + | * Dry (oak) leaves (parks, forest) |
| - | * human/animal urine (the fresh one;) | + | |
| - | * dry oak leaves (parks, forest) | + | |
| - | === Artificial mixed-garden in front - ' | + | === Artificial mixed-garden in front - ' |
| - | | + | For instance: |
| - | * fresh (Wheat) straw | + | |
| - | * fresh hardwood chips (up to 6 months’ old Alder, Maple, Birch, Cottonwood, Ash no more than 20% of pile) | + | * Fresh (Wheat) straw |
| - | * cardboard | + | * Fresh hardwood chips (up to 6 months’ old Alder, Maple, Birch, Cottonwood, Ash no more than 20% of pile) |
| + | * Cardboards | ||
| * plants can be used: | * plants can be used: | ||
| * 3 x tomatoes | * 3 x tomatoes | ||
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| * < | * < | ||
| * 1 x marjoram | * 1 x marjoram | ||
| - | * compost | + | * Compost |
| === Beds in the back of the building === | === Beds in the back of the building === | ||
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| // ' | // ' | ||
| - | * spawn (Stropharia rugusoannulata) | + | * Spawn (Stropharia rugusoannulata) |
| - | * mixed hardwood (work best) | + | * Mixed hardwood (work best) |
| - | * dog food soup (freely available from transfer and recycling centers) | + | * Dog or/and cat food soup as a fertilizer (optional) |
| - | * or/and cat food soup | + | * Weeds/cardboard |
| - | * weeds/cardboard | + | |
| //' | //' | ||
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| //' | //' | ||
| - | '' | + | //We can try to experiment with hugelkultur raised (up to 2m high) bed |
| potato interplanted with mushrooms (for urban conditions = it can be built | potato interplanted with mushrooms (for urban conditions = it can be built | ||
| - | on top of bare ground, concrete, gravel or hanging..)-perfect for potato as well as cucumbers and legumes//'' | + | on top of bare ground, concrete, gravel or hanging..)// |
| - | * rotting | + | * Rotting |
| - | * leaves, straw, woodchips, manure, and or compost and soil | + | * Leaves, straw, woodchips, manure, and or compost and soil |
| - | * wood ash | + | * Wood ash |
| - | * weeds | + | * Weeds |
| - | * hedge clippings | + | * Hedge clippings |
| - | * garden | + | * Garden |
| - | * coffee | + | * Coffee |
| - | * topsoil | + | * Compost |
| - | * compost | + | * Diluted |
| - | * diluted | + | * Crushed |
| - | * crushed | + | * Some logs for the edges (can be mushrooms inoculated) |
| - | * some logs for the edges (can be mushrooms inoculated) | + | * Mulch inoculated with gourmet mushrooms |
| - | * mulch inoculated with gourmet mushrooms | + | * Veggies |
| - | * potato | + | |
| === Mushroom species ordered: === | === Mushroom species ordered: === | ||
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| * 1 x Oyster mushroom, grain spawn 1 litre | * 1 x Oyster mushroom, grain spawn 1 litre | ||
| - | === Workshop | + | === Inoculation workshop |
| - | * 1-2 pm - short intro to mushrooms and ' | + | * 1-2 pm - short intro to mushrooms and ' |
| - | * 2-3.30 pm - hand's on participative demonstrations of log-inoculation methods (bolt, | + | * 2-3.30 pm - hand's on participative demonstrations of log-inoculation methods (bolt, |
| * 30 min - coffee break (to ' | * 30 min - coffee break (to ' | ||
| * 4 – 4.30 pm hands-on demonstrations of inoculation | * 4 – 4.30 pm hands-on demonstrations of inoculation | ||
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| More details and images at: | More details and images at: | ||
| - | [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/ | + | [[http://aa-vv.org/ |
| - | [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/ | + | [[http://aa-vv.org/ |
| - | [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/node/151]] | + | [[http://aa-vv.org/ |
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| * The interplanting of mushrooms with plants at the suspended and hugel-bed/ | * The interplanting of mushrooms with plants at the suspended and hugel-bed/ | ||
| * Theoretical research and process documentation along the way. | * Theoretical research and process documentation along the way. | ||
| - | * Writing a set of instructions on 'how to maintain in/outdoor mushrooms in order to support the few more indoor-flushes and prepare for the outdoor-fruiting in late summer. (I'll be away till the middle of August). | + | * Writing a set of instructions on 'how to maintain in/outdoor mushrooms in order to support the few more indoor-flushes and prepare for the outdoor-fruiting in middle |
| - | More details and images at: [[http:// | + | ==== Visit#4 08.->12.10 and 21.->22.10.12 ==== |
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| - | ==== Visit#4 08.-12.10.12 and 21-22.10.12 | + | |
| * Over viewing and organizing of all the ' | * Over viewing and organizing of all the ' | ||
| - | * 'Lets have a nice " | + | * 'Lets have a nice " |
| * Preparing beds and logs for winter. | * Preparing beds and logs for winter. | ||
| * What's ' | * What's ' | ||
| - | More details and images at: [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/node/158]] [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/node/158]] [[http://aavv.multiplace.org/drupal/node/159]] | + | ==== Evaluation: ==== |
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| + | * [[non_green_revolution|The Non-Green (R)evolution]] | ||
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| + | ==== Some thoughts: ==== | ||
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| + | * [[Go Ask A Mushroom|Go Ask A Mushroom]] | ||
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| + | ==== Related: ==== | ||
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| + | * http://www.timesup.org/dinner/nataliaborissova | ||
| + | * http://www.timesup.org/nggharvest | ||
| + | * http://www.timesup.org/ | ||
| + | * http://www.timesup.org/GMiR-NataliaBorrisova | ||
| + | * http://www.flickr.com/ | ||
| + | * http:// | ||
| + | * [[my summer in an urban garden]] | ||
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