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I’ve noticed that people downvote questions a lot. If someone is asking a question, especially in this niche community, it means they are trying to learn.

Even if they ask a question that is ‘dumb’ or ‘obvious’ to some, it is information that is important to get out there.

The post that triggered this response was about planting invasive grasses. The poster was kind and understanding of the consensus and yet had been downvoted to hell.

Think of how important it is to share with people that they can’t plant invasive grasses. Upvoting those posts would allow more to see it.

Hello everyone, I’m exploring areas in Colorado where you are allowed to live in a yurt / adobe and or prefab home and id love to have tiny permaculture set up & garden, preferably open building codes, and/or areas that commonly except eco-friendly building and homes . I have already looked in the Crestone / Moffat area, but looking for back up areas in Colorado that would equally work as well. Any suggestions on areas would be wonderful. Leave a comment with those and thank you so much.🫶

I’ve gone to a lot of effort to try to improve the quality of the soils, from fungal spores to adding compost and worms, even home brewing some lactobacteria to aid legumes in nitrogen fixation.

I’d hate to undo all that effort by killing all the microbial life with chlorine. For the larger spaces in my yard I have no choice but to use the sprinkler or a sprayer and hope the misting effect will let chlorine evaporate, but what about using the hose directly on large grow bags? I’ve been using a buckets that I’ve let sit out for the chlorine to evaporate, but I have so many grow bags now that I don’t have enough buckets to get to everything in the same watering session. I’m in California so counting on the rain is not an option.

I am looking into buying a property with the intent to plant an orchard. However the place that fits most of my wants, has termites being treated off the back corner of the house. I know that young fruit trees would be at risk for these pests. Does anyone have advice? Would it be better to skip this property? Or are regular termite treatments effective enough to not worry about this issue?

Edit: property in Northern California.