tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post797187244336588839..comments2023-10-17T03:41:01.759-04:00Comments on reflexiones finales: Californication: the rural versionrussell1200http://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-69748333040426113302011-09-26T12:26:52.619-04:002011-09-26T12:26:52.619-04:00iolite: Yes, the refrain from the most popular so...iolite: Yes, the refrain from the most popular song on the album had the line "dream of Californication." It was intended to be sartiracle and the view of Californian culture was Dystopian.<br /><br />Anne: People are always worrying about post apocalyptic marauders. But a hungery 7 year old little girl eating up your vegitible garden can cause a lot of problems. With all the military style commando type advise out there for your p-a environment, I have not seen to many people willing to take on an 7 year old little girl.<br /><br />I have absolutely no faith in gardening as a short term solution. In the long term yes- but you have to get past the short term to reach the long term.<br /><br />The best cheap storage/cistern method I have had suggested to me was using a septic tank for your storage. It is large, and the big bonus is that there is a competitive market for their purchase and installation. Obviously you don't need the field portion of the system. I was not aware it was illegal in some areas to have rain barrels: interesting: on our coast it is usually the HOA that will complain.russell1200http://reflexionesfinales.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-15294525902574737112011-09-24T22:33:03.009-04:002011-09-24T22:33:03.009-04:00Brilliant post.
Water, and the rights to water i...Brilliant post. <br /> Water, and the rights to water in that area is a frightening concern. It is an odd concept for someone in the East that the rain that falls on your roof.. doesn't belong to you. That is the case in the water restricted West, where rain barrels are in many areas illegal. <br /> You are right in that they place urban above agriculture. Water is life.. and it feeds urban life. <br /> When someone jumped our fence and stole things out of the garden, I was floored. It makes you look at where you are, what you are doing.. and the reality of how well you can actually maintain your security. <br /> The upside to farming in arid locations is that generally you deal with less bugs, less fungal issues, etc. Still needs amendments as arid locations are usually high pH soils. <br /> To grow in such locations, without irrigation.. that takes major soil adjustments. Compost like crazy to hold moisture, mulch to minimize evaporation, shade to mitigate evaporation from the plant itself, sculpting the soil to direct water flow should it rain.. it goes on and on. <br /> At least in CO, they count on the snowpack, hoping each winter they get enough, hedging bets and one community buying from the reservoir of another area. They don't really restrict building.. they restrict appliances allowed, when you can water or wash your car, etc. Meanwhile.. the local shopping mall sprinkler systems go off religiously, even during a rain.<br /> When some think to garden, many take water for granted or it just doesn't enter their mind. That's a big flaw I see in the gimmicky seed banks.. I haven't seen any really select for zone. <br /> The storage system you'd need just for a garden.. not even a farm.. would be massive. Tap water there as well tends to run very high in pH (which is why I collected as much rainwater as I could.. which is generally neutral to slightly acidic, as well has some nitrogen in it.) Totally illegal to do that where I was.<br /> GMO are pushing for drought resistant strains, as they are banking on not just needing significantly higher yields, but are expecting drought to seriously be an issue in the future.<br /> Water is an issue there already.. although it always looms over them. Less fear of a few thousand farmers.. vs what can happen in urban insanity.. where they don't have a real grip on crime as it is now.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159095601570766616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-43496320653273630612011-09-24T00:51:51.703-04:002011-09-24T00:51:51.703-04:00Californication is the release of the business of ...Californication is the release of the business of the Chili Peppers' most successful studio. To date, has sold over 16 million copies worldwide, with more than 5 million copies sold in the United States alone.iolitehttp://www.gotvape.com/vaporizer/portable-vaporizers/iolite-vaporizer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com