Living fences
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I have seen the same thing in the villages in Vanuatu.
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Though I am in Thailand not Cambodia the idea seems to have taken hold here as well. Also, they plant a green vegetable like plant on the ground around their houses and you walk on it. I bought a device to trim mine, it's called a "lawn mower". Asian ingenuity at it's finest.
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That's pretty cool, I like how eco-friendly it is. I wonder how well it works for keeping things in/out? Another cool idea I like is eco-bricks which is a "plastic bottle packed with plastic to a set density to create a reusable building block". Lots of plastic trash lying around so you are cleaning up the earth and have a reusable material that you can find for free and can even be used to build houses and more.
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Cassava works well
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Yes, often comprised of thorny shrubs, excellent for security.dontbeasourlemon wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:06 am That's pretty cool, I like how eco-friendly it is. I wonder how well it works for keeping things in/out? Another cool idea I like is eco-bricks which is a "plastic bottle packed with plastic to a set density to create a reusable building block". Lots of plastic trash lying around so you are cleaning up the earth and have a reusable material that you can find for free and can even be used to build houses and more.
Much as i love the idea about recycled plastic rubbish for house construction, the aesthetics are not great.
I haven't heard of a good system that has been developed yet, despite many efforts - but I could be wrong about that. It's sure to come before long.
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My house is in a rural small town andland is raised about 2 ft and slopes quite steeply at the edges. On one side is the jungle and I have a lot of problem with the vines strangling my heliconia and bird of paradise. On the other side, there is a living fence, that the neighbour weaves the cut off branches into. The hedge as they are known in NA as is quite thick but around the base, there is nothing to keep the chickens, dogs and geese from cutting through. The hedge is 5 years old and I will have to have it cut out to put a wall in. Cost of a 2-metre wall around the 250-foot perimeter and a remote operated gate is about $6500. I hate to spend the money but I hate walking outside and finding chicken shit on my patio and three puppies tearing up my rubbish on the lawn.
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Don't sweat the chickens and the puppies AW.
I would be more concerned about what comes in from the unfenced jungle side.
The French Mekong Expedition of 1866-68 had to build stockades around their camp every night to protect against "a pestilence of rhinoceros, elephants and tigers".
Maybe it's not chicken shit on your patio?
I would be more concerned about what comes in from the unfenced jungle side.
The French Mekong Expedition of 1866-68 had to build stockades around their camp every night to protect against "a pestilence of rhinoceros, elephants and tigers".
Maybe it's not chicken shit on your patio?
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I planted a mango tree, and now I have shade and some fruit.
But I hate the red ants in it.
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the fence is classic concrete poles and wire though. There's no such thing as a 40 x 40 m 'free' living fence. Except in Explorer's fantasies that is.
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But I hate the red ants in it.
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the fence is classic concrete poles and wire though. There's no such thing as a 40 x 40 m 'free' living fence. Except in Explorer's fantasies that is.
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Re: Living fences
It depends how it is done. Many have quite large gaps. Some dont.dontbeasourlemon wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 7:06 am I wonder how well it works for keeping things in/out?
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Re: Living fences
Red ant eggs are really quite delicious.
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