JWK: Thanks for the advice, the build is planned, not completed yet, I'll make apost with pics once it's done, which should be by the end of...
Ziggy, good question,It will be covered in EPDM rubber (1mm) which is covered in earthen plaster + organic matter, so hopefully the rats will...
JWK: Yep indoors, I would be standing on the perspex floor, under the perspex floor I will grow some thing, likely melons, the melons will have...
Sorry I was unclear, for all intensive purposes imagine a 12" heated (about 23c) (not so) cold frame with a height of 12 inches, what would you...
I'm planning a new dwelling build (99% earth and straw) with a 12" tall sub floor growing area, perspex will be on top suppoted with stilts, the...
Thanks for the warning Marley ! I've read that Ivy grows in proportion to it's roots, so if it's growing in an inch of plaster it shouldn't get...
Thanks Ziggy, all the images I get fr the Strangler Fig don't look very leafy, it looks like an alarming alien creature... =/
Oops I forgot to answer your question Pete, I'm in Hertfordshire.No go on the Virginia Creeper if it's deciduous, i'll google for evergreen...
Ok Pete it will be an interesting experiment, it will be mid to late summer when the ivy cuttings are pressed into the plaster, hopefully they'll...
Hi Marley,I'm confident ivy won't be destructive to epdm (not masonry).If it can work, it would be the fastest, cheapest and easiest method of...
Thanks again for the replies:"Personally i'd lime plaster straight onto the bales, as the lime plaster is breathable, it lets moisture out, but...
Hi guys, thanks for all the replies, such a friendly forum !"I'm assuming you want the ivy as extra weather protection for your strawbale...
Hi,Thanks for looking at my thread.Can softwood cuttings of ivy grow on vertical walls when pressed into 1" thick clay/cow manure plaster?Is...
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