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[Cob] Dome Roof + Cob Planter ?Marlin lightearth at onebox.comThu Apr 15 21:25:55 CDT 2004
I'm certainly NO expert on thatching but everything that i"ve heard FROM experts says that wheat straw is a pretty short lived option for thatching,,,,they (the good thatchers) use it only for the "cap" at the ridge top to make decorative knot work. But the reeds (phragmites?) are the real 40 year possible thatch material. So I guess b-4 trying to grow a huge amount of thatch as wheat I'd want to hear that disputed (heard 10-15 year aprox life to the caps made of wheat) Marlin -----Original Message----- From: Schluenderfritz <ted at 5sparrows.com> Sent: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:18:18 -0400 To: coblist at deatech.com Subject: Re: [Cob] Dome Roof + Cob Planter ? On Apr 8, 2004, at 11:11 PM, Shannon C. Dealy wrote: > ... however, you need to plant the older > varieties, modern ones have been bred to create shorter, inferior > stalks > so they put all their energy into growing the grain..... Does anyone know how many acres of Wheat one would have to plant to thatch a medium sized cottage (say 900 square feet) Ted ....................................................................... Theodore Schluenderfritz, illustration and design www.5sparrows.com ....................................................................... With desolation is the whole world made desolate, because no man considereth in his heart.--Jeremias 12:11 _______________________________________________ Coblist mailing list Coblist at deatech.com http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
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