Old thread (v1):
https://leftypol.org/hobby/res/7136.htmlThe practice and principles of Permaculture are one of the most important tools for not only creating a sustainable socialism, but also for repairing the damage done to the global ecosystem by capitalism, and lessening your individual reliance on the current capitalist system.Permacultural practice and socialism are two very powerful allies, and learning about permaculture should be necessity for modern socialists and communists.
<Cabbage Leaf Epicuticular Wax Deters Female Oviposition and Larval Feeding of Pieris rapae
>The small white butterfly Pieris rapae is a major pest of brassicaceous crops, causing extensive damage to cabbage Brassica oleraceae[…] Wax removal treatments, in which the leaf surface was rubbed with cotton balls, significantly increased female oviposition and mid-stage (2nd–4th instars) larval feeding compared with untreated (intact) leaves. Spraying treatments with n-nonacosane standard on wax-removed leaves significantly suppressed female oviposition and mid-stage larval feeding[…]This suggests that young larvae are more susceptible to wax feeding inhibition than older larvae and that increasing leaf wax content enhances the resistance of cabbage against P. rapae. Acquiring these traits in cabbage leaves through improved breeding and cultivation methods may reduce and control the oviposition and feeding damage by P. rapae.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11937181/
<Environmental Conditions and Agronomical Factors Influencing the Levels of Phytochemicals in Brassica Vegetables Responsible for Nutritional and Sensorial Properties
>Anthocyanins were detected in Brassica vegetables and described by several authors [13,29]. They are present only in bright coloured species and varieties with red, orange and purple pigmentation, such as some kales, purple broccoli, and red and black cabbage[…] In particular, red cabbage possesses eight main types of anthocyanins (for a total of up to 190 mg Cyanidin−3-Glucoside equivalents/100 g of fresh weight) [30]; cyanidin−3-diglucoside is the most represented [31]. In broccoli, more than 17 anthocyanins were detected [29].https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1927
<PLANT ANTHOCYANIN INSECT FEEDING DETERRENTS
>A few studies have determined that some anthocyanin compounds can reduce insect feeding. Of several anthocyanins tested, we found that delphinidin-3-O-glucoside added to insect diet at 1000 ppm significantly inhibited the growth of fall armyworms and cabbage loopePost too long. Click here to view the full text. >>46763update: the Queen Annes were good. could maybe have boiled them for a few more minutes
>>46763brought the almond potatoes to a party which were turned into gratiné and much appreciated by the guests
it's not a lot of potatoes for the amount of work, but the fact that I successfully grew them and that I have seed potatoes for next year is pleasing
I've thought about getting into gardening for myself, I learned some stuff about it as a kid when my family grew a vegetable garden in the backyard for many years. I'm not really clear on what "permaculture" is or what the benefits of it are exactly compared to traditional gardening, but the way I learned to do it was to first start a compost pile, throw lawn clippings in there and use a lawnmower to chop up raked leaves and pine needles and sticks and shit like that throw it in the compost pile as well and mix it around with a stick every few days or so to air it out, then when you have enough compost for the size garden you want go buy/rent a gas roto-tiller and buy bags of composted manure from a farmer's market, 4 parts composted cow shit, 1 part composted chicken shit for extra phosphorus, till a plot mixing your compost and cow and chicken shit with the natural dirt and just plant according to the season, also bury food scraps, egg shells, fish/animal carcasses in the garden, avoid synthetic fertilizers, etc. I don't know if this is the right way to do it but it seemed like it worked pretty well.