Comments on: The new pavilion at pointReturn

By: Ragunath

Ragunath — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:17:26 +0000

Hi Satya,
While Jatropha is great, it helps to mix a few more varieties (may be Nochi and Adathoda) to the mix to minimise damage from pests to the fence. Also it helps to have a multi layer fence if protection from wind is an important factor.
Jatropha will take approx. 18 months to reach a heaight of 5 feet.
If your friend doesn’t mind a long read, our experience with hedge plants is written up here. http://greenlocal.com/livingfence

By: dv

dv — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:32:27 +0000

satya…
try jatropha curcas, the same one they are promoting as a biodiesel plant. i am not enthusiastic about such a role for it but it grows easy, fast and dense enough to make a good fencing material

By: satyasun

satyasun — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:49:02 +0000

Hi DV,

Congrats on completing the pavilion. I wen through your bill of materials.I found the granite stakes are much cheaper in and around hyderabad(Probably due to rocky area).

BTW Would you know good hedge plants for the boundary. One my friends recently started a project similar to your’s .He wants to plant hedge plants around the boundary to protect plantation like papaya from wind. Particularly he is looking for goat proof hedge plants which can be grown quickly to a height of at least 6 feet.

Cheers
Satya Sunkara

By: Ragunath

Ragunath — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +0000

Dear Mr. Sreedharan,
Hearty congrats on this green castle. We’d built a 1000 sq ft community center using similar material and hand made bricks. That was difficult enough but your project is much more challenging. Thank you very much for sharing these hard-to-find-outside-Auroville details.
BTW, there seems to be a WordPress attack going on and users are advised to upgrade immediately to version 2.8.4.
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By: kedar_til

kedar_til — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:46:09 +0000

Hello Mr. DV,

Thanks a lot for posting this latest article. It gave lot of info. Congratulations for completing such a big structure! what are future plans? I mean, I read the permeaculture details and June status but good if you can share some major milestones you are visualizing.

Best wishes!
- Kedar

By: v.r.janardhanam

v.r.janardhanam — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:49:19 +0000

Dear DV,
Great to hear that the Pavilion is ready and it is eco friendly. It is amazing that you have so much zing to do these things.best wishes for the pavilion. sarath