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Garden waste to fibre, round two, let's go!!!

Today we're using yucca from green waste, an axe, and a tub.

I've chopped off the ends of the yucca, and pounded them with the back of the axe to bruise them.

They're now soaking for a week so microbial action can eat away the pulp and loosen the fibres.

There's no detergent here. Yucca contains natural saponins that can be used like soap.

Previous thread is here: https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf/113529177215175664

and here: https://cloudisland.nz/@pjf/113535353936853749

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An armful of green yucca leaves, the stubby ends removed.

My chopping stump and dad's old axe, along with some chopped off yucca ends.

The yucca leaves, now visibly bruised, in a plastic tub.

The same tub, filled with water. Some leaves are visible, but mostly it's suds.