Category: Dryland Climate

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Root Spreading Stone

Given enough time and planning we can add a large stone underneath the root layer of a freshly planted tree (usually best for sapling trees that do not already have a large root foundation). This particular method can be utilized greatly in arid climates and underneath dwarf trees that are used in the urban and suburban environments. The […]
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – The Desert Garden

I am a big fan of sheet mulch gardening. It is a life inoculating, less weedy, less work, major output to minimum input gardening method. Sheet mulching also biomimicks nature in the way that nature creates soil and rich life filled organic matter by adding layer upon layer of decaying leaves, twigs, grasses, etc… Nature does […]
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – Defining Climate Regions

One of the first factors to consider when designing and consulting on properties is what climate are we in. Climates are broken down first into three major categories. Tropics, Temperate, and Arid. Each climate then is usually split between humid or dry, and from there split into sub climates. An easy guide to follow for […]
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – What is a Swale?

Swale defined: A water harvesting ditch on contour. Nicholas Burtner explains in detail, but stays light, on the topic of swales in permaculture. What they are, how to create them, and what they are used for in permaculture and earthworks. As a bonus, at the end of the video there is a collage of different […]
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – Urban Food Forestry

Sometimes when we start planning a food forest we can get caught up with getting things very precise. For example when I first was guided into food forestry I was taught that I “needed” to plant one nitrogen fixing tree for every 3 food bearing trees. After having great mentors and a very solid blocks […]
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