Gardening – Page 10 – School of Permaculture

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Permaculture Potting Mix

By nicholas
July 21, 2014
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The greenhouse is a staple in any permaculture design. Even if we are only designing for a patio, a partition of space should be dedicated to the seeding of plants. In permaculture we definitely look to our property for material to supply to any element in our design and potting mixes for seedlings is no exception. This mix […]

Working With Nature Permaculture School’s Urban Site Design

By nicholas
July 11, 2014
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – What Goes in My Orchard?

By nicholas
July 10, 2014
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Orchards vary in species widely depending on which climate region they reside in. We can use a stone fruit orchard as an example which will be at ease in a temperate climate region. As well as stone fruits, this region grants room for pomes, nuts, and a myriad of berries. Below are some very crucial […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Root Spreading Stone

By nicholas
July 3, 2014
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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 […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Light Albedo

By nicholas
June 30, 2014
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There are only a few things in nature that are constants. When designing landscapes and structures such as houses it is very important to design not only to solar aspect, but to light itself. Depending on climate region we may want to design “to absorb the light” or design “to reflect the light”. Both reflection […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Condensation as Irrigation

By nicholas
June 20, 2014
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In dry land climates or places where summers are very hot and dry it is beneficial to add water condensing surfaces for long term irrigation strategies. We can feed trees and vegetation up to 80% more of the average rainfall of the region by setting up appropriate condensation traps in the areas where we are […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – The Desert Garden

By nicholas
June 13, 2014
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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 […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What is a Banana Circle?

By nicholas
June 11, 2014
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Nicholas Burtner discusses how to build a banana circle, how to plant a poly culture guild around a banana circle, how to work strategy and time within a banana circle, and how to link banana circles together for true abundance in farming and growing bananas.

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Urban Food Forestry

By nicholas
June 3, 2014
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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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