Water – Page 5 – School of Permaculture

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Property Purchasing Part 1

By nicholas
July 29, 2014
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There is a multitude of factors to consider when purchasing a property: soil type, water catchment, pasture vs wooded areas, history of the property, etc.. However “The Primary Factor” to consider when purchasing property is… Is there adequate, well distributed, reliable rainfall? *Note that even if you are already on a property where your evaporation exceeds […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Sand as Water Catchment

By nicholas
July 28, 2014
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Permaculture has a principle that states: the problem is the solution. When planting trees in areas where soil is almost all sand (especially in arid climates where evaporation exceeds precipitation and the soil is almost all alkaline) we can use the sand as water storage. Two holes are dug in sequence: -First a hole of 5-10 feet (apprx.) is dug and […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Poison for Dry Lands

By nicholas
July 22, 2014
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In permaculture we learn a truly remarkable arsenal of techniques, strategies, and patterning that is at our disposal for permaculture consulting and design. It would probably lift a few eyebrows if I said that if a farmer truly needed a chemical such as fungicide to save a crop which will provide money and food for his […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – A Pond Polyculture

By nicholas
July 17, 2014
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When designing most aquatic system and especially ponds we will have a a much higher degree of analysis of species types to consider for design. This is true because we not only design for the aquatic plant and animals species but also the land based species and the amphibious plant and animal species as well. A typical pond […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Rain Infiltration Percentages

By nicholas
July 15, 2014
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On land that is not forested we can gauge the amount of rain that soaks in or infiltrates the landscape, as well the amount of rain that will run off and erode the soil, with the appropriate amount of vegetative cover. 1.2% rainfall will soak in at 5% vegetative cover 1.5% rainfall will soak in at […]

Working With Nature Permaculture School’s Urban Site Design

By nicholas
July 11, 2014
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Permaculture Tip of the Day – How Much Dedicated Water Storage?

By nicholas
July 7, 2014
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Water is an exceptionally important design feature when designing permaculture sites. Where it comes from? how to store it? how to distribute it? and how will it exit a property? are just a few questions that arise in the design stage. Another question that arises frequently, especially on rural sites, is how much of the landscape should […]

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 – Keypoints

By nicholas
June 25, 2014
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After a permaculture design course, many permaculture practitioner and designer feel as they though their understanding of key points in landscape is rather blurred. I have come up with a list of tips that make keypoints easier to understand, easier to find, and some of the ways they can be utilized. There is not just one keypoint per hillside or mountain […]

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