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TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT Aerate: As dead wood and other contents of your bed decompose, aerating helps the soil remain loose and crumbly. But raised beds on pavement are a delicate ecosystem. Use a digging fork rather than tilling. Sow a cover crop: This is another way to enrich soil and help accelerate the creation of a mini ecosystem. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made HOW TO TRAIN AND PRUNE BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Train Black Raspberries Step 1: Ensure Proper Spacing. Black raspberry canes should be planted 2-1/2 feet apart in a row, and you should have access to both sides of the row.TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT Aerate: As dead wood and other contents of your bed decompose, aerating helps the soil remain loose and crumbly. But raised beds on pavement are a delicate ecosystem. Use a digging fork rather than tilling. Sow a cover crop: This is another way to enrich soil and help accelerate the creation of a mini ecosystem. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made HOW TO TRAIN AND PRUNE BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Train Black Raspberries Step 1: Ensure Proper Spacing. Black raspberry canes should be planted 2-1/2 feet apart in a row, and you should have access to both sides of the row. 7 WAYS TO START A HOMESTEAD (WITHOUT BEING OVERWHELMED Start small in the garden so you have the time and space to add new food-prep skills to your repertoire. 7. Start a Homestead: Get Out of Debt and Start Saving. Living a self-sufficient lifestyle is only possible if debts are out of the picture and a bit of money is savedfor emergencies.
5 WEEDS YOU WANT IN YOUR GARDEN Top 5 Garden Weeds. 1. Broadleaf Plantain ( Plantago major) Brought into North America by colonists, plantain often pops up where soil is compacted. Nutrient Accumulator: Plantain is said to accumulate calcium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon. Plantain has edible and medicinal properties. How to use plantain in the garden: HOW TO GROW AND USE CURRANT BUSHES Currant bushes (Ribes) are thornless understory shrubs, growing in USDA hardiness zones 3-8.They can grow 3-6 feet wide and tall, and can range in color from red, white, pink, or black. There is even a clove currant (Ribes odoratum), which is very fragrant.All currants have attractive flowers and maple-like leaves that make them desirable in the edible landscape. HERE'S A QUICK WAY TO TERRACE A HILL [+ FREE DOWNLOAD Are you challenged with sloping land? Here’s a solution to stop erosion on a hillside and create an easily-navigable terrace garden. Oh, and don’t forget to grab your FREE DOWNLOAD: Building a Check Log Terrace Quick Start Guide at the end of the article. This page may contain affiliate links. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store HOW TO BUILD A PERMACULTURE FRUIT TREE GUILD A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. After I learned about this technique in my permaculture design certification course many years ago, I was excited to experiment with it in my ownyard.
5 REASONS TO GROW YARROW IN YOUR GARDEN 5 Reasons to Grow Yarrow. Here are five reasons why I enjoy growing yarrow in my garden. 1. Yarrow may accumulate nutrients. According to this USDA database, yarrow’s deep roots mine the subsoil for potassium, calcium, and magnesium.And according to sources like Gaia’s Garden and Edible Forest Gardens, yarrow may also mine for phosphorus and copper, making it a potentially nutrient-richTENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT Aerate: As dead wood and other contents of your bed decompose, aerating helps the soil remain loose and crumbly. But raised beds on pavement are a delicate ecosystem. Use a digging fork rather than tilling. Sow a cover crop: This is another way to enrich soil and help accelerate the creation of a mini ecosystem. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store HOW TO GET RID OF FRUIT FLIES IN A WORM BIN Fruit Fly Vinegar Trap. To attract and catch the fruit flies, I decided to make some vinegar traps. I added a small amount of apple cider vinegar to the bottom of a regular mouth mason jar, and made a funnel out of scrap paper. You might need to tape the paper so the end closest to the vinegar is narrow, while the top end of the funnelstays
CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRELLIS FOR YOUR CLIMBING VEGETABLES Types of Climbing Vegetables to Trellis. There are three major types of climbing vegetables: Knowing the difference in their growing tendencies can help you choose the right support structure. Cucumbers, squash, peas, pole beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes are some of the most common vining vegetables. I assumed all trellising structureswere
TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT Aerate: As dead wood and other contents of your bed decompose, aerating helps the soil remain loose and crumbly. But raised beds on pavement are a delicate ecosystem. Use a digging fork rather than tilling. Sow a cover crop: This is another way to enrich soil and help accelerate the creation of a mini ecosystem. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store HOW TO GET RID OF FRUIT FLIES IN A WORM BIN Fruit Fly Vinegar Trap. To attract and catch the fruit flies, I decided to make some vinegar traps. I added a small amount of apple cider vinegar to the bottom of a regular mouth mason jar, and made a funnel out of scrap paper. You might need to tape the paper so the end closest to the vinegar is narrow, while the top end of the funnelstays
CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRELLIS FOR YOUR CLIMBING VEGETABLES Types of Climbing Vegetables to Trellis. There are three major types of climbing vegetables: Knowing the difference in their growing tendencies can help you choose the right support structure. Cucumbers, squash, peas, pole beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes are some of the most common vining vegetables. I assumed all trellising structureswere
5 WEEDS YOU WANT IN YOUR GARDEN Top 5 Garden Weeds. 1. Broadleaf Plantain ( Plantago major) Brought into North America by colonists, plantain often pops up where soil is compacted. Nutrient Accumulator: Plantain is said to accumulate calcium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon. Plantain has edible and medicinal properties. How to use plantain in the garden: BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN FOR PEST CONTROL Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, you probably have memories of running around with childlike glee and catching them in a jar as a kid. Find out how they can benefit the garden and how to protect this endangered species. STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a 6 FLOWERS TO GROW IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Calendula flowers are growing with peppers, chard, and other garden crops. 1. Calendula (Calendula Officinalis) Calendula might just be my favorite annual flower to grow in the vegetable garden, but don’t tell the other flowers! This annual herb with a cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower can grow 18 HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer. 5 REASONS TO GROW YARROW IN YOUR GARDEN 5 Reasons to Grow Yarrow. Here are five reasons why I enjoy growing yarrow in my garden. 1. Yarrow may accumulate nutrients. According to this USDA database, yarrow’s deep roots mine the subsoil for potassium, calcium, and magnesium.And according to sources like Gaia’s Garden and Edible Forest Gardens, yarrow may also mine for phosphorus and copper, making it a potentially nutrient-rich HOW TO TRAIN AND PRUNE BLACK RASPBERRIES Heading. First, head (pinch, tip, or cut off) each cane at a desired height in the early fall, anywhere between 28 and 48 inches. The ideal height for bigger harvests is 28 to 30 inches, but you might like the canes a little taller in your edible landscape. HOW TO KILL POISON IVY IN 5 STEPS Boiling water can send up poison ivy vapors that would be toxic to breathe. Cut back the foliage and only apply boiling water to the root crown. Wearing a respirator is a good idea. Vinegar and soap solutions are fantastic for drying out foliage and can get rid of the shallow roots of poison ivy.TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. WHEN TO START SEEDS: YOUR GUIDE TO FALL PLANTING 9 weeks before. 9 weeks before. Turnips. N/A. N/A. 8 weeks before. Fall planting is an important aspect of the year-round harvest. Get more tips for preparing the garden for fall here. Don’t forget toplant your garlic!
CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. The theory behind comfrey fertilizer is that the roots reach down into the soil, similar to a dandelion root. Along the way, they break up compacted soil and enrich it as theroots
6 FRUIT CROPS TO PROPAGATE FOR FREE FROM CUTTINGS Brambles are excellent berry crops to propagate from cuttings. Simply take cuttings of the tip of a primocane—that bright green, pliable cane that is this-year’s growth. Cuttings are best taken in late summer, and rooted in a potting soil medium. They should be ready to plant in the ground within two months, before winter.TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. WHEN TO START SEEDS: YOUR GUIDE TO FALL PLANTING 9 weeks before. 9 weeks before. Turnips. N/A. N/A. 8 weeks before. Fall planting is an important aspect of the year-round harvest. Get more tips for preparing the garden for fall here. Don’t forget toplant your garlic!
CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. The theory behind comfrey fertilizer is that the roots reach down into the soil, similar to a dandelion root. Along the way, they break up compacted soil and enrich it as theroots
6 FRUIT CROPS TO PROPAGATE FOR FREE FROM CUTTINGS Brambles are excellent berry crops to propagate from cuttings. Simply take cuttings of the tip of a primocane—that bright green, pliable cane that is this-year’s growth. Cuttings are best taken in late summer, and rooted in a potting soil medium. They should be ready to plant in the ground within two months, before winter. 6 FLOWERS TO GROW IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Calendula flowers are growing with peppers, chard, and other garden crops. 1. Calendula (Calendula Officinalis) Calendula might just be my favorite annual flower to grow in the vegetable garden, but don’t tell the other flowers! This annual herb with a cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower can grow 18 BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN FOR PEST CONTROL Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, you probably have memories of running around with childlike glee and catching them in a jar as a kid. Find out how they can benefit the garden and how to protect this endangered species. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT For more step-by-step details about depaving, this book is a good resource: The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City If conditions are right, depaving is totally worth it. However, if building raised beds on top of HERE'S A QUICK WAY TO TERRACE A HILL [+ FREE DOWNLOAD Are you challenged with sloping land? Here’s a solution to stop erosion on a hillside and create an easily-navigable terrace garden. Oh, and don’t forget to grab your FREE DOWNLOAD: Building a Check Log Terrace Quick Start Guide at the end of the article. This page may contain affiliate links. 6 FRUIT CROPS TO PROPAGATE FOR FREE FROM CUTTINGS Brambles are excellent berry crops to propagate from cuttings. Simply take cuttings of the tip of a primocane—that bright green, pliable cane that is this-year’s growth. Cuttings are best taken in late summer, and rooted in a potting soil medium. They should be ready to plant in the ground within two months, before winter. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer. STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRELLIS FOR YOUR CLIMBING VEGETABLES Types of Climbing Vegetables to Trellis. There are three major types of climbing vegetables: Knowing the difference in their growing tendencies can help you choose the right support structure. Cucumbers, squash, peas, pole beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes are some of the most common vining vegetables. I assumed all trellising structureswere
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Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. The theory behind comfrey fertilizer is that the roots reach down into the soil, similar to a dandelion root. Along the way, they break up compacted soil and enrich it as theroots
STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL A fruit tree guild is a permaculture technique in which a combination of plants enhances production of a primary crop. In this case, our primary crop is the cherry tree, and the under-plantings work together to build a healthier fruit tree that may be more resistant to pests and disease. This ultimately means a bigger, healthier harvest!TENTH ACRE FARM
Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. The theory behind comfrey fertilizer is that the roots reach down into the soil, similar to a dandelion root. Along the way, they break up compacted soil and enrich it as theroots
STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL A fruit tree guild is a permaculture technique in which a combination of plants enhances production of a primary crop. In this case, our primary crop is the cherry tree, and the under-plantings work together to build a healthier fruit tree that may be more resistant to pests and disease. This ultimately means a bigger, healthier harvest! HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF For my project, I multiplied 600 square feet by .08 to get a volume of 48 cubic feet. Third, divide the volume by 1.1 to get the surface area in square feet. In my example, I need to mark off an area of about 44 square feet. The shape of your rain garden 6 FLOWERS TO GROW IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN Calendula flowers are growing with peppers, chard, and other garden crops. 1. Calendula (Calendula Officinalis) Calendula might just be my favorite annual flower to grow in the vegetable garden, but don’t tell the other flowers! This annual herb with a cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower can grow 18 5 WEEDS YOU WANT IN YOUR GARDEN Top 5 Garden Weeds. 1. Broadleaf Plantain ( Plantago major) Brought into North America by colonists, plantain often pops up where soil is compacted. Nutrient Accumulator: Plantain is said to accumulate calcium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon. Plantain has edible and medicinal properties. How to use plantain in the garden: URBAN FOOD FORESTS: DEMONSTRATING CITY PERMACULTURE Sherrett (formerly Winslow) Food Forest in Portland, Oregon. Permaculture Origins of Sherrett Food Forest. The Sherrett Food Forest is located on a 0.68-acre parcel of land near the border of Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon, and is an initiative started by students of Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden and The Permaculture City.. Melissa Manuel and Teague Cullen first discovered HOW TO GROW AND USE CURRANT BUSHES Currant bushes (Ribes) are thornless understory shrubs, growing in USDA hardiness zones 3-8.They can grow 3-6 feet wide and tall, and can range in color from red, white, pink, or black. There is even a clove currant (Ribes odoratum), which is very fragrant.All currants have attractive flowers and maple-like leaves that make them desirable in the edible landscape. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT For more step-by-step details about depaving, this book is a good resource: The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City If conditions are right, depaving is totally worth it. However, if building raised beds on top of HOW TO BUILD A PERMACULTURE FRUIT TREE GUILD A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. After I learned about this technique in my permaculture design certification course many years ago, I was excited to experiment with it in my ownyard.
HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer. 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made CHOOSE THE RIGHT TRELLIS FOR YOUR CLIMBING VEGETABLES Types of Climbing Vegetables to Trellis. There are three major types of climbing vegetables: Knowing the difference in their growing tendencies can help you choose the right support structure. Cucumbers, squash, peas, pole beans, tomatoes and sweet potatoes are some of the most common vining vegetables. I assumed all trellising structureswere
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Yield abundant harvests from your own yard! Turn your garden dreams into reality with this book about reclaiming the lawn and growing a stress-free garden using permaculture techniques. Get the Book. Check out Amy's award-winning book, distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing! CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION Daikon radishes might be my favorite clay-busting vegetable, plunging up to 24 inches into the soil. Also, they’re delicious! Sow them spring, summer, or fall. Harvest some for eating around 50 days, then let the rest grow until they flower or die back. Snap or BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN 1: Activate Compost. This is the most versatile of all the comfrey uses I mention in this article. Activating a compost pile allows you to more quickly make a rich and balanced soil amendment, which can then be used anywhere organic matter is needed. Comfrey cuttings make an excellent bioactivator in the compost bin. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) The fastest way to yield finished compost is to build a compost pile all in one day. This way, the pile will heat up faster than adding little bits of material at a time. To try it, gather your materials. The pile will be a square that is a minimum of 4 feet long by 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. The theory behind comfrey fertilizer is that the roots reach down into the soil, similar to a dandelion root. Along the way, they break up compacted soil and enrich it as theroots
STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING To recover seeds from the freezer for use: Set the jar out on a kitchen table or shelf for 12 hours so it can reach room temperature. This will prevent moisture from condensing on the seeds. (Remember, moisture = enemy #1)! Expose the seeds to air by opening the lid for a THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL A fruit tree guild is a permaculture technique in which a combination of plants enhances production of a primary crop. In this case, our primary crop is the cherry tree, and the under-plantings work together to build a healthier fruit tree that may be more resistant to pests and disease. This ultimately means a bigger, healthier harvest!TENTH ACRE FARM
Borage is a useful herb with delightful blue-purple flowers. Here are six reasons to grow this cousin to comfrey in the permaculture garden. CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION 5 Annual Clay-Busting Plants. Use the following annual plants as a cover crop in vegetable beds that need a rest or a boost. Or interplant them among crops to create compost in place. BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN Comfrey: The Permaculture Star. If permaculture design had a poster child, it would be comfrey! It is a multi-functional, prolific, and low-maintenance herb—all the things we look for when selecting plants for the permaculture garden. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) 2: The Round Wire Compost Bin. When Mr. TAF and I began composting together as newlyweds (romantic, right?), we started with a heap for sticks and brush and a simple wire bin that we made with 16-gauge galvanized wire fencing (48-60 inches tall) to compost kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and leaves. STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING Organizing Seeds with the Mason Jar Style. Mason jars allow you to store seeds in smaller units. For example, you could store short-lived seeds in the freezer so you can ensure their viability until the next growing season, while longer-lived seeds may store okay under the bedor in a cupboard.
COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? What is (supposedly) so amazing about comfrey fertilizer? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL 2: Cherry Tree Guild Plants that Prevent Diseases and Pests. Cherry trees are prone to several types of fungal diseases. Seek out anti-fungal herbs to plant around the tree for support. START HERE | TENTH ACRE FARM Amy Stross, author of The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People, shares her adventures and expertise in permaculture gardening in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. Tenth Acre Farm is the website of Amy Stross, author of award-winning The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People. She shares tips to help you grow your best permaculture garden or edible landscape. HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF What is a rain garden, exactly? A rain garden is a shallow depression in the ground designed to temporarily catch water from an impermeable surface such as a roof, driveway, parking lot, or even the overflowfrom a rain barrel.
6 FLOWERS TO GROW IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 1. Calendula (Calendula Officinalis). Calendula might just be my favorite annual flower to grow in the vegetable garden, but don’t tell the other flowers! This annual herb with a cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower can grow 18-24 inches tall. 5 WEEDS YOU WANT IN YOUR GARDEN Top 5 Garden Weeds 1. Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)Brought into North America by colonists, plantain often pops up where soil is compacted. Nutrient Accumulator: Plantain is said to accumulate calcium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon. URBAN FOOD FORESTS: DEMONSTRATING CITY PERMACULTURE Sherrett (formerly Winslow) Food Forest in Portland, Oregon. Permaculture Origins of Sherrett Food Forest. The Sherrett Food Forest is located on a 0.68-acre parcel of land near the border of Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon, and is an initiative started by students of Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden and The Permaculture City.. Melissa Manuel and Teague Cullen first discovered 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made HOW TO GROW AND USE CURRANT BUSHES Currant bushes (Ribes) are thornless understory shrubs, growing in USDA hardiness zones 3-8.They can grow 3-6 feet wide and tall, and can range in color from red, white, pink, or black. There is even a clove currant (Ribes odoratum), which is very fragrant.All currants have attractive flowers and maple-like leaves that make them desirable in the edible landscape. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT For more step-by-step details about depaving, this book is a good resource: The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City If conditions are right, depaving is totally worth it. However, if building raised beds on top of HOW TO BUILD A PERMACULTURE FRUIT TREE GUILD A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. After I learned about this technique in my permaculture design certification course many years ago, I was excited to experiment with it in my ownyard.
HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer.TENTH ACRE FARM
Borage is a useful herb with delightful blue-purple flowers. Here are six reasons to grow this cousin to comfrey in the permaculture garden. CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION 5 Annual Clay-Busting Plants. Use the following annual plants as a cover crop in vegetable beds that need a rest or a boost. Or interplant them among crops to create compost in place. BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN Comfrey: The Permaculture Star. If permaculture design had a poster child, it would be comfrey! It is a multi-functional, prolific, and low-maintenance herb—all the things we look for when selecting plants for the permaculture garden. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) 2: The Round Wire Compost Bin. When Mr. TAF and I began composting together as newlyweds (romantic, right?), we started with a heap for sticks and brush and a simple wire bin that we made with 16-gauge galvanized wire fencing (48-60 inches tall) to compost kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and leaves. STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING Organizing Seeds with the Mason Jar Style. Mason jars allow you to store seeds in smaller units. For example, you could store short-lived seeds in the freezer so you can ensure their viability until the next growing season, while longer-lived seeds may store okay under the bedor in a cupboard.
COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? What is (supposedly) so amazing about comfrey fertilizer? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL 2: Cherry Tree Guild Plants that Prevent Diseases and Pests. Cherry trees are prone to several types of fungal diseases. Seek out anti-fungal herbs to plant around the tree for support.TENTH ACRE FARM
Borage is a useful herb with delightful blue-purple flowers. Here are six reasons to grow this cousin to comfrey in the permaculture garden. CLAY-BUSTING PLANTS THAT FIGHT COMPACTION 5 Annual Clay-Busting Plants. Use the following annual plants as a cover crop in vegetable beds that need a rest or a boost. Or interplant them among crops to create compost in place. BEWARE: THIS MANURE WILL DESTROY YOUR GARDEN The following article was written by David the Good of The Survival Gardener.. David and I first connected after he wrote an honest and thorough review of my book, ‘The Suburban Micro-Farm’, for Mother Earth News.David is an expert at home-scale food production and I was thrilled that he enjoyed it. 7 COMFREY USES IN THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN Comfrey: The Permaculture Star. If permaculture design had a poster child, it would be comfrey! It is a multi-functional, prolific, and low-maintenance herb—all the things we look for when selecting plants for the permaculture garden. HOW TO IMPROVE CLAY SOIL IN 6 STEPS The compacted, hardpan dirt in my first yard was a despicable pass for soil. The builders scraped off the topsoil when they built the home in 1955, and after the clay subsoil was nice and compacted by construction machinery, they placed sod right on top of it. GROW THE BEST CUCUMBERS WITH THESE 12 STEPS 1: Encourage Healthy Soil. The soil for cucumbers should be rich, but not heavy. One month before planting, amend the soil with compost and manure, and loosen it with a digging fork or broadfork in the no-till garden.. I like to make my own compost (in my compost bin as well as in my worm bin).However, if you don’t have access to homemade compost or local livestock manure, adding store BUILDING A COMPOST BIN (6 WAYS) 2: The Round Wire Compost Bin. When Mr. TAF and I began composting together as newlyweds (romantic, right?), we started with a heap for sticks and brush and a simple wire bin that we made with 16-gauge galvanized wire fencing (48-60 inches tall) to compost kitchen scraps, grass clippings, and leaves. STORING SEEDS FOR LONG-TERM SEED SAVING Organizing Seeds with the Mason Jar Style. Mason jars allow you to store seeds in smaller units. For example, you could store short-lived seeds in the freezer so you can ensure their viability until the next growing season, while longer-lived seeds may store okay under the bedor in a cupboard.
COMFREY FERTILIZER: DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE SOIL? What is (supposedly) so amazing about comfrey fertilizer? This herb is known for its role in harvesting nutrients from the soil and accumulating generous quantities of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, potash, and calcium. THE CHERRY TREE GUILD AND NATURAL PEST CONTROL 2: Cherry Tree Guild Plants that Prevent Diseases and Pests. Cherry trees are prone to several types of fungal diseases. Seek out anti-fungal herbs to plant around the tree for support. START HERE | TENTH ACRE FARM Amy Stross, author of The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People, shares her adventures and expertise in permaculture gardening in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. Tenth Acre Farm is the website of Amy Stross, author of award-winning The Suburban Micro-Farm: Modern Solutions for Busy People. She shares tips to help you grow your best permaculture garden or edible landscape. HOW TO BUILD A RAIN GARDEN TO CAPTURE RUNOFF What is a rain garden, exactly? A rain garden is a shallow depression in the ground designed to temporarily catch water from an impermeable surface such as a roof, driveway, parking lot, or even the overflowfrom a rain barrel.
6 FLOWERS TO GROW IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 1. Calendula (Calendula Officinalis). Calendula might just be my favorite annual flower to grow in the vegetable garden, but don’t tell the other flowers! This annual herb with a cheerful, yellow, daisy-like flower can grow 18-24 inches tall. 5 WEEDS YOU WANT IN YOUR GARDEN Top 5 Garden Weeds 1. Broadleaf Plantain (Plantago major)Brought into North America by colonists, plantain often pops up where soil is compacted. Nutrient Accumulator: Plantain is said to accumulate calcium, sulfur, magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon. URBAN FOOD FORESTS: DEMONSTRATING CITY PERMACULTURE Sherrett (formerly Winslow) Food Forest in Portland, Oregon. Permaculture Origins of Sherrett Food Forest. The Sherrett Food Forest is located on a 0.68-acre parcel of land near the border of Portland and Milwaukie, Oregon, and is an initiative started by students of Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden and The Permaculture City.. Melissa Manuel and Teague Cullen first discovered 12 PERENNIAL CROPS TO GROW IN WET SOIL 12 Crops for Wet Soil. Now for the fun part: Planting your wet-soil garden and reaping a harvest! #1: Aronia Berry (Aronia Melanocarpa, common name: black chokeberry)Aronia berry has recently been dubbed a superfood for its high antioxidant content, even more than blueberries or elderberries.. Because they are a tart berry, they are most often frozen for use in smoothies, or made HOW TO GROW AND USE CURRANT BUSHES Currant bushes (Ribes) are thornless understory shrubs, growing in USDA hardiness zones 3-8.They can grow 3-6 feet wide and tall, and can range in color from red, white, pink, or black. There is even a clove currant (Ribes odoratum), which is very fragrant.All currants have attractive flowers and maple-like leaves that make them desirable in the edible landscape. HOW TO GARDEN IN RAISED BEDS ON PAVEMENT For more step-by-step details about depaving, this book is a good resource: The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City If conditions are right, depaving is totally worth it. However, if building raised beds on top of HOW TO BUILD A PERMACULTURE FRUIT TREE GUILD A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. After I learned about this technique in my permaculture design certification course many years ago, I was excited to experiment with it in my ownyard.
HOW TO GROW BLACK RASPBERRIES How to Grow Black Raspberries in the Edible Landscape. Black raspberries are a beautiful landscape plant. Their bright red canes blaze confidently through gray winters, while the pinks, reds, and purples of the ripening berries are beacons of cheer in early summer.Tenth Acre Farm
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