I ran out of room and the tomatoes are now squatting on the on the couch. I guess I won’t be having guests over anytime soon.
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March 25, 2012
March 25, 2012
- rough plans for the front garden. i decided on six zones (not the permaculture ones) based on various guilds.
- helpful wife and less-helpful dog
- cabin-fever aubergines are going out a bit early, but i think they look strong enough. and it’s been 18c/64f this week, so maybe they won’t die…
- diy cloches for cucumbers and green beans
- optimistic early-season beets
- the back garden is pretty active as well
December 21, 2011
It took over 20 years of gardening to realize that I didn’t have to work so hard to achieve a fruitful harvest. As the limitless energy of my youth gradually gave way to the physical realities of mid-life, the slow accretion of experience eventually led to an awareness that less work can result in greater crop yields. Inspired in part by Masanobu Fukuoka’s book, One Straw Revolution, my family experimented with gardening methods which could increase yields with less effort.
(Source: post-carbon)
December 16, 2011
our two south-facing windows.
- there are the two avocado seeds i started a while ago (one is doing much better than the other, but i haven’t written the little one off yet).
- there’s the strange two-headed leek that started sprouting in the compost. i’m still not sure it’ll amount to anything edible, but i’m giving it a chance.
- a couple of weeks ago i stole some leaves from various exotic succulent plants at the glasgow botanic gardens. some of them look pretty crazy, so i’m really hoping the ‘cuttings’ i made survive.
- also pictured are some sad little vegetables i had hoped would grow well enough in our dark little scottish windows over winter.
December 11, 2011
Fun video of fellow PDC 2011 Permaship permies taking action in an office backyard. They used the skills and permaculture principles we learned earlier this year in Bulgaria to design a new self-sustaining garden. I’m excited to see what it will look like in the spring. Great job guys!
via corriehannah
December 4, 2011
October 31, 2011
cool online utility/app to visualize the sun’s trajectory in any day/time (past, present and future) and at any location of your choosing using google maps, via suncalc.net.
SunCalc is a little app that shows sun movement and sunlight phases during the given day at the given location.
You can see sun positions at sunrise, specified time and sunset. The thin orange curve is the current sun trajectory, and the yellow area around is the variation of sun trajectories during the year. The closer a point is to the center, the higher is the sun above the horizon. The colors on the time slider above show sunlight coverage during the day.
Please leave your ideas about improving SunCalc or vote for them here, and follow @suncalc_net for updates.
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it’s giving me a good idea where the sun will be during the winter months, so i can plan the location of the hoop houses accordingly.
October 28, 2011
"Duckponics" Feeds Plants, Provides Fresh Water for Healthy Ducks (Video)
(Source: speakerforthetrees, via fireonthemountain)
October 28, 2011
October 27, 2011
Community Aquaponics Project Gives Free Food to the Homeless
Shopping center maintenance man sets up aquaponic garden behind the 7-11 and makes food available to the less fortunate in Australia.
(via TreeHugger & @AnnaEvely)
(via batesnursery)
October 27, 2011
More info about building an herb spiral here and here, and general permaculture design information, here.
The general idea is: plants that like it dry and hot near the top, moist and cooler near the bottom. Sun lovers on the south facing side, shady plants on the north side. Those that can tolerate getting roughed up on the windy side, those that can’t on the other. Use stones or rocks to wrap the spiral; they get hot during the day and diffuse the heat at night, keeping your herbs toasty (almost) year round.
(via impulsivefarmer)
October 25, 2011
Permaculture food growing in a suburban garden (podcast)
Michael and Julia Guerra grow 250kg of food in their tiny suburban garden using permaculture techniques. Louise Parry finds out how
(via thesustainablelife)
October 25, 2011
October 22, 2011
October 22, 2011
graham bell - the permaculture way—practical steps to create a self-sustaining world
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