This weekend I purchased Permaculture Orchard. I’m always hungry for more permaculture information, and I also like to support the permaculture world. It’s definitely a how-to for an orchard set-up with charming graphics and tunes. I’m not sure it’s a useful video for the permaculture newbie backyard gardener, but more for new or existing commercial applications. […]
Category Archives: Forest Garden Planning
I will admit I haven’t had good luck making compost for the past year and half. A neighbor gave me his compost bin from the city that is a four sided metal cage-like thing that sits on the ground. I hap hazardly added yard waste and food scraps when they were available. I turned the pile every […]
It’s day 150 in the Edible Forest Garden, and I’m just now having a light bulb moment about locating trees. Remember that series of posts describing the master plan for the edible forest garden? I talked about the Irrigation Plan, Goals and random pieces, and the zones. Well, come to find out I also need […]
It has amazed me how much unwanted organic matter I’ve used in my garden. I’d like to think I’ve put recycling to a whole new level. Everything I’ve collected has been intercepted from the landfill and FREE. It’s almost unbelievable how much I’ve gotten for free, and all of it will help grow food. It […]
It’s Day 49 of the edible forest garden project, (note the handy project counter on the side) and I’ve been thinking about the master plan. I’ve actually really struggled writing this post, but in the end, it helped me organize my priorities and thoughts. The more I work in the garden, the more I’m understanding […]
The weather has been playing spring and it’s been fantastic. It feels like spring anyway, but we are far from seeing the last frost date of the year. At least that’s how the story goes. The guessed date of the last frost for Dallas this year is March 15th. It’s getting close…There are so many […]
My DVD finally arrived from Australia: Urban Permaculture by Geoff Lawton. This doesn’t seem to be a how-to video. Instead, it’s filled with inspiring gardens perfectly tailored to the landscape and user. That’s the thing about permaculture, it’s not a how-to. I can’t wait to pop this in the DVD player for the second time. This […]
This is the last post in a short series describing the components in the edible garden. I first talked about the Irrigation Plan, and then goals and random pieces of the master edible garden plan. Now I’m going to show you my edible garden’s zones. If you haven’t noticed by now, the garden design isn’t a small […]
Now, that I’ve talked about the irrigation plan, I have a few more pieces I wanted to explain about the garden. This is my plan for beds, walk-ways, plants, fertilizing and tilling. Beds & Walk-waysThe three main walk-ways are five feet wide and all lead to the back gate. The secondary paths are only three […]
I wanted to help explain some of the pieces of the garden. I’m thinking this is going to be a short series of posts instead of a single, super-sonic long post. Passive irrigation is part my master plan. The basic idea is to hold the water that comes into the garden and slow it down. Once […]
Forest Market Garden 