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Tag Archives: permaculture
Balcony planning
For some reason I found it really hard to get to grips with a plan for the balcony. Perhaps because it’s a space that at the moment we really don’t use (since it overlooks the road, although it also overlooks … Continue reading
Book!
My book, Permaculture in Pots, is now out! It looks absolutely fantastic — everyone involved has done an amazing job, and I’m thrilled that it’s made it all the way to print now. Should you want a copy, it’s available … Continue reading
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Watering upstairs
We have some plants on the first floor; a few on the windowsills, and a few more now on the balcony (see The Balcony Project). We do not have any water on the first floor. So far, my watering has … Continue reading
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Tagged life hacking, permaculture, the balcony project, water
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The Balcony Project: plants for north-facing spaces
The next stage in the balcony planning is a little research on plants that will do well in north-facing areas. Given my other requirements, I’m most interested in edibles, and perennials or self-seekers (for minimal ongoing maintenance). It’s a good … Continue reading
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Tagged flowers, fruit, north-facing, permaculture, plants, research, shade, the balcony project, vegetables
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The Balcony Project: sector & zone analysis
I’m planning planting for our balcony, and in my last post on this wrote up the surveying. The next step is to do the analysis: some possible approaches are to consider zones, sectors, and input/output. For this project zones aren’t … Continue reading
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The Balcony Project: surveying
In addition to the back garden, we also have a front balcony. Now that the garden is well under way, I want to tackle some container planting for it. The first stage of the permaculture design process is surveying: site, … Continue reading
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Tagged design, permaculture, the balcony project
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Flowers: permaculture and beauty
Permaculture isn’t only about the practical; or rather, “practical” covers more than you might think. Permaculture is all about sustainability, and that includes creating environments which are sustainable for humans in respect to all their needs. A garden needn’t just … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, growing things, peas, permaculture, the garden project
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Peas and beans
I planted most of my broad beans last November/December, in two of the raised beds. One lot were planted in the polyculture winter veg bed, and the second lot in the bed next to it as a block on their … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, flowers, garden, gardening, growing things, legumes, permaculture, polyculture, the garden project, vegetables
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Salad plantings
Also on my March planting list were green salad leaves. All of my preferred green salad leaves are cut-and-come-again types; from a permaculture perspective, that’s a more productive use of the soil as you can keep harvesting throughout the season … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, gardening, growing things, lettuce, permaculture, polyculture, rocket, salad leaves, the garden project, vegetables
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Potatoes, babies, and tricycles
I decided to plan for a very low maintenance allotment this year, given that I also have a new garden and (rather more time-consumingly) a new baby to deal with. Over the winter, the main beds have almost all been … Continue reading
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Tagged allotment, bikes, cargo bikes, cycling, leon, permaculture, planning, potatoes
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