All Entries Tagged With: "Permaculture"
The No-Dig Garden
Why didn’t the 7 dwarves have any time for girlfriends? Because they spent all day digging!
And spending days digging a home garden can be just as detrimental to your social life!
And your back …
Permaculture Focus on Saving Your Soil
When you’ve designed your permaculture garden, sustainable produce garden, vegetable patch – or whatever you want to call it – and rattled through your tool shed, digging out your …
Natural Insect Control of Aphids
Before I left for a week in Melbourne (Victoria, Australia), my Zucchini plants were sporting the new aphid look – the popular pest fashion of white film over most of the leaves.
I nibbled on my …
Mulch Types for an Organic Garden
Linda, one of the Sustainability Nuts who frequents the Sustainable Living Wise site wanted to know what mulch I would recommend. I was going to tell Linda that it depends on her environment …
Permaculture Pest Control with the Ultimate Flying Predator
We’ve been experiencing a run of awesome storms here in the South East of Queensland, Australia over the past week. The northern suburbs of Brisbane (Queensland) have had it hard – devastation …
Permaculture Zone 1
The next Permaculture Zone to discuss is Zone 1. This is the Vegetable Garden and close plantings to the house or dwelling.
The characteristics of Zone 1 are …
Sustainability Spy for Permaculture Project
Put time aside to be a Sustainability Spy in your garden. While you’re observing the areas for your Permaculture Project ensure you’re not going to be disturbed. You may decide to take the …
Organic Seeds for Permaculture Project
After going through the Lifestyle List I now have an idea of what my family’s needs are, plus an idea of what I need to fulfill those requirements. The next step to this Permaculture Project is…
Lifestyle Patterns for Permaculture
Before beginning any permaculture designs, I’ve taken into account what sustainability set up I am looking for. I’ve gone through my family’s lifestyle patterns and made a list of what we do, eat…
Permaculture Project Begins
After spending so much time helping others in their gardens, working full-time, and wildlife caring full-time I have finally taken the plunge to do something with my own long-time neglected garden…
