Help! Clover lawn, but clover won’t grow in some spots
I’ve got a new construction house. On closing day, the yard surrounding the property was just bare soil. I want to grow a clover lawn, so in ear...
Indian living in Palm Springs , California. Thinking of growing jackfruit
I’m a fan of tropical fruits as I grew up eating them all the time . I recently found jackfruit at local grocery store. Enjoyed it and started seeds...
I’m looking to start homesteading on my half acre in Central Texas zone 8b
About 1/4th of my half acre is oak wooded. I want to have perrinials and annuals between the perrinial beds. I want to do no till poly culture annuals...
ISO Edible Forest Gardens plant species matrix in .xls/xlsx format
As the title says, hoping someone with better search-fu than myself has found or possesses a copy of the Plant Species Matrix (EFG2, Appendix 1) in a ...
Calamagrostis nutkaensis from seed
Are there any growers here with experience with native grasses? I picked up a pkg of Nootka Reedgrass seeds to grow in pots around my lot and possibly...
understory fruit trees?
Zone 5a, been doing small scale annual no dig for a couple years, and this year I’m starting to put in perennials for the first time. I’ve...
Has anyone started elderberry from seed?
Trying it out for the first time this year and was a bit confused by the sowing instructions. They specify that the seeds need a cold period- so I put...
Southern California Permaculture for Avocados
So my family just bought an old avocado orchard and I want to help make it as sustainable as possible. I don’t have any formal training at all, a si...
recommendations for large annuals while my trees grow
I just moved to a property. I have a lot of saplings coming, but it will take time for them to grow and establish. Meanwhile, i want to plant large an...
Recommendations for non-invasive fruit/berry for 7b/8a?
I’m slowly planting out a food forest as I clear off an area of my property that’s overgrown with invasive species like Chinese privet, mi...
Replanting fruit trees
Hi all, I have some dwarf fruit trees in the ground that have been there for roughly one year, but I’m planning on making a raised garden where they...
UK native plants suitable for shade?
Hi guys, I’m kind of new to this so be kind! I recently got rid of the concrete/tiling on the sides of my garden and have put in some raised bed...
Herb mixture to repel garden rodents and protect bulbs
This video contains a creative herb mixture made from plants that have been found to repel rodents through research. It also contains a method for pla...
New and looking for advice/tips in hardiness zone 7b/8a
I’m in the Southeastern US, hardiness zone 7b/8a. I’ve been interested in permaculture for a while, but just starting to do more than read...
Anyone have experience with peaches in a permaculture/natural maintenance way?
My family just bought a little farm a few months ago and we are trying to setup a more permaculture, food forest type setting here. That being said we...
Why are veggies usually grow low to the ground while fruits are in trees?
While discussing my plans, I was talking about the trees I will be planting first to create canopy. Someone said, "oh so you’re growing mos...
New to permaculture, got a question, ducks or chickens?
I live in the mountains of Central Arizona, Payson specifically. Getting ready for spring and been thinking about ducks, and also chickens and would l...
Seed Starting Calculator 🌻
Hello Everyone! 🌻 I hope you’re all as excited as I am about the upcoming gardening season ( or perhaps you’re sad yours is ending soon...