Our Urine is high in nitrogen, moderate in phosphorus and low in potassium. It is an excellent high nutrient liquid fertiliser in our gardens
Planning for Backyard Abundance
With the recent expansion of the kitchen garden, it was time to start the new planning for the expanded patch. The expansion was always part of the plan, but we had given ourselves a 10-year implementation plan for the design. This allowed us to fine-tune as we go. It...
Living Mulch
One question that came up today during the hands-on wicking bed workshop was what am I using for in-between the beds. My answer seemed to surprise the participant. While it is common for most people to use either woodchip or some other dead material what I look for,...
Savour Soil Nursery/Grow House
Seven years ago, we put in the frame of what was to become our grow-house/nursery. It has been, like most projects here, a process of design and redesign as we learned more on our needs within this space. We have had many people from workshops, courses and open houses...
A Years Worth of Flowers
Flowers are not something that is typically considered when we think of a permaculture system. Generally, it is all about food, soil and water, which is absolutely an essential foundation of what we consider. One thing that I found that lacked in my system for many...