How To Design Your Own Permaculture Garden

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How to design your own permaculture garden. Observe your land microclimate local natural life cycle systems to replicate a similar pattern for your backyard. We give you a taste of the reasons for using this type of scientifically based design to ensure your garden has the best opportunity to shine. How to design your own permaculture garden.

Managing the edges of a garden site is an important step in permaculture design. Add a layer of organic mulch to the topsoil. A maintenance mulch of straw which will protect the soil reduce water evaporation and suppress weeds around the crops while they grow.

Catch store energy that s needed such as water mulching beds and building a swale. Start by growing your taller plants first so that shade cover is in place for any smaller plants that are sensitive to direct sunlight. A 3 layer organic clearance mulch.

Areas of soil about 6 to 12 inches 15 to 30 cm on top of the ground. Written by kym wilson. Perennial hedgerows or flower borders are a great way to frame the edges of a garden.

By defining the edges you can better control what comes on the property such as weeds pests wind aerial chemicals or water. Saved up cardboard from deliveries. You ll need to think about what your priorities are.

As you re planning your permaculture garden consider where water pools and washes away on your property as well as what areas need water the most. This will kill off the grass and prepare the are for cultivation the following year. Rather it gives you the tools over a 12 week period to build a concept design for your own property.