Deep Green Permaculture

• Added new page Propagating Hardwood Cuttings under “DIY Instructions“, which explains how to propagate deciduous trees and plants from winter prunings – great for fruit trees such as figs, pomegranates, mulberries and quince, grape vines, kiwi fruit and currants!

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• Added a new post under My Garden  which provides some updates and pictures of what’s been happening in the last six months or more, it’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on the garden, see the article here – 28. The Last Six Months or So….
  I’ve also made many major additions and updates to the design, the biggest beibg addind dozens if types of berries. The design changes, rationale and outcomes will be in the next post, real soon!

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• Added a new subject topic on Permaculture Design Principles, where each principle will be explored in detail with practical applications of each design principle, as well as design tips. The introductoy main article, Permaculture Design Principles, provides a brief overview and list the principles themselves.

The eighth article in this series discusses the design principle of Accelerating Succession and Evolution, it explores how Nature establishes forests through the ecological process of forest succession, and how we can accelerate this process through various techniques to establish forest systems in a fraction of the time they take naturally. Also, it looks into how we can substitute the species that build a forest with ones that are useful to us, such as in food forst designs.

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In Articles and Discussions I’ve listed a new article which I have written for Permaculture Research Institute, Perennial Plants and Permaculture (link direct to PRI website) – an article I wrote for Permaculture Research Institute, which examines the reasons for using perennial plants in Permaculture food production systems, and the ecological benefits gained by doing this, which is contrasted against the impact of annual food production systems on soils in terms of salinity and erosion.