Year: 2011

Urban Food Forest Garden Yields, Three Years In

garden yield graph 2010

Here are the annual garden yield figures for Oct 2010–Oct 2011, the garden’s third year. The annual production for this garden was 131kg in the first year, 202kg in the second year and 194kg in the third year (as a consequence of a minor disaster!). […]

How to Build a French Drain

Cross-section of a rain garden directing runoff through soil and gravel into a drainpipe

Water management is an important aspect of designing a sustainable garden. Without water, nothing grows. As I’ve said before, it’s virtually the very essence of life itself! In Permaculture, designing a garden to make optimum use of water is critical, especially in a country like […]