Here’s a short video produced by William LaBarge, interviewing me about urban permaculture and growing your own food. There’s plenty of footage of my garden filmed in early spring, so the garden is just coming into leaf at this stage. Thanks Will for sharing this […]
Year: 2016
Guest Post – Your Herb Garden Harvest – Creative Ways to Use Your Herb Bounty
Here is a guest article written by Chris McLaughlin and provided by Fix.com! When beginner gardeners ask me which plants are hardy and forgiving, my answer is always herbs. If a busy gardener asks me which plants will thrive in near-neglect, my answer is herbs. […]
Product Review – Shoe Sync Earthing Shoes DIY Kit by Earth Runners
In our previous product review we looked at an excellent product, the Earth Runners Minimalist Outdoor Sandals, footwear which combines the barefoot benefits of earthing shoes with the functionality of minimalist running sandals. Much to my delight I received an invitation to review the latest […]
In Memory of Bill Mollison, the “Father of Permaculture”
Bruce Charles ‘Bill’ Mollison (1928-2016), the “Father of Permaculture,” has truly left the world a better place than he found it. I have put up a page on my website as a permanent tribute to Bill – https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/permaculture/in-memory-of-bill-mollison-the-father-of-permaculture/ His memory lives on in all our […]
The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Fertilisers and How to Use Them
The plants in your garden need food just like you do! That might seem obvious but you’ll be surprised how many people never bother to feed their plants and then wonder why they aren’t flowering, fruiting, or growing all that well. Even if you do […]
How to Use a Bokashi Soil Generator to Turn Food Waste into Nutrient-Rich Soil
What do you do with your bokashi bin contents if you don’t have a large garden to dig them into? As discussed in the previous Bokashi Composting article, you can always put the processed bokashi food waste into your compost bin or into your worm […]
Bokashi Composting, How to Process Waste That Can’t Go in Your Compost or Worm Farm
Are you into recycling but are still throwing away some food scraps because you can’t put them in your compost bin or worm farm? Large amounts of citrus and onions, or any food that contains fish and meat should not be put in your worm […]
Permaculture Ethics – Making Them Work
I’ve just written an article for Permaculture Research Institute which addresses concerns raised by some segments of the Permaculture community about the Permaculture ethics, see the whole article here – Permaculture Ethics – Making Them Work
Crop Rotation Systems for Annual Vegetables
The great thing about gardening with annual vegetables is that it’s very cheap to get started and the plants grow very quickly, so gardeners get to see (and taste) the results of their efforts in a very short time. Some gardeners get discouraged after a […]
How to Compost Logs and Branches with a Hugelkultur Bed
Composting allows us to recycle plant materials so they can be re-used in the garden, but the materials need to be broken up into small pieces for the composting process to work efficiently. Traditional composting works fine for for soft green plant matter, twigs and […]
Product Review – Earth Runners Minimalist Outdoor Sandals
Having a love of Nature and an understanding of the well-being benefits of interacting with Nature, I’m always looking to review products that enhance people’s connection to Nature or even just encourage them to interact more with Nature. When I was contacted by a […]
DIY Self-Watering Pots and Mini Wicking Beds
Self watering pots that wick water upwards from a water reservoir below have been around for decades. They’re commonly used for indoor plants, and they also have more specialized applications in the form of tiny wick watering pots used by African Violet growers. More recently, […]
Mindmaps for Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)
Brett Pritchard, a recognized pioneering permaculturalist and recipient of the Permaculture Services Award (1992) has released a set of mindmaps to accompany his free to download Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card Set which is available on his website http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com . There are 21 mindmaps […]
Permaculture Ethics and Design Principles 21 Card Set by Brett Pritchard (free to download)
Brett Pritchard, a recognized pioneering permaculturalist and recipient of the Permaculture Services Award (1992) has released a free to download Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card Set which is available on his website http://www.permaculturefundamentals.com . In my opinion the Permaculture Ethics and Principles 21 Card […]
Wicking Bed Construction, How to Build a Self-Watering Wicking Bed
A wicking bed is a self-watering raised garden bed, and even though the design is a relatively new innovation that is catching the attention of many produce gardeners worldwide, it is essentially nothing more than a large-scale version of a self-watering pot. Self watering pots […]
Lawn Alternatives – Creeping Thyme
Creeping Thyme ‘Coccineus’ growing in my French drain Alternatives to Lawn When is a lawn not a lawn? When it is a lawn alternative – something other than grass! Lawns are everywhere, and for better or for worse they are a deeply ingrained part of […]
How to Grow Cranberries in Containers
Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) are native to north-eastern North America. and grow in swamps and bogs. They are a low growing, trailing woody evergreen perennial with small oval leaves that grows along the ground and forms a dense mat. Berries are produced on short vertical upright […]