Category: Permaculture Gardening
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The Get Outside (in the Garden) Every Day of May Challenge
Spring can be an overwhelming time of year, with all of the yard work and gardening tasks to be done, along with our already busy schedules. Sometimes it’s hard to make the time to get out in the garden and get all the work done. And once you start getting behind, the tasks pile up…
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7 Edible Flower Seeds to Sow Now and Brighten Your Garden (& Salad Bowl) This Summer
These flowers are the best of both worlds. They’re great for your garden and your body. Below I’ll share seven edible flower seeds to sow this spring that will add a splash of color to your garden and your salad bowl this summer. Not only are they pretty, but they’ll also benefit your garden in…
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How to Plan Your Vegetable Garden Layout
So you want to grow a vegetable garden this year, but maybe you’re feeling a little overwhelmed about planning it all. There are so many vegetables to choose from, and not enough space to grow everything you want to. Not to mention that gardening is one of those activities that attracts much excitement, but sometimes…
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What Seeds to Start in February Indoors Under Lights: 27 Plants
Usually, we think of March and April as the time to start seeds indoors, but some seeds can be started as early as February, or even January. Read on for a list of what seeds to start in February if you live in a temperate climate and your last frost date falls sometime in April or…
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How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden: Corn, Beans, Squash
The native tradition of growing the “three sisters,” corn, beans, and squash has been around for thousands of years, and for good reason—it works. Want to grow your own three sisters garden? Here’s everything you need to know to get started growing this ancient plant guild. What is a Three Sisters Garden? The polyculture known…
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Sheet Mulching Made Easy: 11 Steps to Building Better Garden Beds
With so many different methods of sheet mulching out there and with each method sometimes having contradictory information, it can be confusing and hard to know how to get started. So, in this guide, my aim is to break down the sheet mulching process into simple steps with clear explanations for each step. Sheet Mulching…
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How to Maintain a Polyculture Garden
Hello gardeners. It’s a beautiful October day and I wanted to share an update on our polyculture garden and talk a little bit about how to maintain a polyculture garden throughout the growing season to get the most out of it. Back in May, I wrote a post about starting a polyculture garden. I learned…
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9 Winter Cover Crops for Gardens and How to Grow Them
Growing cover crops is a great way to protect and build garden soil in the off-season when your beds aren’t hosting summer veggies and flowers. Below, I’ll go over the basics of cover cropping in gardens and 9 of the best winter cover crops for gardens to get you started. A cover crop can be…
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28 Simple Raised Bed and Edging Ideas for No-Dig Gardens
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how to make no-dig garden beds. The article got quite long, so I decided to take out the part about garden edging and raised bed ideas and expand on it in its own article this week. At MyEdibleHabitat.com, I’m all about using the materials on hand and…
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How to Make a No-Dig Garden: Fertile Soil, Less Work
When I started my garden at our new place this year, I knew I wanted to make no-dig garden beds, but I wasn’t sure what the best no-dig method was. So in preparation for setting up my garden, I did a lot of research. But after my initial research on no-dig gardening, lasagna gardening, and sheet…