Any Permaculturists in the house?

[GranolaGirl]

I took a Permaculture class last Spring and REALLY enjoyed it. I was curious if anyone here studies/practices Permaculture.

 

[Collector]

Welcome to TEG, I do not know anything about it. Maybe you can tell us something more about it, sounds interesting!

 

[wifezilla]

I am trying to incorporate many permaculture practices. Right now I have ducks that eat slugs in the garden and give me free fertilizer. I stopped tilling last year and now use "lasagna gardening". Boy does that save time and energy on weeding. I have a pond that in the summer I use to raise rosy minnows and duckweed. The rosies live on algae and mosquito larvae. Rosy babies become duck food and so does the extra duckweed.

This year I am raising more feed for the ducks so I have to buy less bagged feed. I am also expanding my 3 sisters garden. My little test garden did pretty well even though the squirrels ate all the little pumpkins

 

[boggybranch]

I have been reading and learning about this permaculture from a permaculture forum I'm a member of. Haven't contributed anything to the forum, though. Seems to get a little bit too intense....if you say the "wrong" thing.

 

[eudaimoniaseeker]

Hi all! New to the forum, just joined SS and BYC too.

What is "lasagna gardening'? And how do you plant if you don't till? I guess I need to look into this more!

 

[Ariel301]

Hi all! New to the forum, just joined SS and BYC too.

What is "lasagna gardening'? And how do you plant if you don't till? I guess I need to look into this more!

Basically the idea is that instead of tilling up the ground and trying to amend the natural soil to make it good for growing, you build up layers of hay/straw/compost/newspaper/fertilizer/whatever--I've seen different recipes--on top of the ground and plant in that. Kind of like a raised bed without the bed. It works well if you have terrible soil where you live (like I do)

 

[vfem]

Hi neighbor and

I'm assuming you took that class through NCSU or Pullen Park?

I've just been looking into it, haven't decided what I think yet. I enjoy my raised beds so far, and love composting. I'm afraid I'll become one of those people to be set in my ways. But I sure find new things to interesting not to learn all I can about them.