have you ever tried using raised garden beds?GrumpyCatFace wrote:More expensive, and I'm interested in building skills for larger-scale food production. I need to learn about fixing bad soil, and a bit of permaculture.Speaker to Animals wrote:Why not build a terrace? You don't really need an incline for it to work. Just box in an area and fill it with good soil.
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Here is another example:
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+1GrumpyCatFace wrote:More expensive, and I'm interested in building skills for larger-scale food production. I need to learn about fixing bad soil, and a bit of permaculture.Speaker to Animals wrote:Why not build a terrace? You don't really need an incline for it to work. Just box in an area and fill it with good soil.
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My neighbor has boxes in the front yard. They spent quite a bit, but they get massive tomato harvests.Penner wrote:Here is another example:
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You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:GrumpyCatFace wrote:My neighbor has boxes in the front yard. They spent quite a bit, but they get massive tomato harvests.Penner wrote:Here is another example:
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Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:
Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.
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If I were doing it with limited space, I'd go with boxes like that too, coupled with the milpas concept for at least one or two. I was looking at a video last night where an Incan was explaining his villages terrace system. They can produce far more food than you might expect in some fairly rugged terrain. It might be worth learning how they do it, especially if you live on a mountain, which is basically what I want to do.
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C-Mag wrote:Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:
Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.
Not really:
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Looks like a giant pile of fucking weeds to me lol.C-Mag wrote:Penner wrote: You can control the amount of moisture (for sure) and also helps against bug infestation. There is another method called, hugelkultur:
Looks like straw bale method taken to a different level.