Because polyculture, growing many plants together, instead of just one alone (monoculture), can reduce pests, disease, and weeds, conserve water, improve soil health and fertility, eliminate the need for tilling and reduce our dependence on chemicals, fossil fuels and poisonous … Continue reading Designing Polycultures
Today, I’m spending a few moments remembering the last growing season as I continue to plan for the next one. Here are some of my favorite images from 2014’s garden along with some things I was particularly happy about last year: The garden was “thrown to the wolves” and managed to fend for itself, making a huge leep into becoming self-regulating with little maintanance beyond “chop and drop” mulching and mowing. Almost no watering was necessary. Beyond the obligatory “watering in” at planting time, our garden was completely self-watering last year. A year of harvests–we ate something out of … Continue reading Reviewing the Past, Planning the Future