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Permaculture

Is anyone else into this?


Created By on 12/09/2019

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Eleanor2 Original Poster
14th Sep 2019 09:15:51
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Ecarg that’s brilliant. I really feel like it would be brilliant if more people grew their own food. So many people are now flagging their gardens and putting a few tubs about. I understand it can be hard work. But exercise is good for us all. My father in law managed his veg patches until he was 85. I am sure it was his gardening kept him so healthy.
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ecarg
14th Sep 2019 05:50:19
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Eleanor I must have mislead you because I was aware of what you mean't and that is exactly what he did.
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ecarg
13th Sep 2019 17:39:49 (Last activity: 13th Sep 2019 20:59:19)
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My Father did this over 40yrs ago ongoing to the early 90ts .

No lawn was allowed saved on mowing more space for growing .

He didn't call it Permaculture as Archie says it was gardening.
Response from Eleanor2 Original Poster made on 13th Sep 2019 20:59:19
Ecarg it’s not the digging up lawns and growing veg. It’s the whole concept of the garden still looking like a garden. Lawn,flowers and food mixed in. Like we put strawberry plants everywhere among the flowers. Onions and potatoes at the top edge of a lawn that we had cut a foot off. Obviously around the back it is just lawns dug up and raised beds. At the front however on passing it just looks like a normal garden. Obviously instead of ornamental trees and bushes it’s fruit trees and bushes.
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ArchieUK
13th Sep 2019 10:29:10 (Last activity: 13th Sep 2019 13:55:31)
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At least I have learned a new word, to me it is gardening, but perhaps I am only a non educated peasant

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I have only been gardening for the las 50years.
Response from Eleanor2 Original Poster made on 13th Sep 2019 13:55:31
Archie permaculture is a trend. Why waste garden on all lawns and flowers. Grow as much edible produce as you can. Mixed in with flowers etc. So your garden still looks suburban but is very productive.
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Eleanor2 Original Poster
12th Sep 2019 21:10:26 (Last activity: 13th Sep 2019 09:32:03)
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I have dug up part of two lawns and put in raised beds. I have also planted fruit trees and bushes all around my garden. I have all the herbs mixed in with the flowers. We have had a great crop. It’s all organic. Anyone else on here doing this sort of thing.
Response from Eleanor2 Original Poster made on 13th Sep 2019 09:32:03
Day dream that is brilliant. I am on an estate. We have slowly started digging the front lawn so the neighbours don’t notice. I have put a thornless blackberry bush along the back fence it has gone crazy.......I did purple sprouting broccoli. With little tops appearing. But the leaves are like triffids. We got a few caterpillars but the amount of broccoli leaves we have used as cabbage is amazing and it tastes great. We had loads of yummy Victoria plums but the tree looks very infected with something. I need to research a bit.
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