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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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perennial vegetables

The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

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plants

What staple crops are you growing?

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beans

Fava Beans - more than just beans

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lawn

how do you change your grass ph without new soil

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plants

Reforestation - Growing trees in arid, barren lands - by Seeds and Clay cubes (no watering)

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beans

Simple trellis for green beans

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seeds and breeding

Profoundly Promiscuous and Totally Tasty Tomato Project

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forest garden

Food forests, climate change, and who's going to eat!

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propagation

Judith's garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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gardening for beginners

Victory Gardens! How-to, what to grow, and so much more!

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seeds and breeding

Landrace Gardening

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permaculture

Is anyone really doing permaculture?

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composting

composting wood chips with chicken litter and fungi

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hugelkultur

Herbal Hugel Spiral of Randomness!

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gardening for beginners

Ideas for Trellis Gardening

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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grains and pseudograins

Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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vines

How did medieval peasants do it?

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house plants

Monstera, to slice or save?

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composting

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

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nuts

Hazelnuts, when do you pick, and how do you store 'em?

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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flowers

What flowers do Bees love to pollinate?

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soil

Improving a steep slope with no access for diggers

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plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

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composting

What is Composting?

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composting

Are keyhole gardens really permanent?

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perennial vegetables

Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

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root crops

please share ideas for growing BIG sweet potatoes, several pounds per plant

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urban gardening

Homesteading in Cities

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organic

Help with non plastic raised bed liner

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beans

why aren't my scarlet runner beans setting beans?

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gardening for beginners

Do you 'refresh' your garden every year?

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gardening for beginners

What would you plant in your roadside ditch?

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Straw is helping keep my worm bin from drying out

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permaculture

The Problem is the Solution

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fruit trees

Growing Olive Trees

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nuts

Hazelnuts, when do you pick, and how do you store 'em?

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gardening for beginners

Advice on garden planning

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hedges

UK Hedge Plants: What Should I Consider Before Planting a New Hedge?

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biochar

My biochar production tally thread.

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berries

Goji berries, ripe?

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permaculture

Blight

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fruit trees

Fruit tree protectors

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woodland

Learning from pristine Lico forest in a Mozambique volcano

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plants

How we save our corn from critters without buying commercially made products.

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plants

Direct Seeding Tomatoes in ~100 Frost Free Days without season extension

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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gardening for beginners

Sahara desert gardening: Zai, half-moon basins, waffle, Tulukur beds

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biochar

Dozens of acres of standing charcoal !?

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nuts

Protecting my nuts

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mulch

Arborist Chips

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biochar

Biochar sequesters carbon and decreases emissions

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seeds and breeding

Seeking more help in tracking down more historic crops to restore my community's past in Chicago.

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fungi

Show me your fungus. (Mushroom Photos)

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woodland

Planting Timber for Future Generations

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trees

Early Tree Leaf Drop?

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seeds and breeding

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house plants

Growing desert cacti in high humidity

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hugelkultur

Hugelkultur YouTube video—interesting, legit sources?

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plants

What is killing my shrubs?

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permaculture

Chance's Chop N Drop Gallery (Drop yours too)

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berries

Preserving Local History...In Blackberry Form

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plants

mullein in permaculture

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plants

Ginger Flower?

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peaches

How to Grow (Start) Peach Tree from Peach Pit

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biochar

Re-crunching your biochar

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gardening for beginners

I built a free, no-ads garden journal app for my own garden - would love honest feedback from this c

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urban gardening

Year-Round Gardening in Zones 9–11: Strategies for Seamless Transitions and Abundant Harvests

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composting

Permies Poll: How do you compost?

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gardening for beginners

Tomatillos from saved seeds

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gardening for beginners

Cold Stratification for the Total Novice

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soil

Mycorrhizae - keeping it alive or how long will it last?

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fungi

Dead leaves as a fruiting substrate

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trees

How I get a near 100% win rate on honey locust

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tips for awkward spots

What should I do with this corner of my front yard?

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greening the desert

Can you make rain with permaculture?

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fruit trees

Plums have maggots

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greening the desert

Understanding drought and drought tolerance

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