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World Domination Gardening 3-movie set as HD streaming

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Permaculture attempt in high desert of California

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the man who planted trees

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replacing irrigation with permaculture

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Tamera and their Water Retention Landscape

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Permaculture in Extreme Desert?

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Jump starting sugar snap peas?

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After Water Capture - Now What?

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water in West Texas

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Hazelnuts in the Desert

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Starting our first permaculture beds in the desert of Egypt! Help us start :)

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Why shade is so important in hot climates

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Starting Goji berry farm - need advice

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Idaho (no U-da-hoe) desert permaculture

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Texas Chihuahuan Desert Project - Pecans

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Resources specific to starting high desert permaculture

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Growing Corn in the Desert Without Supplemental Water or Compost

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Nopales cactus pads for sale

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Keep sagebrush in the garden? Desert shrubs and hydraulic lift

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Water harvesting in southern AZ

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Slowing the flow. Why doesn't the water just erode around the edges of dam?

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Does creosote bush / chaparral compost and mulch well

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Building a farm in the high desert of California

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Growing Corn in the Desert Without Supplemental Water or Compost

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Jump starting sugar snap peas?

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Pacifying Heavy Rain in a Native Hawaiian Dryland Restoration System

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

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replacing irrigation with permaculture

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Loquat seedlings using Indian desert growing technique

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Understanding drought and drought tolerance

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Keyline (subsoil ripping) in Chihuhuan Desert (PIC's)

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Composting prickly pear and looking for other compost ingredients in the desert

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dehumidifier to olla

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Greening an old gravel pit in the high desert // I am using and also selling waterboxxes!

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High Desert Fruit Tree Guild Members?

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Hazelnuts in the Desert

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my final update on Al Baydha

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How to use Ollas (sub-irrigating clay pots) to save water

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West Phoenix Reforestation

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Hello from northeast New Mexico! High, dry, windy plains, mostly flat, need advice on how to start.

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Greening the Desert - Salton Sea area

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Slowing the flow. Why doesn't the water just erode around the edges of dam?

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Our homestead in Cyprus

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Palm Springs, California . Looking for Permaculture buddies

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Starting Goji berry farm - need advice

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Do aspen erosion control blankets really let grass seed grow through, AND what about harvester ants?

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World Domination Gardening 3-movie set as HD streaming

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Improving barren soil

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After Water Capture - Now What?

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water in West Texas

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Help! what to do with bare land

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Desert Tree Establishment

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Can you make rain with permaculture?

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Convert raised bed to wicking bed? Is there an easier way?

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