Register / Login

New Topic

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

Carla Burke
John F Dean
Nancy Reading
r ransom
Jay Angler
Timothy Norton

stewards:

paul wheaton
Pearl Sutton
Anne Miller

master gardeners:

Christopher Weeks
M Ljin

gardeners:

Jim Garlits
thomas rubino
William Bronson

polyculture

polyculture, plant guilds, and companion planting

Best ever

polyculture

Looking for people living in southern grow zone who plant and grow all year

78 replies 2 137 6

polyculture

guilds of plants.

55 replies 1 4

polyculture

Jerusalem Artichoke (sunchoke) and Sweet Lupine Regenerative Cover Crop

30 replies 1 32

polyculture

What can I grow bulk amounts of in woodlands?

24 replies 8

Gardening and weeds

32 replies 1 22

Crowded sisters

16 replies 8 8

Wonderfully wild

15 replies 9

polyculture

Pea Polyculture?

20 replies 2 1

polyculture

Polyculture Pros and Cons

35 replies 2 3

polyculture

Where to plant raspberries and grapes

19 replies

polyculture

Companion planting with Asparagus

15 replies 4 6

polyculture

Weeds, or Polyculture?

36 replies 2 1 1

Ianto Evans's Polyculture

17 replies 1

Logistics of 3 Sisters Garden

19 replies 3 10

polyculture

Soil building, and pomegranate, fig, olive planting guild suggestions?

35 replies 9 5

Three Sisters, continuous cropping, in the tropics, for food and fodder.

18 replies 2 12

polyculture

Balancing polyculture with efficiency?

15 replies 1 16

polyculture

Potatoes in raised beds: with companions or alone?

21 replies 2 4 4

polyculture

Growing annual vegetables with minimal effort?

10 replies 1 5 10

Becoming poly

18 replies 6 9

More »
Best this year

polyculture

What can I grow bulk amounts of in woodlands?

24 replies 8

polyculture

Mixing raspberries with stropharia "mulch", strawberries and anything else

9 replies 2 1 7

"Lean on Pea" aka: growing peas on other plants?

9 replies 6

Olive polycultures and harvesting techniques

1 reply

Any methods similar to 3 sisters?

1 reply

polyculture

Semi-arid grain production - lit review and draft of experiment for intercropping trees and shrubs

0 replies 1

chestnut-centered guild

5 replies

More »
polyculture Forum at permies

gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

1 day ago 66 replies [ 1, 2 ] 43 14

projects

Restoring soil structure and simple farming in a wet climate

3 days ago 143 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <10, 11, 12 ] 1 284 82

plants

Seeking chestnut orchard groundcover seed sources and ideas

2 weeks ago 14 replies

polyculture

Juglone and leeks

2 weeks ago 8 replies

chestnut-centered guild

2 weeks ago 5 replies

polyculture

Where to plant raspberries and grapes

2 weeks ago 19 replies

books

Integrated Forest Gardening by Weiseman, Halsey and Ruddock

3 weeks ago 6 2 5

kids

leeks/garlic instead of daffodils in fruit tree guilds

3 weeks ago 11 replies 2

soil

How close do nitrogen fixing plants need to be?

4 weeks ago 10 replies 5

polyculture

Interesting article: maslins... planting grains together

1 month ago 4 replies 3

lawn

Walkable meadow lawns

1 month ago 23 replies 2 10

Wonderfully wild

1 month ago 15 replies 9

lawn

permies vs. lawns?

1 month ago 74 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 3

polyculture

What can I grow bulk amounts of in woodlands?

1 month ago 24 replies 8

apples

comfrey for apple guild

2 months ago 7 replies 1

fruit trees

Growing Pawpaws Naturally

2 months ago 12 replies 11 2

Any methods similar to 3 sisters?

2 months ago 1 reply

permaculture

Best companion plant combinations!

2 months ago 26 replies 3 3

grains and pseudograins

maslin (mixed grain polyculture)

3 months ago 12 replies 10 5

homestead

Southern California Homestead stories

3 months ago 53 replies [ 1, 2 ] 303 23

forest garden

Converting a Monoculture Orchard To a Food Forest

3 months ago 16 replies 9

urban gardening

Contemplating weeding

3 months ago 11 replies

seeds and breeding

Creating a Mochata Squash Landrace that is Vigorous, Productive, and Bug and Disease Resistant!

4 months ago 22 replies 10 16

"Lean on Pea" aka: growing peas on other plants?

4 months ago 9 replies 6

lawn

A lawn that is also an edible polyculture....what works well?

5 months ago 15 replies 1 4 11

forest garden

Wild Cherry and Lilac Guild

5 months ago 3 replies 1

pasture

Pasture, Wetland & Forest Edge Seeds - 2025 - zone 5a

7 months ago 1 reply 1

polyculture

Jerusalem Artichoke (sunchoke) and Sweet Lupine Regenerative Cover Crop

7 months ago 30 replies 1 32

plants

What are the best groundcover species?

8 months ago 9 replies 4

polyculture

Mixing raspberries with stropharia "mulch", strawberries and anything else

8 months ago 9 replies 2 1 7

permaculture

Living trellises.

8 months ago 17 replies 2

beans

companions for bush beans

9 months ago 18 replies 1 3

fruit trees

Fruit tree guilds and edible companion plants (Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum)

9 months ago 50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 15

potatoes

Growing Potatoes Naturally

10 months ago 17 replies 1 1 10

plants

what are you planting or allowing to grow that future owners might consider invasives?

10 months ago 22 replies 2 17

Olive polycultures and harvesting techniques

11 months ago 1 reply

polyculture

Looking for people living in southern grow zone who plant and grow all year

11 months ago 78 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 137 6

gardening for beginners

Practical three sisters guild

11 months ago 13 replies 2

polyculture

Semi-arid grain production - lit review and draft of experiment for intercropping trees and shrubs

11 months ago 0 replies 1

polyculture

Companion plants for Camas summer dormancy?

11 months ago 6 replies 4 2

polyculture

Potatoes in raised beds: with companions or alone?

11 months ago 21 replies 2 4 4

gardening for beginners

9 ways to add nitrogen to your garden soil

11 months ago 21 replies 3 6

projects

My attempts at useful perennial polycultures

1 year ago 16 replies 21 9

Suggestions for 3 sisters-like planting

1 year ago 2 replies 2

bugs

Are aphids always bad?

6 years ago 7 replies 4 7
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 14
- ►
Forum leaders: Steve Thorn
growies
- hugelkultur 17005
- polyculture 7130
- forest garden 27923
- permaculture 40429
- gardening for beginners 34668
- seeds and breeding 16199
- propagation 6883
- plants 59361
- fruit trees 27346
- woodland 12563
- soil 22349
- trees 32712
- composting 17642
- fungi 11278
- mulch 9678
- biochar 6474
- biodynamic 1836
- organic 20652
- biointensive 717
- dynamic accumulators 1209
- asian natural farming 1724
- urban gardening 8680
- house plants 1613
- small farm 7355
- large farm 3183
- market garden 4684
- pasture 2362
- cover crops 3566
- grains and pseudograins 3567
- lawn 6858
- greening the desert 10729
- wetlands 2969
- tips for awkward spots 2965
- perennial vegetables 7605
- energy crops 1771
- carbon farming 1451
- beans 3101
- berries 9250
- flowers 3549
- gamcod 1072
- nuts 4427
- grapes 1312
- alliums 2038
- potatoes 2759
- root crops 4977
- kiwis 536
- vines 3644
- apples 4521
- pears 1144
- peaches 1670
- plums 1135
- cherries 1004
- bushes 1247
- hedges 1979

What do the icons mean:

= Topic with 1 to 5 flags
= Topic with 5 or more flags
= Topic with 10 or more flags
= Topic with unread post(s)