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

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

master stewards:

Nicole Alderman
raven ranson
Jocelyn Campbell
paul wheaton
Devaka Cooray

stewards:

Burra Maluca
Miles Flansburg
Julia Winter

garden masters:

Dave Burton
Anne Miller
Greg Martin

gardeners:

Joylynn Hardesty
Mark Tudor
Pearl Sutton

Plants, Organic Gardening, Permaculture Gardening, Fungi and Soil

Best ever

hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

1140 replies 15 237 15

woodland

Garden picture exchange!

524 replies 4 782 32

soil

women peeing outdoors

339 replies 6 10 5

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

333 replies 2 293 92

plants

Simple trellis for green beans

71 replies 1 12 2

small farm

What is a fair price per acre for land?

58 replies 3 3

plants

Staple crops

257 replies 1 14 30

forest garden

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

185 replies 2 7 22

permaculture

Is anyone really doing permaculture?

437 replies 7 10 12

organic

diatomaceous earth

261 replies 1 12 6

composting

the solutions are simple

223 replies 13 9 49

plants

Linen Flax - Flax plant for spinning and weaving

142 replies 10 40 34

plants

Fava Beans - more than just beans

122 replies 29 20

greening the desert

Prickly Pear are the perfect permaculture plant for parched places

130 replies 2 31 12

small farm

anyone here make money from permaculture?

287 replies 4 14 22

plants

Harvesting seeds from your groceries

143 replies 12 29

organic

organic war on fleas!

315 replies 6 7

lawn

how do you change your grass ph without new soil

3 replies

woodland

Ash - the best wood to grow for firewood?

52 replies 2

forest garden

Fruit trees spacing & Mixed orchard

85 replies 134 9

More »
Best this year

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Seed Company Review Grid... let's do this thing!

63 replies 2 24

plants

Woad - growing, harvesting and dyeing

46 replies 2 15 12

soil

getting the biology we want into our soil

73 replies 1 25

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Fava vs Broad Vs lima vs butter beans :-)

58 replies 5 11

biodynamic

Settling the dust around Biodynamic applications

68 replies 2 15

gardening for beginners

Is using used tires dangerous for health / nature?

44 replies 1 4 5

biodynamic

Redhawk's methods of making the biodynamic preparations

45 replies 3 14

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Direct Seeded Tomato Breeding Project Year 2

66 replies 50 19

soil

Have health issues? Sit in your soil

54 replies 1 3 18

small farm

Practical 1-Acre Staple Foods?

84 replies 3 16

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

The official permies.com Seed and Plant Source Review Grid

2 6

fruit trees

Growing fruit trees as a community project

22 replies 1 16

mulch

How to use fall leaves on your homestead

32 replies 15 19

soil

Bacteria, Fungi and Nematodes Oh My!

49 replies 14 8

small farm

Q and A with a Real Live Restaurant Owner

51 replies 21

hugelkultur

Hugel bed hedgerow

31 replies 17 9

permaculture

Permaculture hacks that work

36 replies 12 13

greening the desert

What is the point of Nitrogen fixing trees without Inoculant?

56 replies 2 14

soil

Do weeds rob soil of nutrients?

51 replies 1 16

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

podcast 392 - Joseph Lofthouse on plant breeding - part 1

7 replies 6 11

More »
Most recent

fungi

Oyster Mushroom growing at home issue

2 weeks ago 33 replies 8 4

gardening for beginners

Pros and cons of perennial, biennial, and annual plants

2 weeks ago 12 replies 6 5 3

organic

Aspirin/willow water: an organic gardener's dream?

2 weeks ago 40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 3

organic

Bug Spray for Personal Use - I can't take the mosquitos ANYMORE !!

2 weeks ago 11 replies 6

plants

the dark side of native plant enthusiasm

2 weeks ago 116 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 6 11

pasture

How to Turn Tropical Pasture back to Forest

2 weeks ago 3 replies 2 4

grains and pseudograins

Small-scale rice growing in cold temperate climates - methods, varieties and yields

2 weeks ago 2 replies 1

asian natural farming

LAB - Can I obtain the starter microrganisms from other than rice?

2 weeks ago 6 replies 2

fruit trees

Herbs used as orchard cover crops

2 weeks ago 3 replies 1 2

soil

I found this video absolutely fascinating. How fertile soil decreases biodiversity.

2 weeks ago 6 replies 1 1

soil

Adding Lime to my Pasture

2 weeks ago 8 replies 1

fruit trees

Looking for these cold hardy avocado varieties

2 weeks ago 10 replies

plants

Plants with lesser known perennial habits

2 weeks ago 1 reply 4 1

plants

Staple crops

2 weeks ago 257 replies [ 1, 2, 3 < ... <5, 6, 7 ] 1 14 30

composting

Does anyone run a composting business? Or familiar with commercial composting numbers?

2 weeks ago 9 replies 1 2

forest garden

Shade Tolerant trees for privacy in the winter

3 weeks ago 3 replies

fungi

Any idea what this is?

3 weeks ago 8 replies 4 1

hugelkultur

Add to garden mounds?

3 weeks ago 5 replies 3

biochar

biochar and remediation of saltwater spill in oil field

3 weeks ago 8 replies 2

trees

Yuzu in Western Washington?

3 weeks ago 12 replies 3

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Free seeds

3 weeks ago 4 replies 2 4

gardening for beginners

Winter gardening in my unheated greenhouse

3 weeks ago 4 replies 3

asian natural farming

JADAM / Korean farming - any experiences outside the tropics?

3 weeks ago 6 replies 1

composting

*** Compost Accelerator - Product Survey ***

3 weeks ago 7 replies

composting

Compost Tea Brewer: affordable & DIY

3 weeks ago 1 reply 1

urban

Reduce, Recycle...RePurpose

3 weeks ago 19 replies 3 1 5

plants

Growing sweet potaoes in the greenhouse.

3 weeks ago 9 replies 7 4

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Aphids on motherplant, do i save the seeds for next growing season?

3 weeks ago 6 replies 1

fungi

Growing Enoki in wheat straw?

3 weeks ago 3 replies 1

fungi

Winter Mushroom Project

3 weeks ago 5 replies

lawn

How much top soil is created by grass clippings & leaf cycling?

3 weeks ago 2 replies

fruit trees

Seedling peach tree success/proof that it's worth it to grow from seed.

3 weeks ago 17 replies 9 7

plants

grow tomatoes without irrigation or fertilizer

3 weeks ago 105 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 3 4

biochar

Help with Easy Biochar drum

3 weeks ago 28 replies 1 5 5

forest garden

Edible Food Forests... Only for the rich?

3 weeks ago 46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 6

gardening for beginners

Start growing indoors for $50

3 weeks ago 3 replies 1 4

plants

How can I use this weed?

3 weeks ago 41 replies [ 1, 2 ] 11

permaculture

Some questions on property tax per acre

3 weeks ago 4 replies

plants

Mystery Pumpkins.

3 weeks ago 8 replies 8 2

trees

Plant Protectors Might Be a BAD Idea!

3 weeks ago 5 replies

soil

Soil cover for small garden

3 weeks ago 4 replies

permaculture

Geoff Lawton Back at Zaytuna

3 weeks ago 2 replies 1 1

fruit trees

Turning a Papaya into a hermaphrodite

3 weeks ago 9 replies 2 1

organic

permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

3 weeks ago 132 replies [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ] 2 136 33

plants

Questions on Bamboo!!??

3 weeks ago 8 replies
- ◄
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- ...
- 405
- ►
Forums
growies

hugelkultur 11646

forest garden 14204

trees 16193

woodland 8220

fruit trees 3920

plants 36288

fungi 6341

soil 11735

mulch 4797

greening the desert 6669

lawn 4946

composting 8906

biodynamic 1600

permaculture 46312

organic 16330

gardening for beginners 9940

urban 3059

small farm 4169

large farm 2207

market garden 2173

biochar 1524

pasture 1094

dynamic accumulators 501

cover crops 1673

grains and pseudograins 1535

biointensive 271

energy crops 105

seed saving / exchange / plant breeding 5619

carbon farming 860

asian natural farming 1140