Haley Glick

Hello California Permies!

My name is Haley. I am looking to connect with like minded people in my area!....which I'm pretty sure don't exist hence this post.

To tell you a little about myself I am 29, married and I'm step mom to two girls. Plan to have children of my own one day if I can break free of my slave to the rat race job.
I strive to live authentically, naturally and with meaning.
I think most people shy away from me because I do not enjoy past times such as being lied to by the media/news , being programmed by the entertainment industry or being genetically modified by ingesting "food" from chain restaurants.

What I do enjoy is:
Gardening naturally using permaculture techniques
Researching and creating holistic plant based medicine
Preserving food
Walking my Australian shepherd
Spending time with my awesome husband
Having philosophical / spiritual conversations
Connecting with God through appreciation of his creation and provision
Breaking free from lies and mind prisons thanks to my indoctrination....thanks public school.

If I sound like your cup of tea...shoot me a message!

Hi Chris!

How exciting! New gardens can feel so overwhelming so don't get discouraged. You have a lot of options growing in zone 9. Look for low chill hour requiring fruit trees and berry bushes. Blueberry varieties like south moon, misty and jubilee are good choices.
When it comes to attracting pollinators I would look to California native perennials or cultivars of those natives. Salvia, tagetes, hyssop, calamintha are all good and of course native milk weed asclepias fascicularis for the monarchs!
If you are into herbal medicine I recommend yerba manza.
Keep in mind permaculture zones and what you would like to be closest to your home or frequently visited areas and what can be further out that needs less attention.

As for herbs plant culinary oregano under fruit trees to help ward off pests and fungal disease, chives are wonderful perennials that attract pollinators and are pretty much every green in zone 9, and you must grow basil!
Regular Italian basil is cool for pesto but thai basil and holy basil (not a true basil) is where its at. They will attracts bees like no other and thai basil will over winter in zone 9, not sure on the holy basil..I am trying to over winter one this year to see if it makes it.

blessings!

-Haley