I'm 16 and I'm new here

Welcome, its nice to make another acquaintance!

I'd recommend perusing the different forums that might interest you, I am fond of the SKIP program and the Permaculture Experience for Anywhere specifically for folks who don't have a lot of space to grow in.

Hope to see you in future threads.

also, another thing is that I have had this account for a few months but all I have been doing is liking posts and reading random stuff and uhm Idk what else I really know
I always have too many tabs of this website open

hmm, what would you say your intent is with the garden?

How can you move to arrive at that intent, and what help do you need to get there.

You have a space and it's open for you to create in, the garden. What would get you up in the morning excited to create in it?

Visualize what would feel good then set the intent to create that. After you have a vision you can work it backwards by looking at it and saying, and i will do this by, and i will do this by, until you've broken it down into actionable step by step goals.

From there people can help you manifest that intent by providing information or support.

So, what do you think?

Luna Silva wrote:
I always have too many tabs of this website open

story of my life. welcome. there is still plenty of permie stuff to do aside from growing plants (although that's great)- you may find something else that calls to you as part of upcycling stuff, thrifting, cooking, fixing things.... apartment, urban, rural, old young whatever.
Have a look at the different forums and see what looks interesting. Glad to have you here!

Hi Luna,

I was a lurker for  a year or two before I made a post.  

Luna Silva wrote:getting a job is so hard and also iI measured my backyard on google maps, and it is 0.039  acres which sounds  small

Welcome to Permies : )

I have a son who is nearly 15 and grows a lot of food - last year was his first year with his own garden and he grew way better broccoli and cabbage than I've ever grown - beginners can definitely go well with gardening. He has 4 beds for veggies, each around 4 feet wide by 16 feet long, and also a 5th bed for berries which is around 30 feet long. He figured out what he likes to eat and then we designed a 4 bed crop rotation for this foods so that he's not growing the same thing in the same bed every year.

Have you heard of biointensive? That is one approach to getting huge yields and growing your own fertility on a small amount of land. We have a forum all about it: https://permies.com/f/231/biointensive

oh, also it may be important or not to mention I have autism

Hi Luna,


There are many here who are on the spectrum.

Hi Luna.  I'm going to be down your way in a couple of weeks visiting my best friend and her kids who are my nieces.

You have already gotten started because you grew dill and you found this website.  Keep trying garden and other permaculture things you're interested in.  The way autism can be an advantage is that you can really apply your energy to the things that interest you and learn a lot, we're glad you're here, this is a good safe place to be and learn useful skills, you're smart to come here where we're all doing and trying interesting things that people can do at any age.  Even though your yard is small maybe you can start composting, or build something, or grow more dill!  My mother in law grows dill too and its tasty.

Permaculture is way more than gardening. There is so much you can do and learn without having dirt to get your hands in, though even a little helps, even if it's a few pots!  (I got into plants with two on my bedroom windowsill, when I was 12).  Particularly in terms of learning....so much!  Walk your neighborhood and learn all the local plants by name....pretty easy now with computers and phones and apps and so on.  Insects. Birds. Sea life if you are close to it.  Just knowing a few trees and birds helps you connect to a place, and then when you travel and visit somewhere new, do it all over again for a never-ending adventure! Learn about astronomy and weather....all parts of nature and all have importance in a permaculture life.  Learn ecology.  Learn energy economics and ecological footprint....do one of those surveys for yourself and other people you know.....make a game of it and make hypothetical changes and see what matters most.