Hello Permies community,
I have 18 acres which I eventually hope to have a wonderful
permaculture orchard, various animals, and a dream house on one day, but for now I'm trying to get about a 1/2
acre garden going. Currently the area has lots of "wild"grass and weeds that grow on it, I had been mowing it last spring/summer/fall and basically doing a chop and drop. I did not come across the no till
philosophy until last week and have already used a rototiller on about 1/3 of the garden area. What kind of soil prep is recommended for both the no till area and the tilled area, currently there is 2ft of snow over everything. I don't have access to
wood, (only 3
trees on the property at the moment) so I'm ruling the huglekulter out for the time being.
My budget is limited for this garden project. I am already planning on getting some
rebar to drive into the ground and using PVC pipe to create low hoop houses to serve as both season extending (climate 6a) and to keep the
deer off during the night.
Finally where do you recommend I get seeds as buying tons of packets from the big box store does not seem economical.
Thanks!