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Wildfireproofing the Permies way.

 
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Having to deal with the risk of wildfires for the first time this year is quite energy intensive.
I still want to grow vines up the walls, but clear them yearly so no deadwood build up can set ablaze the rafters and roof in that way. It will keep the vines lower as well having to start anew. So i am asking people which vines would flourish under such a regime. And which ones do not mind the heat and drought without catching fire..

Another thing is the build up of dried plants at the wall level. Should i grow plants, should i just gravel it over... Quite borring. Or should i start a rock garden there? What are people's experiences with that. I know government regulations ask me to gravel and cement all around the house  but i couldn't imagine anything worse to do to the place, so what are the options? Am i maybe thinking in completely the wrong direction?

I still want to keep woody debris and compost that away from the house, how do people do that in a quick way.

Maybe there is already a lot of information out there to find in websites and so on.

 
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Not really an answer but another thought: how can you build the 5ft fire defense zone such that it can be neglected?  It would be disappointing if your children inherit your house and it burns down because nobody kept up with your annual trimming regime.

Surely the most sensible defensive approach is tonuse that area to store things that dont burn but dont need to be roofed. Im not sure i have enough such things to surround a house. Its a shame the solar panels cant be put around the house in such a way as to shade the 5ft zone permanently.

Wildfire protection thinking makes the earth berm people look really good. Solid earth seems to be one of the few ways
 
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