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Chris Watson wrote:I'm just starting this whole permaculture adventure, and this is the first time I've ever heard of Ruth Stout. From a preliminary read of her method, it seems to be very similar to that of Masanobu Fukuoka. So, forgive an ignorant question, but how do they differ?
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system."-Bill Mollison
barb fath wrote:If anyone knows of "tough" food plants which will grow in what is now zone 5/6, please let me know.
“Enough is as good as a feast"
-Mary Poppins
Ken Peavey wrote:Last year I threw down 50 pounds of seed potato, red pontiac.
Some were simply placed on the ground with a few handfuls of compost, then covered with leaves and/or grass clippings.
Some were set in a trench with the compost and leaves, with the hope that rain would help cover them with sand.
Lack of rain and a fair amount of neglect left me at the end of the season digging up marbles. There was no crop. Dissapointed, I let the rest of the plants go.
I did not dig up all the plants. This year I have around 30 volunteers show up. There has been pretty good rain this year. I've mulched some of these plants. I dug one up, found 2 golf ball sized potatoes, so it's encouraging.
I also have some sweet potato volunteers. One in particular has been mulched heavily and currently stretches several feet.
There is promise.
With forty shades of green, it's hard to be blue.
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Karen Layne wrote:...These "no work" methods sure are alot of work.
My land teaches me how to farm
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