Francis Sojun

I’ll be trying this soon!

Hey everyone,

I found this site through the ERE forums and am becoming increasingly obsessed with permaculture. One problem though - permaculture is massive and overwhelming! I'm getting started with the BB program (nest and food prep seems like the best place to start), but would love to connect with a mentor to get advice from.

741 - I want one!
742 - Starting with Nest and Food Prep, eventually would like to move onto some land and be a Gert.
744 - Emails and a once-a-month Zoom call seem like they'd work well.
745 - I'd be interested in accountability partners too.

Peaceably,
Francis

I'd like to thank everyone in this forum for being so kind and responding to my beginner questions so far. Now I have even more!

First of all, if you were to break down permaculture/gardening into a couple essential parts, what would they be? Composting? Understanding nutrient cycles? The idea is to deconstruct the nebulous "learn how to grow my own food" into distinct manageable models.

Second of all, which of these are the most important to learn? Pareto's Principle says 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort. What is the 20% that I should focus on? Additionally, in what order should I learn that?

The library is closed due to COVID so I have restricted access to books. My main learning resources during this time will be YouTube and this lovely forum. Thanks for your time and energy; I really appreciate it. Peace and lots of love!

Peaceably,
Francis

Wow, thanks for the replies everyone! I will come back to this page throughout the growing season for reference.

Hello everyone,

I am a new gardener living in the Midwest. I am slowly fumbling around trying to start a garden and I was hoping for some advice. I've read a couple books, have been poking around the forums, etc.

What plants should I grow that are resilient and hard to screw up? What's the simplest possible first step to take? Where should I start?

Peaceably,
Francis

Thank you for the kind replies.

As for the peas, they are in larger pots, but they're definitely too crowded to each have a volleyball's worth of soil. Should I let them germinate and then transfer them to somewhere else? Or should I do that now?

Thank you for the links; permaculture seems to be an endless rabbit hole and I am excited to dive in.

- Francis

Hello everyone,

I am brand spanking new to gardening and permaculture and am starting to get my hands dirty! I have read a couple books on permaculture and am ready to get started in my backyard.

Yesterday I put some potting mix, pea seeds, and water into pots in my backyard. I am making sure they get good sun and water. Is there anything else I should do with them?

Where can I learn more? As I've said, I've read a couple books but there seems to be so much information out there that it's hard to know where to get started. I've seen the Wheaton level infographic - I'd say my Wheaton level is probably around 1. What can I do now?

Sorry if this isn't the best place for beginner questions. I haven't seen an FAQ anywhere here so I'm just trying to find a good path forwards. Thanks!

Peaceably,
RoamingFrancis