I feel like this is a bad example, 4 years and so little production.... no plant guilds, no chop and drop, no water catch system, the way you spaced everything out is not a permaculture design, it is not permanent because nature fills in wasted spaces. You are not taking advantage of every inch the way nature does. You didn't use any of the fence space for vine produce, no edible ground covers, that is a big loss. Gardens dont want to be square, permaculture is permanent, if you walk away for 4 years, what remains will be your permaculture, no-till garden. The grass could have fed animals and provided more calories, you just wanted to make videos about permaculture. Congrats.
@SunshineFarm thank you for the video! I'd like to ask for your opinion: I'll be moving into my new house on the first of April. Like you I want to transform the lawn into garden beds. Do I have to wait unti next year until everything is smothered or is there a way to start directly on top of the gras in April?
I did that and the couch grass was happy that I killed it's competitors. If you have qouch grass don't waste time on cardboard. First till it to small pieces, then lay a plastic or landscape fabric for whole year. Then you can go no till, deep mulch.
If you use compost you can plant right away, otherwise wait a few months for the soil below the cardboard to be ready for planting and the cardboard to be broken down
Very late to comment but tree trimming companies sometimes give it out for free since it saves them the disposal fee. You could also bulk order if you have money laying around but most channels I have seen get it from tree companies
@@alejandromartinez3475 thanks for the tip, I appreciate you taking the time. I'm afraid around here no one is bringing anything without a wad of cash, especially not 6,000 sq ft of it.
@@bjohnston3659 Very true, I share a tiny garden with my family so we can mulch very well. Depending on how much land you have and what you want to grow you could do a living ground cover and get some benefits of it. Maybe you could do something like interplanting tomatoes in a patch of clovers or squash. You could also dump grass clippings on the floor which does the same thing. Personally grass does really well, it just breaks down faster than mulch so maybe throw all your lawnmower clippings on your garden now.
@@alejandromartinez3475 well Senor, I am an old man now, but my greatest joy was "working" in the garden with my children. They were there as infants and toddlers up to the time they left to start their own lives. In hind sight, that was the greatest gift of the garden, even better than pumpkin and strawberries. If you share a garden with your loved ones, you are already a master...the rest is just incidental. By the by, I mulch with a mix of chopped leaves and grass and it works great. Wood chips on the paths from our bush lot completes the picture!! No kids to help now, so I had to get smarter. The very best to you for the new year
I believe in seed soaking to get good germination. I don't have a homestead yet but I was wondering if anyone has tried using magnets to boost their seeds' germination. You put them on a neodymium magnet for 3 to 6 hours depending upon the size of the seeds.
I this for my first two clients this year. We are waiting until spring to plant the design. Their pre existing plants became so much healthier.
I love this Information..thanks for sharing ❤️
For the pathways did you mulch over the grass or dig up the grass?
How long does it take for the grass to die underneath the cardboard? I’ve tried it in my garden but the grass keeps coming back.
A couple of months! Sometimes less, sometimes more
Great information thanks!
I found weeds still growing over cardboard. I didn’t put mulch
So good
I feel like this is a bad example, 4 years and so little production.... no plant guilds, no chop and drop, no water catch system, the way you spaced everything out is not a permaculture design, it is not permanent because nature fills in wasted spaces. You are not taking advantage of every inch the way nature does. You didn't use any of the fence space for vine produce, no edible ground covers, that is a big loss. Gardens dont want to be square, permaculture is permanent, if you walk away for 4 years, what remains will be your permaculture, no-till garden. The grass could have fed animals and provided more calories, you just wanted to make videos about permaculture. Congrats.
I was going to comment this!!! what a waste of space!!
Please direct Me to some better permaculture videos for really small spaces, thanks.
Good job 👍🏻🤩
nice
@SunshineFarm thank you for the video! I'd like to ask for your opinion: I'll be moving into my new house on the first of April. Like you I want to transform the lawn into garden beds. Do I have to wait unti next year until everything is smothered or is there a way to start directly on top of the gras in April?
You can start anytime!
What about the ink on the cardboard? Is it safe for vegetable plants?
It's fine
I did that and the couch grass was happy that I killed it's competitors.
If you have qouch grass don't waste time on cardboard. First till it to small pieces, then lay a plastic or landscape fabric for whole year. Then you can go no till, deep mulch.
How long would I have to wait in between putting down cardboard compost and mulch and sowing seeds ?
If you use compost you can plant right away, otherwise wait a few months for the soil below the cardboard to be ready for planting and the cardboard to be broken down
Can I email u directly with questions?
Where do you find the mulch?
tree trimming companies need to pay to get rid of wood waste and woodchips.
It's February 20th, is it too late?!
Except clay
Where does anyone get 6,000 square feet of mulch, cardboard and compost to spread 3 or 4 inches deep?
Very late to comment but tree trimming companies sometimes give it out for free since it saves them the disposal fee. You could also bulk order if you have money laying around but most channels I have seen get it from tree companies
@@alejandromartinez3475 thanks for the tip, I appreciate you taking the time. I'm afraid around here no one is bringing anything without a wad of cash, especially not 6,000 sq ft of it.
@@bjohnston3659 Very true, I share a tiny garden with my family so we can mulch very well. Depending on how much land you have and what you want to grow you could do a living ground cover and get some benefits of it. Maybe you could do something like interplanting tomatoes in a patch of clovers or squash. You could also dump grass clippings on the floor which does the same thing. Personally grass does really well, it just breaks down faster than mulch so maybe throw all your lawnmower clippings on your garden now.
@@alejandromartinez3475 well Senor, I am an old man now, but my greatest joy was "working" in the garden with my children. They were there as infants and toddlers up to the time they left to start their own lives. In hind sight, that was the greatest gift of the garden, even better than pumpkin and strawberries. If you share a garden with your loved ones, you are already a master...the rest is just incidental.
By the by, I mulch with a mix of chopped leaves and grass and it works great. Wood chips on the paths from our bush lot completes the picture!! No kids to help now, so I had to get smarter. The very best to you for the new year
@@bjohnston3659 Thank you! Wish you the best harvest!
6,000 ft of a couple inches of compost expensive
I believe in seed soaking to get good germination. I don't have a homestead yet but I was wondering if anyone has tried using magnets to boost their seeds' germination. You put them on a neodymium magnet for 3 to 6 hours depending upon the size of the seeds.
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I like your forehead
This isn't permaculture