Content
- Planning a permaculture garden
- Take a close look at the garden
- Plan the construction of the permaculture garden
- 1. Plan biodiversity
- 2. Plan structure
- Tips
Behind the apparent jumble in the permaculture garden is a sophisticated system
Planning a permaculture garden
Individuals who have not had much contact with permaculture are often of the opinion that they simply let everything grow as they please and hardly care about the garden. Nothing could be further from the truth. In permaculture, everything is planned down to the last detail - and sustainable - and everything works according to plan. Over time, a functional, productive, diverse and potentially wild garden with its own, natural cycles will emerge.
Take a close look at the garden
In permaculture, all existing resources are used and even new ones created. For this purpose, it must first be observed and the garden to be explored exactly. Among other things, you should find out:
If you think you know your garden and the conditions well, then it's time to plan
Plan the construction of the permaculture garden
Also a Permakulturgarten is divided into different beds. There are also typical permaculture elements such as natural pond, herbal spiral, hillside beds, raised beds, insect hotel, compost pile, potato tower, stables for rabbits and chickens etc.
It's best to first plan on paper in two steps:
1. Plan biodiversity
Think about what fruits and vegetables you want to grow and how much you need them. If you want to eat completely from your own garden, you should first analyze how much you eat. It is also important to remember that the harvest - and thus the sowing - is offset, so that you can harvest around the year. If you have chickens and / or rabbits, you should also plan their food.
2. Plan structure
Sketch - taking into account the local conditions - where to put what, how wide the beds should be, where watercourses should go, etc.
Tips
A permaculture garden should work for years and must therefore be planned for the long term. So do not just plan for one year, but for several: Set on several plants and observe the crop rotation by planning the cultivation on the different beds for several years.