Jack's Permaculture Part 2

[Revolutionisnow1]

Nice video I like the fence for beans idea!

[888zzz]

if the squirrels are a problem why not eat them by hunting with airgun, trappping or whatever

[odin422]

never know if its good meat

[CliffKFF]

fascinating video, lots of great info, hope to see regular updates if that's possible. We have a small garden with peas, carrots, tomatoes, squash, beans, cabbage, peppers (bell and hot), cantaloupe, watermelon. Herbs like chives, oregano, horseradish, spearmint (for tea). About 6 blackberry bushes, 7 grape vines, a green fig tree (very tasty indeed), kiwi (5 yrs old but has yet to produce), and a pecan tree that produces every other year or so (squirrels love it).

[pillbug123]

Nice garden and thanks for sharing. I would love to see more and it would show up better if filmed in morning/evening or on a cloudy day.

[Noz7777]

Love it!

I'm interested in your logs from the mulberry tree - I wonder if you could innoculate them with mushroom spores? possibly add some woodchips behind/under them and use that space for another element?

[Weaseldog2001]

That's a goods idea.

As I understand it, to get Shitake Mushrooms to grow, you need to keep the logs moist and preferably shaded. In North Central Texas, that might not work on garden borders. It gets hot in the summer and by late July, my garden is usually on life support. Other regions may be able to do this.

A neighbor cut down a 50 year old oak tree a month ago. If I had a way to transport the huge logs left, I may have tried mushrooms.

[jbg42]

Great video,thanks for sharing.

[jmsjoin]

politics has become necessary but this is my love and our future. I have been passing this around and I still want to give it to Betmo as I think it is her that I have discussed this and survival ism with. Good idea putting this on your site.

[Weaseldog2001]

Wukdar, I have 3/4 acre. but the house takes up a chunk. My property is shaped like a pie wedge with a small front yard and a big back yard.

[jmsjoin]

I hope this works. I had to do this in 2 parts! Can the spinach and grow swiss chard. Plant an Asparagus bed it produces very well every year. Did you know carrots love tomatoes? Have you discovered companion planting? Use of Garlic? You discovered winter wheat but I gather you don't know yet its value and why it is planted? Anyway, I could be here all day and I have to research so I better go. Adios!

[Weaseldog2001]

I have apsaragus in the front and there are things I didn't have time to talk about in the video. Or just forgot. :) I started more asparagus by seed and planted behind the pump. I'll put some around the wheat.

The blue wheat I planted is a spring wheat. I misspoke.

I'll post this video on my blog and you can write a small novel there. :)

[jmsjoin]

Beautiful Jack! Now this is my life long love and specialty. This is a very, very long discussion. I was the student foreman in High School and Poultry was my major. You have a good start on everything. I too hate grass. Anyway your garden has a lot of promise. You have discovered the value in vertical gardening. Run your chickens through your garden and they can fertilize at the same time.

[Weaseldog2001]

In the fall I locked them in there to do some weeding. I also dumped in a few bags of leaves and the chickens mulched them for me.