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Polyculture Gardening Part II
Here’s the Part II of our polyculture garden tour. Kale On the outer edge of the bed I planted kale as a living fence. It grows quite high and defines the borders…
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Polyculture Gardening-Part I
https://youtu.be/xH4gXYNKm24 I’ve been researching and experimenting on polyculture gardening for a couple of seasons and I can see that it works very well! There are more pollinators and beneficial insects as well as…
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Seed Saving #2: Calendula Officinalis
Seed Saving 2.Calendula Officinalis (Pot Marigold) When the flower closes, slowly the seeds will start to form ( all the little curls you see on the photos are seeds). Once they are dry,…
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Polyculture Gardening
Polyculture Gardening Instead of planting plain rows of single vegetables, I prefer to plant mixed vegetables according to companion planting principles. This way the plants are not left vulnerable to pest and diseases.…
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A Tree Guild
Before and After 2 years ago we planted a plum tree in this empty spot in our garden.Then we added 2 rosemary plants and a lavender to the edges, a rasberry in the…
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Passionfruit (Passiflora Edulis)
Passiflora Edulis // Passionfruit While living in Thailand passionfruit was one of my favorite fruits.After coming back to Turkey I realized that passiflora incarnata is grown as an ornamental plant in the gardens…
