High Desert Permaculture and Natural Building

Author: Christine

WANTED: desert legumes

Last night I did some research, but MOST info is for Southern Arizona where it rarely freezes.  We'd like to get plants that will LIVE through the winter. I don't have several HOURS to read right now, but hope to get...

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Framing the tomato bed

We started on the last frame, for now. Went to Lowes' to get peat moss WITHOUT the MiracleGrow chemical fertilizer (Home Depot) and was shocked to see the landscape timber priced at $3 a piece. We've been paying $2 at...

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The grape cuttings grew roots

I decided to check out the grape cuttings we stuck into sand after we pruned in spring.  I think we have 19 cuttings and all but one have roots: It's truly incredible how well everything roots in the greenhouse.  We used...

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Progress in the gardens

It was cloudy and cool today and we finished up the enclosure for the pepper bed: We already had a cover for the bed, but apparently mice or “something” got in and cleared out the left corner in the back, got almost...

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