Permaculture Herb Garden Design
More on these layers on a future blog post but suffice it to say that we need to think of the physical space that our herbs occupy and maximize the spaces so that more things can grow and support.
Permaculture herb garden design. A permaculture garden design considers the needs of the natural ecosystem and climate in addition to meeting human needs. Some of the backyard permaculture gardening and design we ve done so far. Keyhole and spiral garden designs are two great permaculture techniques for maximizing limited space when making a medicinal herb garden.
Building a permaculture herb spira l see the step by step here. Permaculture design uses a system of zones which makes it easier to prioritise what to grow where in the garden. These six beds are dedicated to annual herb and vegetable production and are the most intensively cultivated areas in the garden providing us with the majority of our annual vegetables.
Permaculture for busy gardeners. Herb gardening fits wonderfully into permaculture design because flowering herbs will attract pollinators and large amounts of herbs can be used as chop drop to build up soil. Before launching into 8 super cool permaculture herbs let s talk about permaculture.
Creating rotational permaculture chicken runs around our garden to reduce feeding costs and pests. Crops that are the most time consuming to grow or which are frequently harvested for instance salad leaves and herbs are grown closest to the house with plants like fruit bushes that require less input or which are. This is a unique vining herb which makes it a great choice for a permaculture herb garden because vines are one of the 7 layers in a food forest.
Let the pathway end in the center of the circle and leave. A huge goal of permaculture is to create guilds and zones in backyards and communities. To create a keyhole garden bed start with a circle of soil about 8 to 12 feet in diameter with a path coming into it on one side.
Design the 1m x 6m bed dimensions enable access to the soil and plants without ever having to tread on the beds. I hannah grew up on a small herb farm in inner city brisbane where my dad grew over 300 varieties so i don t feel right until i ve got all the basic herbs available at my back door. Permaculture gardening also focuses heavily on gradually building up soil quality with nutrients so that you re constantly rejuvenating the earth as you strengthen the health of your plants.