From the get-go, our blank canvas was screaming for swales. Even with just a preliminary study of permaculture, you realize what resources you have and how to take advantage of them. We had a sunny, open space on a slope. It was easy to see that heavy rains would wash down the slope, flooding… Read more »
The winters may feel long for most people in zone 5, but to those of us 4 season gardeners, our winter is about two months long. I take December and January off, with only my houseplants to half-heartedly care for. Early February, onions and leeks are sprouting in my basement under lights, followed soon after… Read more »
