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Permaculture
WATER
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AIR
WATER CHECKLIST
Water is one of the most vital elements to life on earth. As such, it is one of the primary
considerations on any permaculture plot. If a site is going to provide bountiful crops for
the permaculture gardener, the interaction between the living elements of the site and
the water that enters and is stored on the site is crucial. Harvesting, storing and utilizing
water as efficiently as possible is therefore a central theme of permaculture design, and
analysing the water inflows and outflows of a site is one of the key elements of any
permaculture design.
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SOIL CHECKLIST
Good soil - one that provides the plants growing in it with the nutrients, moisture and
aeration they need to survive and thrive - is key to the success of a permaculture garden.
Analyzing the soil components of your site will enable you to both choose native plants
that are suitable for the soil conditions in your location, and conceive of ways to modify
the soil if necessary to provide a better growing medium for your cultivated plants.
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How can you plant to best preserve the health of the soil?
Ensuring that it does not remain exposed for any length of time is one method of
preserving a healthy soil on your permaculture site, by preventing erosion and
compaction. But even with lots of plants, the soil can still become diseased or infested by
pests, and thus damaging to your crops. There are methods of planting that you can
utilise however that can prevent soil disease. These include:
The rotation of crops (so that
pathogens that target particular
species do not have time to build up in
the soil), and
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AIR CHECKLIST
One of the most important if least visible inputs onto a permaculture plot is air. The
way air moves and the qualities it retains or loses as it warms and cools, the effect that
wind has on the plants, animals and structures on a site, and the interaction between air
and soil are all important considerations when analyzing a site you are going to design
for.
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Permaculture thrives on cultivating a wide variety of plants, for a range of crops and to
increase the biodiversity of the area. As such, you are unlikely to be able to have all the
species that you want to grow in cultivars that are adapted to the wind conditions on your
site.
Thus, you need to identify the plants in
your permaculture design that will
need to be protected from strong
winds.
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50 THINGS CHECKLIST
HERE'S A CHECKLIST OF 50 WAYS YOU COULD APPLY
PERMACULTURE IDEAS TO YOUR SITE.
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Consider harvesting
rainwater.
Water is a very precious resource and a
lot of it simply runs off into the municipal
drainage system. Diverting rainwater from
the roofs of your buildings to storage units
helps reduce wastage, means you use
less municipal water as irrigation (so
saving money) and gives you access to
water even in times of extreme shortage
(such as heat waves), making you more
self sufficient.
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Consider your
neighbors.
Respect and concern for other
people is central to the ideas of
permaculture, so always think
about the effect something you
do on your site may have on
those around you, and talk to
them about potential changes
that will impact them.
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Consider leaving
part of your plot to
"go wild".
This gives you a chance to
observe nature unencumbered
and it is likely to attract
insects and other wildlife to the
native plants, so protecting
your crops from too much
undue attention.
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