In permaculture, there is a basic principle that seems simple but changes absolutely everything: stop fighting nature and learn to dance with it. So it is time to end the nonsense of waging a permanent war against so-called weeds or trying to fight insects that have a rightful place in the ecosystem. The right method...
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Back in the 1980s, an American engineer named Richard Chapin set out to help low-income communities irrigate their gardens in arid regions. His goal was clear: make it work without a pump and without any high-tech equipment. So he took a plastic bucket, drilled a hole in it, and used nothing but gravity to create...
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What is a keyhole garden? A keyhole garden is a compact raised bed with an opening on one side, giving it the shape of an old-fashioned keyhole when seen from above. While it is often circular, it can also be square or rectangular. At the heart of the system lies a compost basket where kitchen...
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