Paradise Organic Plants

The most fertile areas of the Earth are the lands of old growth forests. Soil in the Amazon has been built by nature for how many years? (Until the increase in fires) the air of the "Earth's lungs" was clean. The water at one time, coming from the Andes glaciers, was pristine. Who was tending all of that? Permaculture farming and gardening, using nature's principles, helps to restore these conditions. While nature works slower than a rototiller, it is so much easier and even more time effective in the long run than the typical modern methods. 1) To start, plan ahead. Make a map of your land and record where the sun hits for lengthier times of the day. Also watch for where water tends to run and pool. Under the outer rim of treetops make good garden spots if they are sunny, because water will drip into your plants from the trees. 2) If the sunny areas are covered with grass, simply design the shapes you want for your gardens or plantings, leaving room around or t...

I am a baby permaculturist, not even living on the land we are going to cultivate yet. But I have been learning so much from WhatsHisName (I can't find that he has one) on the Canadian Permaculture Legacy channel at YouTube. (I'll keep looking.) And from other resources, which I'll name as I share what I learn from them. Growing food in old, dead city-dirt is a great deal of work. Many of you do well at it, but you could enjoy the fruits of your labor with less of it. Left alone, this kind of soil will grow weeds, but that is nature doing its job. The weeds provide carbon to the soil through the process of photosynthesis, which carbon travels down into the roots and is available in fallen soft green leaves, feeding bacteria and developing a bacteria-dominated soil. (Good compost is needed for growing leafy vegetables such as lettuce and tomatoes, which require bacterial soil.) Over time, in nature, the soil will improve and the area will slowly transition from grassland t...