guildfordcycads

Hi hi, I’m trying to start a permaculture garden and was lucky enough to have a trellis already on the land I bought this year. It had a bunch of messy string on top, which I cut off. Should I add a wire panel arch over the top and/or divide the middle with another horizontal trellis? thanks!!

Help w balcony garden

We got all of these plants from bunnings at the beginning of January 2025 and now we’re REALLY struggling I cant figure out if I’m over watering or under-watering or its a combination and that the sun is too direct (living in Sydney) or if there is much hope of getting them back growing!

Or best recommendations for plants in this type of heat, sunlight?

and help on how often I should be watering my plants… my roommate and I were hoping for a small veggie & herb garden (our herbs do seem to be doing well)

I’ve been observing the land for two years since we found this grassland/ Chihauhaun desert acreage. I’ve identified several earthworks but am looking for guidance. I’m trying to do minimal impact but maximum results. It’s not a big machine but if I do a few hours per day here I can get a fair amount done. The ground is bottomland of the valley and gas no rocks. Easy digging. I see a couple of pecan orchards nearby and a couple old alfalfa grass circles. I’m not disturbing a large area as dust storms can be an issue here.

I have only ran the tractor for one hour so far to try it out and see if it runs good. I cleared a few hundred feet for a circular drive up to a hump where I’d like to place a water tank.

Here’s a list of identified projects: 1). Level the ground for a garage and workshop. I’m going planning to dig a mechanics pit and use the earth to fill the low area. Stack functions.
2). Level and the ground at the entrance to the house. 3). Backfill a large trench that runs power and water to the barn. I paid someone $500 to dig the trench a year ago. I’m tired of it being in the way. 4). Clear a small drive to the back of the barn. 5). Dig the “pond” pit about 2’ deeper and use the soil to level ground elsewhere. The pit is 7’ deep now. As this land can sheet flood during monsoon we paid someone with a big loader backhoe to use the soil to build a pad for the barn. 6). Dig some garden beds. A neighbor showed me that sunken beds sort of like hugelkulter beds are a good way to garden here. I could dig out the topsoil then some subsoil and replace it with the topsoil. 7). Swales? There is one small sloped area that could be swaled. 8). Build an earth ramp for loading and unloading trucks and trailers. 9). Trench water and power to the tank site and a couple of hydrants on each side of the house. And power/water to the garage site. 10). Spreading gravel. 11). Dig out 3 small eucalyptus shrubs the previous owner planted where the garage needs to go. I will try to transplant them but am skeptical they will survive. I hope they prove me wrong. 12). Trench in a gray water pipe? 13). There’s some fairly large piles of topsoil mixed with grass and Ephedra shrubs that could be used for something? The previous tractor left them behind. I may try to spread it all in a future garden area. Maybe where the swales go to. 14). That’s all I have thought of so far. Wish me luck and happy Permaculturing.

I’m in Northeastern Florida and looking for advice as the title states, both long term and short term species. Hot & humid, very rainy but with a distinct dry season, and also have chance of frost in winter. Sandy soil.

On my list already is tithonia (Mexican sunflower), pigeon pea, and corn.

I’m thinking about also trying out cardoon, sugarcane and maybe even clumping bamboo and eucalyptus.

Also, does anyone have a particular grass besides vetiver that they love working with? One that produces quickly but doesn’t take over?

Any other inspiration would be so appreciated! Thanks!!

Can I get a quick gut check here. I could have sworn I had clay soil but the water test has me thinking it’s very sandy.

I’m not seeing good drainage so I’m left to believe it’s more clay. 44% of the jar at the bottom is sand? I can’t compute.