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I’m happy for any feedback 😊

A short breakdown of the main permaculture-like mechanics/system I have:

The game has a dynamic status (meaning: a stat between 0 and 100) system for plants. That means that they do not have a simple watered/unwatered stat that you have to care about once a day per crop but they have different ideal or worse states of watering, soil and neighbourhood. One plant for example has a wider area of ideal watering meaning it likes to have wet soil while another has a very thin ideal zone meaning it is very picky and needs just the right amount of watering. 😇

Plant neighbourhood is simply calculated by all the crops around a plant in a specific radius. Each liked neighbour counts +1 and each disliked -1. If the total neighbourhood value is above 0 it is good – else the plant stops growing and demands change.

The game also has a multi-chambered composting system (you get better soil/fertilizer from higher chambers but they take longer to transform the compost input).

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I want the game to still be cute and have less negative feedback than other farming games (for example no plants can die, they just stop growing) and I appreciate any inspiration and suggestion!!! 😇

Im really look for anything that will help with creating a layout for a homestead that uses permaculture knowledge maps videos books studies anything helps thank you!

I just got a whole bunch of leaucaena seeds and want to plant them all around my property as a support tree. Is it ok to plant them this time of year directly in the ground? (I’m in zone 10a) Is it true you need to soak the seeds in boiling water for them to germinate?

I’ve been working on a series called “Can You ID This Tree” and recently filmed a juniper along Lake Musconetcong in New Jersey. The on‑screen challenge asks: Which Juniper is this?

The answer is the Spartan Juniper (Juniperus chinensis ‘Spartan’) — a hardy, columnar evergreen often used in permaculture landscapes for windbreaks, privacy screens, and soil stabilization. Its dense foliage and upright form make it both functional and beautiful.

Sharing this short clip as part of my ongoing effort to highlight tree identification and practical uses in ecological design.

Question for the community: How have you used junipers or other evergreens in your permaculture projects?