No matter what climate you are in, or what limitations you may have, it is still possible to grow your own nutritious and nutritious food. Permaculture design makes it possible to work with the natural patterns of your site to provide water to your landscape, fertility for your plants, and a balanced ecosystem that will serve to prevent pest problems and much of the work that is traditionally associated with gardening. This video is an overview of a permaculture design and installation near Phoenix, Arizona, completed in March of 2017 by my permaculture design and consultation service Earth Care Design ( www.earthcaredesign.com). Starting with a nearly blank slate of dirt and a few weeds, we were able to transform the yard into a pleasant environment for the family in this typical suburban home, complete with several fruit trees, berries, herbs, and pollinator friendly flowering plants. We also installed an annual veggie garden, bordered by perennial companion plants, which will allow the children to learn about nature and gardening, while providing fresh vegetables for their plates. All of this was integrated into a water harvesting system, collecting and storing rainwater that falls on the roof, which will greatly reduce the need to irrigate during the hot summer months. For more information on my permaculture design and consultation services, please visit www.earthcaredesign.com .
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Great series of videos on your redesign of this backyard. Thanks for sharing.
Hello! Thank you for this vid. Right to the point and I learned what to do to keep water in my garden and help with soil erosion that is common in the mountains
The yard looks great and will mature very nicely. Can't wait to see what it'll look like a year from now, etc.
Glad to have your shares. Thank you.
Nice job!🌈
Thank you for sharing this. We are moving from Seattle to Sedona, and will use this information in our new garden.
In the book, it’s recommended not to do earthworks within 10 ft of the home/foundation. The basins look real close, will water collect and damage the house?
I was thinking about this approach with covering the entire backyard with mulch and bark rather than landscape rocks, for the water retention and soil building factor, but also because it is cooler. Thanks for the affirmation.
Awesome! I'd love to learn more because I want to garden in Quartzsite. Do you offer courses?
Jesse doesn’t the breaking down of mulch, use nitrogen in the soil? And aren’t you essentially ringing the dinner bell for termites? Not many videos for useful, desert gardening information. I really appreciate your straight forward, useful information. Thank you. Juli in Tucson, Az
Thank you for sharing your story and idea—-we do same things in Kuwait and also we grow longer trees in the middle to protect our plants—-we use fallen leaves of our Cordia myxa،،،and we cover the trees with especial net material because hot
Great video! Going to be moving in to a new house soon with a blank sand filled garden but wanting to be able to grow our own fruit and veg. Is there any issues with termites or other unwanted critters living in the mulch so close to the house ? Thanks
the low spots for trees reminds me of waffle gardens where you make berms to keep water in small squares to feed your veggies
Appreciated
New Subbie here!! I didn't know there was such a thing as "shade fabric"…I just bought a brand new house in a new development a few months ago. There's nothing but dirt and rocks in the back yard. I live in West Texas which is desert summer three seasons of the year. This has helped me so much! I want to start trying to live more sustainably and you have given me hope. Thank you so much.
Amazing!
What % shade cloth are you using? And thanks for the wood chip mulch idea. We live in Cave Creek, We've got a stand of Moringa that's about 5 years old. We have most of our grey water going directly to our gardens. I've got a raised bed that is covered w/ chicken wire and bird netting.. Anything green in the N Valley will get eaten. Birds, rodents and lizards will take out a garden in short order, if it is not fully caged.
Thanks for the sharing, Jesse. I live in Gilbert and wondering if you could recommend good tree trimming companies to get mulch from. Appreciate your pointers.
just gained a new sub!! I have 12 acres of land and I'm looking to build a homestead with my own sustainable crops. thank you for your information.
I loves your video thank you. Do you recommend a book that gives you instructions on how to set up your backyard just like you did in this very informative video?
I live in Tucson, but if I lived near Phx, I would live in Chandler. Im searching for malibar spinach? Do you know any place that sells them?
Thank you Jesse! I’m on the other side of the valley and Surprise and have just planted my first garden. Had no idea how exciting it was going to be when my plants started to bear fruit! Lots of great tips in your video. Much appreciated!
Thanks for this. Started with some tiny container potatoes and sweet potatoes and some other random stuff this season in Arizona. Our backyard has very little growing space, as it wasn’t of interest when we purchased the house. (Lots of concrete and some AstroTurf.) trying to change things now.
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Thank You for this video! I'm in Marana, just south of Casa Grande. On an acre and created my biggest garden. I started a compost pile as well. I am struggling with a dryer and Sandier area in my garden, not much will grow in there. I'll try some straw – maybe. Curious what I do with Caleechy like soil to amend it naturally.
Why the cages around the trees?
Update please!
thank you for your informative vid I shRed it on my facebook and I live in Lancaster Ca the High Desert
a myster fan can help out on your shaded herb garden area. Keep it cooler in the summer months while watering your garden
6:18 turn captions on
This is fantastic thank you! Will be reaching out to you
How did you prep the soil? I live in apple Valley the desert and the soil is dry like a tad bit sandy but not quite
great call out of variety of trees
I am in Tucson, we.can get some freezing nights in winter. I would like to start planting edible garden. My yard is lined with oleanders along fence line. I would like to get rid of them and replace with an edible option, but still keep our privacy. Definitely need ideas
Do you ever worry about the mulch catching fire?
I'm in Tucson, and beginning to start my Moringa inside. I have palm trees full of birds who seem to absolutely adore the tasty Moringa sprouts! I keep telling them, "Wait! There will be more than you can want if you just wait!" (Of course, they do not listen to me! LOL)
So creative and helpful!!!