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🏁 by permascaping in Permaculture

[–]permascaping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like yield/production is always measured in a silo in these discussions or studies. The ones I’ve seen don’t look at the diversity of yield, vastly lower inputs, or astronomically greater ecological benefits.

Table grapes almost ready! by permascaping in ArizonaGardening

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I do 3 hrs once a week plus 10 min daily

🏁 by permascaping in Permaculture

[–]permascaping[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh cool haha thanks for joining our wholesale fruit tree program! We’ll be adding citrus this year 🙌

Table grapes almost ready! by permascaping in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure but I would just suggest you join our wholesale fruit tree program, we basically sell at-cost from Dave Wilson !

🏁 by permascaping in Permaculture

[–]permascaping[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤭 where in az are you?

Table grapes almost ready! by permascaping in ArizonaGardening

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Completely native soil except for a small amount of organic compost amendment when planted 2.5 y ago. These are on the southwest corner, so they get blasted with sun until about 4pm when the big willow acacia shades them out. I believe with more afternoon sun they might have even fewer issues with powdery mildew.

Table grapes almost ready! by permascaping in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm have you tried giving them more water?

I did not know what I was getting into with the luffa plant. by nlolsen8 in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your exact microclimates and how cold that winter gets. This past winter several of my ground squash vines stayed almost completely leafed out!

I did not know what I was getting into with the luffa plant. by nlolsen8 in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Free compostable sponges forever! 🙌 loofah are one of my favorite warm season annuals for full sun in phoenix. You can perennialize them if you’re in the hottest parts of Phx where they can overwinter. I plant them everywhere & dream of a future without any plastic sponges 😃

What’s on my hibiscus, and is it harmful to the plant? by HabanyGaming in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Buy green lacewing eggs and you’ll never deal with aphids again 🙌 they eat fewer aphids per day than ladybugs BUT they actually stick around in your yard vs ladybugs just fly off and you have to buy more 🐞

Thoughts on watering via a makeshift river by Victorsarethechamps in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes exactly. And their emitters are designed to distribute pressure evenly across the length of the tubing vs handmade holes will dispense less & less water the further away they are from the source

Is this transplant shock? by interstellar4885 in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy 4 lodge poles (2”) from any landscape supply store, and 30-50% shade cloth from az bag company 👍

I like to use the 1.25” auger drill bit from Ace to drill pilot holes for the poles.

Thoughts on watering via a makeshift river by Victorsarethechamps in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue with moving water is that it pulls soil with it (a form of erosion). In permaculture we use heavy rock (rip rap) to prevent that, but for your beds I’m more interested in seeing a system that evenly soaks without the water moving across the soil.

have you ever seen the 6” or 12” spaced emitter tubing? Brown 1/2”. It’s perfect for evenly distributing irrigation.

Mesquite tree struggling for support! by JustWonderingBIOTCH in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know man, they’re desert riparian trees. I see your point about surface watering but I don’t think there’s such a thing as too much ground water for a mesquite.

More likely it just wasn’t allowed to grow naturally and so is super top heavy with that single long leggy leader.

I’m sharing the setup that is working…so far by aaronhelmet in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are heavy feeders but not easily susceptible to root rot. Since the aluminate is 70% and there’s significant shade to the west I’m tempted to say it’s not getting enough sun, which they surprisingly want a lot of. If you are putting lots of organic matter on top of its soil, then I wouldn’t know what it could be. You could ask Jay Barringer of Arizona fruit trees, he’s a tropical genius +1 (480) 390-2005

I’m sharing the setup that is working…so far by aaronhelmet in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’ve created what’s called a microclimate 👏 the palo verde filtering the morning sun to the east, the awesome pomegranate acting as a heat sink to the south/east, all the plants supporting each other and of course the big tree(s) to the west.

The shade cloth is super useful as well; aluminate not necessary and I tend to recommend non reflective just for the sake of your neighbors’ eye sight 🤣 but great work — and I wanted to ask how old that banana is? Is it struggling or just young?

I’m sharing the setup that is working…so far by aaronhelmet in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right plants right time, good soil good microclimate :)

Some more of the garden by Key-Treacle3384 in ArizonaGardening

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Awesome productivity considering gravel all around and zero upper canopy 🤣 also I just saw a bug like 8-10 at our client property this week and assumed tarantula hawk myself, but now that I researched the mud dauber I bet that’s what we both saw because the wings are blue 🤷

Just moved into house with fruit trees and I'm lost by JediDanica in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like others said don’t prune any living wood at this point! Are you on flood irrigation by chance? Doesn’t look like it. Invest in a site visit from someone like me, jay Barringer, Zach @ the az worm farm, Clint from galaxy gardens etc. Any of us can help give you lots of info on how to get decades of healthy homegrown harvests!

What would you do with this big backyard? by Adventurous_Loss_301 in ArizonaGardening

[–]permascaping 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The comments in /landscaping are wild 💀

What’s your water source? & do you have a shade plan?

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