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Turn your drive way like I told you already into a big pond and pull asphalt to house on the side of the property. Pond/lake is a sanctuary of human soul. A key to peace, happiness A refuge whenever you need one and it works wherever is that you are located - city or village.

It's looking good. Thank you for asking! I'm in the maintenance stage now. The fruit trees are all bearing tons of fruit. The nut trees are too. The forests are still young but growing. You can see pictures and video here: ua-cam.com/video/VeHEcAFf7Nc/v-deo.html Just forward to the last ten minutes or so.

It's a law here in my township.

@@PermaculturePA that is the most bizarre thing that I have ever heard of. Good luck I hope that all goes well.

It's doing great. Thanks for asking. Still full of water. Lots more cattails now, and the bamboo is very thick on the wall, which is great, so no trees sprout.

You're welcome!

Hey William, sorry, website's gone, but I'm still practicing permaculture here.

@@PermaculturePA thank you for replying. are you still making videos i would love to subscribe and get notifications! you are very personable!

@@keyworthgraphics I may do some site tours in the future, but right now I don't have plans for new videos. Sorry.

Hey Mark, The wetland plants do not grow well in gravel, despite the diagram I followed from Gaia's Garden. I ordered clay today to fix it. It will be clay lined. 2017 tour should be out soon. I've already recorded it. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Adrian! I appreciate the kind words.

We're still under a blanket of snow at the moment, but I'll try this spring. We do have tons of wildlife visiting the ponds. Possum, skunks, ducks, geese, cats, groundhogs, muskrats, birds, fox, dragon flies, etc...

PermaculturePA Cool thanks. I'm interested in the amphibians.

Tons of frogs too!

You're welcome!

Hey Reginald, If you're applying wood chips, no need to add ground cover plants, the wood chips are performing that function, and wood chips block weeds better than ground cover plants in my opinion. If it's a food forest area, you would of course want to add you trees, shrubs, herbs etc... If it's an annual garden, you may want to add some perennial herbs for diversity.

Thanks!

Thanks Pamela, I should try that.

+1 im with ya pam, its a nice food forest, ive been watching for a few years too, its been motivation for my suburban food forest to some degree.

Hey Melanie,That's not too far. You should consider joining the permaculture club that I help coordinate here in Lebanon. On Facebook, it's the Lebanon Gardening and Permaculture Club. It's free to join.

Thank you!

Quirin,I did think about a trap, but I'm not sure if it's needed, so I went without. You could certainly do that, and the water would be cleaner, but you still have to check the trap and dispose of the contents. I didn't want that hassle. If I have clogs, I will have to address it. It hasn't been long enough to know whether or not this will be a problem.You would not want to have large trees too close to the wetland. I have some fruit trees, but they are not that close. I also have some shrubs, but they don't get too big. This would not be as critical if you are clay lining your wetland.Thanks for watching!Phil

Thanks a lot appreciate it!

You're welcome!

That has surprised me too. I read in Gaia's Garden that it's good to put some soil around the plants to help them out. They are getting to the water.

Thanks Mystic Dreamer! That's really nice of you to say.

Thanks Andrew! Yes, I will be putting the chickens in the food forests and timber forests, but I want to make sure the trees are large enough to handle the chickens scratching around the roots. I think maybe another year.

Not sure I fully understand your question, but in a drought stricken area, I prefer wood chip deep mulch to a living mulch. The plants have less competition for water, and the wood chips hold a lot of moisture. Thanks for watching!

I have the footage for a tour. I just need to edit the video. I'll get it uploaded soon. Thanks!

Mars Rover, I am planning on doing a tour of the property in the next week or so.

I agree, Daniel. We often use them in soups.

They taste like a stronger carrot. I actually prefer them when cooked, but I like carrots better fresh.

Thank you. I'll have to give them a try.

Me too! They are a long season. Where I am in Zone 6 PA, if planted in the fall, they will overwinter in the ground for an early spring harvest.

That's a good question. I'm not sure. The original seed was an improved variety, and the current versions have certainly crossed down the genetic line, but they still taste very similar to the originals. Having said that, I've never had a wild parsnip. It might be worth trying the wild stuff in the early spring of 2017.

+Permaculture Homestead Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

I've had a thought about the source of info determining the better way of the two. The permie experts all want you to pay for their knowledge whereas Paul gives his knowledge away despite the discomfort of doing so because of the source of the knowledge in the first place. Just a thought along the lines of our Father is good! Enjoy your videos!

+MsTokies, I have used straw, but not hay. I didn't like it for two reasons: 1. I had a hard time finding straw that the person could guarantee no herbicide. 2. Also, I had wheat growing everywhere from the wheat straw. Having said that, I'm not opposed to it, but for me it was difficult to find good clean straw without herbicide.

+MsTokies I think you'll be happier keeping the living mulch in the food forest!