{"id":6189,"date":"2013-07-23T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T04:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=6189"},"modified":"2014-09-14T16:51:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T06:51:29","slug":"pascoe-vale-permablitz-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/pascoe-vale-permablitz-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"PASCOE VALE FOOD FOREST GARDEN PERMABLITZ DESIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.entry-title {display:none;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/food-forest-garden-deciduous-fruite-trees-evergreen-acacias.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"food-forest-garden-deciduous-fruite-trees-evergreen-acacias\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6218\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"topright\">\n<h1><a class=\"amber\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/pascoe-vale-permablitz-plan\/\" title=\"pascoe-vale-permablitz-plan\">pascoe vale<br \/>\npermablitz design<\/a><\/h1>\n<h2  class=\"amber\">design for food forest garden<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mulch-pit-subtropical-food-forest-garden.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"mulch-pit-subtropical-food-forest-garden\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6217\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"toprightcol\">\n<fancyletter class=\"amber\">F<\/fancyletter>ollowing a near death experience Fuchsia realised that life&#8217;s too short to be stuck in the office, a slave to money. You work all day to earn an income, because you work all day you don&#8217;t have anytime so you spend that income on things you could otherwise do yourself and collapse exhausted in front of the TV. So she cut down her work hours to spend her time on what she was truly passionate about: gardening and <a class=\"amber\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.pbsfm.org.au\/mixtape\" title=\"PBS Mic Tape\" target=\"_blank\">her radio show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When she approached us for a design we thought, <a class=\"amber\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.permablitz.net\/what-is-a-permablitz\" title=\"Permablitz\" target=\"_blank\"><em>this<\/em> is what Permablitz is all about:<\/a> helping people become more self-sufficent because they need to in order to survive. One day it might not just be those on a shoestring budget who find there is no other alternative but to grow their on food&#8230; <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"purple\">&#8230;until then people like Fuchsia will be the trail blazers who light the way in darker times.<\/h4>\n<p>So please join us on <a class=\"purple\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.permablitz.net\/calendar\" title=\"permablitz calendar\" target=\"_blank\">August 31st 2013<\/a> in Pascoe Vale for this exciting Blitz. Check out the <a class=\"purple\"; href=\"http:\/\/www.permablitz.net\/calendar\/icalrepeat.detail\/2013\/08\/31\/473\/-\/permablitz-145-pascoe-vale\" target=\"_blank\">Permablitz website<\/a> for more details and email Fuchsia to let her know you&#8217;re coming! <a class=\"amber\"; href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedesertecho\" title=\"Facebook like!\" target=\"_blank\">Like it on facebook to spread the word!<\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"amber\">Pascoe Vale Permablitz Summary<\/h4>\n<div class=\"col50\">\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Mandala, keyhole gardens for large crops, compost and chicken rotation to improve soil e.g. corn, potatoes, cucurbits, companion herbs surround\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col50end\">\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Bananas in mulch pit irrigated with grey water piped from house. Plants like banana and bamboo don&#8217;t mind wet feet.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pascoe-vale-permablitz-existing-conditions.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"pascoe-vale-permablitz-existing-conditions\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6224\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/the-desert-echo-pascoe-vale-permablitz-watercolour-design.jpg?resize=665%2C650\" alt=\"the-desert-echo-pascoe-vale-permablitz-watercolour-design\" width=\"665\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6211\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pond-before-permablitz-transformation.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"pond-before-permablitz-transformation\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6223\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"topleftcol amber\">\nFuchsia has already done a lot of hard work in the garden, creating a beautiful pond which is the central element in our new design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/pond-mulch-swale-path-overflow-water-table.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"pond-mulch-swale-path-overflow-water-table\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6212\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"image\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mandala-rotation-garden-beds-keyhole.jpg?resize=665%2C443\" alt=\"mandala-rotation-garden-beds-keyhole\" width=\"665\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6215\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"topleft\">\n<h3 class=\"amber\">Pascoe Vale Permablitz Summary Continued<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"col50\">\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Subtropical plants around mulch pit e.g. cardamom, galangal, curry leaf, tamarillo\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Swale mulch path for pond overflow and natural site runoff collection to replenish ground water\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Relaxation area\/fairy garden\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Understorey of forest garden \u2013 perennials, self-seeders, nitrogen fixers, bird and insect attractors, shade tolerant, ground covers, non-compacting root systems, fast growing\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Support shrubs interplanting \u2013 nitrogen fixers to support nutrient hungry fruit trees e.g. acacia, tagasaste\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Mulch paths for drainage and inhibits weeds, will breakdown after a year to form compost for fruit trees\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Deciduous trees, pruned to be open allowing light to plants below\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col50end\">\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Propagation area &#038; greenhouse\/shade house on concrete north facing and close to house\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Additional no-dig raised garden beds for intensive vegetable production close to house\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Fox proof chicken house and straw yard 1m off boundary fence to comply with council requirements\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Chook run 1m wide along boundary fence, planted with chicken fodder e.g. comfrey, nasturtiums, mugwort, wormwood\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Forest garden incorporating existing trees, when garden is established selected trees will be removed\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bulleted\">Berried and vines to grow on chook run fence and boundary fences e.g. raspberries, grape, kiwi, passionfruit<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/fairy-seating-relaxation-meditation-area.jpg?resize=665%2C499\" alt=\"fairy-seating-relaxation-meditation-area\" width=\"665\" height=\"499\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6210\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>pascoe vale permablitz design design for food forest garden Following a near death experience Fuchsia realised that life&#8217;s too short to be stuck in the office, a slave to money. 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