Traditional Turkish Folksong Türkü/Mâni Evlerinin önü zeytin ağacı, Sallanıyor dalları yamacı. Ben sevdim ellerin yavrucuğu, Bilmiyor anam babam, kimsesi. "In front of their house, an olive tree stands, Its branches swaying down the hillside. I have fallen in love with a young beloved from another household, My mother
The fact that we had previously cultivated olive trees in the area where we would be implementing our permaculture practices was a surprising gain. Our students were harvesting olives...
We enriched the soil by mulching with a blend of grass clippings and dry leaves.
We cleared the site of harmful weeds, creating a healthy foundation for mulching and the implementation of our permaculture practices.
Side by side with our special education students, we explore our permaculture garden and learn different cultivation techniques together.
As Atatürk Organize Sanayil Bölgesi Special Education Practise School, we've set aside a 60-square-meter area in our schoolyard for permaculture practices. We cleared the area where we would implement the permaculture practices from weeds and then mulched it. Photo by Deniz Akkaş
Falling needles from the Pine tree on the raised bed might be a bigger challenge than I thought.
Hügelbed completed.The hügel structure gives you some advantages: better drainage, extra organic matter, and some retained moisture deeper in the mound, which is paramount to the challenge of growing anything beneath a pine tree.
Following the instructions from the Hügel Bed post. First logs, then branches, leaves, green waste, compost and soil on top.
Why a cardboard? It is called a no-dig method. Initially it will cover the ground and the weed growing there. Eventually the cardboard is going to decompose.
🌲Vegetables rarely thrive beneath large pines. 🌲Heavy shade blocks the sun. 🌲Roots steal water and nutrients. 🌲Pine needles make the soil more acidic. 🌲Better suited for acid-loving plants like blueberries or certain herbs. All above is true and the challenge is to grow vegetables and herbs beneath a large pinetree.
🌳A hügel bed is a raised mound built from logs, branches, leaves, and soil. 🌳The wood stores water like a sponge. 🌳As it decays, it releases warmth and nutrients. 🌳The shape creates more growing space and microclimates. A key permaculture technique that turns garden waste into fertile soil for many
