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8 Reasons to Grow Daylilies

Posted on July 30, 2015 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comAugust 1, 2015

Beauty, vigor, edibility, medicinal uses, permaculture possibilities, butterfly appeal, breeding opportunities, and use in selling/trading are all great reasons to grow daylilies.

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Growing and Using Greens for Salads and Cooking

Posted on June 10, 2015 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comJune 13, 2015

Growing and Using Greens covers lettuce family, mustard family (mustard greens, kale, collards, turnip, arugula, etc.), and beet family (beets, chard, spinach), for mesclun salad mixes and cooked greens. Permaculture principles like species diversity, inter-planting, and succession planting maximize yield and nutrition, and prevent pest problems. Transplanting, direct seeding, harvesting, and using.

How to grow lettuces, mustard greens, spinach, kale, chard, arugula, and more, for home grown mesclun and cooked greens. Species diversity, inter-planting, and succession planting make your salad garden a permaculture garden.

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Permaculture Principles for Practical Gardeners and Farmers

Posted on April 28, 2015 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comApril 30, 2015

These 9 permaculture principles are based on the concept of mimicking Nature. Practical implications are explained, so you can implement them in your own garden or farm.

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10 Shrubs for a Wildlife-Friendly, Edible Landscape

Posted on October 17, 2014 by janet@ouroneacrefarm.comNovember 23, 2014

Want to transform your backyard to a food producing garden that also attracts wildlife? Choosing from these 10 shrubs for a wildlife-friendly, edible landscape, would be a great start! Wildlife value and edible parts of each shrub are described.

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