Episode-220- This Is What You Can Get From Hugelkultur – Asparagus

Permaculture Principle 7: Design from patterns to details Just from what I can remember here is a list of food that immediately comes to mind from the spring, summer and fall harvests of 2013. Just a quick note that annual refers to plants that grow and die in one season and perennials live for many […]

Episode-218- This Is What Hugelkultur Looks Like

“Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do, especially in the inner city. Plus, you get strawberries.”     Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA Hugelkultur, Wood Core gardens, woody beds, hugel beds, whatever you wish to call it this is what it looks like but don’t ask Sepp Holzer […]

Episode-215- Provide Water For The Honey Bees

             In today’s episode I present four of the many ways in which water can be provided for honey bees. If you are a backyard beekeeper like me or wish to become one then a vital thing to consider is how to provide water for the bees. Sure, they could […]

Episode-186- Fix The Swales So They Can Grow Food And Look Beautiful

This video is a follow up to Episode -174- on Making swales and how they can be used to hold water and grow food. The video shows what the backyard looked like a year ago and some of the bare patches are evident but it was much worse. When it rained it was dangerous to […]

Episode-174- Make Swales With Hugelkultur To Grow Food And Green The Land

Today’s episode is a long time in making. More than a year ago I began to experiment with building swales and making hugel (woody) beds and now I am ready to show you How To Make Swales To Grow Food And Green The Land. This is hard work but the rewards are seen in the landscape […]

Episode-170- Square Foot Gardening Revisited – Question Time

  Tony-san, I have a question about raised bed. I think square foot gardening is a great idea and I would like to try it this year. Though, I am concerned about using treated lumber for vegetable bed. I know using cedar or hard wood is an excellent choice to make raised bed but they […]

Episode-126- Eat More Squash Because The Squash Bugs Are Gone

The female squash bug lay their eggs at the base of leaf stalks, and the caterpillars develop and feed inside the stalk, eventually killing the leaf. They soon migrate to the main stem, and with enough feeding damage to the stem, the entire plant may die. On July 14 I had 5 squash plants growing […]