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Posted on November 22, 2005 in Herbs and spice
Permaculture spiral herb garden is one of the best ways to create a kitchen garden. The spiral herb garden is compact, yet its productivity is high. Besides, it also gives a beautiful and exclusive look to your garden. Before knowing more about herb spiral, here is some information on what permaculture is all about. Permaculture is best defined as an environment-friendly form of agriculture. In permaculture, the farmer chooses crops that suit the local ecosystem, rather than go against the environment, and grow crops irrespective of the land and climatic conditions as is done in conventional farming. Permaculture is equally effective for large scale farming as well as small gardens and balconies. It can be developed to suit any climate.
Permaculture spiral herb garden is a self-sustaining form of landscaping. As stated earlier, herb spiral not only gives you the benefit of growing culinary, medicinal, and fragrant herbs in you kitchen garden, but also enhances the beauty of your garden. As the name suggests, it is a spiral that is raised with the help of rocks placed in a whorl (like the spring in the ball pen; or a mosquito coil). The spiral is shaped like an inverted cone. The top is narrow and the base is wide. This kind of shape creates diverse conditions for different plants to grow in the same area. For example, those herbs that need more sunlight and less water are planted in the higher rings. Herbs that need shade are planted in the base. Also, herbs with more water requirement find a place in the base. Due to its unique shape permaculture spiral herb garden makes watering and harvest very easy.
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