| Qiestion & Answers for Product: The Permaculture Home Garden by Linda Woodrow (192 page book) |
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| Q. Will this be something I can put into use here in Georgia( USA)? |
(Posted: 23rd Jan, 2011) |
A. Yes, we think so. The book is written for the southern hemisphere, so you may need to mindful of this when considering the months and seasons, and solar orientation towards the equator.
Below is a excerpt from Linda Woodrow's introduction ....
"Some people who read this book will say, 'It's easy for you. You live in northern New South Wales where the climate is mild and the growing season long.' And it's true. I live quite close to the Border Ranges World Heritage Area, a wonderful natural garden with productivity unmatched by anything humans have ever created.
But I haven't always lived here. I have established gardens on windswept desert land in Western Australia, with local bush goats who thought it was too good to be true, and an old schoolyard in Darwin. I have gardened in tiny courtyards and on a scale large enough to supply a Brisbane organic greengrocer. I have created a vegie garden out of the overgrown backyard of a squat in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. I have taught gardening in Glen Innes, where the first frost can be expected around Anzac Day (April) and the last around Melbourne Cup (November). I am convinced that it is possible to grow most of your own food anywhere, under any circumstances." |
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Q. I live in Florida, USA, where the ground is more sand than dirt. It is 95 degrees for months at a time with lots of rain.
Can I grow your garden here with a reasonable degree of success? Thank you, Lee? |
(Posted: 29th Jan, 2011) |
A. Es, we think so. The book is written for the southern hemisphere, so you may need to mindful of this when considering the months and seasons, and solar orientation towards the equator.
Below is a excerpt from Linda Woodrow's introduction ....
"Some people who read this book will say, 'It's easy for you. You live in northern New South Wales where the climate is mild and the growing season long.' And it's true. I live quite close to the Border Ranges World Heritage Area, a wonderful natural garden with productivity unmatched by anything humans have ever created.
But I haven't always lived here. I have established gardens on windswept desert land in Western Australia, with local bush goats who thought it was too good to be true, and an old schoolyard in Darwin. I have gardened in tiny courtyards and on a scale large enough to supply a Brisbane organic greengrocer. I have created a vegie garden out of the overgrown backyard of a squat in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. I have taught gardening in Glen Innes, where the first frost can be expected around Anzac Day (April) and the last around Melbourne Cup (November). I am convinced that it is possible to grow most of your own food anywhere, under any circumstances." |
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