Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files==== Plant Guilds ==== === A full permaculture guild consists of 7 layers (from Permaculture Guilds: A Primer) === * canopy layer (only for larger gardens, not on roofs, balconies, etc.) * low tree layer * shrub layer * herbaceous layer * rhizosphere * soil surface (ground cover) * vertical layer (climbers and vines) === Each guild needs 5 things === * nitrogen * nutrients/ dynamic accumulators (non mineral, mineral, soil) * mulch * pollination * protection from external threats === reading === * introduction on gardening with plant guilds: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~rnbnielsen/hort%20course%20nscf/Course%20Resources/Guild%20theory.htm * on working with plant guilds in permaculture: http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/permaculture/plant_guilds.htm * plant & funghi in food forests: http://www.permaearth.org/foodforestarticle.html * Permaculture Guilds: A Primer: http://onestraw.blogspot.com/2007/03/permaculture-guilds-primer.html * permaculture institute: Permaculture Food Forest: http://www.permaculture.org/nm/index.php/site/Permaculture-Food-Forest/ * Dynamic accumulators depending on the soil type: * http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Permaculture_design/Soil#Dynamic_Accumulators_of_Nutrients_for_Composting * http://hubpages.com/hub/Dynamic-Accumulators-for-Better-Soil * what's important in creating a linear guild: http://www.self-willed-land.org.uk/permaculture/plant_guilds.htm * what do plants consider nutrition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_nutrition See also [[edible_guilds]], [[roof guilds]], [[aronia guild]]Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International plant_guilds.1301066336.txt.gz Last modified: 2011-03-25 15:18(external edit)