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Peter Vogel

Peter Vogel is the founder of GrowPerma, bringing together evidence-based gardening advice with permaculture principles. When he's not writing about companion planting or soil health, he's ...

A weekend gardener dusting fine white diatomaceous earth powder onto leafy green vegetable plants in a sunny backyard garden bed
28 Jul

Diatomaceous Earth in the Garden: Uses and Limits

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon rolling Midwestern farm as an oak savanna with curved rows of chestnut and apple trees, grazing cattle and pigs in alleys, and a valley pond
27 Jul

Mark Shepard's Restoration Agriculture: Keyline Design in Practice

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon apartment balcony transformed into a layered edible garden with a dwarf fig, Meyer lemon, blueberries, strawberries, and herbs in pots
27 Jul

Food Forest in Containers: Balcony-Scale Ecosystems

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon lush green oasis garden of date palms, olives, and vegetables fed by drip lines in a dry desert landscape with arid hills behind
27 Jul

Permaculture in Israel: Drip Irrigation Meets Design

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon abundant heirloom vegetable garden with striped tomatoes, rainbow chard, speckled beans, marigolds, and hand-labeled seed packets
27 Jul

Companion Planting Heirloom Varieties: Old Wisdom for Modern Gardens

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon backyard scene with a dedicated dog-waste composting bin set apart from raised vegetable beds by a small fence, with a dog on the lawn
27 Jul

Composting Dog Waste: Is It Safe for Gardens?

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon overhead view of a 4x8 raised bed divided into one-foot squares densely planted with lettuce, basil, carrots, marigolds, beans, and a tomato
27 Jul

Companion Planting for Raised Bed Squares: Intensive Layout

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon illustration of a tall feathery fennel plant with yellow flowers growing alone in a garden corner with swallowtail butterflies around it
24 Jul

Companion Planting Fennel: The Garden Loner (and Exceptions)

Peter Vogel
Pencil-crayon split illustration comparing a biodynamic garden with cow horn and moon versus a permaculture garden with design zones and food forest
24 Jul

Permaculture vs Biodynamic Gardening: Methods Compared

Peter Vogel