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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 ...

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    Wooden worm composting bin on a basement workbench in winter with a digital thermometer showing 60 degrees F and snow visible through a basement window, pencil crayon illustration
    8 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Worm Composting in Winter: Keep Your Worms Alive

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard gardener pouring dark liquid comfrey fertilizer from a watering can onto tomato plants in a raised bed, pencil crayon illustration
    8 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    How to Make Comfrey Fertiliser: The Permaculture Powerhouse

    Peter Vogel
    Mediterranean climate food forest in summer with olive trees, pomegranate, fig, rosemary, lavender, artichokes, and grape vines on a terraced hillside, pencil crayon illustration
    8 Jun
    Food Forest

    Mediterranean Food Forest: Drought-Adapted Design

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard winter vegetable garden bed with overwintering garlic emerging through crimson clover and hairy vetch cover crop, pencil crayon illustration
    5 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Winter Companion Planting: Cover Crops and Green Manures

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard raised vegetable bed with bright red radishes growing in neat rows alongside lettuce, spinach, and climbing peas, pencil crayon illustration
    5 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Radishes: The Fast-Growing Helper

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard herb garden with thyme growing as a low ground cover between rows of cabbages, kale, and broccoli with honey bees visiting purple flowers, pencil crayon illustration
    5 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Thyme: Ground Cover That Protects

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard peach tree in full bloom with pink blossoms surrounded by a circular permaculture guild of companion plants, pencil crayon illustration
    5 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Peach Trees: Stone Fruit Guilds

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard vegetable garden bed planted with bright green winter rye cover crop in late autumn, pencil crayon illustration
    5 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Winter Rye Cover Crop: The Hardiest Soil Protector

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a backyard vegetable garden with bright pink, orange, and yellow zinnias blooming alongside tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers.
    4 Jun
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Zinnias for Pollinators and Beauty

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a gardener laying brown corrugated cardboard sheets over a lawn with wood chip mulch ready to top.
    4 Jun
    Soil & Composting

    Cardboard Mulch: Free Weed Suppression for Gardens

    Peter Vogel