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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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    Pencil-crayon illustration of a lush squash and zucchini garden with companion plants including beans, corn, nasturtiums, and marigolds growing together in a permaculture guild
    10 Apr
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Squash and Zucchini: Best Partners

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard food forest showing seven layers from canopy trees to ground cover with a winding mulch path in spring sunlight
    10 Apr
    Food Forest

    How to Start a Food Forest: Step-by-Step for Beginners

    Peter Vogel
    Vibrant vegetable garden with companion flowers including marigolds bordering tomatoes, lavender near peppers, nasturtiums along a garden path, and sunflowers in the background
    10 Apr
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Flowers in the Vegetable Garden

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a lush backyard permaculture garden showing the 12 permaculture principles in action with food forest layers, swales, companion planting, and a rain barrel
    9 Apr
    Permaculture Foundations

    12 Permaculture Principles Explained (With Garden Examples)

    Peter Vogel
    Cucumber vines climbing a trellis with nasturtiums and marigolds in a permaculture garden bed
    9 Apr
    Companion Planting

    What to Plant With Cucumbers for Better Yields

    Peter Vogel
    Three Sisters planting mound with corn, climbing beans, and squash growing together in a traditional Iroquois companion garden
    9 Apr
    Companion Planting

    Three Sisters Planting: The Original Companion Garden

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil crayon illustration of a gardener's gloved hand sprinkling epsom salt crystals around the base of a tomato plant in a backyard vegetable garden
    8 Apr
    Soil & Composting

    Epsom Salt for Plants: Does It Actually Work?

    Peter Vogel
    Sunlit raised garden bed with bell pepper plants surrounded by basil, French marigolds, onions, and flowering cilantro in pencil-crayon illustration style
    8 Apr
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Peppers: The Complete Pairing Guide

    Peter Vogel
    Permaculture gardener cutting comfrey leaves and dropping the foliage as living mulch around a young fruit tree in a syntropic garden bed
    8 Apr
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Chop and Drop Mulching: The Syntropic Method

    Peter Vogel
    Lush no-dig vegetable garden bed in spring with lettuce, tomato seedlings, and marigolds growing in dark composted mulch
    8 Apr
    Soil & Composting

    No-Dig Gardening: Build Soil Without Breaking It

    Peter Vogel