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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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    Autumn vegetable bed with a row of tall blue-green leeks growing beside feathery carrot tops and lettuce, with straw mulch between the rows
    20 Aug
    Companion Planting

    Leek Companion Plants: What to Grow Beside Leeks

    Peter Vogel
    Widely spaced oak and honey locust trees over open pasture with cattle and sheep grazing in dappled shade in a managed silvopasture
    20 Aug
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Silvopasture: Grazing Livestock Among Trees on Small Acreage

    Peter Vogel
    Cutaway view of a timber wicking bed showing the gravel water reservoir, fabric layer, soil and vertical fill pipe, planted with lettuce and tomatoes
    20 Aug
    Permaculture Foundations

    Wicking Beds: How to Build a Self-Watering Garden Bed

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of green and purple kohlrabi interplanted with red lettuce, beets, and onions in a garden bed
    19 Aug
    Companion Planting

    Kohlrabi Companion Plants: Partners for the Overlooked Brassica

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a walipini underground greenhouse with sloped glazing glowing with green plants in a snowy landscape
    19 Aug
    Permaculture Foundations

    Walipini: The Underground Greenhouse That Grows Food All Winter

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a coppiced hazel stool with young straight shoots, cut poles, and a billhook in a woodland clearing
    19 Aug
    Food Forest

    Coppicing: The Ancient Cut That Makes Trees Grow Back Stronger

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of an espaliered apple tree trained in horizontal tiers against a brick wall with red apples
    19 Aug
    Food Forest

    Espalier Fruit Trees: Small-Space Training for Real Harvests

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of frosted Brussels sprout stalks in an autumn garden with sage and onion companion plants
    19 Aug
    Companion Planting

    Brussels Sprouts Companion Plants: Best and Worst Neighbors

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon illustration of a cabbage patch with dill, nasturtium, and onion companion plants in morning light
    19 Aug
    Companion Planting

    Cabbage Companion Plants: What to Grow (and Avoid) Nearby

    Peter Vogel
    Open kitchen compost caddy holding used tea bags, loose tea leaves, coffee grounds and vegetable peelings, with one torn-open bag beside it
    18 Aug
    Soil & Composting

    Composting Tea Bags: Which Ones Break Down and Which Do Not

    Peter Vogel