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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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    Kitchen workspace with banana peels, a glass jar of banana peel tea, a soil test kit, and a compost bin, with a gardener's hand pointing at a chalkboard listing myth vs science
    15 May
    Soil & Composting

    Banana Peel Fertiliser: Myth vs Science

    Peter Vogel
    A mature homestead nut tree food forest in late summer with chestnut trees in the canopy laden with spiny burs, hazelnut shrubs at the edge, pecan at the back, and a basket of harvested chestnuts and hazelnuts in the foreground
    15 May
    Food Forest

    Nut Trees for Food Forests: Long-Term Calorie Production

    Peter Vogel
    Pencil-crayon triptych view of a raised garden bed across three seasons: spring with pea trellis and brassica seedlings, summer with tomatoes and pole beans, fall with cabbage and garlic being planted
    15 May
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting by Season: Spring, Summer, Fall Combos

    Peter Vogel
    Top-down view of a 4 by 8 foot raised garden bed with mature broccoli, cabbage, and kale plants with a large terracotta pot of peppermint sunken at one corner, lavender and chamomile flowering at the edges
    15 May
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Mint: How to Use It Without Invasion

    Peter Vogel
    Aerial pencil-crayon landscape of a thriving syntropic agroforestry farm on rolling Brazilian hills with multi-layered canopy of timber trees, cacao, fruit trees, bananas, leafy crops, and a stream meandering through the valley
    15 May
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Syntropic Farming Success Stories: Real Results From Real Farms

    Peter Vogel
    Top-down view of a raised garden bed planted with a broccoli companion guild featuring mature broccoli heads, flowering dill and chamomile, nasturtiums trailing on the perimeter, onion and garlic rows, and white clover acting as living mulch
    15 May
    Companion Planting

    What to Plant With Broccoli and Brassicas

    Peter Vogel
    Top-down view of a 4 by 8 foot raised garden bed with companion planting layout featuring tall tomatoes on the north edge, basil and parsley clustered around them, gridded carrot and lettuce blocks, and marigolds and nasturtiums at the corners
    15 May
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Layout Planner: Design Your Garden Bed

    Peter Vogel
    A multi-layered syntropic agroforestry plot in midsummer with tall walnut and chestnut at the back climbing pole beans on younger trees apple and pear in the middle layer and comfrey and herbs at ground level
    14 May
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Succession Planting the Syntropic Way

    Peter Vogel
    Thriving Three Sisters polyculture garden with tall green corn pole beans climbing and broad squash leaves spreading in midsummer pencil-crayon style
    14 May
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Corn: Beyond the Three Sisters

    Peter Vogel
    Peaceful backyard permaculture garden with a path leading past raised beds and a compost pile toward a small food forest of apple trees and berry shrubs
    14 May
    Permaculture Foundations

    Start Here: GrowPerma's 10-Article Permaculture Path

    Peter Vogel