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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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    Maple branch with bright yellow new leaves showing sharply contrasting dark green veins, the classic signature of iron chlorosis
    5 Aug
    Soil & Composting

    Iron Chlorosis: Yellowing Leaves and Soil Solutions

    Peter Vogel
    Backyard vegetable garden split between a healthy raised bed of staked tomatoes and a struggling bed of blighted potato plants
    5 Aug
    Companion Planting

    What Not to Plant Together: The Complete Incompatibility Guide

    Peter Vogel
    Late summer food forest harvest with baskets of apples, plums, blackberries, elderberries and hazelnuts beneath a dwarf apple tree
    4 Aug
    Food Forest

    Food Forest Harvest Calendar: Month-by-Month Yields

    Peter Vogel
    Grower taking a soil core sample in a young syntropic agroforestry row with dense mixed planting rows stretching behind
    4 Aug
    Syntropic Agriculture

    Syntropic Agriculture and Soil Carbon

    Peter Vogel
    Freshly dug compost pit in a garden bed with a bucket of kitchen scraps and a spade, vegetable plants growing behind
    4 Aug
    Soil & Composting

    Pit Composting: Ancient Method for Modern Gardens

    Peter Vogel
    Raised vegetable bed with a perforated worm tower sunk into the soil at its centre, surrounded by lettuce, kale and beans in summer
    4 Aug
    Soil & Composting

    Worm Tower: In-Ground Vermicomposting

    Peter Vogel
    Mediterranean raised garden bed with three mature globe artichoke plants surrounded by lavender, rosemary and oregano under gravel mulch
    4 Aug
    Companion Planting

    Companion Planting Artichokes: Mediterranean Bed Design

    Peter Vogel
    Small city backyard food forest between brick row houses with dwarf apple tree, currant bushes, rhubarb and strawberries in late summer
    4 Aug
    Food Forest

    Urban Food Forest: City-Scale Edible Ecosystems

    Peter Vogel
    Gardener adding dry brown autumn leaves to a wet backyard compost bin to fix a smelly pile
    3 Aug
    Soil & Composting

    How to Fix Smelly Compost: Quick Troubleshooting

    Peter Vogel
    Late autumn vegetable garden prepared for winter with mulched beds, cover crop, drained hose, trunk guards and stored tools
    3 Aug
    Permaculture Foundations

    How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter: A Permaculture Checklist

    Peter Vogel