Permaculture Zones, Etc Flashcards
Zone 2 is (2)
Garden
Semi-intensive cultivation and care
Zone 2 plants
Frequently picked collards, kale, etc.
Things in zone 1 (3)
Seating and dining area
Compost bin
Worm compost bin
Zone 3 frequency of care
Semi-frequent, three-season, cultivation and care
Plants in zone 3
Tomatoes/potatoes
Zone 2 things (3)
Tool shed
Chicken coop
Grey water
Zone 3 things (3)
Windbreaks
Small pond
Workshop
Zone 4 plants (3)
Mushrooms
Sunflower
Winter squash
Zone 4 location (2)
Semi-wild woodland
Food forest
Amount of care zone 4
Minimal
Zone 4 things (3)
Nut trees
Large ponds
Swales
Zone 5 location
Wild conservation land, unmanaged nature
Zone 5 plants
Native plants
Soil structure refers to
The way soil holds together
Soil structure depends on the amount of (3)
Air
Moisture
Organic matter
Four elements needed to make compost
Green material
Brown material
Air
Water
Green material is
Wet
Brown material is
Dry
Kitchen scraps are _ material
Green
In general you want 1/3 of each
Green material
Brown material
Kitchen scraps
The compost pile should be as damp as
A wrung-out sponge
Too much green material or water makes pile
Anaerobic and putrid
If too much brown material
Pile won’t heat up