hum srems mule molasses or lane and sorghum sugar
yuiees and sum; alsa aeorale soil launa Marigolds,
neem aree leaves or berries, and pyrelhrum daisy
eomrvl m“ pesls and provide inieelieides or warer
inseei (onlmL The neeiri lree is alien planled ro
overhang ponds, so ilial me berries inal dlvp mhvl
wilehflits arid mmqunos

Esrablished laugh grasses ol lhe savannans resisr
gardens, and need in be mulehed or ovmhadzd wiln
oeeeanepies Eanlials are:

. To mound or rose garden beds lor good drainage
in lhe wet season

e To use mulch and mulchdm species to crease
ropserl ior gardens

Where lags eelsl rhey malie ideal gaiden bed edges
in mm mulch and nail

(2dean have been denied lar many rmprlfil areas,
usually uonraimng lhe lollawuig:

. Designed lar lull numh'ml lor an average larnily.

- Warer eunservaiion and sale water dispusal
(hygiene) a neeessiry.

o Speeiea diaaen m aiilr lbeal eulrural prelerenors.

- siilliaienily ya ed as survive rensonable elrmalie
enange, or seasonal irregular-ray,

. prolein suurees, Ilveslnckr ineir iorages, or
gum/legume ieplaeernenis lor meais,

. waler lvulzs and use.

- Basie leods or siaples

- Fresh vegeaalile and lnul lor viiainina, minerals,
VII-led uses

. siime iuels, medieinals, flowers

The eleinenls in riguie llm aie those ilial make up
lhe house sliueniie ilaell, and ihoee inal male up lhe
garden, hedgerow, livesroek and pain aeeeis sir-le-
iurea, The hes: way ro uie rhis secrion is no read ri
llirough very uiehllly, sludy lhe plans and diagrams,
and ilien impriwe ii,orbener inolil boaspeons rile.

THE nous:
Km size and number isadiusaed to la y size, bul ii
basiufly a simple, zlsilyvhulzd and eoolad iounure,
preleiably on sub or raised pise llbor, and preleralaly
edgeinsulaled. The induced emsevennlalian ads lo
m)! and heal as per rlgure llm. ln addinon, verdeal
iasheaorshurleis iii eadi mm helproseiaopairin.

ln hoi periods, lhe main living area is ourside iear, or
under a similar pomh oellie to lhe llvlll il lhe people
preler la lie seen lrom lhe road (as is rhe ease in mosl
eloeeliml sixielieal The side belliies are seen in 'giiae
llm. Marenals ean be loeal, as ran any insula
Glasi is needed, as are some pipe or drains o! 5m,
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THEGARDEN

Wlfi: “8“" “I”

Elise il amps all waler and wasles of use Only plasiie
and glans M rneral are nor used, allhough some cans
maybe bur-led liar slow nine and imn Rinse) seeimd, il

provides mini muleli and a lni ol adder or image,
whkh when bulked our by housmaps should [Rd
rahhlls, guinea pigs, some poullry, and even lalien a
small pig Nerl, ins very aoeessi leand welldesigned
on a need-ro-yiii and—lend bis ll is a|sn i-ery
naiural in appearance and hinmon ll no seplre (drill is
piesenl, a dry loiler Will do, and rhe manure ean be pul
under iiees iiri pilsl. Even ler paper— an be buili
inrorhe hedges lei (Nlmllmul is greal, as is leueaenrl

   

 

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Hm waier lor slioweis can be RhIm’Ed by a holewaler
eolleerar or ar less. a roll oi black pipe on a rool nr bare
area wirh a eouple oroil lamps are phelnvolraie array,
a solar inen on easiois, an Efflnrm (poker, and a small
solar loud drier, lire should be lairly elieap and heallhy,
Advenrure ran he sougnl in ieachlng neighbours haw
lo do il, wnling novels, or ,oinmg an adventumamp
group—or even a permaeulrure group liliey behave
Day diverselyll

GANGAMMAS MANDALA

ln Tllwin and lhe Philippines, small lnlensivnlyr
planleid home gardens are planned la led a lamily pl
live all year l have added io lhese designs my own
perinaeulluie “lust-pnm“ layouas lo g e a very eerie
else and elleenye model at iuslenanee garden design
[01 lropieal and iubllopla| regions These ran also be
adapled lo iernperale regions, using suiiable species,
The overall panern can be alleied lo Iii almosl every
aiie lorm, bu| is prwlzd here as a llal sire pallern
nllhough irie building ol slldl a garden rs lasl and
simple. us design is sophisaeaeed

The whole design owei mueh lo lhe work ul lhe
:ase—Wesl lnslimle in Hawaii, and lhe 5!th gardens
ol lhe Ph ippines, bur lhe layoul is purely
permaenlmre. l have ruined l| "Gangammd‘s Mandala~
aner one ol our Kai-naiaka llndia) pennaeulmie design
gradnalea

Sleps in ihe pm aie:

I. In lhe renlie ol a mo square merre mm square
1000M larger aiea, desei-lbe a eiirle 2 m (6 reel) aeross
and excaval! lhe rapsoil lor subsoll) lo a dish shape.
ridged on lhe perimeler, and abour uel m lz-a leell
deep lrani hollow io rim This re lhe banana/sweel
poum/plplyn rirele garden, as per Figure mm.

The whole click is lhen revered wuh we: paper or
wel eardboard, banana leaves. or any muleh nulenal,
and the hollaw is ruled ior over-idled as a dome) wnh
rough mulrh plshan logs, eoarse Mlgs, hay, nee husks,
and sawdns| M indeed any huinueoiealing malerials,
A lime sealler oi manurel ash, lime, dolomiie, or
ler , r ciln be added ll siones are available, bank
rhern m lhe oursrde al iherim

nie rim is lhen planled lo es papaya la rall varielyl.
l orsa blmnas ldwarl iypesl, and women poiaio Il
available, yarns or rare an be plaeed inside lhe rim.
laeer, beans can be planled lo elimb lhe papaya and
banana smlks. lri lhe banana enele, we ran plaee a grid

 

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