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Under the Choko Tree is a fabulous website by Nevin and Linda. The website shares their knowledge gained over 40 years of permaculture practice on their suburban property in Western Sydney. It is full of very practical guides, information, plans and resources. High recommended.
Author: Duane Newcomb
Publisher : Tarcher
Year: 1976
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This is an oldie but a goodie! I contains lots of very useful and practical guides for growing in an apartment, including inside for those inclined to turn their inside to a growing wonderland. It also has a help profile of plants and how you can grown them within an apartment or on a balcony.
Author: Rachelle Straus
Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
Year: 2011
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This is a simple and practical book. It has some useful info on how to obtain external inputs you need for the soil in your pots, it has profiles on plants and gives a month-by-month plan for you to follower, however, it is for the UK so you have to convert in your mind the months.
Author: Judith Anger, Dr Immo Fiebrig, Martin Schnyder
Publisher : Permanent Publications (2014)
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This beautiful illustrated book gives lots of case studies from around the world of permaculture on balconies and other spaces. it includes info on urban beekeeping, guerrilla gardening and vertical gardening. Very practical and inspirational.
This succinct resources from Permaculture Northern Beaches is a simple and short guide to get you to give you starting ideas for permaculture on a balcony.
This video by Morag Gamble is a fine example of how permaculture can be practiced on a balcony and in an apartment.
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There are chickens that live on the balcony, edible perennials in pots, herbs, greens, and self-seeding vegetables, vertical trellises, edible vines, habitat for wildlife, homes for pollinators, ceramic plates full of seeds being saved, and mushrooms.
Essence of Permaculture - free download
A summary of permaculture concept and principles taken from Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren.
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It contains an introduction to permaculture, thoughts about the future of the movement and the values and use of the permaculture principles. A great way to expand your knowledge in preparation for the full length book. This PDF eBook contains interactivity and is available in multiple languages
Gardening Australia has so many useful fact-sheets and articles on a whole range of topics. Gardening Australia is also on ABC TV weekly and the website posts the segments from the show which is very handy. Technically not focused on permaculture, I still Highly recommended it as I have learnt so much from the presenters.
Although not focused on balconies, Huw Richards' YouTube channel is just too good not to share. Huw shares such amazing information in line with permaculture principles and I have learnt a lot from him over the years. His Welsh accent is a lovely bonus!
Gardenate sends you planting and sowing reminders based on your country and temperature zone for free. There are also good plant profiles. It doesn't have every plant but it is still amazing. You can also buy the app version for your phone (very cheap) which allows you to add your own plants not listen on by them and you can add harvest times etc. It also allows you to set calendar reminders and has a garden diary function.
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