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Mini Food Forest in Denver, Colorado. A front yard edible garden using permaculture design.
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Mini Food Forest in Denver, Colorado. A front yard edible garden using permaculture design.



PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A SKIP IN THE VIDEO NEAR THE END OF MINUTE 5- PLEASE CLICK PAST MINUTE 5 to MINUTE 6 TO CONTINUE WATCHING. A no till permaculture garden using sheet mulch. Year 3 of establishment. I forgot to show the Sea Kale (perennial), Banana Yucca (perennial) and Siberian Pea Shrub (perennial nitrogen fixer) that work well here in Denver. Garden is watered with a drip system (about $350 to set up- I already had a sprinkler system installed). I used local fresh manure, cardboard, newspaper and free wood chips from XCEL to get the majority of sheet mulch built. I now use “natural fines” mulch from a local landscaping company to add to the top of the sheet mulch in the spring. I also added rock dust this year which I believe is helping with the pests (aphids) that I struggled with last year. I did weed the tree of heaven sprouts and bindweed earlier in the season to keep it under control. Weeds are fine to leave in if you wish, but very easy to pull out of the deep mulch. Check out my spring update video for more details on the sheet mulching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwMnSg-Lo5U . David Braden from Living Systems helped me do the initial design and drip set up. http://livingsystemsinst.org/. I’m also inspired by John Kohler’s Growing Your Greens You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens . Lastly, please join the Denver Permaculture Guild on Facebook if you want to connect with more permies in the Denver area! You can follow my forest adventures on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/forestexplorer/

27 Comments

  6. Lore Brown

    Are you growing heirloom veggies or are the cukes, and melons hybrid? If they are heirloom seeds what variety are they that are doing so well? How many inches deep was the mulch? What garden zone are you? Thanks for the video, it looks healthy , thriving, and gorgeous!

  7. Silvia Campbell

    I'm going to grow celery in my garden for the first time next year here in Louisville, CO. Can I direct saw in in my raised bed?

  9. Susan Ramsay

    Has anyone in the Denver area had Monarch Butterflies in the last 3 years? I have let Milkweed grow in front of my townhouse (much to my HOA maintenance man's displeasure) and I have only attracted a few Viceroy butterflies.

  14. Melanie Cariaga

    It's time to plant seeds, learn to grow food, and be more self-reliant. A storm is on

    the horizon. Join us at Food Forest Abundance where we will be sharing tips on how to be self-reliant.

  17. Southside Carly

    You have an awesome garden! This coming year will be my first year experimenting with this type of planting. Last year I used bags and I wasn’t impressed.

  20. Jey K

    Hi! Thank you so sharing your knowledge with us! I just moved to Colorado and I am interesting in permaculture gardening. Do you know of local support groups that can help me achieve a beautiful garden likes your?

  27. Daniel

    Great work! Colorado is a very harsh climate for leafy plants so I know how much work it can take to get things looking that lush. Sunflowers, sage, and succulents are the few plants that seem to love this climate but many "traditional" (European) garden plants can really get hammered by the heat. I'm on year two of deep mulching my yard in an attempt to conserve moisture, we'll see how things go in the spring!

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