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keyhole garden in summer drought

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Reforestation - Growing trees in arid, barren lands - by Seeds and Clay cubes (no watering)

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Permaculture attempt in high desert of California

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Sepp Holzer uses no irrigation

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the man who planted trees

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Tamera and their Water Retention Landscape

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replacing irrigation with permaculture

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Greening the Desert (and updates) by Geoff Lawton

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Helping land recover after wild fire

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Why shade is so important in hot climates

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water in West Texas

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Western Colorado Desert (where to start?)

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Texas Chihuahuan Desert Project - Pecans

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Forest Garden in the hottest parts of the world

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Resources specific to starting high desert permaculture

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Hazelnuts in the Desert

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Growing and interplanting polycultures of perennials with annuals in the hot dry arid climate

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Hello from northeast New Mexico! High, dry, windy plains, mostly flat, need advice on how to start.

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Pascal Poot and his tomatoes that grow without water

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Calculating water "banked" for future pumping in the desert landscape?

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Desert Carbon Sink, and other "Greening the Desert" questions

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Keep sagebrush in the garden? Desert shrubs and hydraulic lift

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Anyone else get emotional about lost water?

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Water harvesting in southern AZ

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Xeriscape Fruit Trees?

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Need help with drought resistant perennials that deer love?

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How about starting x-mas 2023 a worldwide tree gifting flash mob

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Can you make rain with permaculture?

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Texas Chihuahuan Desert Project - Pecans

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My Love Affair with Buffalograss, Buchloe dactyloides

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Why shade is so important in hot climates

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water in West Texas

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Reforestation - Growing trees in arid, barren lands - by Seeds and Clay cubes (no watering)

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Would Tamarisks help with reducing soil salinity?

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Desert Tree Establishment

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Greening the Desert - Salton Sea area

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Any greening the desert projects in the US?

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Resources specific to starting high desert permaculture

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How did the US repair the Oklahoma Dust Bowl?

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Hazelnuts in the Desert

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The amazing attributes of the tasty edible Spineless Nopal Cactus

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Semi-Arid Shade trees?

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Is it Possible to Have a Forest Garden in the Desert?

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Hackberry trees for a dry climate

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Water harvesting in southern AZ

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Reduce your garden's watering needs

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Building a farm in the high desert of California

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Pascal Poot and his tomatoes that grow without water

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keyhole garden in summer drought

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Hello from northeast New Mexico! High, dry, windy plains, mostly flat, need advice on how to start.

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Forest Garden in the hottest parts of the world

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Seeds adapted to no watering in Mediterranean

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Helping land recover after wild fire

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Can We Create a Breakaway Civilization in the Gran Chaco of Paraguay?

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Seeking permacultarists for land in Fresno County, CA

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Keep sagebrush in the garden? Desert shrubs and hydraulic lift

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The Big Fat Thread of Dryland Farming Ideas!

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Desert Carbon Sink, and other "Greening the Desert" questions

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Ideas for a Low Maintenance Permaculture Park?

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West Phoenix Reforestation

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Western Colorado Desert (where to start?)

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Anybody growing without irrigation?

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Brag about your dryland swales

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Gardening with Less Water by David A. Bainbridge

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Air Well - collecting water from the air

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WyOasis (in the snow) Greenhouse Build

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