Keyhole Permaculture

Dear Garden-lovers,
Cate pointed the way to information on this fascinating food-water project in Africa using keyhole gardens. It looks very do-able and fun, and if we islanders could figure out a raccoon and deer-proof design for our particularly greedy habitat of furry friends, it could be great for transforming a patch of flat lawn using the stones we find all over our properties.
It's interesting that the original pdf of African project instructions mention that such a raised bed needs to be replaced with new soil every five years if intensively productive.
Take a gander at the videos. Fascinating stuff.
Best, Jen
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How to make a keyhole garden to prevent dry,cracked soil and heavy rain soil erosion in mountainous Africa: VIDEO

How to make a keyhole garden step by step:

Pilot Project in Africa:VIDEO
Key hole gardens in the mountains of Africa:




Original African plans and notes for keyholes in pdf.


More photos of completed gardens: keyhole and potato bags:

Keyholes in bloom in African garden
Keyhole & mandala shaped beds