Root Dysfunction in Central Texas Trees: How to Diagnose, Fix, and Restore Tree Health
Home / Root Dysfunction in Central Texas Trees Girdling roots encircling the trunk can restrict vascular flow and lead to long-term decline. Understanding the Hidden Cause of Tree Stress and Landscape Decline In Central Texas, declining tree health is often blamed on drought, pests, or heat stress. In many cases, the true cause is hidden […]
Applying Wildfire Science to Land Stewardship in Central Texas
Home / Applying Wildfire Science to Land Stewardship in Central Texas Companion article to Episode 1 of our wildfire series with the Austin Fire Department Wildfire Division Scope note: This article focuses on wildfire risk and mitigation across the land itself, including vegetation structure, fuel continuity, and active management. A future episode and companion blog […]
Seasonal Land Care in Central Texas: The Importance of Ecological Forestry in Winter
Ecoforestry is a sustainable land management approach that aligns forestry practices with ecological principles to maintain and restore healthy forest ecosystems. In Central Texas, timing forestry activities to coincide with seasonal conditions is crucial for promoting tree health and preventing diseases such as oak wilt. Conducting forestry work during winter and summer, when disease-spreading insects are less active, helps protect trees and supports biodiversity. Winter also offers advantages like cooler temperatures and better visibility due to leafless trees, making it an optimal time for tasks such as pruning, removing hazardous limbs, and improving land access. Implementing ecoforestry practices during these periods ensures the long-term health and resilience of Central Texas forests.
How to Start Controlling Pests Organically
by Using Permaculture Principles in Your Garden After a long romance with the power of information technology, the modern world is turning it’s attention back to gardening again. Concerns over food security, a fragile global supply chain, and the dangers of ultra-processed food has made growing your own food cool again. Gardening channels on social […]
Welcome Beneficial Bugs: Don’t Be Bugged by Nature’s Helpers
Instead, learn the power of bugs in your garden. Beneficial insects and beneficial bugs play a vital role in the health and biodiversity of your garden. Gardening with a permaculture sensibility isn’t just about cultivating plants; it’s about understanding and nurturing a thriving ecosystem. Unfortunately, the practices of conventional agriculture and monocropping have had detrimental […]
Aphids on Plants & Proven Ways to Deal With Them
Got different types of aphids on plants in your garden? Are they pests? Or could they actually be a beneficial bug buffet? Our Texas summers are well known for scorching heat. While rising temperatures can bring out the best in sun-loving plants, they also invite pests such as aphids. What should you do when you […]
Texas Permaculture Gardening And Food Forestry Tips For March
March is when things really start getting exciting in Texas Permaculture Gardens! The official start of Spring is March 12th. Every year I feel a surge of energy, optimism and joy seeing my gardens come back to life after surviving freezing weather through dormancy. This Spring surge can be tricky to manage for multiple reasons. […]
Texas Permaculture Gardening And Food Forestry Tips For February
On February 1st there is a transition from the first half of Winter to the second. In Central Texas the second half of Winter can be a somewhat unpredictable time in terms of the weather. February will probably be the time of the last and most severe freeze of the Winter. Warm afternoons might lead […]
Texas Permaculture Gardening and Food Forestry Tips for January
In Texas Permaculture Gardens, we never really go fully dormant. There’s always something to do in your garden or food forest to help keep things an a good trajectory. One of the core philosophies on the care and maintenance of gardens at Symbiosis is that all the activities that need to be done to keep […]
What You Need To Know On Soil Amendment For Ultimate Success
Few elements are as critical to gardening success as soil amendments. “Don’t forget your fertilizer” is a great start, however, we can do more for our gardens than simply adding fertilizer. Let’s consider the elements that can help feed and develop your soil! Consider these qualities of a good amendment program for ultimate long term […]
Holistic Soil Health – Going Beyond NPK With Biochemical Sequencing
Saving money by understanding how to move beyond the NPK Paradigm Nitrogen – Phosphorous – Potassium (NPK) These are the names we are most familiar with when buying a fertilizer. The below method is how we save money and grow more nutrient dense crops that are less affected by insect and disease and have a […]
Learning Regenerative Land Design Principals That Really Work
This month we at Symbiosis Regenerative Systems care to share some of our design systems that empower us to find the right solutions. We work with a myriad of different types of client goals and properties that contain multitudes of diverse ecosystems. From high caliche hill country Juniper and Oak forests in the west, to […]
Look Inside A 200 Acre Permaculture Project in Texas
A brief overview with Michael Wolfert of what a master planned, 200 acre permaculture project in Central Texas involves. We’re using every tool in our tool box to achieve our key metrics of success. We’re using earthworks, keyline/ yeomans plow rips, no-till seed drilling, brush berms, log check dams, biodiversity plantings, rotational grazing and more. […]
Land Regeneration Solutions for Central Texas
Land Regeneration in Central Texas: A Holistic Approach to Revitalizing Ecosystems At Symbiosis LLC, we specialize in land regeneration, focusing on restoring the natural balance of ecosystems in Central Texas. Since 2013, we’ve combined innovative permaculture design with advanced soil restoration techniques to create sustainable environments that thrive despite the region’s climate challenges. Our holistic […]
Is Keyline Geometry and Keyline Plowing A Powerful Land Regeneration Tool?
Keyline Geometry and Keyline Plowing Geometry and water harvesting? How are these related? I’ve been working in the field of land regeneration for the past decade and to be honest Keyline geometry was quite confusing for me to understand before I acquired a keyline plow and began using it in the Central Texas Hill country. […]