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The idea of zone planning in Urban Gardening stems from a Permaculture philosophy of zoning. A basic summary of this is:
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Zone planning stems from a Permaculture philosophy; the following is a summary, as it applies to urban and guerrilla gardening.  
  
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– Zone 0 is the center of activity, your home or apartment.
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To implement this for the urban gardener, some of these zones have been redefined slightly, as by definition urban gardeners do not have their own private gardens. As such, typical and regular 'urban gardens' frequented by the gardener should be integrated into the primary zones (0-2) with easy and relatively regular access for maintenance, such as routes to work or school, shopping routes, and nearby public green spaces.  
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– Zone 1 is the most controlled and intensely used part of your garden. For an urban gardener this is typically the space right outside your front door, garden space you will walk by several times a day. This zone occasionally has to be away from the homestead, urban living does not always include a yard.
 
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– Zone 2 is still intensely managed, but typically planted with crops and flowers that do not require daily maintenance. Urban gardeners may have a blueberry patch or a few dwarf fruit trees, typically still located on the home lot.
 
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– Zone 3 is typically unmulched, un-pruned with water only available to select plants. 
 
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– Zone 4 is semi-managed, semi-wild land. Typically non-existent to the urban gardener, depends on the amount of blight in your city.
 
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– Zone 5 is an un-managed wild system used for observation as opposed to cultivation. Urban gardeners may have to travel to experience this zone.  
 
  
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To implement this for the urban gardener, some of these zones have to be slightly redefined, as by definition the urban gardener does not have of their own private garden. As such, typical and regular 'urban gardens' frequented by the gardener should be integrated into the primary zones to ensure relatively regular access and maintenance, i.e. travel route to work/school, shopping routes and nearby public green spaces.
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== The zones ==
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* Zone 0 is the centre of activity, your home or apartment.
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* Zone 1 is the most controlled and intensely used part: typically the space right outside your front door, garden space you will walk by several times a day. This zone occasionally has to be away from the homestead, urban living does not always include a yard.  
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* Zone 2 is still intensely managed, but typically planted with crops and flowers that do not require daily maintenance: a blueberry patch or a few dwarf fruit trees, typically still located on the home lot.
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* Zone 3 is typically unmulched, un-pruned, with water only available for some plants.  
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* Zone 4 is semi-managed, semi-wild land: typically non-existent, depends on the amount of blight in your city.  
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* Zone 5 is an unmanaged, wild system used for observation as opposed to cultivation: may have to travel to this zone.

Latest revision as of 16:14, 1 May 2017

Zone planning stems from a Permaculture philosophy; the following is a summary, as it applies to urban and guerrilla gardening.

To implement this for the urban gardener, some of these zones have been redefined slightly, as by definition urban gardeners do not have their own private gardens. As such, typical and regular 'urban gardens' frequented by the gardener should be integrated into the primary zones (0-2) with easy and relatively regular access for maintenance, such as routes to work or school, shopping routes, and nearby public green spaces.

The zones[edit]

  • Zone 0 is the centre of activity, your home or apartment.
  • Zone 1 is the most controlled and intensely used part: typically the space right outside your front door, garden space you will walk by several times a day. This zone occasionally has to be away from the homestead, urban living does not always include a yard.
  • Zone 2 is still intensely managed, but typically planted with crops and flowers that do not require daily maintenance: a blueberry patch or a few dwarf fruit trees, typically still located on the home lot.
  • Zone 3 is typically unmulched, un-pruned, with water only available for some plants.
  • Zone 4 is semi-managed, semi-wild land: typically non-existent, depends on the amount of blight in your city.
  • Zone 5 is an unmanaged, wild system used for observation as opposed to cultivation: may have to travel to this zone.
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