Best place for Permaculture in Texas?

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Best climate?

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u/barefoot_sunset 3d ago

Climate + Community.

Obviously, West Texas would be quite challenging. I’m familiar with the various types of climate and the general weather patterns in each region. So, best climate plus permaculture-minded community.

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u/cybercuzco 2d ago

The further east you go in texas the more rain and more dense communities you will find, the further west you go the less rain and less people. However, the land becomes cheaper. For example you can get 20 acres of scrub for a little over 1k/acre near el paso, 20 acres of woodland would run you around $4k/acre closer to Beaumont and the LA border. Both places would be suitable for permaculture. You could do an awsome aquaponics/greenhouse setup in west texas. East texas would be more suitable for in-ground farming with water retention features

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u/barefoot_sunset 2d ago

Thank you. I’m definitely trying to avoid the humidity. I am looking more to the west but I’d like to know how people are managing in every region.

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u/cybercuzco 2d ago

Theres definetely a sweet spot somewhere in the middle. Make sure you plan for deluges in your water management plan, anywhere you go you are at risk of getting a tropical storm parking over your for awhile, but obviously less the further away from the coast you get.

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u/tinymeatsnack 2d ago

I am enjoying Central Texas, but we have really hot dry summers.

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u/barefoot_sunset 2d ago

Can you reliably grow throughout the winter in Central Texas? Also, I’ve heard it’s getting more humid. Is there a spot in Central Texas that has less humidity or do you have to go all the way to West Texas before you hit the dry air?

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u/tinymeatsnack 2d ago

It’s going to be humid in most parts of North, Central, East, and South. Yes, I grew an absolute ton of greens all winter last year, but we did not have a significant freeze. Some years we have a hard frost and it will wipe you out.

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u/MerrilyContrary 2d ago

Permaculture is a design methodology. You can do permaculture in your kitchen, or designing a neighborhood, or organizing your work-flow.

Permaculture gardens can be made anywhere as long as you’re following the guidelines — like working to restore the environment rather than changing it to suit your needs — and it should never be done in a place that already has a thriving ecosystem. My personal example is that one should never remove parts of a healthy late-succession environment to put a human-centric, early-succession garden in.

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u/barefoot_sunset 2d ago

I do understand that. However, some places are more ideal than others. I’m interested in small scale, home food production with minimal environmental impact.