Showing posts with label food forest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food forest. Show all posts

22 July, 2019

Permabee plans (iteration 1)

Move water tank
a. prereq: chop down bush
b. prereq: set down frame to hold gravel (sleepers)
c. prereq: gravel into frame
d. buy: short metal stakes for framework, ~1m cube gravel

undo biocompost & remake
a. empty biocompost
b. reset frame
c. chip the chips to make them smaller
d. remake biocompost
e. get: coffee grounds, horse manures, grass clippings from neighbours, café wastes; mix it all in. (ask for: comfrey and other micronutrient plants)

plan(t) out front food forest/fence
a. macadamias and acerola cherry
b. elder | loquat | mulberry | black sapote | avocado
c. citruses (? bad time in winter – leave until Oct-Nov and plant down at the edges of flame tree once jacaranda is gone?)
d. underplanting with borage, vietnamese basil, comfrey, sprinkle with floral seeds in between

plan(t) out banana circle
a. not actually a circle, but certainly a grouping:
b. bananas, mango, pawpaw, black sapote, lychee, avocade
c. ginger, galangal, turmeric,

26 June, 2019

food forest links

Gallifey Permaculture: what works for them - AU

Permaculture Apprentice: Creating A Food Forest Step By Step Guide

My Smart Garden: Creating A Food Forest - AU

Shrub layer:
Tree Lucerne (Tagasaste)
Acacia Cognata (cousin It)
wormwood,
southernwood,
rosemary,
lavender,
hyssop,
lemon verbena,
citronella,
scented geraniums,
tansy and
other shrub sized daisies and
mountain marigold

ABC Fact Sheet: planning your foodforest