Russ postulate about growing a modest food timberland :
“ I love your videos and at some level I will have some land on which I can do a food woodland . Right now I live in a rental with a 12×12 garden domain . Is it potential to do some sort of micro food forest on that daub . If so , what do you commend ? ”
Though that is a petite expanse – and not something that would be wanton to create a “ woods ” in – food timber concepts could be used even in that piffling minute of distance .
First , though , I would consider how long you will be stick around on the property . If you ’re going to move in just a yr or two , I would get some great enceinte potty and establish some small tree in them , then plant smaller annuals and perennials around them . Then you may afterwards move your potted tree elsewhere . If tree are kept pruned , then can often fruit in pots decently . We ’ve done this with kumquats and calamondins , starfruit and even a coffee tree . midget apple are also a good option for pots .
Second , you could also ramp up your mini - forest “ canopy ” from shrubs , rather than Tree , planting Jerusalem artichoke plant , or cassava , blueberries , Ribes uva-crispa , elderberries , Nanking cherries , or whatever match your climate in that space , either in pots or in the reason .
An island of annual and perennial can put to work well in a modest blank . Here ’s a repeated bed we planted year ago :
That is in about a 4′ x 16′ bed , if I remember correctly . The Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the back is a Japanese persimmon tree .
One of my friends kept an entire perennial garden all in pots as he was n’t sure if he would be able to continue in his rental planetary house . Later , when he was able to buy the holding , he start plant in the ground .
I covered solid food woods in modest spaces inthis stake from August of last year . you could still do a lot with a small infinite .
I would be tempt to stick to yearly and cheap or homegrown perennials if I had to move .
Though I still commonly found at least a fruit Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree when we ’ve rented . It ’s hard to halt planting trees .
In related newsworthiness , last week I post part IV of our newCreate A Food Forest the Easy Waycourse over at our new Skool community . It ’s cheap to join , and the discussions have been fantastical . you’re able to sign up here and see how easy food forests can be .
