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Aiming for city-wide distribution to ensure no one is ever far from a food oasis. #UrbanFarming #EdibleLandscape #UrbanAgriculture #FoodForest
I ate a ripe fig FROM MY YARD! #ediblelandscape #foodscaping
We take “farm to table” pretty seriously. Because sitting around a table, connecting, and sharing food from our edible landscape that nourishes us and restores ecosystems is central to the future we envision.
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Garlic harvest.
From scapes to heads to seed garlic to pest protection, garlic is a particularly generous food forest member.
Now to hang these in a shady spot with excellent air circulation to cure for 2-3 weeks.
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Mid-July harvest:
Feverfew
Fig leaves
Ground cherries
Gooseberries, Pixwell and Captivator
Red Lake Currants
Black Consort Currants
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Edible landscapes are booming! Think beyond traditional vegetable patches. We're talking about integrating fruit trees, berry bushes, and herbs directly into your ornamental beds. Beautiful and delicious! 🍓🌿 #EdibleLandscape #GrowYourOwn #GardenToTable
Currants growing unimpeded above a broad viburnum that absorbs moderate deer browse
Spent monarda stalks allow blooms to form on this year's growth. Contrast with the decapitated section I pruned, then the deer pruned, to the left.
Species that tolerate deer browse (light, medium, even heavy--depending on the species) respond with new growth and/or you may be left with cuttings for propagation. The serviceberry here shows new growth from rabbit-pruned branches I was going to remove, but which quickly regrew to fill in the serviceberry's bushy habit.
Three strategies for forest gardening with heavy deer pressure:
-Layer tall edible species behind barrier plants that absorb the browse;
-Leave last year's growth as a physical deterrent;
-Tolerate sustainable browsing
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Each plant was insulated with leaves and wrapped, and although we did not lose any plants, most died back at least half their height and several died all the way back to the ground. We are hoping that the roots are well-established enough that a full dieback to the ground will not seriously reduce their fig production. What we learned in next photo--
-Microclimates matter more than wrapping: Although fully wrapped, our large Chicago Hardy died back on the side with more exposure to wind and cold, unlike the side partially sheltered by neighboring evergreen shrubs. The thickness of the branches, 2-3 times thicker than the interior branches, did not compensate for their relative exposure; only the thinner, sheltered branches survived. -Wrapping materials did not seem to make a difference: We used a tarp, bush covers, a kids carseat travel bag, and an old hammock. Trapped moisture and subsequent mold can be a problem with wrapping figs for the winter, and indeed we had our first case of mold with the fig wrapped in the synthetic travel bag. -Give figs ample time to wake up after a cold winter and cool spring. We are only lightly pruning in order to preserve as many nodes as will reawaken, and have been surprised by some growth on sections we thought might have been dead. Of the species we're growing, Desert King are most affected by dieback since their largest crop in our climate is the breba crop grown on last year's growth. Going forward, we may focus on wrapping the DKs and cutting the other varieties to the ground then tarping. I'll give updates about growth and fig production over the course of the summer.
Growing in-ground figs in zone 6b, Buffalo, NY:
This winter was the coldest in several years, so we got to see how well our in-ground Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey, Desert King, and VdB would overwinter. Here's what we learned (in alt text):
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Rabbiteye blueberries. Vaccinium
Replaced those ugly as f*ck boxwood shrubs with blueberry bushes a decade ago. Best decision ever. First photo this morning. Second photo from last June. 🫐 #ediblelandscape #blueberries
LIISMA categorizes actinidia arguta as a Tier 2 species (early detection and containment), due to this hardy kiwi's rapid, dense growth.
In contrast, actinidia kolomikta has reduced growing vigor and, a benefit for some growers, prefers partial shade.
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Making the world a better place. One food forest at a time.
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Making the world a better place. One food forest at a time.
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Lemongrass stalks displayed on a coral colored table
Post-freeze lemongrass haul. This is about 1/3 of it. Roots are still good and already saw some fresh shoots, it'll bounce back great in the spring. Gonna enjoy cooking with this batch!
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Young kid bent over an empty wooden garden bed surrounded by fresh yellow straw.
Written list of vegetables and their companions as well as their light preferences
Baby standing on a straw path between 6 empty garden beds in front of an arch covered by a tarp.
Garden Prep. Taking advantage of the cold clear weather before Oregon rains for 3 months. I think the kiddo will enjoy it, added a covered area to hang out while they play.
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Pint of ripe strawberries, close pic
A view of a green, cardboard pint basket full of red strawberries sits on the edge of a flowerbed filled with strawberry plants and a grapevine in the distance. Flowerbed is bordered by a cracked concrete sidewalk
My “sidewalk” strawberries are always a tad later, and a bit smaller, but I still got 2 pints in 2 days and they are just starting. #strawberries #ediblelandscape #gardening
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