Forest Garden Update 11/29/2012

 

 

 



 

I managed to make a little more progress with the warm weather over the long holiday weekend getting the first section of forest garden layed out.  I used my 300' reel tape to make sure the 164' poultry netting would fit on the mowed paths.  The fence posts mark the corners of the garden and will support a snow fence to keep the chickens inside to destroy the turf this Spring.

 

 

 

 

Updated Seed List for Spring sewing

Seeds that need light (no seedball)

Astilbe  Astilbe sp.

Yarrow Achillea sp.

Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia sp.

 

Seeds that need stratification before seedballs

Apple Malus sp.

Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia sp.

Blueberry Vaccinium sp.

Cherry Prunus avium

Columbine, Alpina deep blue Aquilegia alpina

Echinacea Echinacea sp.

Goumi Berry Elaegnaceae multiflora

Lupine Lupinus sp.

Pear Pyrus sp.

Peach Prunus persica

 

Seeds that need Scarification before seedballs

 

Black Locust Tree Robinia pseudoacacia

Nasturtium, dwarf Tropaeolum minus

 

The rest of the seeds in seedballs

 

Asperagus Asperagus officinalis

Beans (various bush and pole)

Broccoli Brassica Oleracea

Butternut Squash Cucurbita moschata

Cabbage Brassica Oleracea

Chamomile Chamaelum mobile

Chicory Chichorium intybus

Cucumber Cucumis sativus

Daikon Radish Raphanus sativus

Delicata Squash Cucurbita pepo

Fennel Foeniculum vulgare

Goji Berry Lycium barbarium

Ground Cherries, Aunt Molly's Physalias pubescens

Hairy Vetch Vicia villosa

Kale Brassica oleracea

Lettuce Lactuca sativa

Marigold, Harlequin Tagetes patula

Parsley, Italian Petroselinum crispum v. neapolitanum

Parsley, Darki Petroselinum crispum

Pea Pisum sativum

Rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum
Safflower Carthamus tinctorius
Strawberry Spinach Chenopodium capitatum
Siberian Pea Shrub Caragana arborescens
Spilanthes Achmella oleracea
Swiss Chard Beta vulgaris
Sunflower Helianthus sp.
White Clover Trifolium repens
Yarrow Achillea sp.

Plants to allow or add later

Almond Prunus glandulosa
Chestnut, American Castanea dentata
Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Crocus Crocus sp.
Currant Ribes sp.
Daffodils Narcissus sp.
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale
Elderberry Sambucus sp.
Gooseberry Ribes sp.
Hyacinth Hyacinthus sp.
Iris Iris sp.
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus
Lambs Quarters Chenopodium album
Nectarine Prunus persica v. nectarina
Plantain Plantago sp.
Plum Prunus sp.
Purslane Portulaca oleracea
Raspberry Rubus strigosus
Strawberry Fragaria x ananassa
Tulip Tulipa sp.
Valerian Valeriana officinalis

Ferns
Mushroom logs