How To Make A Forest Garden?
How To Make A Forest Garden?
How To Make A Forest Garden? These are known as the food or edible garden. This is a forest of trees that produce food with low maintenance.
These are built to act as a natural ecosystem so that they can grow food in a sustainable manner.
WHY SHOULD I CREATE A FOREST (FOOD) GARDEN?
Imitating this ecosystem to make a forest garden will ensure that your garden stands the test of time. There are many other benefits to creating a forest garden as well.
They help the function of the water cycle of the world. Planting trees add oxygen to the air and reduces the number of gases and that can help to contribute to a healthy climate change.
It helps to increase the variety of life for both animals and plants.
Makes shade for us and for the animals to rest in.
The obvious reason for fresh fruits and vegetables.
The quality of our air improves and there is a reduction in the pollution in the air, it also helps to cancel out the noise from the streets.
Let’s not forget that you are going to have a gorgeous garden1 One that really doesn’t need to be tended to other than having to harvest the goods. All the work is in creating the garden, once that is accomplished, the work is minimal.
LAYERS
Layering your forest will allow you to make the most of your time and of what available space you have. Layering usually includes the planting of the larger trees while planting the smaller trees in between. Next, you’ll plant things like fruit shrubs than the plants that will cover the ground. These plants help to hold in nutrients and water.
How To Make A Forest Garden?
There are many things for you to consider when getting ready to design your garden. You need to think about sunlight. Where it hits the area the most and there is more shade. Make sure to design where to plant things accordingly.
How to develop and design an irrigation system so you won’t have to worry about watering your trees manually.
You’ll need to decide which trees are best for you to plant all based on the temperature and humidity in your area. The rainfall totals and things like that all play a part in what you should plant. If it rains an awful lot in your area then maybe you won’t need to create an irrigation system depending on which way the fallen rain flows once it hits the ground.
You will need to figure out what type of soil you have and do what is needed to enrich and improve the soil.
Last is that you will need to decide where you will put your walking paths for you to be able to walk through your forest.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR LAND
When you are ready to start work on your garden the first thing you will need to do is clear the area where your forest is going to be planted. Next, you will construct your walking paths and where the framework for your trees will be placed.
Now, if you are wanting to make your garden in the area that is a yard, you will need to lay tarps or cardboard or something of that sort over the entire area where you are wanting to plant. This will keep the grass from overgrowing.
Now, you need to cut holes in them where your trees will be planted. After this is done you can build up your soil by spreading soil compost in layers but do not pack it around the trunk of your trees because it will rot the trunk.
LET’S CHOOSE YOUR TREES
Drive around your neighborhoods and see what types of trees other people have planted, this will help you to know what type of trees do well in your area.
Make sure not to plant anything that your family doesn’t like to eat because then you are just taking up space that could be used for things your family really loves.
If you live in an area where you have temperatures that drop low then you can plant many different fruit trees as well as nut trees. Almonds and walnuts are used in so many wonderful dishes, it would be great to grow them fresh on your own.
SHRUBS TO CONSIDER
You will need to plant shrubs that do well in at least a minor amount of shade since they will be planted underneath the shade of a large tree.
Shrubs and bushes that do well in shade are currants, raspberries, chokeberries, serviceberries, and barberries but there are many more.
HERBACEOUS PLANTS TO CONSIDER
Beneath the trees and shrubs, you will be planting what is called an herbaceous layer. You will need to plant this to help the trees and it can be plants that also provide food.
Broccoli and kale are pretty much a vegetable that is year-round. You can also plant garlic, onions, shallots, carrots, and parsnips among other things.
To add nutrients, you need to plant peas and some kind of beans, dandelions will also add nutrients.
GROUND COVER PLANTS TO CONSIDER
You have a lot of plants to choose from when it comes to deciding on ground cover. Plants like mint, strawberries, lettuce, and many other types of leafy greens.
All of the information that has been -provided should help you to grow a wonderful forest garden. There are just the basics and of course, there is so much more to learn but I’m sure you get the idea and can do an awesome job of it._
I know that all of this probably seems like tons of work but, the end justifies the means in this case. You will have so many wonderful vegetables, fruits, and nuts to supply your family with fresh food._
Remember, when all of the work is done then your forest will require almost no maintenance at all. You will have to harvest the crops though because even though gardening has come a long way from what it used to be, I just don’t think those apples will pick themselves, not yet anyway!_
