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rev.hodl revhodl@cornychat.com 2 years ago
Squash in the food forest is growing well
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Last year the squash didn't do so well but this season it's looking on track for a decent harvest. Starting to climb up the trees looking for more light. We plant subsistence crops like squash, garlic and potatoes in-between the rows of perennials in the food forest to take advantage of the light before the canopy closes with the fruit trees. By doing so, not only am I preparing the soil to grow the annuals but when there isn't enough light to grow them any more I will have brought in fertility to feed the fruit trees for years to come. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #grownostr #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #sovereignfood #foodforest #forestgarden #subsistancecrop #squash View quoted note →
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rev.hodl revhodl@cornychat.com 2 years ago
Ended up with over 60lb of squash from the food forest this season.
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We have grown squash in the food forest for the last 4 years. The first year we grew very little but the second year we were able to get over 60lb. Last year was similar to the first, very little squash but this year we grew over 60lb again. There has pretty much been no consistency when it comes to planting times and techniques, so I'm not surprised by the inconsistency. It would cost almost $80 to buy at this much organic squash at the grocery store, right now. While the seeds were cheap, I did spend some time planting the squash. I didn't keep track of how long it took exactly but I bet it was less than 2hrs total to plant. Plus, by integrating the squash bed into the food forest I was also fertilizing the perennial plants at the same time. The only additional interaction I had with the squash was harvesting it, no watering or weeding. All things considered, even though squash is fairly cheap to buy at the moment, I think it was worth it to grow my own. There is also something special about eating food grown with homemade soil and the sunlight and water that falls on the homestead. #homesteading #permaculture #permies #meshtadel #foodforest #selfsovereignty #squash #subsistancecrop #gardening #forestgarden #garden View quoted note →
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rev.hodl revhodl@cornychat.com 1 year ago
Here are a few examples of the harvest last year from the food forest. Hard to get a sense of everything in there because it's all so tangled up and wild looking. View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note → View quoted note →
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Garlic is planted in the food forest
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The garlic is planted and munched with straw donated to the homestead by a generous permie bitcoiner from the southwest Michigan meetup. The garlic is planted in the row which the potatoes were harvested from earlier in this summer. I didn't have time to add any additional compost so this planting will be a good indicator of the strength of the soil in the food forest with out any additional inputs. All I have to do now (besides weeding a couple times) is wait until harvest next July. #permaculture #permies #homesteading #meshtadel #selfsovereignty #grownostr #foodforest #forestgarden #garlic #garden #gardening #garlicstr #subsistancecrop View quoted note →
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