Today I am so excited to have Ed Laivo join us. Ed is an edible landscaping specialist, with a focus on small space gardening. I’m pretty sure he’s going to convince you that everyone can grow food, even when they have very little space. With over 40 years of extensive experience in plant production, he’s pretty inspiring.
Book mentioned in the podcast episode: Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy (https://bookshop.org/a/5789/9781578051540)
Find Ed Laivo at Tomorrow’s Harvest on Instagram and “Ed” Able Solutions facebook group.
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It seems, to me at least, incredibly rude to be constantly checking your phone while conversing with someone. "Do Not Disturb" "Silent" "Off" are suggestions.
Mexican tree spinach makes a nice hedge….
Or a taller "screen" from the street….from neighbors …..
And leaves ARE spinach☺️
I live in South Central North Dakota. We get extreme cold and winds, blizzards etc. I am able to grow apples, pear, cane berries, blueberries with some renovations on the soil. And strawberries. My zone is 3-4a so I look for very cold hardy plants. I also grow the native plums and use them in jellies and fruit butters.
Listened to the podcast while picking mulberries in Indiana 🥰 loved it so much I've got to re Listen to it to make sure I've soaked everything in
Nice to hear Ed Laivo on your podcast. He is well known as a fruit tree expert in CA. He was a frequent visitor and advisor for the Sacramento County Master Gardener's demonstration garden; the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.
I could not find his Facebook page . Can you help?
DId you build this half in the ground greenhouse you went to see a year ago?
Does anyone have experience with cherry bushes? I want to introduce these to my property in the Midwest. I have blackberries, black raspberries, grapes, strawberries, pears, rhubarb, and apples.
Enjoyed the interview! But, they Cannot ship fruit to Texas… 😢
Corn could be a great trellis plant for edible or decorative vines!
There is a book called "Grow a Little Fruit Tree" by Ann Ralph. This is what started me on the journey of keeping my fruit trees small and extremely productive. I can get to all the fruit and none is wasted. Great session with Ed. Thank you!
Fun interview; thanks for sharing! I’m in zone 2/3 in Alberta, Canada & Haskaps (also known as Honey Berry) are cold tolerant.
This guy is a wealth of information! I enjoyed listening!
I knew someone who put a full vegetable garden in their front yard, their neighbor complained and she have to remove it all and re-sod it. Ridiculous!
Very well done interview. A lot of useable information. Thank you, both!
The book Ed referred to is The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy published in 1982. The book you linked to in the info is her newest book Edible Landscaping published in 2010.
The training/pruning method Ed Laivo developed is actually called the Backyard Orchard Culture. Tom Spellman shows his exact method in the Dave Wilson nursery youtube channel, showing how to start and maintain backyard orchard culture (high density, manageable height, successive ripening, lots of variety).
I can't say about availability but for your climate you should be able to grow: plums (prunus domestica, prunus cerasifera), apples, European pears, Asian pears and tart cherries. There are also some hardy Russian grape varieties and sweet cherries developed in Russia and Latvia that should do well in your climate. Some newer winter apple and pear varieties last in good cold storage until spring. Juicing is also a good and easy way to store apples, pears, grapes and sweet cherries.