You don’t need to do a lot of planning to start a food forest. Plant like nature does, and get growing today!
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Starting a food forest can be complicated – or it can be simple. I recommend planting a food forest by starting a ton of plants from cuttings and seeds, and then planting all over, selecting out what works and chopping down what fails. By progressively thinning and creating islands of fertility (i.e. plant guilds), you can build a lot of biomass quickly and get your food forest growing fast.
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Love your approach! Masanobu looks proud at you from above.
this is a fantastic idea.
This is truly the funniest and most profound video I have seen in a long time. Way to go!
I'm way up North in MT. I started a food forest in my front yard. Kind of planned but mostly just tossing things in and seeing what happens. It's a little less forgiving up here given the winters though. Anyway, I need some nitrogen fixers now, I know I probably should have started with them but I just wanted to get going as you said. Any suggestions you may have? I'm aware of Siberian pea-shrub (caragana) and sea buckthorn which has an edible berry. Any other edible options out there?
THANK YOU!!! I definitely have that problem and am going to immediately stuff some seedlings into the ground with a shovel full (or 3) of my SWAMP BIO~MUCK!! <trademark name> ;~} Yes- Swamp water + Bio~Char & just about everything else added you can think of!!!
Dude, you're a legend
I'm saying but, but, but…………….He's saying "get off your butt"😀
Can I have a food Forest in a unfenced yard? We have a severe deer problem in my area.
I LOVE THIS!! Pretty much how I have ALWAYS gardened. Other people think I'm strange, but it's OK!!
hmmmmm…..you got my mind chewing on some ideas…..
"Let this mess grow." Lol.. I love it! After seeing your chop and drop method, I started it, and my plants have really benefited. Thank you for sharing your botanical knowledge!
Who is the she you speak of?
🎶 all around the mulberry bush…🎶
I see a future DTG gameboard game here for some reason.
I have a 10000000 mimosa seedlings in my garden right now. Thanks to you, I will let one live.
I still get analysis paralysis to this day. Eventually I push through it. I've made a lot of mistakes, didn't really leave a lot of room for the riding mower and sometimes the grass gets too thick for the cordless push mower. Then I see new videos from David the Good and remember I'm doing it correctly after all. I've been perfecting the process of getting the kernel out of different stone fruits to get them going faster. So many sandwich bags already going and more will be added soon. Where will I plant them all? We'll figure that out when we get there. Great video, David. Are the seeds of Canna Lilies viable? I saved some last growing season and have them in a cup. They look like buck shot. If they are viable, would they need to be scarified?
Growing up in Oregon and watching you plant blackberries feels like I'm watching someone plant the bubonic plague. The berries are great, sure, but that plant is a monster when let free in the right conditions. Nearly impossible to kill too.
Thank you for this planting blessing. Analysis paralysis is a huge problem. 😊
Im in florida! North florida to be exact… I took an area that had meat birds for a week then ducks for a month fenced it after adding 5 seed mix. Bird house gourds, mammoth sunflowers, 1 blueberry bush, peanuts,and a lime tree we called it a crop circle. It was amazing!!!
I there seeds in hand fulls, spread over rotting hay, compost mix and wallah AMAZING!!!!
Thank you so much for all your wisdom and knowledge.
Thank you! Ive been thinking since I can’t make it perfect; why even try. I was one of those who thought I’d need truck loads of wood chips. I now feel free enough to go stick something in the ground 😊
This is the way.
You had me as a fan until you mischaracterized Calvinsim. 😉
Such a great talk!
Hi everyone, I've been looking for a source of honey locust, either calhoun, Millwood or Hersey variety but I can't seem to find any. I would take seed, cutting, seedling, any way I can find them. Could anyone kindly direct me to a source? I love you David, thanks for all the great info and entertainment!
Dave, how do your deal with deer? I have a herd that basically lives in my yard. They'll destroy ANYTHING I plant. (I live in Texas)
Does your spouse love all this mess?