Autumn brings a new round of planting to get you through winter. In our Edible Forest, we are proactive in planting both perennial plants; that will supply us with long lasting produce for years to come; and anneals for short term product supply. As the weather is still quite warm, perhaps try getting some winter
This year in the Edible Forest we ran an experiment on when is the best time to plant tomatoes in the Yarra Valley. We planted a few varieties Grand Final Weekend (late September) and the remaining Cup Weekend (early November). Now we know the weather has a lot to do with the growing and fruiting
“The ultimate goals of forest gardening are the growing of an abundant diversity of tasty, nutritious, and healthy foods and the cultivation and perfection of an ecological way of seeing, thinking, being, and acting in the world” (David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier Edible Forest Gardens, 2005) What is it? An ecological food producing system, which