6 Month Food Forest Update \\ Australian native permaculture food forest

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Here's a 6 month food forest update, I still can't believe it has been 6 months since we planted this young permaculture forest full of native Australian plants. If you've been wondering what the native food forest looks like after 6 months then this tour through my native food forest is for you! I spent $500 on all the bush tucker plants planted in this forest, which I planted after our pigs tilled the area. So come tour through my native Australia food forest, and discover all the Australian native edible plants which you can grow in your own temperate food forests. We are newbie to this as well and are learning as we go, so there will be mistakes along the way, but hopefully I can make these mistake in my permaculture food forest with Australian natives, so you can have a beautiful garden for yours.
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[@DiandSam]

Question of the day: What's your favourite native ingredient/plant? Don't forget to take a moment to like and subscribe, and if you're feeling extra generous you can donate to the channel by following the link: www.buymeacoffee.com/dianeandsamson (we can put it towards more native plants for the forest - every bit helps!) ❤❤

[@countrymousesfarmhouse497]

Native raspberry! So yummy. Your native area is looking fantastic. I can't wait to dry and grind salt bush . Sounds delicious. I got my 100 seeds for yam daisy just a few days ago . We want them eventually to grow in our back few acres of bush. I'm going to try to grow them like tube stock then I'm thinking maybe to use little tree guards to protect them for a while, once I plant out . We have one little wattle tree here , I love it . I just checked and its not budding yet but should in the next month or two . Thank you for the tour honey 💚

[@laurenthomas9414]

I've just discovered Kakadu plum aswell so I thinks that my fav right now 👍 What is your favourite native? And, what's your favourite from where you were born? It was Israel right? 💛

[@humanresetproject]

Lomandra IS edible! Young leaves can be plucked, the white bases chewed (pea-like taste). Flowers can be soaked in water to extract nectar. Ripe seeds can be ground and added to breads or baking. (Indigenous people also used the leaves for weaving baskets) 🥰❤️🌏🌹

[@DiandSam]

So cool, so many uses from one plant that looks like its just one for show 😍

[@leightreme6848]

You have opened m eyes with natives. I’m definitely out to plant many. Also the plant for weaving. Vey excited! Thank you so much for sharing ❤

[@DiandSam]

That's amazing, yes I feel like I am still learning about new varieties each day I love it!

[@LifeIsMessyImLearningAsIGrow]

🌳 I can see you put a lot of work and love into growing!I hope gardening brings you as much joy as it brings me. b It’s the start of my 3 year gardening but there is still so much for me to learn and I appreciate you sharing your food forest. It’s inspirational to me. I’d love the idea of a growing that way. I look forward to hopefully learning more from each other as we grow!

[@DiandSam]

Thank you so much gorgeous one, it certainly does bring me so much joy. A hobby I never quite appreciated or had much time for growing up, which now consumes all my thoughts! It has really allowed me to see the world in a new way - I'm always observing plants and seeing if I can save seeds from them or propagate them now haha!

[@andrewsomerville5302]

BE AWARE there are many wattles that produce seeds and pods that are highly poisonous too. Telling the difference between the poisonous ones and edible ones is difficult.

[@DiandSam]

Yes I am still scared to try them out as I can not tell the difference!

[@ss-kz9ee]

Yay update on your food forest. Your first food forest when you planted it out was the first video that drew me to your channel. Just bought today small leaved tamarind tree and black apple tubestock from local landcare. Your garden looks awsome. Animals and people will love it.

[@DiandSam]

I am so thrilled that you enjoy learning with me! I have some grand plans for the forest this year, not a lot has been happening down there as the young trees establish, but now I'm finally ready to put in a path! Those sound like great varieties, let me know how they go!

[@wenzawitch2612]

I love your enthusiasm Diane :)

[@DiandSam]

Aww thank you 😊 comes easily with something I'm truly passionate about! ❤🌳

[@ss-kz9ee]

Have you thought about planting wattles in this area. So you can chop and drop to create mulch. They only last 10 years then naturally die off. I love my wattles it's crazy the birds that know when the seeds are ready to eat. We get black/ white cockatoos, king parrots and cockateils.

[@DiandSam]

Dont need to plant them nature does it for us!! There are so many in our forest which we will do exactly that 😊 ooo interesting about the black cokatoos, were getting lots at the moment, maybe its getting close to time!?

[@laurenthomas9414]

love seeing how the food forest is going! and that's really cool drone footage 👍👍

[@DiandSam]

Thank you me too! I am hoping to start showing more of it, its been just chilling the last few months! I think in Summer it will really come to life!

[@barrywatler7482]

Hi Diane Sam, natives were on the agenda for later this year we just needed to do some research, looking very good thanks for sharing take care .

[@DiandSam]

That is really exciting Barry, they are a great addition, especially in areas that can be effected by draught. Take care ❤😊🌻

[@OurSmallFootprint]

We have a bunch of Midyim Berries and Atherton Berries to plant out soon! A finger lime as well, excited to see how well they do being natives.

[@DiandSam]

Great varieties!! ❤😊

[@emorty1703]

Pretty sure you can eat the (white) bottom of the heart of the lamandra… taste like beans

[@sketchart2616]

Only losing two is not bad at all. Can’t wait to see what you make with the leaves weaving. Wow those seeds were so big. Hope you beat the Mossi.

[@DiandSam]

I am really excited for it too! 😊 It will be a fun, creative project! Yes they are, I need to figure out if they need heat treatment prior to planting or if I can just get them in! Take care

[@annerobinson5616]

Looking great - well done! Looooove the saltbush - Im keen to get heaps planted at our place soon. 😁

[@DiandSam]

Thank you darling, yes I think it is definitely my fave. I have another salt bush variety called creeping salt bush and I am interested to see how it compares! Supposedly it'll be a great ground cover :)

[@annerobinson5616]

@@DiandSam oh interesting. That creeping saltbush might be a better one for us to grow on the granite house site cut and retaining wall.

[@jordanb516]

Hey btw lomandra is infact an edible plant! 😊

[@DiandSam]

Interesting!!! Like a grain? or what part is edible?

[@pennywillis8895]

🇦🇺Have you looked at the Melbourne bush foods? They sell products from native trees as well as selling native trees.

[@DiandSam]

I have but they are very expensive plants for the size. I did get a couple of planta from them early on. Most of my plants now I get from our local nursery, and I have discovered a nursery North of us run by the indigenous community of the area sso Id love to support them next! The shipping cost is what has halted me for now. xx

[@pennywillis8895]

Yes, postage is expensive. The same with canning jars. It’s Cheaper getting jars from USA than from Melbourne.

[@matthewspatch9529]

Definately finger lime pearls in a gin and tonic! Have added a Davisdson Plum recently and saltbush grows locally. We have had warragul greens in the past but sadly find it invasive. Grows between pavers in my neighbours place. Your native food forest is a lovely place 👌 - intrigued by the native guava.

[@DiandSam]

YUM a man after my heart! Finger lime trees seem to be hard to come by around here 😔 one day! Shame about the warrigal greens, I learnt that they were one of the few plants European settlers accepted into their diet when they came over to Aus, such a fascinating one!

[@BARBSCOUNTRYHOME999]

You are always so full of wonderful information. 😉 My favorite native ingredient is the vanilla bean!

[@DiandSam]

Thanks lovely, nothing better than life long learning 😉❤ There is always something new and exciting to find out hey!

[@DiandSam]

ooo on my list! I have a feeling the orchard nursery will have a plant, Id love to infuse my own essential oil!

[@siminikiwikii]

Are you sure that's not rubber vine? It's an invasive weed so it'd be worth IDing that thing growing on your fence

[@DiandSam]

oh yes that vine will certainly not be staying!! haha not around the young trees!

[@siminikiwikii]

@@DiandSam so it is rubber vine? Damn! They're really hard to get rid of

[@DiandSam]

I think it could be, definitely gave it a good chopping. looks fab on the old trees but yes not ideal on the young ones!

[@dingobonza]

Where are you and your partner located? I'm doing a diverse dry rainforest based bushtucker native revegatation/non native tropical fruit rainforest.... already have a section established going well but starting a new project and keen to learn! Also if you're in SEQ, can recommend some awesome suppliers.

[@dingobonza]

Have you seen Warrigal self seed before? Something touches the stems and the seeds shoot off like bullets - it's cool as :)

[@DiandSam]

Thats really awesome Drew!! We are in the Bega Valley NSW so much further south than you.

[@DiandSam]

I have not, but my warrigal green went nuts, I hope it comes back again this Summer

[@marisasanchez1699]

I just found your channel. What part of Australia are you in?

[@DiandSam]

Hey Marisa so glad you did 😊We are on the far south-coast of NSW, where are you in our lovely little-big country haha

[@marisasanchez1699]

@@DiandSam ah beautiful! We’re in East Gippsland so not too far from you.

[@DiandSam]

@@marisasanchez1699 Stunning, Sam's family lives out that way, so we have lots of fond memories.