Permaculture Food Forest Tour Part 7: Fruit Abundance

[@melstill]

Really like your yard. The wild exuberant lushness and utter lack of lawn is the antithesis of the formal country club gardens I dislike, perhaps to my neighbors regret.

[@devon932001]

I have my front yard and backyard the same way and people look at the front yard wondering/raised eyebrows because there is no lawn. However, I will be putting down a ground cover mixture of clover and some other plants that will look green enough to mimic lawn, without the maintenance. The plants will enrich the soil and look pleasant. I will laugh hard when the neighbors see it and think I put lawn down because they won't know what's what, they will just see the green color. 😁

[@greenhillsparadise]

I love watching your videos! I am in New Zealand and have just started out developing a small food forest on our urban section. Exciting times!!

[@renamarsland9642]

I LOVE how you have sooooo many berry bushes in your garden!! Soooo much for me to think about for my own (permaculture) gardens that are in their infancy! Many blessings!

[@charlesbale8376]

Really enjoyed your video...Gave me several ideas to try.

[@lunadepana]

Hi from Germany! I'm binge watching your garden tour and enjoying it immensely! Would you mind taking us on a "Pruning Tour" around your garden next year? I'm always a bit anxious about accidentally cutting the wrong bits and would love a rule of thumb...

[@onyxdeshawn1997]

instablaster...

[@mikeinportland30]

Thanks so much for the Munger Blackcap tip. I have more than a hundred everbearing which I love (and a CRAZY good year for them this year up here on Mt.Scott), but I got my first Munger Blackcap harvest this year and Wow!...just Wow! Love your videos - and your spirit!

[@jessicabender1301]

I just love the descriptions that you give, like the rustling of the leaves, the texture. It makes me feel so present with you. Thank you for stating how one plant does so specifically for you there. You swayed me on akebia. I am prone to extreme humidity and that guided me

[@blueknight2427]

Elderberry shrub Aphids likes a lots I always look at it first because aphids likes branches

[@emilyontheprairie]

Love your channel! I'm learning about permaculture - and really enjoy your integration of cottage-style flowers. Thanks for doing what you do.

[@stonedapefarmer]

There was a greengage growing over one of the neighbor's fences out by my grandparents that I loved to sneak fruit from. They replaced the fence and cut the tree back. :( I need to see if it's reaching back over the fence so I can sneak some cuttings from. I have a bunch of garbage plum root suckers I could probably graft them into...

[@gardengal2331]

Like the garden, I’m a budding permaculturalist and gardens like yours are inspiring. I also believe you need to add things for beauty and you love not just because it plays many functions. I would add small chairs or benches in the different areas to enjoy the different atmosphere and to continue observations. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the videos.

[@richfahrne9195]

What an amazing sanctuary! I appreciate your knowledge of the subject matter, you're obviously an astute person. My Akebia hasn't fruited yet either. I bought a breeding pair but maybe one died and was overtaken by the other one. It's huge and gets lots of gorgeous flowers that have an aroma reminiscent of chocolate. Thanks for the information!

[@harriettejensen479]

Thank you! I have a side yard like your shade garden that has been mostly neglected other than cutting back a profusion of red valerian every year after it flowers because I wasn't sure what to do with it. Your shade garden is quite an inspiration!

[@susannap8935]

I'm in year 2 of slowly turning my own 1/4 acre lot into a food forest (Kentucky, zone 6). Your video tours have been such great inspiration and info on the possibilities for a house lot in town! One question I have, though -- what do you do about avoiding utility lines when you're covering the entire yard in perennials? Is there much danger in shrub or tree roots hitting underground lines and pipes?

[@ediblelandscaping1504]

As someone in Zone 3c/4c it is fun seeing all the things you are able to grow. I have to wonder if a little thinning would bring more success and fruitfulness? I don't see much fruit from the fully shady areas... But that may not be your purpose so congrats on the lush environment you have created. I used to work in the tropics and did a lot of field work in native rainforests, and just like here the only things really thriving are those accessing sun, whether low down in fringe areas or high up in treetop carpets of green. So interesting.

[@harriettejensen479]

I am very envious of your thinbleberry. I bought two and planted them in a very shady area between my alaurel and a 15 ft. elderberry. They both died, one almost immediately and the other a couple of months later. I really want another, but they're a bit pricy here. Have any tips for growing them?

[@PegsGarden]

Good afternoon Angela, I love watching your videos and seeing all the things you are growing in your zone, I live in Florida in Zone 9b so I have a long growing season, have a great Saturday :0)

[@workwillfreeyou]

You accomplishment is spectacular. Much respect. I'm just starting out. I live near Little Rock, Arkansas and have very poor clay soil . Also the hot and very high humidity conditions are a real problem for my favorite vegetable. Tomatoes. Please talk about how you address tomatoe Hornworns.

[@patgsmith5538]

Is it hard to harvest your Fruits off your trees? When you have to get through your scrubs

[@James-ol2fr]

I read on a seller's site that this type of plum you mention is self-fertile, but that pollination helps boost production. You have a good pollinator for this particular variety?

[@samanthaschurter747]

I am really enjoying your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I would love to know some good local sources for natives. I am having a hard time tracking down a native wild plum (they make the most glorious jam).

[@bcarroll03]

I cant seem to find the playlist, no card popped up where you pointed

[@maryhoffman9551]

Have you noticed any disease problems with having black raspberries and thimbleberries next to each other? I am thinking of trying that combination near one of my black walnut trees. I had read about keeping berry types separate to prevent spread of disease, but I don't know if that is valid advice or not.

[@ParkrosePermaculture]

I haven’t so far and they’ve been together for over a decade. In nature, they grow in similar habitats. The only issue I’ve found is that because thimbleberries walk, they can crowd the blackcaps, but they are easy enough to remove where you don’t want them.

[@ceili]

Anyone catch the name of that plum variety?

[@native_roots]

It’s the Bavay’s Green Gage plum. Note there is are other varieties called also called Green Gage that have a different taste.

[@goodtogo3]

how do you tell a male from a female kiwi?

[@krisbrubaker4245]

I would like to know what is that large flower stock behind your pawpaw across from the yellow bleeding heart at 15:33min in the video?