REVITALISING a 2 year old LINEAR FOOD FOREST | PRUNING BIOMASS PLANTS for WEED CONTROL & FERTILITY

[@gracegood3661]

Hey guys. Watching you build your property and your lives was a big part of our choice to buy three acres and build a little house. We are up to three hundred plus trees and nearly ready to leave the city for the new house. Just want say thanks, your vids do have an impact.

[@TapoNothFarm]

Wow, thanks so much, so great to hear our films have been helpful to you. Wishing you all the best for your future home and land!

[@raysouth1952]

So lush. I’m sure the trees will appreciate the mulch layer and extra light.

[@SeekingBeautifulDesign]

The ability to squat seems to have many physiological benefits in general and certainly compared to bending at the waist. In doing similar ground work to what you show, I've taken to squatting. Done as a habit it has helped in everyday resting in a squat, seed/transplant planting, back health, cycling performance as well as comfort in other arenas that have traditionally used squatting.

[@startingfromseed3]

You guys should have way more views than what you actually have. I believe your permaculture design is near perfect. All of it is very lovely! ❤️ God surely blesses you.

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thank you so much for the support!

[@yeagerxp]

Excellent work 👍👍👍 . Thank you for sharing. Take care of yourselves 🇨🇦

[@SeekingBeautifulDesign]

Given the desire to chop and drop into small pieces, I've taken to using an electric hedge trimmer for the autumn olive. Quick swipes remove a few cm at a time which fall as mulch. Repeat until the shrub is as small as you like. Faster, but requires a higher degree of technology and doesn't build forearm muscles as much. But, aerobic workouts are usually missing in food forests, so you can generate the electricity for the trimmers via a pedal powered generator.

[@ricos1497]

Very nice and lush. Finally got some rain today too (I assume it reached you guys too)!

[@TapoNothFarm]

Yes, was nice to have it, just wish it was more!

[@mikevincent8728]

Looking good :D

[@FoodForestPermaculture]

cheers fellow earthlings

[@Alice-go2nc]

Looks gorgeous. May I ask why you chose Autumn olive over something like sea buckthorn?

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thanks! We have grown sea buckthorn but it's way too spiky for us to interplant (we grow it alone in hedges instead) and autumn olive respond better to pollarding than sea buckthorn and the goats love it, so overall we find it better to work with and more versatile than sea buckthorn.

[@MadAcreFarms]

Great info! Is there a general rule of thumb you follow when determining how many cuts to do on your Comfrey per season?

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thanks guys! For us, not really, usually get around three cuts.

[@MyFantasyHomestead]

Lovely video! That is a lot of biomass added to the soil. How many times a year can you cut comfrey for mulching?

[@TapoNothFarm]

Thank you! Many times, especially if it's a well established plant and maybe you have fed it with a plant food/compost? Though it does depend on your climate etc. New plants need some time to establish before their first big cut back.

[@jeppeleth3888]

Do you find the machete valuable in a cold climate? And what plants do you cut with it? I am contemplating getting one.

[@TapoNothFarm]

So far it isn't a tool we use that much. A serrated sickle is used more but we might find the machete is good for some of the young willow or autumn olive regrowth which is long and lush.

[@hugelpook]

Does the autumn olive spread invasive ly?

[@TapoNothFarm]

It doesn't seem to here in the UK but I am aware that it has spread around areas of the US.

[@Evpat2000]

I wonder if this is what God meant when he told Adam and Eve to dress and keep the garden.