Syntropic Agroforestry Planting (Phase 1 UPDATE )

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

⬇️⬇️⬇️ALL VIDEO REFERENCE LINKS HERE⬇️⬇️⬇️ We hope you enjoyed this video! If you did, don't forget to give it a thumb up! 💥Subscribe & pound that bell icon!!! (so you can stay up to date with our most recent videos) 👍👍👍💥 👊👊👊🛎⏰📅👊👊👊 🌱🌱📦📦 ______________________________________ In case you missed the previous video: Syntropic Agroforestry Project on the Farm || Phase 1- bit.ly/387SqvM ___________________________________________________________________________ Check out some of the leaders in the Syntropical Movement, mentioned in this video- Andrew (Brasil) Syntropical- instagram.com/syntropical/ Ernst Götsch (Brasil)- agendagotsch.com/en/ Agroforestry Academy- bit.ly/31pBujc Thiago Barbosa- www.youtube.com/watch?v=TauZa... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎵🎶 Audio Track🎵🎶 : Casual by Liquify -artlist.io/song/34200/casual 🎥 Support our mission to create consistent quality content. Our constant goal is to give you the very best possible. If we have made a difference for you, help us to keep it going strong: www.patreon.com/greendreamsFL Keep up with us on Social Media!- facebook.com/GreenDreamsF... instagram.com/greendreamstv/

[@ZeljkoSerdar]

There are several advantages to keeping a tree small and planting close together. Pete, we love your work. P.S. Greetings to that neighbor of yours; enjoy the view.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you my friend! 🙏

[@AgroforestryAcademy]

Hey nice to see the update! You can see that were the mombassa germinated it has produced an enormous about of matter, so do go ahead and replant that. The corridors will defo produce enough matter to cover your tree beds so I wouldn't worry to much about bringing matter from external when you have established the grass properly!! Watch out not to mulch heavenly over the seeds as mombassa seeds find it difficult to push through. Yeahh lots to talk about so let's hook up that Live!! in the mean time "KEEP IT PRUNED"! LOL

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks guys! I’m definitely loving the grass and will be replanting the corridors and half the field next to it. I’ll be making my first cut this upcoming week with the scythe. We planted lots of pigeon pea last week down the berms and have been pruning regularly. Thanks for all the advice! And let’s try to dial in that live this week 🙏

[@AgroforestryAcademy]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL Any time brother, whenever you're ready for that live, give us a ring! Cheers

[@yengsabio5315]

Hi there, you both! Have you ever tried Stylosanthes guianensis in your practice? If you do/did, how do you best used it in the system? Thanks in advance! Have you had your coffee already? Lots'a love, cheers, & Mabuhay, from tropical Philippines!

[@CharlesGann1]

Appreciate you bringing us insights on syntropic.A few setbacks but you always co a great job. Love to see this progress

[@Danfoodforest]

I'm growing a similar system here in Tampa .. Everything is densely planted .. Papaya .. pineapple , Mulberry, cranberry hibiscus, roselle, banana cocona , pigeon peas .orka ,loquat ,ackee Thank you Pete .. Respect all the knowledge you dropping on us ..

[@Lavindil23]

Nice to see that syntropic farming is spreading from Brazil to other parts of the globe. It can be alittle complicated at the beginning because there are many principles and sometimes they can seems alittle contraintuitive.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

It can be overwhelming! I’m starting to really enjoy my system. I just made an update video, it will be out soon.

[@shanemillard608]

Ha! Man, you just blew a lot of people's minds. After you recommended agroforesty academy I watch their whole training module. I'm with you bro. This stuff is fascinating. I'm wanting to do some at the house and convert some existing plantings over

[@AgroforestryAcademy]

Hey, let us know how you get on!!

[@milkweeddreams8828]

WOW, so beautiful, this really helped me decide where to plant my cassava start, it's such a beautiful plant, I want it close so I can observe it daily...thanks for this...!

[@KayiFarmJaHoneyBees]

those weeds at 10:37 are wild Callaloo plants (Amaranthus viridis) which are edible , interesting to see it in your neck of the woods.

[@jbamerican_usnavy]

no sa a no callaloo

[@kellyclark7517]

Irie🔥

[@KayiFarmJaHoneyBees]

@@jbamerican_usnavy Yea man, its the "wild" callaloo, not the usual cultivated one you would find being sold.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Very cool! I thought it looked similar.

[@pips9856]

Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL this project looks great, looking forward to seeing it mature. We have leucaena here in Botswana , the seeds germinate in our sand after the rains very easily without stratification.

[@dimasjunior237]

Cheers from Brazil. Happy to see this syntropical system becoming popular. Keep up the good work Pete.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thank you! 🙌

[@gloriabailey8826]

Hey pete love your catching up with us

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 🙏

[@Jabinho]

You mentioned Jim kovaleski and I started wondering how he's doing this year with his late return to maine. Then I started thinking what an experience it would be to go through a full cycle with him. Then from there I wondered... Has anybody considered doing a feature length documentary with him? Maybe covering everything in a year? Anyway just a passing thought. Thanks for the content as always. Makes me happy to see people growing food and being totally content and happy doing it. Such good vibes 💙

[@gb8518]

I love Sandhill Farm videos with Pete on Sunday morning Relax and Interested. Thanks

[@kelly51757]

Wow, I’m gonna try that in some part of my property. Thanks Pete for sharing.

[@natemorlock2379]

Love your videos and your energy brother. Glad you're spreading this priceless knowledge. Earth and its inhabitants thank you

[@bradsuarez2683]

That density is definitely making my head spin.... and they recommended planting even denser?? Whaaaaaatttt? Lol. This is one of those things I'll be waiting to see the progress of first before having a go at it.

[@BlakesNaturelife]

Great tips on the Nitrogen fixing trees bro 🌱🌱🌱👍

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 👊

[@valerialamberti9037]

Dow you know so much it is dificult for me to keep you pase! Thanks for sharing!

[@farrodread1]

Quietly admiring your depth of knowledge.You learnt well.Looking forward to the agro-forestry Q&A...thanks.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks! It’s coming my friend

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Wow! Love this idea of variety of planting in a row. Thanku

[@dans3718]

Pete, love your videos. This topic is especially timely for me as I am moving in this direction. Been binging on Agroforest Academy too. (love those Brazilian accents, hearkens back to my youth). I'm up in Chiply, north of PC, and am working on choosing trees. Just got in a bunch of black locust seeds I am to start (have a few I put in as trees this spring that are going gangbusters, unlike my fruit trees,,,( but am still looing for others suitable to this area. What I like about the syntropic system is the trees. Don't bring in hay though... be paranoid. Ask DtG. Too much Grazon risk. Won't hurt your grass, but all those broadleaves in the system could suffer. I'm sticking to grass and weeds from my own land.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Dan! I appreciate the input. Don’t worry I’m not getting the hay :)

[@08dario08]

Andrew is a great guy, I’ve had the pleasure to work on his farm in Brazil via WorkAway. 😎

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Very cool! Small world 🌎

[@stonedapefarmer]

My scythe should be here within a couple weeks or so. Can't wait! My garden needs the Jim Kovaleski treatment something fierce.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Sweet! Enjoy

[@enlightenedkerry8594]

Thank you brother love your videos look forward to the next big shout-out from Southern California

[@allanturpin2023]

You sure are hard on yourself Pete. Adding more plants to the system is an easy fix. I get Jims point on possibly needing more grass, but I think that would only be an issue at the beginning. Once the service plants get bigger, there should be plenty of chop and drop that Jim doesn't have in his purely grass fed system. Thanks for the update. Can't wait to watch this develop. I'm looking forward to trying this on my land too.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks Allan! I am my worst enemy. 😬

[@SHANONisRegenerate]

Good on you Pete!

[@lifeafterdeath6709]

Awesome video learned some new things. Companion planting. More species. Yes !!!

[@antoniohache5111]

Cant wait to see your next update! And thanks to you I know Agroforestry Academy, it is great!

[@guineverependragon9804]

This is incredible Pete! It's admirable that you plan to scythe all that grass. But how about a backup cutter that anyone can run over the fields in case you get busy elsewhere? Tropical grass grows SO quickly and I could see that becoming a burden, especially with more planted fields.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Don’t worry I’m working on some machinery development. For now I’m still cutting it by hand

[@49testsamiam49]

great work great work Pete

[@bradgarden]

Nice! Looks great. I also use Leucaena in my food forest. I'm lucky enough to have a mother tree near by. Some people might not like it but all I see are free nitrogen fixers and quality chop and drop. 👍

[@robbell4463]

Exciting stuff Pete!

[@safffff1000]

I think you have found away to really grow your channel with this type of farming.

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

Glad you mention agroforrestry academy. They sure could use more subs. I recently did a tight planting experiment. No fear :)

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

They certainly deserve it! I owe you guys a shout out too 👊

[@Jahmastasunherbalist]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL 😁

[@gloriagodfrey3899]

This is very interesting. Thank you for the research and trials. Do not worry about the naysayers. Take care.

[@isaacelinamspielberg5752]

Thanks

[@joepeeer4830]

ty

[@lawntofoodforest]

This is a very interesting topic. I’ve got a 1/4 acre backyard food forest in its second year. Grass to food. I’m keen to learn more. I planted my fruit trees a few meters apart and seeded pigeon pea in large numbers a meter around them. I chop and drop and started with woodchip mulch. Pigeon pea creates great shade in summer. I’m propagating ice cream bean from seed as a longer term nitrogen fixer. With a small space I’m looking for multi use plants and I’d like fixers that are edible or support the wildlife. I’m using sweet potato and pumpkin as the ground cover. Should I put in more variety of fixers? I know I could plant denser with bushes and I’m spreading bananas all through the system. Money is a factor, I’m attracted to plants that multiple quickly to develop systems, one banana turns into 20 plus in a couple of years. I was scarred I was planting trees too close but I have more confidence now and we’ll it just means more pruning and management. Let’s talk more about cheaply getting mass plants for these systems.

[@cassityart7001]

Beautiful. Always love your ideas. What do you feed the plants? Am growing hens for eggs and importing all the grass clippings and garden waste into their yard. Those girls add their magic and we sift later and dress the plants in our 1/3 acre garden BTE garden. ❤️🌱

[@yourgardendoc]

Loooooveeee this!!!

[@tydunn333]

HI Pete, I've really been enjoying learning so much watching your videos. I've seen you install a lot of the sunshine mimosa and perennial peanut on top of the initial mulch layer. I'm wondering if you can pile mulch on top of it once it's established or is that just an initial planting that covers the ground while other plants develop into mulch producers. Do you try to rake mulch around it to not smother them?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Glad to hear you’re enjoying the channel! Ideally if planted properly you won’t have to mulch again. You can cover it with some mulch but it will just slow it down, we try not to. Although we still use chop and drop around the trees.

[@nonnoziccardy4353]

Very interesting and informative Pete!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks buddy 👊

[@debzyj376]

Thank you....Enjoyed .

[@tomh4591]

i gotta ask, did you get grandfathered in pasco county with that property being zoned AG ? it doesn't appear to be 10+ acres to even be so, and being surrounded with residences like that residential zoning, how do you get away with doing what you're doing where you're doing it? I know you were hassled by the city/county whatever a few times at the new place...around here, if you let grass get over 8 inches tall, you're being fined 1000 bucks a day, its ridiculous. just curious. awfully difficult to grow your mulch when that's the case. love your content

[@taiphan7225]

In Syntropic Agriculture, after you harvest vegetable, salad, spinach, ... what will you do next in the soil harvested? Do you continue cover the soil with grass, woodchip, ... or just let the soil rest or do anything else?

[@francisdr916]

i would love to see that setup after 6 months, a year , and even after 2 years. BTW, do you have a clip of the system in Brazil? Where you said it is even more densely planted.

[@serrmais3322]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXqlfIN7nZWcm9U Check out how it looks after 1 year and you can also see the progress!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Check this out!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYSzf4Wrab-DrKc

[@willgrantresults]

this is soo dope.. had no idea we can go that dense.. shared with a buddy.. hes bout it hahah

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Yeah dude! Waiting for this BMX super park homie 👊

[@PappaTruckPrepSteader]

I planted squash, zucchini and watermelon in my Syntropic planting. Also, I filled in the gaps with Alyce clover.

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Nice! I’d love to see it

[@chickenjuice4841]

Would the placenta step be to plant more which would be chopped and dropped or grown to full production?

[@ChefDwight]

Good update Pete 👊🏾

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 🙏

[@jorgearenillas4]

Love your projects! Thanks for sharing. I have a question about the grass, how many species do you use?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Just Mombassa grass

[@jorgearenillas4]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL thank you so much for taking the time to answer. Do you think that increasing the diversity of the grass would improve the soil, or it doesn't make a difference?

[@wildedibles819]

Ya building soil rocks! :) Think about what goes in and out...you need to feed but feed should be our garbage and done right it will grow amazing Plant chop and drop species it grows soil the best :) all awsome

[@rainsfall2494]

AHHHH I LIVE IN SPRING HILL FLORIDA

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Howdy neighbor!

[@gnarlytreeman]

Have you considered using (lemon) citronella grass instead of Mombasa grass for extra profitability? Only the lower 6 inches of lemongrass is good for sales anyway.

[@gavinsullivan7329]

I find this type of thing and having a food forest in general really interesting. Especially the unique tropical fruits that you don't see very often. I have been able to pick up a some very young trees and found a few deals, but I am finding that the expenses start to pile up quickly. I'm younger and and starting to wonder if I can afford to maintain food forest. Would you have any tips for someone who wants to experiment with having a food forest, but at the same time keep it affordable? Thanks.

[@guineverependragon9804]

Hi Gavin, since Pete is busy I'll share some wisdom from many years in tropical horticulture and some permaculture training, along with life experience. If you have land, you already have a wonderful start! See what's going on locally; whether college classes, community gardens, ideally permaculture centers. I would start with cover crops and things that grow fast and fix nitrogen. Draw a plot plan of your lot and experiment with drawing out different planting ideas. If you don't know about the sun movement, water and wind, go out on your land and study it throughout the day. Read the Permaculture literature from Bill Mollison. Walk around your neighborhood and see what grows well, and where. Build community. Don't hesitate to pitch in because if you have a young, strong body, your elders will love you for helping and will share invaluable wisdom, and likely, cuttings, seeds and plants/trees. Have integrity and show up when you say you will. Take notes. You will find down-to-earth people and make lifelong friends. Explore not only nurseries, but re-use facilities and your local neighborhood "out at the curb" giveaways. You'll find all sorts of materials to build and secure planting beds, shelters and trellises. Watch youtube videos about gardening and plants in your ecosystem. Best of luck and happy growing!

[@JustMakinDoFarms]

Great vid and info thanks for sharing.

[@ChefDwight]

What's growing on Pete 👊🏾

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

👊

[@renatamm1960]

It’s a very intense learning process! Not that easy to imitate Mother Nature 😊 but the most importante is the process. Your agroforestry looks amazing!!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks 🙏

[@andrewstacey4868]

Thanks uncle pete!!!

[@merveyesilkr9620]

Hey I know there are a few factors for planting like strata, root systems etc but how do you essentially decide how close to plant?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Giving the larger trees and crops just enough space for roots and interplanting smaller crops underneath. Very closely spaced

[@Hawd]

Which nitrogen fixers are you using? I didn't get those names. I'm using acacia faidherbia. I'm an African farmer

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Check out my other two videos on this project. I’ve listened them all off a few times.

[@Hawd]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL thank you. Looks awesome.

[@luzgiraldo2468]

Leucaena does sprout if the ground is moist. They dont need to go through the bird´s digestive system.

[@ShaggyDogg0128]

I have 9 papaya planted in a L shape and then I have a unknown banana plant then Mango, praying hands banana, avocado (Florida type) , blue Java banana. I want to get one more avocado in there. Not sure how close I should go between them and where to plant it.

[@TheVigilantStewards]

andrew in brazil... did he go to ernst gotsch to study? Edit: Lol, right after I paused and typed that you answered it. I could imagine more species than that, but more dense? Wow ... I wasn't surprised in the first video at all, but trying to think of them tighter than that I would be!!!

[@JoseRodriguez-zj2mt]

Hi Pete was watching this video I miss the name of the tall tree plant between the small fruit plants if can name it's name thanks

[@mylesadams1662]

Wonder if you could plant vetiver rows in the middle inbetween the seeded grass areas for extra material 😃

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

That’s an I’m good idea for the berms!

[@aotearoassecretgarden7700]

That's what I've done in my system vetivergrass rows acts as a nutrient and water pump. Under and above ground frost wall generating micro climate. Provides masses of mulch 😁 in front of the vetivergrass rows I have a comfrey row then in the middle of walking paths a Tithonia row Jabuticaba row then a banana grass row insane amounts of biomass have around 100 edibles in a 100 square metre space not including jaboticaba . Then the support plants in that space is almost 10x that when planting 😁.

[@oliviamarsh6059]

You are awesome

[@LaRa-youknowit]

When u cut that grass for mulch, do you dry it first?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Nope. It gets raked right into the rows.

[@Tropical_Fruit_stateofmind941]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jasonstevens7632]

Are your rows east to west, north to south, or some other orientation?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

North south for better grass production.

[@jesserahimzadeh4298]

Any plans to integrate animals once the system is established?

[@TOMMYSURIA]

Muy bueno👍🏻

[@jackson8085]

I think you should use Tripsacum dactyloides instead of mumbasa

[@TheVigilantStewards]

Here's my question to submit: If you have a section that is all grass that is used for years upon years to feed the other part of the system, will that area without the benefit of grazing animals processing and then depositing the grass and then trampling in the fertilizer ever become depleted? It's hard to imagine grass ever being depleted or a grass area getting drained, but it's something I'm curious about. Is grass a never ending eternal supply chain? Is that because it sources it's needs environmentally and it very easily unlocks what it needs from the parent material? I thought that it needed to naturally progress into a forest or be mob grazed, one of the two. I would love to learn more about that. One of my biggest permaculture questions is how do you create an exponential system that gets to the point of producing so much soil you can harvest it like terra preta without robbing peter to pay paul. In this case removing resources from the grass area to feed the syntropic. If the answer is that you can never rob enough from the atmosphere or parent material to ever deplete anything, that's fine. I will happily use it up all day long. Just a curiosity of understanding that mechanism and the highest levels of permadesign in terms of beyond permanence, of how to create a spring of life that grows itself and in turn produces the highest nutrient density that is achievable under our plant genetics.

[@SHANONisRegenerate]

Grass needs food also your right.

[@theannecrossett7761]

makes me wish I was young and had some land :)

[@walidcherradi1965]

We have plenty of biig Leucena trees and they seed like there's no tomorrow a'd not even a singke seedling underneath

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Exactly! Thanks for sharing

[@natebecerra9847]

Where can you find the mumbasa seed

[@tarquinbristow]

More service plants such as eucalyptus and banana would have lessened your need for grass. Banana and eucalyptus are mulch pumps.

[@wildedibles819]

Plant the weeds you want or you will get any around shade that soil ;)

[@subtropicalpermaculture]

No tilling?

[@felipemmg8697]

Tell us about watery on agroforestry?

[@ChefDwight]

Can't wait for you to start traveling again

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Me either! I’m freaking out over here 😬

[@mariopetkovski1468]

Just remember grass cut with lawn mover is food for bacteria but grass cut with scythe is food for fungi

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Good point! Definitely using the scythe 👊

[@pamelanaylor6283]

and that was the question on my mind! glad you brought it up

[@wtfutv5419]

Interesting. MannyG

[@taiphan7225]

I practiced syntropic agriculture, I cut the grass and cover the soil, and now my soil is filled snails, ants, small bugs, ... hiding under the grass, so I can not sow the vegetable seeds directly in the soil because these bugs destroy my seeds germinating. What should I do now?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Run ducks through your system

[@taiphan7225]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL tks so much

[@fooddude9921]

Don't let the HOA see the tall grass - lol. Tell them it's a crop and they have to leave you alone ;-)

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

I cut it with the scythe yesterday 😬

[@fooddude9921]

@@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL LOL

[@keeslocksmiths8407]

👊

[@fredsting9515]

They are so close so why does he have wide rows?

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

For grass production! Watch the video.

[@joseurena2575]

👊👊👊

[@serrmais3322]

Great stuff Pete! Awesome to see syntropic agroforestry system being implemented in the US as well! Come check our channel out as well if you have some time! We are a small farm in Brazil also using syntropic agriculture system!

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

Thanks guys! I’ll definitely check it out

[@arjunsvlogs6632]

Hi

[@TheSakeCat]

Hate to say I agree on those non natives there has to be a native tree you can use.

[@truehealthnow]

When you pile grass it gets slimy and goes anaerobic which encourages the wrong kind of bacteria. How do you keep it dry so it doesn't go there ?

[@ogamiitto999]

Maybe layers in the pile of wet and dry? Also ventilate the piles with PVC with holes drilled. Adding soils to the pile can help with encouraging the decomposition process...

[@Sk0oBz]

It is not necessarily true that this results in the wrong type of bacteria, but in any case if you want to stop grass going slimy underneath you can just flip a pile every day until it all dries.

[@esumk]

If it’s slimy and anaerobic your pile is to wet. You can turn it or fluff it with a pitchfork to get some air in there, or add more carbon; dry leaves, dry straw grass or even a bit wood ashes will fix that right up. 🤙 also note that humus is anaerobic compost!

[@thechief762]

Florida tends to be dry, I have worked with the Guinea grass(Mombasa/Panicum maximum) and if not shredded finely it decomposes very well.

[@truehealthnow]

@@Sk0oBz Thanks Luke, worked perfectly. I have learned through the Soil Food Web course, (which I basically just started not long ago) that any decomposition that goes anaerobic is bad news for compost, or in this case decomposing grass that is basically just left there to rot. I will have to research more into this.

[@macflyguy5166]

Those look like momosa trees

[@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL]

For reals! 🤣

[@marcieehrig794]

Really good project. But please remove the Leucaena luecocephala, it is one of the worst invasive species globally. It is a Cat 2 invasive species in Florida and really a Cat 1 in south Florida. It might work in the Jordanian desert under strict management. In Florida it escapes and displaces native vegetation. In zone 9 its still growing faster than the rest of the project and if you get behind in maintenance it will become a problem. How bout Gliricidia or native Pithecellobium or Sophora, all are better nitrogen fixers, and easy to control.

[@thechief762]

Marcie it is controllable. It only spreads by seed so when you remove the seed it stops the spread. I have been using it several years. No escape. If you should decide to stop management just remove it.

[@jbamerican_usnavy]

Seems like you could have just plant regular beds with dense nitrogen-fixing plants INSIDE the beds. Logically it might be a waste of land and too much labor to maintain grassy area. Takes away from the Aesthetics of a well-manicured productive landscape

[@djstef457]

NEVER PLANT INVASIVE PLANTS. That you labeled these plants as "so called" invasives is foolish and detracts from the work so many organizations are doing to protect our environment and keep Florida the unique ecosystem that it is. How many Florida homes are now overrun with invasives that have choked out every little bit of biodiversity and habitat because homeowners weren't able to keep up with the invasive plants? What happens if you or your workers aren't able to take those seeds off those leadtrees for one season? That entire nice field will be overrun and then you no longer have any system, you have a mono culture and a field of invasive failure. There are so many NATIVE ALTERNATIVES that we already have here that are nitrogen fixers or clumping grass. Bahama and Privet Cassia, Sweet Acacia, Cinnecord ( just to name a few) and clumping grasses ( Muhly, Fakahatchee, Cordrass, Lovegrass, Indiangrass). Keep making interesting informative videos but you are a permaculture designer, businessman, and landscaper with an enthusiasm for tropical fruit, do not try and discredit scientists, botanists, environmentalists, and conservationists who are trying to protect the last shreds of real habitat we have left. Florida is not Brazil. I know you can take constructive criticism and I hope you continue this exploration and look into more alternatives to invasive plants that are invasive for a very good reason, not just to annoy permaculture designers.

[@alejandroalcala4958]

show me plants not your face =P: