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I foraged enough cardboard to cover the area, got a chip drop, and went to town.

I’m pulling about 10 lbs of coffee grinds per day from the local shops and scattering and raking it in until it rains.

A few community members came out to show support, and one is even a master gardener!

12-14 fruit and nut trees going in come spring.

How can I prep some rows to direct sow a bunch of seeds for trees and shrubs?

For example, I’m trying to plant a row of sea buckthorn from seed to work as a living fence. Elsewhere I want to plant a row of alder, Goumi etc to work as support plants.

Is this feasible or do I need to grow the trees in a small nursery separately and transplant later? I can get bulk seed so it wouldn’t be too bad if there’s low germination rates, but I’m not sure how best to deal with competition from weeds.

Hey folks
This season the deer have been brutal. Young apple trees, hazelnuts, berry shrubs gone overnight like it’s an all-you-can-eat salad bar… My heart is broken. I’ve tried fencing, garlic sprays, even soap bars, but nothing holds up for long.

A neighbor put in one of those ultrasonic deterrents (Sonic Barrier) and swears it actually kept them away without bothering pollinators!! I’m probably gonna get one as well, but until then, what else helped ya? I’m just trying to figure out how to share space with wildlife without handing over the entire harvest you know?

I just moved into a new house (Northeast US) where the previous owners planted a Tree of Heaven – looks like it must have been intentional but now I’m stuck dealing with it. I’ve already gone through the “Hack n Squirt” process with triclopyr and am now waiting for the tree to die before I can take it down. It’s a big boy, something like 40′ tall. Anyway, I’m wondering how long the allelopathic chemicals stay in the soil, and whether the triclopyr poses a threat to anything else I try to grow there (Did my best to avoid contaminating the soil directly). What can I grow there instead, and how long do I need to wait before I plant?

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I also have a decent amount of other space in my backyard that I’d love to turn into a tiny food forest, if anybody has suggestions for what might grow well in these conditions I’d love to hear them! Haven’t done soil testing yet but plan to soon.

What’s the weird or unusual or not expected thing you use for mulch? I don’t want to hear about wood chips from chip drop, pine needles or straw – what’s something people don’t talk about that you love or hate.

I’ll go first, I just started throwing my citrus peels and edamame pods around the garden. I do vermicomposting, so citrus and edamame pods aren’t a great choice for that. I’m hoping the citrus might deter some pests while they break down.

So what are the unexpected things you use to mulch in the garden?

Hi Folks, I’m thinking about buying a property with an olive grove in zone 10a, Italy. I’m curious to hear from other olive grove owners whether you’ve tried to transition to a polyculture. If so, what kind of guilds/plants and systems did you implement? Which support plants and what other changes have you made?

Thanks in advance!