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I’ve had the place for a year and have had general success planting cucumbers, beetroot, carrots, radishes and tomatoes. Now I am trying to figure out a plan to repair the soil. The land is on a slight angle with a depression at the bottom next to the neighbours wall. Already I have alfalfa on one of the slopes and I plan to put citrus trees and lavender on the other. At the bottom of the slope I’m not sure. Right now I’m growing cabbages there and they are doing reasonably well but I wish they were growing faster.

I also have a small plot in half shade underneath a Molle tree. The beets are bolting and the pumpkins seem so-so but the carrots are doing very well.

In this dip of the land it seems always more or less green. What is good to plant there? Anything in particular?

Is lavender and citrus trees a good idea for the slope?

What are some great plants for zone8?

I am heavily mulching everything now, and making as much compost as I can with the alfalfa to repair the soil.

Thanks for reading, any advice is appreciated.

(Pictures are a little old but give general idea)

Hey All!

I’ve been thinking of an idea to promote community food security and I’m wanting your critical feedback. I have a decent supply of nursery stock sourced from my own garden and had the idea of asking homeowners if I can plant a tree in their yard at no cost. My only ask would be that I could occasionally come and harvest the fruit. They can harvest as much, if not all of the fruit; it is their tree after all. My thought is that with enough partners I would be able to harvest enough fruit to have a decentralized “farm” from which I can sell the fruit.

I know this idea would take years to come to fruition 😉, but I’m not necessarily looking for a quick buck. I would be happy if all that came out of this was that more people have their own fruit trees. But I also hope that I could offer cheap produce at farmers markets while eventually making an income for myself.

Do you think people would be interested in something like this? Is this realistic? What are some of the downsides to this idea? What am I not thinking about?

Thank you so much for your feedback!