Permaculture type system, zone one has been fully planted. The ground covers have established well with the Buckwheat just reaching flower it will be turned with a good layer of sugarcane to promote top soil production, encourage beneficial insects and retain soil moisture. The small dam wall area will get some attention, with a row of feijoas and some edible ground covers to prevent erosion off the dam wall. Surrounding the hedge some taller species have been used with the likes of grumichama, guava, phalsa and some understorey finger limes.
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Bottom plantings have been completed leading out from the native violet ground covers and gingers we head into a complex under storey and canopy system. The main canopy consists of hog plum, madrono and light emitting vegetable humingbirds. Shade loving coffees are below with native lilly pilly and acerola cherries hedged on a sunny outskirt. Swale drains are capturing and slowing water heading into the dam and storing it within the soil. Soil was an issue with a rocky subsoil a clay type bedding sand was bought in and will help with water retention, a top soil was used to cover untill the seeded beds of cowpea, millet and buckwheat start to add biomass.
Export fresh edible forrest underway. On contour swales were dug to slow water flow into the dam. Top soil was laid on a sandy base with green manure seeds sown to prevent erosion and build biomass. Heaps more updates coming as we build towards an edible and functional space.
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