Florida Food Forest

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  1. Sandman

    Sandman Junior Member

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    We started planting a 13,000 sqft food forest about a year ago. Most of the following plants are now established:

    Harvest Calendar: winter: mandarin, orange, kumquat, prickly pear fruit, lemon, loquat, limequat spring: orange, loquat, mulberry, blueberry, peach, blackberry, apple, fig, pear, pomegranate, plum, daylilly summer: blackberry, apple, pomegranate, peach, pineapple guava, jujube, prickly pear, fig, grape, persimmon, pawpaw, chestnut, mandarin melonberry, elderberry, goumi berry, daylilly, borage, hyssop, saffron crocus, passion fruit fall: mandarin, pomegranate, pineapple guava, jujube, fig, persimmon, pawpaw, sunchoke, orange, prickly pear, lemon, borage, kiwifruit, limequat year-round: sweet marjoram, oregano, thyme, rosemary, mint, bee balm, winter savory, horseradish,


    leek, lemon grass, purslane, chives, sage, walking onion, bay laurel, saw palmetto, chamomile


    This year, we hope to get a lot more growth of ground cover and fill-in with more of the smaller plants. There are several types of native clovers beginning to volunteer. It's a challenge to get enough fertility to many of our fruit trees. It's also tough to get enough water to the trees most of the year, summer being the exception.
     
  2. annette

    annette Junior Member

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    Sounds great! Well done. Looks like enough fruit to feed you all year round.
     
  3. Pakanohida

    Pakanohida Junior Member

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    Welcome to the forums, and that is an impressive listing. Good wishes to you!
     
  4. eco4560

    eco4560 New Member

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    Which part of the world are you in Sandman?

    (Err don't mind me - just went back and read the title of the thread......)
     

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