LAST OF THE FRUIT TREES GOING INTO THE FOOD FOREST AREA
Getting Started
We were gratefully gifted our last set of fruit trees for this area from Direct Plants
They sent Clayton out
1 Pear – Pyrus Beth Pear
2 Apple -Malus Cox’s Orange Apple
1 Plum – Prunus Victoria Plum
We also just planted out 3 more Cherry varieties in this area too bringing it up to 15.
3 in each section.
Now we have finished extending this area, added in the boarders to deepen the mulch & stop it moving down the slope and added the paths in, so now we can concentrate on filling this area up
Where Is Each Tree Located?
Along the bottom section, our NEW EXTENDED AREA there was a tree added in each section. The further two trees added next to the large square fruit cage section
We planned it out so there are different fruits in each section and next to each other but still in close enough proximity to pollinate if required
What Is Next To Plant Out In The Food Forest Area?
It is very exciting now we can start properly adding in more fruit bushes, herbs & beneficial flowers
Everything from now on will be grown from seed, divided from other plants we already have or propagated from what we have to start doubling, tripling our yield. To fill the rest of this space will be from zero to pennies.
So far we have in here
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Honeyberries
This year we will be adding
More Blackberries that we have propagated from our 1 plant
Moving the Redcurrant & Blackcurrant from the top of the house to down here too
More strawberries runners & crowns that are in the vertical garden right now will be moving down here
Herbs: Chives, Coriander, Rosemary are all being grown from seed atm to move down here
Flowers: Lupins for nitrogen fixing, Sweet-peas to attract more bees are all being grown from seed atm to move down here too. Daffodils have been dug up & moved into this area from other locations in the garden to deter the Deers
Lots going on in preparation for Spring/Early Summer placement
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New Fruit Trees Delivery From Direct Plants Video Reel
Planting Out The Last Of The Fruit Trees Video Reel
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Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The Grow and Learn Course with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Last Year. This year he started the Level 2 Nurture Course. Clayton is 15, Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated for the last 5yrs.
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Building a Food Forest -Scotland 