This Orchard Doesn't Look Like an Orchard (and it's full of Trios!)
Are you thinking of growing a potted olive tree? Or maybe you already have one…but you’re still waiting for olives. Olive trees are tough as nails. They can take more cold than many people realize. And they’re really beautiful, too. Put these all together, and you have a great potted plant for a cold-climate garden.
In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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In my new book, Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't, I tell you everything you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a pot!
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Permaculture Orchard
We chat with orchardist Stefan Sobkowiak who replaced an organic apple orchard with a permaculture orchard at Miracle Farms.
We talk about:
We chat with orchardist Stefan Sobkowiak who replaced an organic apple orchard with a permaculture orchard at Miracle Farms.
We talk about:
- Why he prefers a permculture planting to a monoculture organic apple orchard
- How can an orchard be a permaculture?
- The system of “trios” he uses as a basic design unit
- Minimizing external inputs
- Using sheep in an orchard
- Timelines for establishing a permaculture orchard
- Using fruiting shrubs under trees
- Planting perennial flowers, herbs, and vegetables underneath fruiting shrubs
When it comes to the idea of permaculture, Sobkowiak says, “It’s just applied common sense.”
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