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Hi all, I wanted to share my recent article on the topic of mulch. #clearlyverycool Most gardeners generally misunderstand mulch. From what I’ve observed, mulch seems to be mostly used for aesthetic purposes- to keep weeds down and contribute a neatness and conformation in the front of the...

You have a meatloaf tree? Badass!

I can't imagine that at all. I don't want someone tromping through the garden, but anyone that needs food is free to take it from my garden. I've actually considered building a raised bed on the food forest side of the garden and proclaiming it a member of the 'Food is free' project.

I use this method to save money and space. Given the variety of tomatoes I grow, this method works wonderfully. Also I don't fertilize during the growing season nor do I have any blight issues, though I can see how one would expect some.

I haven't ever experienced anyone taking anything out of the garden. But I generally offer herbs and food to my neighbors. I suspect they watch out for the garden when they are outside. If I did see someone taking food I would probably offer to teach them how to garden.

Growing in the city has it's challenges but this food forest garden handles them well.

I don't get any full sun. I do get almost full sun in the very front but I have two houses that shade me out on either side, mine and the neighbors. There is a lot you can do with part and dappled sunlight. :D

The last work that went into the autonomous garden was in the middle of spring when the last plant start hit the ground. Lately it's harvest and enjoy as I save the work for the worms, mycilium (in this case edible wine cap mushrooms), predators and pollinators.

Here is my garden. The Autonomous Garden in Zone 5 New Hampshire. This is the first year of the full conversion from lawn and raised beds to a full forest garden. This isn't my first food forest garden though, just my first urban food forest. :) Thanks and take care. @gener mcmillan @Smart Red

That sounds expensive. lol

The Welsh onion looks just like a leek. On the topic of large onions - I wouldn't have the space in my urban food forest so I go for easy to grow, easy to harvest and easy on the soil i.e. doesn't require more inputs than I can generate onsite or for free.

This isn't my garden. I'm just spreading the work about that NJ forest garden.

sorry about that I never got the notification.

Another perennial onion option is the Welsh onion, though mine aren't large enough to post a picture of. They are basically a perennial leek that you harvest 90% of and leave a small amount of root in the ground. It then grows back.

Tree onion a.k.a. Egyptian walking onion sometimes sets seed. The walking onion grows its onions on the top, then falls over, then grows again. It is perennial. They require no real work to care for, require no fertilizer and can be planted at any time of the year when there is no frost...

I'll be releasing part two of this series in a couple weeks. In this video series I will take you though the basics of forest garden and give you some strategies about converting your agricultural gardens into forest gardens. Please like and share if you are interested in this kind of thing.

If you like Paul's work you should look at the books by Martin Crawford and Sepp Holtzer. The forest garden is where it is at - agricultural gardens are the way of the past and require too much work. Some other forest gardeners on youtube are; your's truly...

If you like Paul's work you should look at the books by Martin Crawford and Sepp Holtzer. The forest garden is where it is at - agricultural gardens are the way of the past and require too much work. Some other forest gardeners on youtube are; your's truly...

You can also grow living mulches as cover crops. These are typically not tilled into the soil but are allowed to live. Many times they are mowed and in the case of nitrogen fixers would then release said nitrogen at a predictable time more or less. I'll grow living mulches in food forest...