Fast-Tracking Food Forest Permanence

We're transforming this patch of bacterial-dominated grass into a fungal-dominated tree system with dense cultivation of fast-growing hardy tree legumes, fast-turnover groundcovers, and mulch species to build up biomass on the ground, along with our productive trees.

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[titussit]

I can smell the cut vegatation I love it owning land and creating a food forest is my ultimate dream thanks for sharing Geoff lawton

[samanthabailey]

I love these shorter videos. Their easy to share and people who may not have the time or are just not that convinced are more likely to watch. Thank you. Keep it up.

[Bpt]

That was great! Very useful information & ideas.

[LeChristEstRoi]

As a groundcover I use mainly native and non native plants species which grow spontaneously in my neck of the wood. The elephant grass (miscanthus genus) is one of them, it's a pioneer species which build fungi dominated soil. Some of those weeds are also useful bioindicators of the state of the soil. Some wild fabaceae tell me that the soil is deprived of nitrogen...

[menoname]

I am about to get my permaculture food forest stage one started. I am in Queensland and am considering Tipuana Tipu for a canopy tree but I see that they are nominated as invasive by QLD Agriculture Dept. Please give me some advise on planting these.

[joecrablone]

Great work, with a systems-oriented approach.
Love it.

[plumerault]

Can we use Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore daisy) in warm temperate climate ? Not too invasive ?

[ianlacey]

If you ever have time I would love a video that addresses one common criticism I hear of these kinds of systems, and that is the fire risk of so much material on the ground in dry areas.

I'm sure you have counterpoints or strategies to reduce the risk, would love to hear your thoughts. :)

[philipp]

I like that camp ground tent shelters. Neat idea.

[lulusperch]

Why didn't I think of that! Mow the grass low, hoe it, then ground cover. I've been cardboard mulching and toiling back and forth picking up wood chip mulch.

[bullykuttabullylovedogs]

GEOFF GREAT MAN👍👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪ay love nature permakulture...love from Azerbaycan👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐👐

[thengatv]

Awsome !
Dear how much space this farm occupies ?

[Christodophilus]

Once the fruit trees establish, will you leave the mulch, which naturally falls into the swale, in place? I imagine it's very valuable at this point, in providing mulch and nutrients for the establishing fruit trees. But is there a point your system matures, and you leave the swale to fill and decompose the mulch material, naturally? Or is it something you will continue to clear out?

In my arid climate through the recent drought - my trees on the berm did better, where mulch material was kept inside the swale. Where it wasn't the case, my trees were in poorer condition. So wondering if you change the way you manage the swales, once systems mature and have to fend for themselves in the elements? I don't have supplemental water to irrigate my swales in the dry, so they really have to cope on their own.

[bunyiphoopsnake]

How do we interrupt the Singapore daisy?

[afforestareforesta]

Dear Geoff, Can you please list fast growing species for arid and saharan lands. Thank you

[BarbellMethod]

Do you have a book to reference for replicating these Ideas in North America? To know which plants are which and how/when to plant them.

[Jeff-hxnt]

How thick do you mulch over your cover crop

[danielaldridge]

On a research mission. At 1:38 you show a close-up of Singapore daisy; I've never seen before. Looks very similar to a mulberry leaf, of all things. Are they perhaps related. (i.e. left thumb, right thumb, both. Both) Such a simple thing which after noticing must be sorted out. Research it!

[richlee]

BRILLIANT

I'm curious who disliked and why they did?

[tylermartin]

Anyone know the reason for the mulberry avocado interplant?