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Permaculture
Fruity Forest |
These hills were formed in October 1998 from
dirt that had come from a development site nearby. At first
they were planted with legume cover crops of different sizes,
then the fruit trees. Sweet potatoes were added to smother
the weeds and the whole thing left virtually to itself to
develop. There has been no need for a watering system to be
laid on. Vegetables and spices are grown under the young trees.
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| January
1998 and there are just pine trees and grass on the
low part of the new Seed Centre grounds |
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October
1998 and subsoil and topsoil from a nearby development
is brought in to create four hills. |
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| October
1999 and the growth is quite phenomenal for one
year. |
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Volunteer,
Marie Browne, and interns, Cheze, Megumu Ogata and
Nikki Warwick are dwared by the trees in May 2001. |
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| Jude
is surrounded by greenery in the fruity forrest!
A young mango is on the left and gingers in the
understory. |
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Bananas
give shade to younger trees like the ice cream bean,
right, which will eventually emerge as the canopy
of this area. |
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