Saturday, April 25, 2020

My food forest plants, part 3

This page will be updated regularly with my newest plants (last update 250420):

Valeriana off., Valerian, Valeriaan, Legevendelrot.
Becoming 1 meter in  widt and 1.5 meters in height.
Perennial.
Stimulating growth when planted around vegatables.
Cats like the smell of the roots.

Use of Valerian:
https://www.herbrally.com/monographs/valerian?fbclid=IwAR2VkaNUmRcV4x8OGLSi9F6sje2lXtrioyqYwqHdQ8XFoLXBbCYCMgUe2ik



Mulberry
https://www.permaculturenews.org/2017/10/12/mo-mulberry-essential-guide-need-know-mulberry/
Growing Mulberry from seed needs 3 months stratification. Faster is rooting a branch of a tree you already have.
Can grow nearly everywhere and tolerates down to -36C.
10 high x12 wide in m.
Use as food, animal fodder, coppice. Rich in proteins.

New animals on the farm

Last week Bo, from Bonanza, or just Beau, came to the farm. He will be catching many mice coming winters and is already exercising taking fa...