I live in zone 5b in the US, and we have sub zero temperatures (F) in the winter. I am slowly building a collection of potted
trees that go inside
shelter in the winter and out on the patio in the warmer months. Right now its just a single Valencia Orange tree, but I hope to add Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit, Banana, Pineapple (not really a tree but still a perinnial), Cocao, Vanilla (another non-tree perinnial), and olive trees to my potted orchard collection.
I would repot the trees every 2-3 years, either to a larger pot, or to renew their soil with fresh nutrients. With
permaculture being lazy farming and all, I would prefer to use guilds to keep the potted soil healthy and renewed without constantly adding
compost or repotting. What plants would you recommend I try in the pot with the orange tree?
Thanks in advance for your advice!
"I never had any other desire so strong, and so like to covetousness, as that one which I have had always, that I might be master at last of a small house and a large Garden." -Abraham Cowley, The Garden, 1666