Jack Lu

Yarrow seems to work too, and I will be planting more of this type of plant. I want to eventually get to where deer won't bother too much and be able to interplant some pear trees surrounded by goosberry/currant.

Gonna try White Clover and sub-clovers, but read they might not be good for Goose/Currants. Goumi works good too also for this edge and deer resistance.

I have learned the immensely earth healing properties of planting Dandelion with Gooseberries and Black Currants. The soil I started with is along a forest edge and horribly compacted. Gooseberry and Black currant were pretty much the only things I could get to grow and that deer would not eat. Deer seem not also eat Dandelion and the Dandelion has loosened the soil a lot around the whole area, so much that I will plant it all along the area.

What would be another good step in the layering system? I am just throwing seeds down really to see what works, but maybe someone has some experience already.