• Post Reply Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic
permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums
this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...
master stewards:
  • Carla Burke
  • John F Dean
  • Timothy Norton
  • Nancy Reading
  • r ranson
  • Jay Angler
  • Pearl Sutton
stewards:
  • paul wheaton
  • Tereza Okava
  • AndrĂ©s Bernal
master gardeners:
  • Christopher Weeks
gardeners:
  • Jeremy VanGelder
  • M Ljin
  • Matt McSpadden

Planting along north facing fence.

 
Posts: 3
Location: Fortuna, Ca 9B
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I am designing and prepping our property to plant fruit trees along a 7'x80'fence on the north facing side. While the fence is 7 ' tall and technically I'll be planted on the north facing side it does have south facing sun once whatever is about 4-6' tall.

Should I plant along that fence? It's a very warm yard. I live on the coast of Northern California in a small town called Eureka zone 9b, micro climate mostly south facing yard about 2mi from the ocean. I drew a map and will attach ariel view, red line is where we want to plant fruit trees. We took down all existing trees along the fence and are hoping to plant one avocado (it's a stretch to get it to fruit but there is a healthy one a few blocks away) 2 olive and one persimmon. I have about 80' of fence to plant along.

Let me know what you think.


Also, in picture 4 is my compost, always in the shade.... Do you think this could be a natural worm bin. Every 2 weeks I layer yard waste, typically weeds, One 5 gallon bucket of food scraps which sat for 2 weeks to ferment (I live in the city and don't want to attract rats.), And cardboard. Thoughts???

Finally. I'm budget making raised beds. I'm layering these with wood chips on the bottom, yard scraps, load of top soil, 5 gallon bucket of kitchen scraps, 2 loads of top soil, 2 quarts of pearl light raked in on top, finished with on load of garden soil and another quart of pearl lite. I'm letting it settle for a couple weeks then will mulch with wood chips and plant brassicas for the winter.
PXL_20201014_204554786.PORTRAIT.jpg
[Thumbnail for PXL_20201014_204554786.PORTRAIT.jpg]
Screenshot_20201014-140035.png
[Thumbnail for Screenshot_20201014-140035.png]
PXL_20201014_211322445.jpg
[Thumbnail for PXL_20201014_211322445.jpg]
PXL_20201014_211413221.jpg
[Thumbnail for PXL_20201014_211413221.jpg]
 
pollinator
Posts: 1262
Location: Chicago
430
dog forest garden fish foraging urban cooking food preservation bike
  • Mark post as helpful
  • send pies
    Number of slices to send:
    Optional 'thank-you' note:
  • Quote
  • Report post to moderator
I don't know how pawpaw do in your zone,  but north side of a fence is perfect site for them.  They like shade the first few years.
gift
 
How To Preserve Eggs by Leigh Tate
will be released to subscribers in: soon!
reply
    Bookmark Topic Watch Topic
  • New Topic