Hi all, I have recently been bittin by the permaculture bug and uprooted my life in the city and moved to the country... I have the pleasure of being the steward of a vast mostly wetland lot in middle of ontario muskoka area zone 3 or 4ish depending on which nook and cranny (microclimate) you are standing in , despite the - temperatures there are spots in the forrest with green ferns still hiding out, this intrigues me and hopefully can build on these natural microclimates . There are about 6 wild apple trees on the property which i intend to put cicle guilds under of garlics, chives, oninon, comfrey, chickory in various companion types to see what works... I also intend on putting a 4'x12' hugelbed for mostly vegetable,herb ,wildflowers. Along the treeline of the forest are some piles of old tees that have been piled as compost heeps of trees fallen, the logs in these piles already have some turkey tail style fungi on them, I was thinking of just burying these piles with dirt and creating blueberry and wild strawberry mounds... Is it ok to bury any wood no matter the condition(sorry my previous progaming makes me hesitant)....Also i have small ponds or cysterns around that in the summer are surronded with frogs, ferns and others i have not yet identified.
I am looking for any feedback, ideas, reassurement, plant combinations, multi purpose pereninials that like wet cold zones ........
i would put up pics but I am not sure how yet......THANKS
