Chris Rice

I have been planting the native pawpaw in wooded ravines that are full of invasive species throughout my community. I am putting a plant where it belongs in a place that has all kinds of plants that don't belong. These areas are not maintained in any way other than maybe public works or parks department cutting up a tree that crosses the trail. They are public spaces so anyone can be there. I view it that I am increasing the biodiversity, feeding wildlife, supporting native species, and causing there to be a culinary treat that when discovered may also inspire people to care more for the earth. I won't tell people where I plant them but I don't mind if people find them because they are not just for me. I plant enough pawpaw patches that there will always be some pawpaws available for me at a few of the patches. The right plant given the right start at the right location at the right time will grow and produce fruit on its own. Not every tree is going to make it to maturity but enough will and hopefully the animals that get to feast on them spread enough seeds around that they will naturalize in the wooded ravine.

I made this video that moves right along and shows you how I guerrilla grow from seed to planting.



I have a lot more information about my tools and techniques on this permies post if you want to check it out: Guerrilla Growing on Permies

Guerrilla growing is a legitimate technique if done properly and it doesn't require a large investment or even your own piece of property and it gives people of little means the chance to do something now.

You don't need land or much in the way of resources to Guerrilla Grow food bearing trees and shrubs. I made this video that shows you how I do it: https://permies.com/t/66077/Guerrilla-Growing-Food-Bearing-Trees#561373

Guerrilla Growing is something that anyone can do without having land or a lot of resources. I used to do it when I was your age and now that I am much older I have a lot of experience so I made this video that shows you how I do it: https://permies.com/t/66077/Guerrilla-Growing-Food-Bearing-Trees#561373

I made a video showing how I Guerrilla Grow food bearing trees and shrubs. I take you through all the steps and link you to suppliers for tools and materials.
Give it a watch: https://permies.com/t/66077/Guerrilla-Growing-Food-Bearing-Trees#561373

I made a video showing how I start pawpaw patches in established forests. I take you through all the steps and link you to suppliers for tools and materials.
Give it a watch: https://permies.com/t/66077/Guerrilla-Growing-Food-Bearing-Trees#561373

This video will show you how to Guerrilla Grow food bearing trees in a wooded area. You will learn the tools and techniques necessary for a successful planting mission and there are links to suppliers below. In this video we are planting the native pawpaw tree which is well suited to growing as an understory plant and has delicious fruit.

GUERRILLA GARDENING is the act of gardening on land that the gardeners do not have the legal rights to utilize, such as an abandoned site, an area that is not being cared for, or private property. It encompasses a diverse range of people and motivations, ranging from gardeners who spill over their legal boundaries to gardeners with political influences who seek to provoke change by using guerrilla gardening as a form of protest or direct action.

The land that is guerrilla gardened is usually abandoned or perceived to be neglected by its legal owner. That land is used by guerrilla gardeners to raise plants, frequently focusing on food crops or plants intended for aesthetic purposes.

Some guerrilla gardeners carry out their actions at night, in relative secrecy, to sow and tend a new vegetable patch or flower garden in an effort to make the area of use more productive or attractive. Some garden at more visible hours for the purpose of publicity, which can be seen as a form of "agtivism".

In most urban and suburban areas, unused and uncared-for spaces abound. You can find them along sidewalks, on the sides of overpasses or freeway on-ramps, between buildings, on road medians, in wooded areas with shade tolerant plants, and more. Plant near a water source if lack of water is a problem. You don't need a lot of land.

More information on Guerilla Gardening:
http://www.wikihow.com/Start-Guerrilla-Gardening
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=guerilla+gardening

WHERE DO I GET THE POTS AND TRAYS?
The pots are the MT2510 and are 2.5x2.5x10 inches for long root growth. 36 of them fit in Tray 6. You can find them on this website:
http://www.stuewe.com/products/minitreepots.php

WHERE CAN I FIND AN AUGER LIKE THAT?
The auger is the Hound Dog 24 Planter Auger and will make a 3" hole. You can get the auger here: http://amzn.to/2oPBx1I

WHERE DO I GET THE PAWPAW PLANTS?
You collect the seeds from ripe fruit in the fall and then cold stratify the seeds in damp sphagnum moss in the refrigerator for 6 months. Do not let the seeds dry out! Take them from the fruit, clean them, and then put them immediately into the damp sphagnum moss and into the refrigerator. In the spring you start the seeds outdoors in tall pots.  In the fall after they go dormant you bring the fresh seedlings into a protected area where the temperature will be cold but not drop below 28 degrees fahrenheit for the winter while they are in pots and then in the spring they are ready to plant in the ground.  This is how you have a lot of pawpaw plants for real cheap. There is 20 months of involvement from fruit to seedling that is ready to be planted in the ground in the spring.

This is some good information for free for anyone that lives in the Midwest on how to select and grow fruits and berries.
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