Hello! We live in ATL and are in the process of transforming our large urban lot into a food forest. Currently we’re at the unsexy, but very necessary, prep portion
Thankfully much of our land is clear-ish, but almost half of our land plot is covered in forest overrun with wisteria- more like choked out with wisteria. Huge, thick, many vines. Wrapped around massive trees and popping out from long underground connections. We have a hard enough time trying to manage the vines that have infiltrated our “clear-ish” space, but in hoping to use the back lot- what do we do??? I’m reading Gaia’s Garden and deep breathing, trying to embrace that this isn’t an invasive species but rather an opportunistic one. So in that vein I’m asking for suggestions of how to #1 get it to a manageable place without damaging the land too much? #2 I know it’s a nitrogen fixer, but it’s hurting more than it’s helping (especially when I can plant other manageable N fixers) so is there a way to inhibit the growth? As in, it has opportunity now because there is a niche, so how do I fulfill it otherwise? I would assume plant other N fixers, but I’ve read that only will stop it from blooming. #3 I’m accepting I will never full eradicate it, how do we live in harmony- or as close to? Please help<3 Thanks!
