Karen Kidney

I have a gas oven that came with an air fryer. I didn’t really want the air fryer, but got a good deal. What I’ve learned is that it doesn’t need to pre-heat, so it actually doesn’t heat the kitchen up like the oven does! Also handier for bigger portions.

We live on an acreage that has been neglected and had a bumper crop of giant ragweed last year. We also have prickly lettuce growing in alot of bare areas. If we spread dutch clover seed, can it survive with these? Any other suggestions on how to move forward so we can plant some fruit trees and berries?

Awesome advice and resources! Thank you everyone!

‘This will depend on your climate and lattitude, but the farther North you are the wider the trees will want to be to ensure productive understories’.

Our latitude is 43 degrees. Where can I find info on how far apart to plant things?

Thank you all! There are many nuggets of knowledge here and this will help pull my thoughts and actions together. 😊

We have a friend who came out last fall and pruned the app!e trees and the cherry. The apples really produced this year. The cherry tree needs help, plus it was a drought year.
We think the land was a hobby place to raise different birds.

Thanks-I had wondered about the spacing of things. Maybe just do some plantings around the base of the trees to deter insects and add nutrients? I haven’t investigated it too much, but that may be the way to go…

We have recently moved to an acreage and I have been reading about permaculture and food forests. We have a small (maybe 1\4 acre) orchard with 4 old apple trees, a pear tree, a cherry tree, and some mulberry trees.
My question is would it be a good idea to use the trees already here and add plants to make it a food forest? Maybe since I am inexperienced this would be too big a project to start with?
The area is covered with grass between the trees and I'm not sure where to start.