LOW EFFORT, Easy To Grow Plants in a Permaculture Food Forest, Circle Garden & Perennial Hedge

Описание: Basic explanations of how to plant and grow easy low effort crops in a permaculture food forest, circle garden & perennial hedge

Some of the plants I cover in this video are Tapioca, Elephant Foot Yam, Papaya, Kandhari Chilli, Rosella, Manatakkaali, banana, Bluebellvine and chicken Spinach



The Perennial Hedge:

A Perennial Edible Hedge is a great way of turning empty unused lands into mini food forests.
The hedge consists of a diversity of plants with different physiologies and time durations that are easy to grow and require less water.
The hedge can be created along fences, community/public spaces, schools and offices etc.
The Perennial Hedge can be easily integrated within space and landscape designs making them very interesting for architects and designers.

By establishing such hedges as a common feature in our urban landscape we expose ourselves and our community to local food and help redefine our collective nutritional narrative.

The hedge can be 1-2 m wide and as long as the space available.
Water is absolutely essential for this garden. Wastewater from the communities can be used for this purpose if natural soaps and bio-enzymes are adopted. Mulching on the bed and in the trenches will also reduce irrigation needs. A number of drip lines can be laid along the bed and the water consumption can be precisely defined. This is a list of plants according to their layer in the hedge. The exact configuration of the hedge will depend on the availably of space, water, saplings, time and people . This graphic is just a framework based on our own experiences. There is a lot of scope to be creative and play with these and other plants.

GROUND: Spinaches (Chicken, New Zealand, Ponnangani, Portulaca, Manatakkaali)
HERBS: Long Pepper, Karpurvalli, Lemongrass
SHRUBS:: Pineapple, Kandhari Chilli, Sundakkai, Sweet Leaf, Chaya, Roselle
TUBERS: Tapioca, Elephant Foot Yam,. Diascorea, Taro, Sweet Potato
SMALL TREES: Curry Leaf, Drumstick, Agathi, Papaya, Banana
FRUIT TREES: Jackfruit, Coconut, Bael, Soursop, Custard Apple, Ramphal, Citrus, Amla, Pitanga, Acerola
(Larger fruit trees like Mango and Chikoo can also be added but they will create a lot of shade after 5-10 years and redefine the understory)

Some communities have already reached out and there is a lot of scope to implement this all over Auroville.

We are happy to provide full consultation, a plan and an implementation roadmap as well as plants, seeds, contacts for composts, biomass and ideas and energy to start. We will also follow up on the progress of the gardens and offer continuing support.
Contact us at [email protected]


Watch these videos to learn more about starting a food forest, circle garden or perennial hedge

What is a food forest
👉   • 🌱 What is a Food Forest 🌺 by Krishna McKenzie  

How to make a permaculture circle garden
👉   • How To Make A Permaculture Circle Garden 〇...  

Starting a community permaculture garden
👉   • Starting a community permaculture garden -...  



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