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  • From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] more on nft's in the orchard, mulch plants and standard rootstocks
  • Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 21:29:10 -0700

Title: Re: [permaculture] more on nft's in the orchard, mulch plants and standard rootstocks

it seems like Eleagnus spp. would be better off in a silvopasture system where the leaves can contribute no matter where they blow and the tree itself (and its sprouts) can be eaten for fodder by the sheep.  i think maybe sea buckthorn and siberian pea shrubs may be best in the orchard.  coppiced when they get too high.  

No reason you can't coppice Eleagnus and Shepherdia either, or browse Hippophae and pea shrub.
And bringing sheep through an orchard is done by many, too. Carefully, of course!

the comfrey mulch issue is challenging.  there were a variety of responses.  i am maybe going to guess that those in warmer areas can develop a comfrey problem and those of us in colder areas may not have it as bad? maybe i am wrong.  i know its hard to get rid of and i have worked with it alot.

Trust your experience.

maybe it is a cultivar issue,

There are both species and hybrids; there are many, many types, and identification is usually sketchy.

-Rick










  • Re: [permaculture] more on nft's in the orchard, mulch plants and standard rootstocks, Rick Valley, 09/02/2003

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