permaculture

[neshura <neshura@gmail.com>]

Nobody has jumped on this yet, perhaps because otherwise occupied
(http://www.keyboardbreathalyzerlock.com).

You actually have mentioned several taproot perennials I was unaware
of, thanks!

Some taproot possibilities for you, though I don't know how well they
will succeed in your soil without improvement, protection, a local
guild of some sort:

Asclepias tuberosa (one of my favorite plants)
Eryngium planum
Knautia arvensis
Echinacea paradoxa 

-Amanda

On Mar 30, 2005 7:43 AM, Paul Wheaton <paul@richsoil.com> wrote:
> Anybody?
> 
> I know that rhubarb has a deep taproot.
> 
> I've heard that comfrey has a deep taproot.
> 
> I read somehwere that sainfoin has a taproot 2-3 times deeper than alfalfa. 
>  And as a
> bonus, it's a legume!  The downside for me is that it does not grow on 
> acidic soil.
> 
> Of course there are the oaks, pecans, hickories, walnuts, chestnuts and paw 
> paw with
> taproots.
> 
> I would think that guilds would be one of the cornerstones of permaculture 
> and everybody
> would have their favorite taproot plants.
> 
> Can anybody name a few shrubs or perennials with deep taproots?
> 
> 
> --- Paul Wheaton <paul@richsoil.com> wrote:
> > I have some rather desert like soil, but serviceberry grows around here.  
> > I'm told that
> > it's because serviceberry has a deep taproot.
> >
> > Are there other bushes/perenials with a deep taproot?
> >
> >
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