Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

permaculture - Re: [permaculture] agroforestry discussion list

permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: permaculture

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Marimike6@cs.com
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] agroforestry discussion list
  • Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:32:08 EST

Mitch comments "A very interesting idea, and I will pursue it, but I wonder
about the possibility of plants from other continents becoming invasive here.
Many good intentions have gone awry that way."

Read up on P. cineraria, and discuss it with your local ag extension service.
My brief reading tells me that while it has no peer in colonizing harsh,
saline landscapes in India, people have had trouble even establlishing it in
this
country. It may be harder than it seems. But the payoff looks to be having a
versatile plant useful to wildlife as well as to man, in areas where
otherwise
you just have scrub oak and mesquite, or even just creosote.

As always, proceed cautiously, first do no harm, etc. It's easier to plant
asparagus than it is to eradicate it. The same goes for wisteria and many
other
desirable introductions. In the South there are no statues in honor of Mr
Johnson (who introduced Johnson grass).




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page