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- From: "roxann" <roxann@ancientearthwisdom.com>
- To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:06:35 +0000
mIEKAL,
does your comfrey do okay in strong sunlight, or does it get a little shade?
mine is really not happy at all, and i'm planning to move it to a shadier
spot. and i ALSO have some lilacs that i was planning to move there this fall
:)
Roxann, NW AR
http://www.AncientEarthWisdom.com
> -------Original Message-------
> From: mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds
> Sent: 28 Aug '06 13:12
>
> Interesting complex, here in southwest WI I've been growing
> echinacea, angelica, blue flag, comfrey & lilacs around my pears.
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
> On Aug 28, 2006, at 8:07 AM, roxann wrote:
>
> > i haven't been at this long enough to say whether it's good or not,
> > but here's what i have in my pear guild. comfrey, oregano, lemon
> > balm, sage, lavender, and echinacea. the comfrey is not doing well
> > because i believe the sun is too harsh on it and and one of the
> > lavender plants died. everything suffered from drought this summer,
> > but overall they all seem to be happy together. it is situated on a
> > steep southern slope with a native rock retaining wall, all mulched
> > with old hay. the pear itself is too young to bear but i am hoping
> > next year will be fruitfull. this may not be what you wanted to
> > know, but it's a start and i'd sure like to hear how others are
> > doing it, too. my plans are to terrace this entire hillside
> > eventually, but the going is very slow because i work away from
> > home too much.
> >
> > roxann, nw arkansas
> > www.ancientearthwisdom.com
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[permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
Steve Hoog, 08/28/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
roxann, 08/28/2006
- Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds, mIEKAL aND, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
roxann, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
mIEKAL aND, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
Forest Garden, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
maria morehead, 08/28/2006
- Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds- figs, Keith Johnson, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
maria morehead, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
Forest Garden, 08/28/2006
- Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds, Keith Johnson, 08/28/2006
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Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds,
mIEKAL aND, 08/28/2006
- Re: [permaculture] fruit tree guilds, Kathleen Evans, 08/28/2006
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