permaculture

[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

Black walnut grows big, and it's not slow about it either. If you are on 
1/4 acre and you want to grow a variety of vegetables and other plants I 
question the wisdom of restricting yourself, both from juglone and 
shade, by planting black walnut.

In the southeastern U.S. (?) there should be a fair amount of black 
walnut around. Is the anti-worm compound in the hulls? These might be 
available cheaply at the cost of some labour, from others' trees.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



Tripp Tibbetts wrote:
> Thank you Douglas, Scott, Dylan, Lisa, and Steve!  Always appreciate advice 
> from people with solid hands-on experience.  Lespedeza was mentioned during 
> the goat exchange as a possibility, and my wife and Steve both mentioned 
> wormwood.  Sounds like Russian/Autumn olive is more trouble than it's worth, 
> as kudzu would be, even if they're just doing their job!
>  
> I think I'll try the Siberian pea shrub, maybe in a semi-shade location since it's so bloody hot down here, and I was already considering planting black walnuts in the "back 40" between a mature pecan and hackberry - see if I can get a Hemenway-style, juglone-neutralizing walnut guild going.  For blacks it takes two to fruit; I assume I could plant them in the same hole to save space?  Anyone done this?
>  
> Possible chance of buying the 1/4 acre and house next door to us for under $5000!  That would double our garden and give us the option of housing a wwoofer for the season starting 2011.  Under 10k for 2 houses and a half acre in town.  There will always be options for the flexible!
>  
> Thanks again, guys.
> Tripp out.