From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl AT simonstl.com>
To: fingerlakespermaculture AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: permaculture of the ditch
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:31:21 -0400
On 8/11/10 10:21 AM, joel gagnon wrote:
What direction does the slope face? Even if it has no overhead shade,
the direction it faces will make a considerable difference in what
plants would be happy there.
The overall edge faces north (of course) and a little west.
It's largely partial shade because the road cut is so wide, though there
are trees on both sides of the road.
Every road's a litle different, but the road itself creates at least
some light. The other common challenges are likely:
* rockiness (side effects of paving)
* salt and other pollutants
* litter
* government mowing, possible herbicides, ditch scraping
* water, coming off the road and settling in the ditch (when there is one)