cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27122330
This page continues the explanation: https://rainforestsaver.org/how-to-and-the-science/
related information:
- Agroforestry
- Abundance Agroforestry
- An Illustrated Guide to Agroforestry
- Natural succession of species in agroforestry and in soil recovery
Syntropic food forests are the way to go. The forest produces abundance, if only we are willing to work with it.
The climate here is pretty unique. Summers are extremely hot with near zero precipitation. Basically indistinguishable from desert. Winters are cold, rainy, and sometimes foggy. Our weather, especially in winter, is moderated by the Pacific Ocean. So we don’t get extreme cold like other parts of North America, but we also get very little winter warmth. Typical temperatures would range from 30-50F. One thing I learned this past winter is some tropicals, even when not directly damaged by frost simply can’t take the consistently cold damp conditions and rot away. This happened to tree spinach and water spinach I tried to overwinter.
Other than native species, plants from Europe, the Middle East, dry parts of Asia, Australia, Southern Africa, and Argentina seem to do best here. Tropicals are a challenge.
This year I planted a banana so we’ll see how that goes. I might keep the Inga indoors to let it size up a bit more before its first winter. Right now they’re small seedlings.
Fascinating! That’s like an alien world to me. How is your Ipomoea aquatica doing this summer?
(If you plan to stay there for a while, I could recommend you a few plants to try…)
It’s growing quite well! Needs a lot of moisture and nutrients but when provided that it seems to like the summer temps and soils here.
I am pretty firmly settled here although I will admit that the recent bill to confiscate people’s passports gave me pause… hoping that does not pass.
In any case, I always love some plant recommendations so let’s hear them either way.
Of course do your own research before planting any of these…