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Posts from Forest Garden Wales Blog for 05/21/2020
By [email protected] (Jake Rayson) on May 20, 2020 01:26 pm
Today’s Lockdown Livestream went really well (from my perspective at least, no 4 year olds bursting in, announcing their bowel movements to the nation). We also had a Zoom Q&A with about 3-4 participants. This went really well, pleasantly surprised at the usefulness and ease with which people settled in to discussing forest gardens. So, this will be a regular feature from now on, a Zoom Q&A at the end of each Lockdown Livestream.
Recording and slides are both online:
Livestream recording: youtu.be/cK-vo0vUksQ
Unfortunately, the Zoom chat wasn’t saved automatically, so links are from memory:
Robert runs Social Orchards, “publicly accessible fruit throughout London”, really interesting project, do get involved.
Russell is thinking about setting up a community forest garden; I posted links to my Wild Food Corridors project. This didn’t get off the ground, because I couldn’t get the funding without setting up a Community Interest Company, which is not what I want to do right now. FWIW, here’s my synopsis and application, may be be useful to someone out there.
Discussion about Bindweed and how to control it. If you can, dig *all the roots up carefully, without breaking them. If you can’t dig them up, consider using Roundup. I don’t normally ever advocate herbicides but to make a one-off adjustment, it can work. Use the roll-on gel, don’t spray. Possibly controversial opinion but wildlife gardener Benjamin Vogt has something to say about using chemicals to remove lawns
Question about nut yields, and how to improve them. I’ve yet to have a nut harvest here, only having planted the Sweet Chestnuts 3-4 years ago and the Hazels. Both Rob and I recommended Fruit and Nut over in County Mayo in Ireland. Also, Future Forests, also in Ireland, were mentioned as a nursery. I’ve had great hedging plants from them.
A very big thank you to all who took part, particularly Pam, Russell, Robert and Peter 🙏🌳🙂
