Permiculture Food Forest! Pics

[Mushroom Man]

Round II of my backyard Permiculture Food Forest.

Layer 2 (Semi Dwarf)
Last fall I planted a Cherry, 2 Pairs, 2 Apple and a Plum tree (Semi-Dwarf).
Just last week I planted 2 Nectoreens and 2 Peaches.

Now I'm planting the next layer... about 16 bushes (fruit).
I planted 5 Rasberries and 2 Gooseberrys!

I have room for about 9 more which will be Blackberrys, Blueberries and Currents (for wine). Lots to do!

Enjoy the pics...

Part of the Forest
http://NewGoldenAge.ca/images/food_forest/3.jpg

Gooseberry planted between the trees.
http://NewGoldenAge.ca/images/food_forest/2.jpg

Close-up of the flowering Pear Tree
http://NewGoldenAge.ca/images/food_forest/1.jpg


PS...All of the forest will be water/fertilized with my water fall/pond from my 'secret garden'!

I AM LIVING THE DREAM!

[Mushroom Man]

Well... I have my small tree layer, small bush layer (have room for about 6 more) and just finished planting my vine layer. Now...a true Permaculture design is as established with perennial plants. But, at least for the first year, I will be using annuals for my vine layer. I have a couple of reasons for this. First off, they're just not a lot of vines that will give my family substance. Secondly, I just don't have the room to grow the amount of fruit I would like to have within my vegetable garden area.

I personally don't see why I can't plants annual mines every year since they will pretty much react the same as a perennial except, of course, they must be planted nearly. It's truly nothing but tossing a few seeds out into the woods and letting things grow after the first year.

Here is a picture of my progress with arrows pointing to be mounds I created for the vines. Each mound will grow approximately 3 or 4 vines.

http://NewGoldenAge.ca/images/food_forest/vine1.jpg

I have also planted, at the base of each tree, several squash plants (5 verieties...1 type under 2 trees). This should help with 'mulch' and suppress the weeds and hold down moisture which will create pockets of high humidity. This high humidity will help me with the mushroom/fungus layer.

[Garden Green]

What a great orchard you have going on there. It looks great and it will be so awesome when it gets to a point of producing. You are certainly lucky to have all the room to do it.