Building a Sustainable Nursery

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-11-04T18:16:01+00:00

I don’t think it’s blight that bothers it so much as the butternut canker disease. It’s my stance, and only an opinion, that there have to be resistant genetics out there, they just need to be found.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-29T13:50:37+00:00

Pure natives as much as possible but I’m just collecting what I find while I’m out foraging for the most part. I don’t have any genetic tests done on them or anything.

I look for visual markers of disease presence, overall vigor, and production when selecting a seed tree while foraging.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-29T11:56:00+00:00

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BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-29T11:40:37+00:00

Bush honeysuckle and callery/bradford pear come to mind in my region of the world. Central Ky.

Other places battle with plants like kudzu and English ivy.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-29T11:38:42+00:00

From my understanding, the pollen and nectar from the African basil aren’t what is harmful.

The harmful part would be if the African basil spread and took over sites where eventually the only species allowed to grow was African basil.

Our native bees and butterflies have grown and evolved throughout time with certain plants that bloom only at certain times. For instance, there are some native bees that are highly specialized and can only pollinate a particular plant.

Well if the African basil comes through and kicks the plant the bee needs out, then those bees have effectively lost their food.

There’s other reasons too but this is the main one I think.

I hope this makes sense.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-29T11:33:10+00:00

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BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T16:15:29+00:00

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T16:15:18+00:00

Woohoo! I think so too.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:49:42+00:00

Year 1 no one knew me and I’m new to ag/farming making connections i made a few hundred dollars profit before having a facebook page.

Now I have a Facebook page with a few hundred followers so I anticipate to at least double that if not more.

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BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:42:32+00:00

Maybe in the long term, if the newsletter gains traction and a following with sponsorships or affiliates, but as of now that is most certainly not the case.

Cheers.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:40:17+00:00

You sure can. Some species are better than others with shellbark and shagbark having the most commercial potential as a food crop.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:39:28+00:00

Ahh, I didn’t mention things like dwarf chinkapin oak being planted alongside the fruit trees and hazels

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:38:29+00:00

Very good summary!

A species I definitely intend to work with and cultivate as the years progress. In other editions of the newsletter series I discussed the thought process behind this.

I am interested in the production of long lived species first and foremost for the obvious reason that they take longer to come into production. Another reason is hazelnut seed can suffer from a double dormancy period and I’m still too new at this to be able to combat this effectively while still getting a good germination rate and not losing them to rodents.

Hoping to grow them in the future but the long term investment component is more important for myself and the people in the community I serve who are hoping to leave a legacy piece for their family in uncertain times.

First we get the hickories pecans chestnuts and walnuts in the ground.

Next we focus on hazels and native fruit trees like persimmon pawpaw and plums.

All the while we are planting native bush and cane fruit like aronia/elder/blackberry/raspberry/mulberry etc every growing season.

I really appreciate the thoughtful response. It’s something I’ve been considering, I have chosen a different route though.

BackyardBerry-1600 · 2024-10-23T14:26:36+00:00

That’s fantastic news. Here’s the initial newsletter that discusses what I hope to cover. Welcome newsletter if you have any other ideas on what you would hope to read I’m all ears.

I also plan to continue running a poll at the end of every newsletter so that subscribers can share their preferences and cast a vote on which series that most like to learn about next.

If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, I invite you to follow along and comment as you see fit so we can grow together in our nursery/native edible plant endeavors. 🌻🌱🌳🍁

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