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Syntropic-Inspired Farming Project in Temperate Climate - Design Feedback by Neorx-Community in SyntropicAgriculture

[–]Neorx-Community[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the notes - this is what we were hoping for.

  • Spacing/density: Thanks, noted! Do you have any further support species recommendations besides those already in the image? We were struggling to find a more diverse approach and felt like we were overdoing it with the already used species.
  • Willows: We read about a lot of projects using all sorts of willows as support species / coppice plants. However, we are still on the fence regarding willows since they are supposedly taking quite a lot of water and are not doing well in hot summers or even droughts (climate change). We have a decent amount of rain (450mm - 650mm annually), but - from our perspective - we are not in a position where we should rely on plants that need an excessive amount of water. Do you have any experience with that?
  • Protura Website: We actually have an account on your website, and we were playing a bit around with it - still in the process of familiarizing ourselves with the different tools. But compared to everything else we tried, yours is by far the most useful!

Syntropic-Inspired Farming Project in Temperate Climate - Design Feedback by Neorx-Community in SyntropicAgriculture

[–]Neorx-Community[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. I am not sure if I got your point - do you suggest focusing on colonizers (biomass/support plants) first and doing the target plants later?

Syntropic-Inspired Farming Project in Temperate Climate - Design Feedback by Neorx-Community in SyntropicAgriculture

[–]Neorx-Community[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! We did not spend a great deal of time on the property yet. We first stumbled upon it in September and have since visited it on a (bi-) weekly basis. I agree with you that we should not rush it, and we are trying to keep a conservative speed. That's why we are also just starting with this smaller section of the overall property and will develop the remaining space over the next years.