Food Forest Arrives

Bosc Pear tree – 1x (edible)

Bartlett Pear tree – 1x (edible)

Fig tree – 1x (edible)

Ever-bearing Raspberries – 10x (edible/wildlife)

Blueberries – 4x (edible/wildlife)

Red Currants – 2x (edible/wildlife)

Black Currants – 2x (edible/wildlife)

Goumi bushes – 2x (edible/wildlife/nitrogen fixer)

Autumn Olive shrub – 1x (edible/wildlife/nitrogen fixer)

Artichokes – 4x (edible/wildlife/nitrogen fixer)

Hop vine – 1x (edible/insect attractor)

Grape vine – 1x (edible/wildlife)

Bay tree – 1x (edible)

At the same time my Mom needed to get rid of a couple dwarf cherries (edible/wildlife/insect attractor), so we pulled those up, threw them on the roof of the car, and drove them home. They have made the transition very well and are happier here I think. I also bought a Golden chain tree (nitrogen fixer) and added it to the mix.

We had a huge mound of soil still in the front yard and were ready for it to be gone. Our soil is actually really healthy, dark and with tons of worms. All a good sign. But we needed to get rid of the soil and I want to move to a grass-less yard. So we laid down huge sheets of cardboard around the perimeter of the yard and dumped the soil over it.