What is forest horticulture?
Forest Gardening is an approach to gardening that includes replication of forest ecosystem trees and plants producing food. Several cultures have a long history of horticulture in the forests, as seen in regions like South America, but it seems that the creation of a completely new garden environment for forest horticulture in England in the 20th century. Forest gardens can be suitable for very small land land, which makes them the opportunity for people with limited gardening spaces. The crops are planted straight and occur carefully. In the forest garden, intercropping is used to create different levels or layers. This results in a very high yield because more crops share the same space. It also creates a natural looking garden that includes habitats for animals and plants. Forest horticulture can be practiced by people of all age groups and levels of gardening skills.
The upper layers of the Forest Gardens are canopy of ripe fruit trees. Dwarf trees and shrubs are youSedes below, with smaller plants in the lower layers of the garden, creating a number of layers such as those found in the natural forest. Climbing plants are intertwined through the forest garden. Accompanying planting provides plants with a number of advantages, including richer soil, protection from elements for fragile plants and greater water protection.
Once the garden is introduced, depending on what plants are used, forest horticulture may be less demanding than the management of the conventional garden. Many plants are permanently or easily re -re -re -enriched the soil, as in natural forests with fallen fruit, leaf litter and other organic detritus. Planting can be arranged to include plants that need the Sun, as well as plants that prefer partial shadows through the garden provide access to different plants for harvesting and maintenance.
forest horticulture can be done with native trees and rOstries for particularly low maintenance or established plants can be mixed with native species. One of the advantages for this form of horticulture is that intercropping keeps weeds down because there are few areas where weeds will have the opportunity to get support.
The establishment of a forest garden requires some planning and anticipation. The main elements of the garden, such as fruit trees, must be planted carefully to have space for growth and smaller permanent plants should be arranged around them. Forest gardeners can consider it useful to draw maps over their heads to organize their planting, except for the drawing of the garden from the side to get the idea of the layers when the garden matures. It may take several years for the garden to be fully established.