Amaranth Forestry

in permaculture •  6 years ago  (edited)

A new property and lots of Amaranth growing in nutrient depleted and heavily compacted, sun blasted clay soils.

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Weeds have a job to do! Everyone thinks they're there to kill soil, but if they're in a place, they are working.

Glad your soil is getting repaired! :)

Chemlawns suck for soil and look like crap. Good on you for doing something different!

I can't stand chemlawn. I have hopes of starting a company that is the same type of service but uses old world tech for the stuff that goes on the lawns (even though I really don't like lawns I'd rather people have them and not use crap like chemlawn).

Comfrey and clover everywhere! :D

Oh, I'll be doing something about the ~200 crown and and root cuttings of comfrey I'm planting out as well as the black locust and bamboo root cuttings going in and where/why.

Two hundred! Wow!

I thought the ~30 I just ordered was a lot! I'll be looking forward to the post :)

  ·  6 years ago (edited)

That's actually pretty good clay soil for the panhandle, that sun blasted stuff takes time to bring back. A lot of those big plants are getting to big to cook as greens.

Good stuff.

Yeah, Lamb's quarters are really tasty. I have yet to batch up some Amaranth but I will be as I have some plants of all sizes on the property.

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