Today I am planting onions in my Peach Guild aka Food Forest aka Edible Landscaping. Onions are a great fumigant that confuses pests, however, onions are short-lived in the landscape so why not play around with the design. Right?
00:05 Playing around with some wavy patterns in my edible landscapes
00:29 List of the plants I am growing in this Peach Guild for companion planting
01:00 Here I am digging a trench into a wavy pattern and putting in my homemade compost in order to plant my onions
01:45 This is how I don’t lose my place with seeds and bulbs
02:15 Why I am planting now and why I’m not worried about the timing
02:45 What happens if I don’t “get” or pull all my onions
03:10 Why I don’t worry about getting my edible landscaping designs perfect especially with onions
04:10 I want to be sure and write down what I planted in my design guide especially if I can’t see what I planted
05:19 In edible landscaping, sometimes, it makes more sense to the eye to plant in rows or drifts
05:30 The difference between monoculture vs planting in a row. (more on this later)
06:00 I’m treating Onions differently than many other plants because they are so short-lived
06:50 Drawing out and recording what I planted into the garden plan in and around my existing perennial plants
09:53 Why I want to record what I just planted
10:46 This is not for an art contest. I am usually the only one that sees my garden plan.
11:02 Be sure to write down the date.
11:17 Establment Guild Niche category for these onions
3 Comments
Does anyone else feel like you're playing with your food with your plant food? Just Me?
I love this idea of having fun with it and doing it now instead of waiting for things to be perfect. I took a deep breath when you said that. Thank you for all the great advice!!
Thank you for sharing how you write everything down. That was SO helpful.