by David The Good
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This is a short video tour through a mini food forest I’ve been developing in a Ft. Lauderdale backyard. No Bob Ross impersonations, dialog from Winky or stupid jokes. Just raw, unadulterated tropical goodness.
(I really wish I was in this growing zone – though I wouldn’t want to live in the city.)
If you want to learn more about creating food forests, get my book Create Your Own Florida Food Forest.
I’m David The Good, gardening author, homesteading, survival gardener, nursery owner and plant geek. Let’s grow some food!
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4 responses to “A South Florida Food Forest Video”
Was curious to know how close to the trunk of a citrus tree (lemon, orange, etc) doyou put your compost? I have heard varying comments from right up to the trunk to leaving a 2’ circle away from the trunk etc.
I generally just throw the compost around within a few feet of the tree. Up to trunk is fine, but more feeder roots are around the edges of the canopy.
This is an awesome start! I look forward to watching the follow up video to see how your food forest is progressing.
There are some recent videos on my YouTube channel – it’s amazing now.