biodiverseed: #Edible Forest Gardening 101 I’ve been successfully planting some seeds harveste
biodiverseed:#Edible Forest Gardening 101I’ve been successfully planting some seeds harvested in Istanbul, and now I’m hoping the fickle Danish weather acts like zone 8, while these Honey Locust (or Black Locust) and Judas Tree babies get a start in life.These trees aren’t “edible” in terms of what they produce, but as legumes, they fix nitrogen into the soil, and thus are a great companion plant in an edible forest garden. They also produce flowers, which provide nectar for bees: I am hoping to have my own hive once I establish enough flowering flora in the area.All that, and tree planting is just generally good thing to do this day and age!#seed saving #legumesWe’ve found there’s some big differences in the properties of Honey Locust vs Black Locust. The Honey Locust aren’t as good for building things are their thorns are insane, Black Locust are stronger/denser with smaller (but still considerable) thorns. We have some 40’ Black Locusts on our property, they are incredibly gorgeous when in bloom! Oddly they didn’t bloom this year. -- source link
#legume tree#black locust#robinia pseudoacacia