Designing a Food Forest in a Temperate Environment: A Step-by-Step Guide (Part 2) - SITE SELECTION
Designing a Food Forest in a Temperate Environment: A Step-by-Step Guide (Part 2) An in depth look at site selection Have you read Part 1- OVERVIEW? Read it now . Site selection can make or break a garden! There are a lot of things to consider, but it’s doable with a little planning. There is only one spot on my ¼ acre block suitable for a food forest so site selection is not difficult. However I can study the site for a whole year first to really understand it under all seasons and conditions. This will help me design a better food forest. I have made several observations so far, I will cover them in detail here. Sunlight In Australia we get a lot of sun! And that sun is very harsh due to our thin ozone layer and lack of pollution. We have one of the highest UV ratings in the world. SOOOOOO when you hear a UK gardener say “full sun” or “summer crop” they do not mean Australian sun!! Technically full sun is 6 to 8 hours per day. In Canberra on the summer solstice we get...