Hello, I have a big food forest in 9A Florida. You should really cut all those mulberry down to 1ft tall stumps sometime in middle to late summer. You want them to begin branching near the ground so all the fruit remains easily accessible. Just pruning a little off the top will eventually lead to your trees being way to tall. Once you cut them low they will make a dozen or so new branches and the fruit remains easily accesible.

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. We usually just bend down the branches and use our golf cart.

I’m definitely not an expert, but I think grape growers set up big fans in their vineyards ahead of potential cold to circulate the air. You might also consider some burn barrels that can help warm the air that’s being circulated, or kerosene heaters though more expensive. I think 🤔

@johnlee7085

2 ай бұрын

mcrcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Vineyard-Frost-Protection.pdf

@SouthernDirtGardener

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

You are beautiful ,and I love your idea.🌺🌸🌼You are pretty like an actress but without the fancy makeup and clothes.🌸🌺

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

Awe!! Thank you! ❤️😊

I'm in FL zone 8b, lost my Barbados Cherry trees but a Cherry Del Rio Grande made it through fine. Early Dec bought a $100 green house that I installed over my papaya trees, but I failed to put a heater in the nights of the freeze, lost the leaves but the trunk is having new growth. I built a temporary cinder block barrier around my Lila avocado, and it's starting to bloom... The Meyer Lemon tree didn't do well, trunk still green but no new growth... You plant and watch to find out what works for you and what doesn't...

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you lost some trees. Its definitely been a rough winter. Definitely a learning curve this year with the crazy temperatures.

Beautiful food forest! We are working on building ours.

@SouthernDirtGardener

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Many years in the making! Good luck let me know if you have any questions.

I’m the trees guy, plants, fibers definitely. Thanks for video. You speak so well. It’s well presented !

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! More wood chip are going in soon

Thank you for the update. I am living in the Florida Daytona area. Every year we have to cover papaya to survive and this year too, but our leaves freeze, just fruits left and it showing new leaves.

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

This is the second year in a row my papayas didn't make it. I'm thinking I may plant some closer to the pond and maybe grow them within a bunch of trees. Maybe even plant one close to the house where I can wrap with lights and cover.

Thats a lot of fruit trees😇. You are right, it is a food forest, enjoy and best wishes for the new season🤩

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful place

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Just liked, comment and subscribed. I live in Dade City, FL. Where are yall ?

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for subscribing I am in Highlands County.

@GatorLife57

2 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernDirtGardener Use to work there 👍

Excellent video

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very amazing garden thanks for sharing New Subscriber

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!! Hope you Lear along the way!!

Love the video mate New subscriber here 👍

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing

Love your video! Where in FL is your grow zone 9A? Keep up the good work

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 9b zone over here

Just subscribed

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!!

Thanks for sharing

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Hi Summer, I was wondering what the growth rate is for these trees. I am planning on planting and trying to figure out if I should get cuttings or if I should buy more established trees. I am interested in mulberry, elderberry, Barbados cherry, wild musketdine grapes, and blackberry. Are all of these available for purchase now in December? I am in Bartow.

Awesome video, thank you for sharing! How do you come across rescue trees? I've been given permission to start planting on our family land and am trying to keep it all as low cost as possible to prove sustainability.

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Please just ask us if we want them. We have been blessed!

Dwarf Santa Rosa plum. I want to see how they will do but I never get a delivery that works for me.

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

Hi Summer, which of your fruit trees did better in the freeze that we had? I'm in zone 9a and I'm interested in knowing which were more cold-hardy? Thanks, Sam

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say my Mulberry and loquat. I'll have a better update this month for you and go over what I think did better and what actually survived.

@TheFrugalHugelGardener

2 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernDirtGardener OK great thanks, yes my Mulberry did good, a little browning, and my loquats stayed 100% green.

Looks like just a standard orchard not a food forest. Where is all the diversity, plant layers, support species, companion plants, insectaries, soil builders? A food forest is more than just a few fruit trees in a row.

@SouthernDirtGardener

2 жыл бұрын

Its a food forest in progress. I have a little here and there. I'm incorporating more every month and I'm learning along the way. I'm always open to suggestions.

@johnlee7085

2 ай бұрын

Definitely not a standard orchard. Love the diversity you have begun and all the other plants you have discussed. I also really appreciate the work in progress perspective. Nice to know someone else is human 😉

Did you ever have a brother name Garland

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

No, sorry.

@barryfigel9957

Жыл бұрын

@@SouthernDirtGardener I'm sorry but my wife got on here and seeing your name and ask you the same question I asked you a while back

@SouthernDirtGardener

Жыл бұрын

@@barryfigel9957 no worries!