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NEWS North Canterbury News, September 23, 2021 35 Popular spot ... The Kaiapoi Food Forest attracts lots of visitors. PHOTO: FILE Creating afood forest By SHELLEY TOPP Home gardeners with arelatively small area of land can create abountiful food forest, the designer of Kaiapoi's Food Forest says. ‘‘A food forest can be established on an area of less than six metres square and the layers fill all the potential growing spaces which allows you to grow far more in any given area than you would in a traditional garden,’’ says Brent Cairns. ‘‘You start by killing the grass where the food forest will be established, to build the soil.’’ Then put layers of cardboard or newspaper —not glossy as it is toxic— on the grass, then apply athick layer (at least 300mm) of mulch, which ideally includes leaf litter to speed up the mulch breakdown. Layers are then created to form the food forest structure, beginning with the canopy which includes taller fruit or nut trees, followed by six other layers of vegetation underneath them. ‘‘Choose a fruit that you like, apples, pears, apricots, plums, peaches etc and plant the tree (choose from hardy heritage varieties) in the centre of where you want to create your food forest,’’ Brent says. The main fruit tree can be planted first or by digging through the mulch into the soil below, but care must be taken to keep the mulch 300mm away from the trunk and ensure grafts are not covered, otherwise the mulch will rot the trunk and kill the tree. Choose asmaller fruit tree (semidwarf apricot or nectarine etc) for the second layer of the canopy —acitrus tree or a small nut tree like ahazelnut. Three or four of the smaller trees can go in this layer, depending on what space and light is available. ‘‘We also plant Kowhai and Kakabeaks in this layer to provide nitrogen to the other trees and plants,’’ Brent says. For the third layer berries such as currants and raspberries are planted, while in the fourth layer perennial vegetables and herbs such as asparagus, rhubarb, globe artichokes, chives and coriander are planted alongside flowers that will attract bees, and are also edible, such as nasturtiums, rosemary and borage while the fifth layer can include strawberries, pumpkins, kamokamo and other varieties of squash. ‘‘The idea is to cover the garden with an abundance of plants. If you don’t do it, nature will fill the space with weeds,’’ Brent says. Root crops, such as turnips, carrots parsnips and beetroots fill the sixth layer and climbers, including peas and beans which will climb up trees or on frames make up the bottom layer. Annuals like lettuces, can be used to fill gaps on the food forest floor along with brassicas such as cauliflowers and Brussels sprouts. ‘‘We also plant garlic and onions as food but they also ward away pests,’’ Brent says. To learn more about food forests go to kai.net.nz or visit the Kaiapoi Food Forest on Cass St in Kaiapoi. Leithfield Garden Tour AGarden Tour in Leithfieldon Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24, will raise funds for the historic Leithfield Library. Atotal of 17 gardens will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm, and therewill be opportunities to visit artists’ studios,view free demonstrations,discover hidden gems and old homesteads,and indulge at local eateries. Tickets are $25 an adult, $15 for seniors, with kidsunder15 free. Tickets are availablefromOderings, Barrington;Sally Macs, Amberley; Woodend Nursery,Ouruhia Nursery, Pukeko Junction Gallery, Mobil Amberley and TerraViva. BotanicalExpo An expo and rare plant fair on October 9(postponement October 23), will be heldatBroadfield Garden, 250 SelwynRoad, from 10am to 4.30pm. The event replaces the planned BotanicalExpo in the LincolnEvents Centre, which was postponed earlier this month. The outdoor event, run by the New Zealand AlpineGarden Society, will feature floral design, alpine and woodland plants, demonstrations, music and food. $10 entry. Rangiora Museum The next meeting of the Rangiora Museumwill be held on Tuesday, September30. Roger Pearson will speak about Eric Armstrong, who once worked for GW Pearsons, and also the Rangiora CountyCouncil. All welcome to attend at the museum at 29 GoodStreet from 7.30pm. Supperwill be served.Adonation from nonmembers is requested.
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