Show threadDoomsdaysCWAug 10

I love this #FruitWall in particular!

Source:
https://www.notechmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fruitwall1.jpg

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#GrowYourOwnFood #RestorativeAgriculture
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DoomsdaysCWAug 10

Love this story! What a great idea -- #FruitWalls!

[Photos] Restored #FruitWall in the #Netherlands

November 2, 2022 by kris de decker via #NoTechMagazine

"Melle Smets, Dutch artist and our collaborator at the Human Power Plant, stumbled upon this beautiful fruit wall in #Dorrepaal, the Netherlands. By planting fruit trees close to a specially built wall with high thermal mass and #SouthernExposure, a #microclimate is created that allows the cultivation of #Mediterranean fruits in #TemperateClimates. Previously: Fruit walls: urban farming in the 1600s."

https://www.notechmagazine.com/2022/11/restored-fruit-wall-in-the-netherlands.html

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Restored Fruit Wall in the Netherlands

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Show threadDoomsdaysCWAug 10

I love this #FruitWall in particular!

Source:
https://www.notechmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fruitwall1.jpg

#SolarPunkSunday
#UrbanFarming #GardeningForClimateChange
#GrowYourOwnFood #RestorativeAgriculture
#Gardening #LowTech

Show threadVulcanTouristAug 11

@DoomsdaysCW

Oh, those poor pear trees....

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@VulcanTourist https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pear/how-to-espalier-a-pear-tree.htm
Espalier Pear Tree Maintenance: How To Espalier A Pear Tree

An espaliered tree is a flattened tree grown alone one plane. By careful pruning and training, you can espalier a pear tree along the wires of a trellis. For information on how to espalier a pear tree, this tree will help

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Show threadVulcanTouristAug 11

@DoomsdaysCW

I know how it's done. I have more horticultural books than most people, including a $55 one devoted to nothing but ferns.

Show threadDoomsdaysCWAug 11
@VulcanTourist I did not know about how it was done. I suppose it's not fun for the tree? It reminds me of how one prunes and shapes climbing roses.
Show threadVulcanTouristAug 11

@DoomsdaysCW

My joy with horticulture came not from "managing" plants according to my own conceit or convenience but rather enjoying watching *as an observer* what they do in my absence (as much as possible).

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@VulcanTourist Nice!