class: center, middle # Forest Garden Almanac 🌳 _Forest garden jobs across the year_ [](/) by Jake Rayson [@NatureWorksGdn](https://twitter.com/NatureWorksGdn) [natureworks.org.uk/talks/almanac](https://www.natureworks.org.uk/talks/almanac/) ##### Press `P` to see notes and credits ??? This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), embedded work may have other licenses. --- # Outline  1. Maintenance vs Management 2. Regular management 3. Creating a forest garden --- ## 1. Maintenance vs Management [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_m_0UPOzuI) * Maintain a garden * Manage a forest garden * Anni Kelsey’s ‘Polyculture Eyes’ 👀 --- # 2. Regular management  * Mow grass paths * Hoe wood chip paths * Weed bramble, nettles, saplings, dock * Prune trees * Harvest --- ## Pruning  * Fruit trees, winter ❄️ * Stone fruit, summer 🌞 * Other pruning ??? Cultivated trees need pruning. Amirite? --- ## Harvest  * Check harvest times! * Different species & cultivars eg * [Creating a Forest Garden](https://www.agroforestry.co.uk/product/creating-a-forest-garden-2/) * [OrangePippin.com](https://www.orangepippin.com/) --- # 3. Creating a forest garden  * Creation spiral * Timings * Plan → Canopy → Cultivate --- ## Creation spiral  Design → Build → Evaluate _or_ Plan → Plant → Ponder --- ## Creation spiral  --- ## Timings  * Instant vs gradual * Choice dictated by 💰 & focus * Choice dictates timings --- class: middle, center # Plan → Canopy → Cultivate --- ## 1. Plan  * Survey, map, wishlists, schedule * Best time late summer/autumn * Plan **and** propagate --- ## 2. Canopy  * Bare root winter * Trees & windbreaks * Structures --- ## 3. Cultivate  * Sheet mulch summer * Scrape turf * Shrubs & ground cover autumn/spring ??? * Summer heat & lack water kills off grass quicker * Autumn planting best for small plants, moisture & warm soil --- # Summary  * Plan → Canopy → Cultivate * Sheet mulch summer * Prune stone fruit summer * Plant out autumn * Prune fruit trees winter * Propagate spring-summer-autumn --- class: middle, center # The End  <hello@natureworks.org.uk> [natureworks.org.uk/newsletter](https://www.natureworks.org.uk/newsletter)