I guess number one is how it works for people who do it down here? As with many things, people in seemingly easier climates/better soils start doing it and I don’t think it always translates to us in the hot, humid south. What are you doing for weed control and what would you do differently? What combinations of trees are working for you? What nitrogen fixing trees are you liking? I’ve been watching stuff from Stefan S. One of the things he’s mentioned is grow things that grow like weeds in your area. I figure I’ll put in mulberries and persimmons in to fit that bill. I will put in some honey locust for n fixation, and also have autumn olive growing wild around the house. I’m a little hesitant to put something like autumn olive in my yard on purpose though. Are these invasives getting away from people or are they easier to maintain than it seems? They are already littering yards on our street so autumn olive doesn’t make me super nervous, but some of the other ones that aren’t already here do
Well imho i would take it as a starting point to use your own ideas that you see working around your place. Like you said some invasives are here to stay no matter. You might bring in others like say bamboo and cause future problems. One example of a thing i do is use a privet hedge as goat food, then allow muscadine and wild berries to grow up over it like a trellis. I have blueberries planted at the base of this area. You are just gonna have to play with some ideas. Look up a feller named david the good on youtube. Watch his grocery row garden series. He lives in south Alabama zone 8b.
Will blueberries draw deer in?
Deer will eat some.
