I'm into sustainable gardening. I'm challenged to plant a garden for now (a movable garden) and plan a garden for the new house. And as great as the new house is, I'm moving for the garden. We will move from 300 square meters to 1300 square meters. I'm so excited! But even with the extra space, I can not plant everything! I want fruit trees, vegetables, flowers and chickens. I need space for a greenhouse and space for compost. I already have a good idea of where we will put stuff. The owner put in a large well. I have free water! Any ideas on the very best fruit trees? If you could plant a tree, what kind would you plant? What's your favorite apple, pear, plumb and peach? I have space for one nut tree, what kind should I plant?
Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.
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There is also a method of growing trees by trellising them along a wall. It's actually really cool and take less space.
If you have a favorite pear, apple you like to eat see if you can grow it in your area. I like bosc pears, and braburn apples.
Vermiculture is easy and takes less space than composting. Compost tumblers and containers are a waist of money. I saw a talk from an OSU professor on composting. You need to stack a pile higher than you with so much green and brown matter and some moisture. Most folks don't have enough area to do this.
My worm composing in the kitchen doesn't smell and the worms are very active.
Chickens are a great source of compost.
They also eat a lot of kitchen scraps.
I buy chicken compost and dilute it in water to fertilize my plants.
Italian plums are the best for fresh eating and drying. I don't know about peaches. They are a fussy tree, they are prone to all sorts of problems in Oregon because of our wet weather.
I'm excited for you.