Jamaican Till I Die!

The Two Categories of the Tree Layer in a Food Forest  The understory – Smaller trees and larger shrubs such as apples, plums, cherries, peas, Cacao, Coffee etc.  The canopy layer – Taller trees that rise above the understory like Mango, breadfruit, ackee, tamarind, coconut etc.   Please note is not trying to get rid of water from the property but trying his very best to control and retain water. Yes the excess will have to go eventually but water should always be on the property.   How do we deal with mosquitoes with so much standing water? Mosquitoes do breed in water, but the larvae have to wriggle up and down to get air at the surface. That makes them perfect fish food. They won’t survive where fish is in water. The ideal spot for mosquitoes is too small for fish, something more like a muddy hoof print or little saucers under plant pots. Deal with those small bodies of water and the mosquito population will be greatly reduced. You can also design in o...

MY land has a rich agricultural history. From being a sugar plantation for decades to planting everything from pineapples to cocoa, potatoes, bananas almost everything you can think of was planted on my land for hundreds of years. All that history has gone into making the soil especially the burning and decomposition of sugar cane which is rich in various minerals and many other nitrogen fixing plants. A section of land was left to the mercy of nature to see how it would naturally evolve overtime. A very big part of Permaculture is to understand the natural evolution of the environment, so one could identify the positives and the negatives. The beneficial and the non-beneficial that make up the ecological system and micro-climate. To observe how it affects the development of the land over time. Nature knows best and is the perfect teacher if we take the time to observe, learn and respect it. We must use nature as a guideline and teacher of true sustainability. Dense Food Forest, ...