Permaculture Basics Flashcards
Nitrogen fixers (2)
Peas
Beans
Additional nitrogen fixers
Many trees and shrubs
Nitrogen fixers process (2)
Provide Carbón, water, sugar to bacteria
Bacteria provide nitrogen in return for roots
To coppice (def)
Cut back to ground level
To prune
Cut off some of the branches
Why prune and coppice
Trees release their stored nitrogen and organic matter
How often to prune or coppice
Each year
How pruning/ coppicing provide nitrogen
Through its mulch
Next supporter in fruit and nut tree guild
Mulch
Mulch is a layer that covers soil in a depth of (fruit/nut tree guild)
7 inches or more
Example of 3 types of mulch
Straw
Woodchips
Sheets of plastic
Ideal mulch comes from
Cut and come again plants
3rd supporter in fruit tree guilds
Nutrient catchers
Dynamic nutrient accumulators (nutrient catchers)
Plants with long taproots that forage micronutrients for shallow rooted plants
3 macronutrients plants need
Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
