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pond (or hogs and waler mnvulvulus, or mo. We (all
planr a Ltumma or palms lor hrgn shade and mukh, al
lhe yulldions u: rhe keyhale beds. The hedge surround
evenrually pmv dea lhe annual mulch (Figure lmsl
This garden is mensivelyrplamed, has Very liule
paln per bed area, ls easy la build and malmam. pm—
* es everyday greens, mlnerals, vuamms, allows no
wile: run—on, and can be mull on any subsnak (Mk.
cunerere, root unis!
We can here mmbincd bask nun-mom soil bmldlng,
ralnwarer harvesl, evenlual s:|l»muk)|ing, vanons
weed and ammal barrlers, small livzskock ladder,
uverhead shade, nanvdlg gardenmg, 'leasl-pnh“
access, dlreel wasle waler disposal, and a pleasmg
desrgn.
AVENUE CROPPXNG
The syslem descnbed here .s adapled lrom Ray
w ewardene, 198], Constrvunun rammg, |lTArSvi
Lam ngum, mannapala Mawarha, Columho 7, 5rl
Lanla ll rs a delxbeute Iuelwaod/mulch/sml lm~
pmemenl crup mregmrian at gun! use in lhe mprcs
nu. adaptable lo any rllrnale, wllh gaod speeres
selection lrigure mm.
11m esserurals a.e slmple enuugh'
. Carma spacmg lo made lhe ground lully hm lo
alluw Clvppmg between she nee legumes
. bop'pmg la leave slerns o 5-1.0 m above ground (a
smuble lree legume ls lagasasle or Mutual!)
~ Sowmg 0! mp ,usl belore ram or .rrrgalron, lo 59M
lhe growm ol weeds
- Possrhle lwn—(rop sequence, wuh mulch also (as
rurned lmm crop wasles
A van srmllar syslem is used m Azusa wuh elm.
r.d.n, and more mmly m New Zealand mm lagasasle
as lhe green erop A parallel syslem lregular or
"regular m ground planl rs successhal m esaalslrshmg
small (ms. whreh olherwmc perish lrum lrosl u
open grass compeauon,
Al leasl Iwo pmblems anse m suslainrd sapprrmg ul
legume mes rrrslly, such eoppue should be summed
ro wax-m we! penuds, alluwmg mamre leal lo carry one.
lnlo dry, eoal, or lmsly perlods. Secondly, eonslanl
supplee weakens [revs over 5—8 years, and mplaunng .s
nwessary. Very law legume hees wlIl suslam cunslaml
eopprcmg and alner strahegies are called lor, Perennial
mlnrtmwnld legumrnuus lrees can be spaced
rhraughoul rhe owhlrd and garden, or liskgrowmg
and shonvllved legumes (in he allowed lo gmw and
due, arean bennfbarktd or lelled an a 275 yearcycls
Haweuer, wuh permanenl lugh legume (aver, muleh
can be obtained all year (mm a vanely ul non-legume
hedge and underslory Such speeres aa Nlralmml,
Erhuml /nsluasnn., unhvu, crnnamua, av!" clumps of
darsres, wild glnger, lemongrass, lever grass,
penmselurn, and crop wasles [mm maize, Sesbuml, and
soll ground legumes or comfrey pronde eonslanl
muleh under hlgh legume cover, so lhal lhe rapprcmg
ol susceptible legumes lhemselves rs reduced or
elunmalad
ln any evnlved syslem, avenue smppmg or mulch
provrslun can be suslamed by a carelullyrplanned
sylkm of mlxed nonv<nppl<ed lall legumes gmng a
seasonal leaf drop lzvyllnrun, npuann llpul, and a
mw seaes o! rum—legumes (or ground mulch
BARRIER PLANTS
There are Several reasuns lo cred banners ul plank
speeres.
. As a laloclc around lhe annual garden lo mu. m
\islv: grasses lsueh as kikuyu and buflalo grass,
knalwecds, elcl.
- As a canal lor animals, or (0 keep grazmg ammals
am all a eurnpound, or no gurde anlmals lo a pare ur
HEHIE 10.25
nHAIL Dmy wzlarnalcn
seams led m a mulch-1 5 x a m slum—om allows a mmnmd a!
ummemne mm can non/mm lnlh- ml
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