Lesson 2.6 DESIGN - SUPPORT-PLANTS
FOOD FOREST COURSE
DESIGN - SUPPORT-PLANTS
Begin with planting the support species as these are the backbone of
your garden. They are groundcovers,
shrubs and trees used for mulch and weed barriers. Some can eventually be shaded out when the
main crops grow to maturity.
Role
of support plants:
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Help
to improve the soil by adding organic matter.
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They
often have a deep-rooted system, and the foliage brings the minerals from the
sub-soil onto the topsoil strata.
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They
are soil improvers by aerating the soil with their strong roots, they often fix
nitrogen, and they create a micro-climate.
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They
offer protection from cold, harsh winds, excessive sun and heat and help to
conserve soil moisture.
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Support
plants can also offer habitat for predator insects and wildlife.
Some examples of support species are:
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Living groundcovers such as sweet potato, pinto peanut,
mukunu wenna, dogbane, nasturtiums, pepino, pumpkin.
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Shrubs such as pigeon pea, crotolaria, popcorn cassia
and cassia elata.
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Clumping grasses such as lemon grass, vetiver grass,
Job’s tears.
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Trees such as leucaena, wattle, ice cream bean and
caleandra.
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Herbaceous plants such as comfrey, arrowroot, cardomen
for quick chop and drop.
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